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Business: stop forgetting your Twitter handle!
Twice this weekend I’ve been into restaurants that have proudly displayed Twitter and Facebook logos on their menus. What they failed to do was to include their Twitter handle or Facebook URL leaving me guessing when leaving positive reviews for my folllowers. A missed opportunity for both.
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Stop obfuscating your e-mail address and use a decent e-mail service!
I hate this: phil AT philipjohn DOT co DOT uk I’ve seen worse, too. I hate it because all it does it show the world that you need to obfuscate your e-mail address because you get a lot of spam. Presumably then, you’re a good target for spammers because your spam filters (if any) are…
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Should local newspapers and hyperlocal websites be impartial?
When describing The Lichfield Blog I will often include the word ‘impartial’ into the mix. Perhaps our slogan should be ‘blog by name, news by nature’! It’s a stance decided long ago – that we would only ever tell people what’s happening and never tell them what to think about that. Instead, we allow the…
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How to waste public money: a litter brand survey
Via the excellent Inside the M60 I learn that Keep Britain Tidy is urging lots of people to pick up litter and write down the brands they find. What will this do exactly? Show that most of the litter starts at the likes of fast food chains, snack manufacturers and soft drinks companies. Brilliant, because…
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Filming council meetings – my progress in Lichfield
So, after Chris Taggart was asked to leave a meeting of Windsor & Maidenhead for trying to video it, while SE1 managed to get permission to record Southwark Council meetings I decided to see what I could do in Lichfield. Here’s what I did. I sent an e-mail through Lichfield District Council’s generic contact form.…
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Building a hyperlocal business directory: call for suggestions
I’ve long been planning to build a hyperlocal directory for The Lichfield Blog and something which can be used by other hyperlocals. B31 Blog launched their business directory the other day using a simple form submission and manual entry of listings. Owner Sas Taylor complained on Twitter about the lack of a decent business directory…
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BT’s Content Connect might threaten hyperlocal TV’s prospects
Not content with shying away from laying down fibre while competitor Virgin does a JFDI like a good little broadband supplier, BT is now trying to single-handedly demolish net neutrality in the UK. Below are my thoughts, which I’ve sent in a letter to my MP, Michael Fabricant. — Via a number of sources including…
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Some new year thanks and thoughts on 2011
A couple of years ago I made a new years resolution to never make a new years resolution again. It’s the only one that stuck! Inevitably though we get to this time of year and start contemplating. For me, it’s had some ups and downs but mostly it’s been a fantastic year; one to remember…
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Staffs Police reach 5,000 followers, expect pat on the back for not engaging.
This morning, Staffordshire Police tweeted the following; “Nearly 5,000 followers on force social media sites http://bit.ly/foyiNn“ Brilliant. Good for them. It’d help if they actually engaged though on those social media sites. Or maybe the force is socially inept as an organisation. Twitter I actually went through all of @StaffsPolice‘s 1,463 tweets. I found 21 replies…