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Although I have worked in digital marketing and journalism for about four years in total, I have never been to a tweet-up. This might have something to do with not being on Twitter, the platform on which these things are set up, until fairly recently. It might also have something to do with the word… Continue reading

This week, comedian Jimmy Carr was taken to task by television personality Rav Wilding for tweeting a joke about airline disasters on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Carr tweeted: “Sept 11th Date of terrible air disaster. When Eastern Airlines Flt 212 crashed in 1974. Killing 69. No one will forget that in a hurry.” The… Continue reading

When the Manchester riots kicked off last month, Twitter went into overdrive, with city residents tweeting information about what was going on and, most importantly, where it was happening. One of the most common tweets, which did the rounds the night before rioting began, was a quote from Tony Wilson. It was one I retweeted… Continue reading

Transfer deadline day is brilliant. If you’re a football fan, chances are you’ll be spending the last day of August watching three things: 1. Sky Sports News presenter Jim White shouting Scottish at you 2. Harry Redknapp in his car guaranteeing Spurs won’t be signing any more players (whilst frantically texting Europe for handouts beneath… Continue reading

Watching the scenes unfold on BBC news 24 and Sky of rioting across London, Birmingham and Liverpool last night was an interesting experience when coupled with social media. The BBC were keen to bring social sites into the equation early on, reporting that the riots may have been organized via Twitter, Facebook et al. One… Continue reading