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You Know You Need Media Training When…

June 28, 2008 – 5:14 pm

Courtesy of my soon-to-be-colleague Bob LeDrew comes this video of RyanAir CEO Michael O’Leary at a news conference.
As Bob says:
“O’Leary tells the reporters that business class travelers will get free oral sex.
The miracle is that nobody’s called for his resignation yet! I’m stunned. The Guardian, for example, merely put it in their quotes of the [...]

By Dave Fleet | Posted in miscellaneous | Comments (4)

How To Set Up A Simple Online Monitoring System

June 25, 2008 – 3:46 pm

Before your organization launches a blog, before you start playing with Facebook, before you even think about Twitter, you should be listening to what people are saying about you.

By Dave Fleet | Posted in 201, how to, social media, tools | Tagged blog, monitoring, RSS, search, social media, tools | Comments (13)

How To Write A Good Communications Plan – Part 10 – Tactics

June 24, 2008 – 2:45 pm

You know your goals; you know what you’re saying; you know who you’re talking to. You need to decide how to say it.

How are you going to reach the audiences you’ve selected?

By Dave Fleet | Posted in 101, communications planning | Tagged audiences, communications planning, planning, strategy, tactics | Comments (5)

The Best 10 Minutes You’ll Invest Today

June 23, 2008 – 9:21 am

Chris Brogan gave a ten-minute ‘jolt’ to the audience at the Podcasters Across Borders yesterday. If you’re interested in social media, take the time to watch it – it’s the best 10 minutes you’ll invest today.

By Dave Fleet | Posted in PAB08, events, social media, strategy | Tagged business, Chris Brogan, social media, strategy | Comments (7)

Did Facebook Traffic Outgrow MySpace Last Year?

June 21, 2008 – 1:27 pm

The web has been buzzing over the last few days about Facebook passing MySpace in worldwide traffic recently after the release of new Comscore figures, but did Facebook pass MySpace a while ago?

By Dave Fleet | Posted in Google, MySpace, facebook, trends | Tagged Alexa, Compete, Comscore, Google Trends, traffic | Comments (7)

Podcasters Across Borders – Live Chat Back-channel

June 21, 2008 – 11:19 am

I’m in Kingston for the Podcasters Across Borders conference this weekend. For those of you that couldn’t make it, Christopher Penn has set up a back-channel chatroom.

By Dave Fleet | Posted in PAB08, events | Tagged PAB08, Podcasters Across Borders | Comments (0)

FriendFeed Isn’t The Next Google – It’s Just The Next… FriendFeed

June 19, 2008 – 10:07 am

Steve Rubel says FriendFeed could be the next Google. I think he might want to step outside his bubble and reconsider.
Wait – what’s FriendFeed?
That question, right there, my friends, is why I think Mr. Rubel is wrong. First, though, a little on FriendFeed in case you don’t know much about it.
FriendFeed is a “lifestreaming” [...]