Archive for January 15th, 2008

The rise of the ’super advocate’

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in Social media | No Comments »

Via Experian Integrated Marketing (report available for download): 2008 will herald the arrival of the Web 2.0 ‘super advocate’ and the rise of the Web 2.0 ‘Gated Community’ Highly influential figures, outspoken ... Read more..

Blogs are a regular source for journalists

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in Blogs | No Comments »

US data, but interesting data from TakingTheBlogosphereSeriously.com: A survey of U.S. journalists by Brodeur, a unit of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), suggests that blogs are not only having an impact on the ... Read more..

Hector: the power of 12,000 desktop computers

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in National press | No Comments »

Via (JP-owned) Scotsman.com, news of the UK's shiny new super computer, including a short video tour to give you some idea of the scale involved in this project: Meet Hector, the ... Read more..

Social networking - you ain’t seen nothing yet

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in Social media, comScore, MySpace, Facebook | No Comments »

Via the always busy Jemima Kiss at The Guardian, social networking sites show no signs of slowing: The social networking phenomenon is set to intensify this year with the launch of ... Read more..

The UK’s favourite websites

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in National press, Search, BBC | No Comments »

Via netimperative comes BT Total Broadband's list of the UK's favourite websites: Best Books Website – www.amazon.com Best Celebrity Website – www.holymoly.co.uk Best Cookery Website – www.bbcgoodfood.com Best Electrical Website – www.amazon.com Best Environmental Website – ... Read more..