Le Meur’s video branding series. 30 videos, 30 days

September 2nd, 2010 by Andy Merchant

The founder of Seesmic and LeWeb, Loïc Le Meur will be releasing 30 videos over the next 30 days via YouTube and iTunes as a podcast.

The videos will be focused on building an online brand and related subjects.

“After many presentations on social networking around the World, I found myself getting the same questions all the time so I decided to share everything I learned in a series of 30 HD videos. They aren’t aimed at experts but rather anyone who would like to learn from scratch how to make the best from social networking and building their brand”

Below is the first, second and third of his 30 HD video series. The rest can be found over the course of the next month via his YouTube Channel http://loic.tv/

      

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Blog comments and dates

September 1st, 2010 by Andy Merchant

As part of my job at Liberate Media, I am constantly reviewing blogs, online news outlets and similar for our clients and Liberate’s own ongoing R&D.
Two things really annoy me!
First is the huge amount of effort that some blogs/news outlets make you go through to add a comment. It’s really off putting!
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Brian Solis and Chris Beck define the future of being social

August 27th, 2010 by Tim Greenhalgh

I’ve been following the series of video conversations between Brian Solis and Chris Beck, which are extraordinary in their breadth and depth. They are ‘must see’ for anyone involved with social media PR and indeed for anyone who is interested in the future of online communication.
What strikes me is the clarity of thought, the strategic [...]

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David McCandless explains the power of infographics

August 26th, 2010 by Tim Greenhalgh

Here’s a treat - David McCandless explaining the power of visual information design/infographics at the recent TED Global conference in Oxford. There’s plenty of good for thought in his lively talk and he shows some wonderful examples of how complex data from different sources can be presented in a way that makes it more graspable. [...]

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Leo Laporte and the end of social media

August 25th, 2010 by Tim Greenhalgh

One of the more visible social media professionals has decided to disengage, citing the pointlessness of the platforms. Is this the beginning of the end of ‘social media’?

Leo Laporte, the influential broadcaster behind the TWiT network of podcasts has posted a heartfelt blog in which he reasons that all social media is roughly the equivalent [...]

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Facebook Places round-up

August 23rd, 2010 by Andy Merchant

There has been plenty of conversation surrounding Facebook places over the last week. So, to help you access the discussion around Facebook’s latest launch, The Liberate Media team have put together a collection of their favourite posts in this single “round-up” style blog post.
First off here is the official Facebook Places Check in video.

Facebook Places: [...]

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Got your A-Level results? So how do you get into PR?

August 19th, 2010 by Lloyd Gofton

As you’ve all no doubt seen, A-Level results have been announced today in England, so conversation around qualifications and careers are rife.
On a day like this it certainly takes me back to my own experiences of education, and the path I took to reach my current career. Today though, things are tougher than ever. According [...]

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Fakes and scams!

August 16th, 2010 by Andy Merchant

Two stories caught my eye today.
The first one was featured on Mashable, titled: Facebook Dislike Button Is Fake [WARNING] which is about an unofficial Facebook button. After installing the button you are sent through to a survey, similar to others that Mashable has seen recently. Thanks Mashable for the heads up!
The second was [...]

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Social Media Board Games

August 10th, 2010 by Andy Merchant

With the recent Social Media Monopoly Board Game doing the online rounds I wanted to find out if any other examples existed.
Back in December, the Liberate Media team created Social Media Snakes and Ladders, the Board Game. The game consists of an interactive downloadable pdf including the snakes and ladders board, and the counters (players) [...]

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Apple is on course to become the world’s most valuable technology company

July 20th, 2010 by Tim Greenhalgh

As a brief update to the earlier post about Apple winning the PR battle around iPhone 4.0 – Apple is rocking! If there were any doubts that the concerted attack on the handset’s accepted shortcomings has had no significant effect, then the financials would lay these to rest.
More than that, they would run a shiver [...]

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