Monthly Archives: August 2010

Social Media – who do you turn to for advice?

This blog post is not really a blog post. It’s actually a bit of market research in disguise. Very. bad. disguise. We’ve been thinking a lot about social media celebrities and heroes lately (and heroines) and we wondered who café followers … Continue reading

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Think you're smart, funny and well-informed? Why not let the crowd decide

A Cheltenham-based company has launched a new website which gives visitors of all ages the chance to have their voice heard.  The Listbook (url: http://www.thelistbook.com) went live on 26th July 2010. It gives everyone the opportunity to share their knowledge … Continue reading

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When online connections become offline friends

It may not look like it, but I had a real struggle with that title. At first I wrote it with the word ‘friends’ replacing ‘connections. Then I thought, “Is it acceptable to think of people you only know online … Continue reading

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