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Category Archives: Social Networking

Saul Klein says ‘buy social’ (well, he would)

May 28, 2008 – 10:14 am

One of Europe’s top VCs has urged big media European media companies to buy social networks, say Reuters.
In an article that was shocking for the single reason that it was deemed newsworthy by Reuters, it’s been revealed that Index Ventures’ Saul Klein told the Reuters (geddit?) Technology, Media and Telecoms gig that ”new audiences are not in newspapers [...]

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Dare’s picks of the week

May 26, 2008 – 7:51 pm

I’ve been on holiday for the last week, so here’s an admitedly lazy post featuring some of the digital news as served up by the digital agency we work with, Dare. So, credit here goes to Rachel Filer at said agency. I’ll post these when we get them as the guys and gals at Dare [...]

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meandmybicycle - a progress report

April 19, 2008 – 8:47 pm

Well, it’s now six months old and meandmybicycle just reached the 700 member milestone. I am delighted with the progress of the site and in recent weeks it’s really taken on a momentum of its own.
An article on the Guardian website really helped to increase visibility of the site and attracted some generally positive comments. [...]

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Ten social media trends

April 7, 2008 – 4:36 pm

Brand strategist Aki Spicer’s presentation on ten social media trends is worth a look-see.
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