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Thank Me Later: The Role of Gratitude in Social Media

[https://i0.wp.com/www.maxtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/thumbs-up.jpg?ssl=1] Good manners are great- like social alchemy, they lubricate the processes of every day life, giving a little advantage to those who use them effectively. But as with all things, they require balance. Perhaps it’

Why the Nexus is not "just another Android phone"

[https://i0.wp.com/www.maxtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nexus-android.jpg?ssl=1] Okay, let’s make this clear: The Nexus [http://google.com/phone] is just another Android phone. However, it’s one that Google have thrown the full weight of their marketing effort behind. Bear in

Thoughts on Journalists' Public Relations Relations

[https://i0.wp.com/www.maxtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/presshat.jpg?ssl=1] Whatever your business, reputation is important. But in media-related industries like journalism and PR, it’s absolutely vital. Today’s fuss about Kevin Braddock [http://bachelorcookbook.blogspot.com]‘s naming and shaming of PRs [http:

Griffin vs the Chimera of Society

Like many of you, I was sucked in by the #bbcqt activity last night in a manner that 2 Screen would surely be proud of. However, I couldn’t help but think this. Tweetminster measured 12.49 #bbcqt tweets per second by the end of the programme, a phenomenal volume

Have Apple Miced an Opportunity?

Have Apple Miced an Opportunity?

In today’s Apple update, there’s one element for me that’s far more exciting than the others and yet at the same time, really disappointing. The new Magic Mouse. Sure, iMac users can now woosh around and no longer have to live in jealousy of their MacBook brothers

Are you a fan of fans being fanned by the fantastic Dyson Fan fan?

Are you a fan of fans being fanned by the fantastic Dyson Fan fan?

If you’re anything like me, you’ll be relieved to hear today’s Dyson announcement about bringing air-multiplication to the mainstream. This country was built on such great endeavours; just look at the water punctuation of the 30s or fire division pioneered by Sir Henry Johnstead back in the

Why didn't The Sun switch to the Lib Dems instead?

Imaginatively, The Sun today declared their support for the Conservative Party [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2661063/The-Sun-Says-Labours-lost-it.html] after 12 years of backing Labour. But is this a mature approach in modern times? Does a publication have to declare its support for a particular party, drawing

North/ South Twivide

Couldn’t resist putting this up. Trendsmap [http://trendsmap.com/] is a service that layers tags on top of a World map to show what is trending where. Let’s have a look at the image below: In the area around London: Grammar, investment, debate. Over toward Liverpool: @mrpeterandre [http:

Does Android Dream of Electric Waves?

Since its announcement two years ago, Google’s Android platform has had a bit of an underwhelming start, at least until the last few months when the new HTC Hero handsets seem to have provided a proper backdrop to do it justice. The platform itself has been bouncing along its

Follow Friday - 4 Sept 09

A sprinkling of favourites for my first official Follow Friday blog post. Enjoy… @danworth [http://twitter.com/danworth] – Journalistic chap who tweets those interesting thoughts that pop up throughout the day. Also has an interesting blog [http://www.danielworth.blogspot.com/] on things like books, journalism and crisps. Example Tweet:

Where do you keep your Chromium?

Who knows, Chrome OS could finally be the missing link that brings Linux into the big time but I’m interested is how the ecosystem will grow around it. Surely Google will release some kind of Skydrive where you can store your content, freeing up space inside those tiny netbooks

Vodafone (femto)selling half of the future

Good news about Vodafone’s femtocell product [http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/vodafone-launches-home-3g-femtocell-in-the-uk-1203] but I believe it’s only a hop and step into the triple jump of FMC. Still, I guess you have to start somewhere. If you’re within your house though, why not just switch to

Thoughts falling far from the tree?

Thoughts falling far from the tree?

With thousands of millions of downloads zinging their way to the 17 million iPhones out there in the wild, it'd be hard to argue that Apple aren't on to something with the App Store. But I think there's a clear and greater opportunity on

Sometimes business just ain't pretty

Today saw a million angry iPhone worshippers all cry out at once as Apple revealed the ‘shocking’ news that they won’t be giving each customer hundreds of pounds worth of hardware for free.Or at least, not this time… A number of thoughts strike me on this. One, the