Posts Tagged ‘facebook’
Goggle Chrome – the slow march to success?
Back in September 2008 Google launched a new browser, which I am using here, to a huge fanfare and a mass of twittering; blog posts and Facebook chatter. Mashable reported that in December 2009 that Chrome overtook Safari with 4.63% of the browser market rising to 5.2% in January 2010. I have been a long term fan of Chrome, and my usage [...]
Mayor of Lambeth wins 'Clapper of the Year'
I was delighted to find via an update from LoveClapham.com in my Facebook news feed, that I had been voted 'Clapper of the Year' by readers of local community website loveclapham.com. The website says the hundreds of Claphamites have voted in the first ever local awards, with honours up for grabs for the best pub, bar, restaurant, shop and [...]
Meeting with LoveClapham.com
As part of my year as Mayor I have aimed to increase awareness of the Mayoralty in Lambeth together with the many community groups that the Mayor meets each year. Along with continuing on the many Mayoral visits I have set up on-line methods of communication such as this Mayoral blog, Mayors YouTube, Mayors Facebook page and Twitter [...]
Should Facebook have a Death Wish list?
How was you told that the last person that you were very close to died? When a work colleague died I remember receiving a group email, shocking but at least there were others around in the office to look to for support. In the age of social networking there is every possibility that you could discover that someone close died via a profile update. [...]
Winning elections on-line
The US elections are continuing to demonstrate how the internet is playing an increasingly important role in engaging with voters. Research in the US has shown that 7% of on-line searchers may change their votes. In a close election what political parties do on-line could make the difference between winning and losing. Democrat Barrack Obama has [...]
Time to waffle?
Wafflebox is a free service that enables you to receive voice messages on your website, Facebook profile, MySpace, Friendster, Tagged or your blog. When you join you will be given a unique telephone number, an 0845 number charged at a national rate, your friends can leave a voice message in your Wafflebox which you and your page visitors can [...]
Five Social Media must do for politicians
There are thousands of social media sites, which for someone who hasn't even got a Facebook profile must be overwhelming. Whilst I have written about creating a profile network I realise that to start with many politicians will need to take a few 'baby' steps into the realm of social media and enabling their constituents to find information about [...]
Fake profiles on Facebook, is someone pretending to be you?
One of the greatest compliments is to be copied, however if you are a famous person someone pretending to be you is full of hazards especially if they use your photograph, name, location and age to try and persuade people they are you then write as you saying things you may not want to be associated with. Facebook has always been a haven for [...]
Guidelines for producing YouTube video
YouTube is an excellent way to quickly and easily get across a message. When creating these you need to take some of the following into consideration. Setting up an account or 'channel' is free and is very easy to do. Even if you have video on your own website you should also put this content on YouTube. By doing this YouTube users will find your [...]
Controlling your privacy on Facebook
A simple and easy guide to how to set up your privacy settings on Facebook. I mainly use Facebook to communicate with my friends, facilities like sharing photos of fun nights out are great. But what do you do when someone you would not want access to this asks to become your friend. It could be your boss or work colleague, or if you are a [...]
The True Face of Facebook Democracy
Following the defeat of Ken Livingstone in the London Mayoral Elections in May 2008 I set up a Facebook page called 'Boris Watch'. The idea of the page was to monitor the new Mayor Boris Johnson and it quickly gained over 3000 members. The noticeboard was extremely busy, with members (and Boris supporters) debating issues - but it seems [...]
Has Friends Reunited left it too late to let you unite?
I joined Friends Reunited long before the term 'Social Network' was being used to describe a wave of sites that now connect millions around the world. In the early days you could not add photos (even a profile picture) without paying a subscription. Email addresses and website addresses were banned, leading me to resort to describing my site as [...]
Is Bebo better than Facebook? Creating a profile network
As part of my research into social networks I recently joined Bebo, a social network popular in the UK and in particular among younger people. After being an avid Facebook user for some time I wasn't overwhelmed by the service, however added my profile details and added a link to the page to my homepage at wellbelove.com. Being a regular [...]
YouTubing made easy for politicians
There are many benefits for politicians using YouTube. Videos are quick and easy to create, many digital still cameras include video recording facility, and with millions of YouTube users of all ages and backgrounds your messages will reach a whole new group of people and possible voters. Benefits for search You already have a website, you may [...]
Keeping it private on Facebook
Facebook has improved the level of control you can put on which friends can see what content on your Facebook profile. Previously you had the choice of someone either seeing everything or setting up a limited profile where you could control what aspects of your profile that this second group of people can see. With just two choices the level of [...]
