No CommentI remember walking past a former work colleague and intrigued by why she was laughing so hard at her screen. She grabbed me and sat me down to watch a video of a Panda sneezing while the baby Panda, who was sleeping in front of her, jumped. I chuckled but didn’t think much of it.
I often mention the video when I am training clients in social media and last Friday the majority of the class had not seen it….so I couldn’t resist showing them. To my surprise, it was about …
Note: This is just an opinion piece
The dictionary defines influence as: “The Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position”
There is a lot of buzz around this word “Influence” in the social media world right now and rightly so as this, as always, will determine a number of factors like change and impact. Kim Kardashian was reported to be the most influential person on Twitter recently due to the fact then when she talks, people listen…and more importantly, they act. I have heard rumours that she …
I just watched a very interesting Panorama special on the BBC about Internet music sharing.
It talked about a proposed new law that is threatening to disconnect the millions of internet users who unlawfully download free music, films and TV. Jo Whiley looked at how broadband use at home may never be the same, and could even be cut off. It left me thinking is Illegal downloading the Gift or the Curse for the music industry?
Some interesting facts on why it is a curse:
- Record Industry claims to be losing £200m …
Or rather, that’s the ‘Oh Sh*t, I gotta send that to my friend’ factor!
I remember a couple of years ago I was in your typical “boring” Monday morning meeting and was asked what my secret was in making a viral video as that month I had been fortunate enough to have had several successful back -to-back viral videos, so they wanted my input. The whole room looked at me and I had to think and act quickly. The first thing that came to mind was remembering my experiences in 2001 …
The last half of the naughties saw a lot of growing trends; availability of Broadband on a large scale, online video growth went through the roof, connecting to friends/acquantances became easier and the gap between an unreachable celeb to the common folk decreased due to the likes of MySpace & Facebook. However with the good, always comes the bad – and they can trend too! One in particular has been the rise of the Internet Gangster.
Urban Dictionary describes these “hoodlums” as: “One who uses the internet as a …
If you have been living under a rock this Christmas or don’t live in the UK, then you must have been aware of the Xmas battle for Number 1 in the charts: X Factor’s Joe McElderry Vs Rage Against The Machine (RATM). It’s no secret that the power of Facebook made RATM victory, so here at The Worst Kept Secret we took it upon ourselves to have a bit of fun and see what TV reality music stars have the largest presence on Social Media.
We used the big 4: Facebook …
Jay-Z once said, “A wise man told me don’t argue with fools/because people from a distance can’t tell who is who”.
When he said this in 2001, there was no Twitter, Facebook or even MySpace. So if you saw two people arguing, it would usually be in the flesh. A few years later, arguing online seems common place and depending on the size of your network, a lot of people can watch the argument unfold. People don’t always …
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Yet again, the power of Social Media is becoming more and more important in the direction of music. Watch the video above with rapper Fabolous talking about how he changed direction with his new project based on Twitter. I like seeing or hearing an artist who listens to his fans and then acts upon it. Whats good about twitter is that it gives any artist (or anyone with talent) leverage to take feedback to their record label. If …
I am sure you have all seen or heard about Kanye West’s appearance on ‘South Park’ last week. Most people probably watched it online – I know I did – but would the hype, news stories and even Kanye himself taking to his blog site to comment about it, have happened without the influence of social media? I think not. Here’s why.
The Pre-Match Hype: As soon as it was announced that Kanye West was going to be on ‘South Park’, the bloggers were the first to go crazy …
One of the best TV series I have seen in the last five years is The Wire. Not only does the show tackles real issues and has a high entertainment value, it is also one of the few shows that unite all races, genders and creeds.
You will start to see a lot of blog posts related to The Wire as we have learned numerous lessons from the show, especially from how Avon and Marlon ran their business. However, this one is …
In '08 I started suffering from Repetitive Stress Injury & it changed my life drastically. I lost everything. However, after I had my pity party I realised I could do something about it and take back control. This blog is for anyone who has had a challenge in their life and wants tips and inspiration about overcoming it.
