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Some reflections on social media

Some reflections on social media

I wrote this last spring for a recruiter regarding a job I wasn't really suited to and didn't get. The references are a bit old and it's a bit more of an essay than I would like but as a braindump it sums up some of the ideas I hold regarding social media and, seeing as I hate wasting copy, I ... Read more »
Political ‘crowdsourcing’: must the ‘crowd’ always be the ‘usual suspects’?

Political ‘crowdsourcing’: must the ‘crowd’ always be the ‘usual suspects’?

The Brighton Argus has embarked upon an interesting social media ‘crowdsourcing’ experiment. Voters in the hyper-marginal Brighton Pavilion parliamentary constituency are invited to report their encounters with party candidates via Google Maps. The idea sprang from the Brighton Future of ... Read more »
Looking Forward to Small Business 2.0

Looking Forward to Small Business 2.0

As the snow and ice thaws at last, we’re getting keyed up for Small Business 2.0 in London on the 23rd. We’ve got some great speakers, sessions and exhibitors and I’m looking forward to a great day at the Novotel in Hammersmith If you haven’t heard about Small Business 2.0, it’s a day ... Read more »
Six guaranteed ways to increase your Community Traffic

Six guaranteed ways to increase your Community Traffic

In the past ten years or so, I’ve participated in or led the management and moderation of more than a dozen online communities. Sometimes there were targets to be met and metrics to provide. Universally, there was a desire to increase the participation and traffic to those communities. Here are ... Read more »
Online Community Reading

Online Community Reading

Here are a few things I've been reading. I'm fascinated by the whys and wherefores of interaction on the web. All of these blogs, pages and ideas have provoked a reaction from this community manager. Pew Internet provide this fascinating graph charting how various activities have changed online ... Read more »
The Guardian and MPs' Expenses: Loving the Crowd

The Guardian and MPs’ Expenses: Loving the Crowd

I’ve been doing my bit for transparency and democracy in the last day or so, using the Guardian's crowdsourcing tool to scour the thousands of documents related to MP expenses. I’ve reviewed just over 300 pages. It's taken me a fair few hours. Here are a few reflections. Great ... Read more »
Twitter Politics: Broadcast or Conversation?

Twitter Politics: Broadcast or Conversation?

Jason Kitcat is a Green councillor on Brighton and Hove city council. It’s probably worth noting that I didn’t vote for him: I’m a member of the Labour party. That said, he has responded to my communications regarding recycling when I’ve sent them. For the record, I found his replies to my ... Read more »
John Prescott & Stephen Fry: Authenticity is all that Counts

John Prescott & Stephen Fry: Authenticity is all that Counts

John Prescott and Stephen Fry are not cut from the same cloth. One a Labour politician, former Deputy Prime Minister and trade unionist. The other a bipolar homosexual with a criminal record and a fondness for Oscar Wilde. One known for mangling the English language and the other a sesquipedalian ... Read more »
Social Media 2008: That Was The Year That Was

Social Media 2008: That Was The Year That Was

2008 has been a busy year and a good one for social media and in the maelstrom of a million stories, memorable tittle-tattle, memes, mini-memes and just plain nonsense here are a handful of stories that I'll remember. They might even be 'significant.' The Faceparty Hissy Fit A sense of humour ... Read more »
Dan Wilson Links 16/12/2008

Dan Wilson Links 16/12/2008

Here's some of the stuff I've been reading lately: - Ivan Croxford looks at the problems of user reviews and star ratings. - Better Business Blogging provide a useful perspective on Why Negative Comments are Positive. - Quite liked these 3 absurdly easy ideas for tying together social ... Read more »
Smallbizpod Scribblings

Smallbizpod Scribblings

File under 'plugging'. I'm a huge fan of the urbane Alex Bellinger, smallbizpod and the superb smallbizpod podcasts. So it was a pleasure to scribble some thoughts for the smallbizpod blog about things people should know about eBay. In other news. The smallbizpod piece and my own post ... Read more »
Calling small businesses using Wordpress

Calling small businesses using Wordpress

At the risk of sounding like a scratched record: I love Wordpress. Its simply superior SEO sexiness, the endless flexibility of the themes, plugins galore and the slick backend make it such a pleasure to use. But who's using it? I'm really interested in hearing from small businesses who use it ... Read more »
Welcome to my new blog

Welcome to my new blog

Slightly belatedly, because it went live more than a week ago, welcome to my spruced up, redesigned blog. I love it. And I hope you love it too: let me know. The blog functionality is powered by Wordpress: a free bit of open source software that I can't praise highly enough. Not only is it ... Read more »
Dan Wilson Links* 25/vii/08

Dan Wilson Links* 25/vii/08

A ragtag selection of links and amusements. You know the form. First, some stuff I've written elsewhere on the web: - Amazon, Etsy, eBay and the eCommerce Land Grab - Get a Competitive Edge on eBay With Video And from other people: - Totally loving ProBloggers's tips on blog stickiness. ... Read more »