The rise of social giving [infographic]
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The Growth of Social Media in 2011 [Infographic]
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The Demographics of Social Media [infographic]
via adage.com Some of the interesting social media demographic stats plucked out of there: – 71.1% of Facebook users are parents. – There’s more users from the 45-54yrs bracket on Facebook than there are 14-17yr olds. – There’s roughly 10% more fe…
Seriously, don’t give
Stuart Glen, Director of Fundraising at OneKind, has written an exclusive guest blog post on using Twitter to broadcast rather than connect with your supporters… This #CharityTuesday, I tried something different. I asked followers on Twitter not…
Send your tweets the old-fashioned way
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#kennethcoletweets {like an absolute tool}
So you’re a rich dude who owns a fashion house for people who don’t care about fashion. You’re at home thinking ‘how can I flog more nasty bland shoes?’ Do you: A. Buy some ads in GQ. B. Hire yourself some kind of social media genius who can sell …
Twitter is a lifesaver…literally
Richard Hudson, Digital Media Manager with Meningitis Trust, has written an exclusive guest blog post on how twitter quite possibly saved a young boy’s life… This week, for over 48 hours and counting, Meningitis Trust supporters, Chris and Katy …
Tell me what you would do with Twersus.org and it’s yours
I bought the domain name Twersus.org a while back with the intention of doing something clever with it…thing is I never did. I’m not entirely sure what made me register the name, I guess it’s kind of a cross between ‘versus’ and ‘twitter’. Your …
@marcbowker’s take on #BeGoodBeSocial
For those of you who follow me on Twitter, are friends with me on Facebook, or who I’ve spoken to recently will probably know my involvement in BeGoodBeSocial. But I’m acutely aware that even those of you who know me still are a little bemused by …
Being good and social – @Tumshie on posterous
I went along to last week’s #BeGoodBeSocial event at Edinburgh’s Melting Pot with a certain amount of apprehension. Since leaving the charity sector last year I’ve maintained a level of caution about getting too close to a world that occupied me, …