Do You Know Who’s Watching You?
We all know the internet is a wonderful thing. It allows us to connect, engage, learn, share, work and play in ways we never could before. However, privacy on social media is a massive issue, with many people not fully understanding the implications or, worse still, not having the right privacy settings. So when I … Read more
The importance of taking a break. Im off.
Tomorrow I jet off for a well earned break. My first since starting Red Cube (over 2 years .. I know, ouch). For a few weeks I was wondering what to do while I was away. Should I write a selection of posts and schedule them to publish while I’m away? Should I line up … Read more
Another great deck to share: Six Digital Trends To Watch
Regular readers know I’m a big fan of both David Armano and Steve Rubel from Edelman Digital. Well these clever guys have published a fantastic deck on digital trends, which are less about predicting what’s going to happen in the future and more about what’s happening already. Unfortunately most of the business population aren’t aware … Read more
Top 10 Social Media, PR and Marketing Links of the Month: June
So, after feedback from this post and conversations with a few people, we’ve decided to stop weekly Top 10 links posts as they were a bit much for too many people. So in place of this I give you the Top 10 Social Media, PR and Marketing Links of the Month.
Case Study Crunch: Social Media case studies in Entertainment (TV, Film, Music + More)
The entertainment industry’s relationship with social media is changing -and fast. With the industry getting its own Twitter dashboard, American Idol’s weekly outcomes being predicted by SM stats and Twilight’s Facebook Fan page reaching 5 million and counting, proof of the SM-Entertainment (r)evolution is everywhere: Social Media Use on the Rise in TV Newsrooms [STATS] // Mashable … Read more
Tip of the week: some great advice for small businesses from Emma Harrison
This isn’t a tip of the week per se. More a Tips of the Week picked up from a very inspiring Emma Harrison, one of the entrepreneurs that spoke at the IOD Annual Convention a few weeks ago and the Chairman of A4E.
Case Study Crunch: Social Media Case Studies in IT and Technical
Following the success of last week’s Case Study Crunch: Food & Drink, Part 1, this week’s post is a rather different kettle of fish: IT and technical.
Case Study Crunch: Social Media Case Studies in Food & Drink, Part 1
As social media advocates, professionals and devotees, we’re all aware of how powerful social media can be and what the right mix of tools can do for all kinds of businesses. However, providing industry-related success stories and off-the-cuff examples for the more skeptical among us can at times be more challenging than we’d like to admit.
Tip of the week: Tweetdeck
Well this ‘Tip of the Week’ was a long time coming. It’s about my favourite social media tool, Tweetdeck. This downloadable Adobe Air Twitter client makes using Twitter and connecting with Facebook and Linked In so much easier. I’ve not created a complete ‘how to’ as that would have gone on forever. I’m also aware … Read more
How to get SEO analytics beyond the stone age: Presentation from Ian Lurie
I stumbled upon this great SEO presentation from Ian Lurie today. Ian looks at why we need to take the focus away from simply keywords in our SEO strategy and how our own analytics data could reveal more useful opportunities. . Did you enjoy this post? Then you might like to subscribe by email or RSS … Read more







