social media

What Next for Content?

iCrossing's social media & content consultants, along with clients and collaborators, share lessons from their work and thoughts about what is coming next for content strategy. Panel chaired by Antony Mayfield, Senior Social Media Consultant.

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Date: 10 February 2011
Location: Wahaca, UK

ConstrucTALKS and Be2Awards

An info-tainment event showcasing best practice in social media in the construction industry, at a TEDx-style event. ConstrucTALKs and the Be2Awards will be at the Building Centre, London WC1 on 9 February 2011. See construction and technology's most thoughtful speakers.

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Date: 9 February 2011
Location: Building Centre, UK

Floxx: Future Facebook or a Perverts Paradise?

Floxx Screenshot

Founded by ex University College London student Rich Martel, Floxx, "dating" social network Floxx is hitting the headlines. In its first day online the site managed to attract a whopping 6,000 visitors and, over the following few days, over 1,000 posts.

Pretty impressive but could it be the next Facebook?

Floxx officially went live on Jan 10th this year but quietly sneaked online a few days before that on the 3rd. Like its old incarnation Fit Finder, Floxx is aimed at students; letting them post messages online, on a public platform, about an attractive stranger who has caught their eye.

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29 January 2011 by Suzanne Morrow

Social Media: Taking it to the next level (Advanced)

Start seeing results from your social media strategy – Go beyond setting up a Twitter account and a Facebook fan page.

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Date: 10 March 2011
Location: The Brewery, UK

Monitoring Social Media 2011 - Toronto

Topics covered include: sentiment detection, influencer analysis, how to measure social media ROI, data access and quality, small business monitoring and reputation management for brands.

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Date: 29 March 2011
Location: Toronto, CA

Social PR 2011 - London

The conference will include presentations, panel discussions, Q&A sessions and "fireside chats" with some of the world’s leading social PR experts.

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Date: 28 February 2011
Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, UK

Social Gaming Time to stop playing by yourself

We will be debating the future, impact, value and role of social gaming.

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Date: 14 March 2011
Location: Olswang, UK

Follow The new search ?

Is "Follow: The New Search ?" A new economic model is emerging that is based on the value of "Follow".

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Date: 10 March 2011
Location: London, UK

Family 2.0

Family 2.0 will focus on what are the new products and services that are serving the family 2.0 and how should be sell and market them.

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Date: 17 February 2011
Location: Olswang, UK

Digital Trends in 2011

Come and hear what the trends are in 2011 around Social Location Applications Mobile

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Date: 2 February 2011
Location: BCS, UK

When Old Marketing Principles Still Apply

Measure Social Media

According to Econsultancy’s latest Social Media and Online PR Report, 76% of companies don’t have an ROI figure for their social media spend.

This means that – shockingly – fewer than 1 in 4 companies actually know when their social media activities have been worth the money they’ve spent on them. Even more amazingly, only 7% of firms actively integrate their television and radio campaigns with their social media activities.

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20 December 2010 by Benn Achilleas

Social Media in Scotland Conference

Join over 100 of your fellow marketing and PR professionals at the UK’s only dedicated conference addressing the opportunities and challenges presented by the rise of social media in Scotland.

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Date: 17 March 2011
Location: King James by Thistle, UK

Social Media Measurement – maximising ROI from digital marketing

Measuring ROI from social media is essential yet tricky. Hear expert advice on how best to measure results, maximise ROI and prove its worth to management

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Date: 17 February 2011
Location: The Brewery, UK

Fighting for (web) Freedom!

Freedom by The unamed

Funnily enough, I was reading the Metro this morning on my way to work and I came across a very interesting article.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the web, has gone on record saying that Facebook, other social networking sites and large corporations are threatening the freedom of the internet.

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25 November 2010 by Danielle Dalkie

Death of the Social Media Guru

No More Gurus by Ilana Fox

As a result of organisations becoming increasingly aware of the burgeoning power of social media and consequentially seeking to grow their online presence, a new breed of candidate has emerged.

The self-proclaimed ‘social media guru’, but with no bench mark set to aspire to and no qualifications to back up this status, couldn't anyone call themselves a Social Media Guru? And what effect will this have upon the industry as a whole?

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22 November 2010 by Alex Gillett