Twitter Goes to Church

Posted by on Feb 24, 2010 in customer service, networking, social media | 0 comments

I’ve been approached by a Northern Ireland church to give some advice on whether and how they should start using social media as part of their efforts to reach out to the local communities and update members and attendees on new online resources.  Following a little poking around, asking those already using Twitter, Facebook and the like for their advice, this is what I have concluded as...

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Is Talking About Blogging Taking Over My Life?

Posted by on Oct 7, 2008 in news and events, social media | 3 comments

With The Slugger Awards 2008 happening in Belfast in a few hours, I’ve been wondering…  Why this interest in Blogging?  Why is it so popular just now? I had a call last week from an NI Libraries Information Librarian asking whether I’d get involved in the SELB Library events.  She’d seen the Welcome to the Blogosphere workshop I’m delivering for QUB’s Open...

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Pay Attention to the Elephant in the Room

Posted by on Aug 22, 2008 in news and events, social media | 0 comments

I blogged a while ago about Twitter.  Then I wasn’t so convinced about its potential as a business tool.  However, I’ve seen the light and not only about Twitter. I’ve been using Facebook for a while, as a way of connecting with friends now scattered to the four corners.  Recently though, I discovered that you can use Facebook for creating a page for your business (for...

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Blogging Workshops

Posted by on Apr 21, 2008 in news and events, social media | 0 comments

“What is a blogging?”  A blog is a web-log.  Get it?  This site is a blog.  It takes the form of a regular series of blog posts (short articles or news items) on related topics.  You can read the main blog here.  Ours deals with Sensei Learning and Performance activities (workshops, courses etc).  We throw in the odd book review and article on topics that interest us and you,...

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