Category Archives: social media cafe

Social Media interview with Cotswold Deli

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Rachel

This week I’ve interviewed Russell at Cotswold Deli. He’s fairly new to social media but he’s already putting some good strategies into action. Here’s what he had to say about using social media for his business. Rachel: Please tell us … Continue reading →

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Event number 4 – more cake and chatter

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Rachel

The title sums it up really! You can view photos from the evening at http://www.facebook.com/Cheltsocialmediacafe- thanks to Jonathan Pollinger for stepping into the breach and taking those. Amongst our attendees there was a reporter from the Echo as well as … Continue reading →

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Social Media – who do you turn to for advice?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Rachel

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

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Rachel

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

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Rachel

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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Good Twitter, Naughty Twitter!

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Rachel

I’ve had an interesting time on Twitter over the past few weeks which inspired me to write a post about good and naughty tweets and twitterers. I’m a positive person so I’ve started with ‘Good Twitter’! Yesterday I was a … Continue reading →

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#Cheltsocmedcafe event number 4 – Fri 3rd September

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Rachel

We have set a date for our next café event and hope you can join us on Friday 3rd September from 6-8pm at Pepper Crescent. It’s the standard mix of coffee, cake and social media chat with social media geeks … Continue reading →

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SMC 3 – Still going strong in Cheltenham!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Rachel

Last Friday we held our 3rd Social Media Café event at Pepper Crescent in Cheltenham, meeting old and new Twitter and Facebook friends! It was an extra special café – we kicked off early at 5.30 with Jonathan Pollinger’s #4squaretaster: … Continue reading →

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Oversharing

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Rachel

This is a guest post by Ian Randall How many posts per day are too much? How can you find the valuable content from amongst the noise? These questions are becoming more relevant with the continued growth of social media … Continue reading →

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