Podcat [pod-kat]
- noun.
Slang. Person who creates, or provides vocal soundtracks for, podcasts that influence popular youth culture.
From the Dept. of Social Media Typos
June 26th, 2008 by Jeremy · 5 Comments
The Associated Press and Bloggers: A DUK-and-Cover Strategy?
June 18th, 2008 by Jeremy · 3 Comments
Oh, the agony of having vast amounts of content that every blogger on Earth wants to link to, quote, reference and purloin. The Associated Press (AP) is in a bit of a bind because, well, because it has a little too much social capital for its own liking.
The news service whose daily [...]
Has the Social Media Release Killed the Press Release?
May 12th, 2008 by Jeremy · 3 Comments
PR professionals are being bombarded daily with pitches for template social media release (SMR) services, often by the same companies - PR Newswire, Businesswire, et al - who distribute traditional press releases to the media.
Perhaps as a result of this, we’re increasingly seeing social media releases used instead of traditional press releases. This isn’t necessarily all [...]
Social Media and UK Politics, Part II: The Lame Chicken and the Apathetic Egg
March 27th, 2008 by Jeremy · 3 Comments
The low level of online political engagement in the UK cannot solely be the responsibility of UK politicians, disappointing though their attempts to climb aboard the fast-moving social media train may have been.
(Consultants are allowed to use phrases like “fast-moving social media train” once before being fired - Ed.)
It’s certainly more complicated than that. For all that [...]
Social Media and UK Politics, Part I: It’s Too Easy Being Mean
March 18th, 2008 by Jeremy · 4 Comments
Cold pizza for breakfast. Turning right at a red traffic light. Undertaking on a motorway. Hip hop. Being friendly to people you don’t know. There are many things that work well in America but not in Britain. But why is the fusion of politics and social media among them?
Dan has been lamenting the level of [...]