Recently I suggested the idea of Friday Five, along the lines of #FollowFriday on Twitter but with a twist – you choose five things to share that may or may not be related. Here’s this week’s five to get your weekend started. Blogger Corner. I’ve known Christina Kingston for a little while now, and I’m very glad I do. Not only is she a special person with a heart of gold, she’s also an incredibly talented blogger with a very witty…

Instead, I’m currently traveling to Florida to meet up with the likes of John Haydon, Stacey Monk, Jen Lemen and a whole bunch of other cool folks. This is for something very special coming your way this November. So, instead of a normal post here, I’d like to ask you a couple of favours, if that’s okay? First, I’d like to introduce you to some really cool bloggers you may not be aware of. These are the guys and gals…

You are not the story. You never have been. Not even in the “bad old days” before social media were you ever the story. You may have thought so. You may have fooled your clients into thinking they were lucky to have you because everyone listens to you. You may have blinded them with newspaper clippings and media endorsements. But that could just mean you know one good contact at a publication or TV and radio station. Your name very…

A lot of social media evangelists and consultants will tell you that “traditional media” is on its way out and is being superseded by social media. They’ll say there’s no room for the old guard with the new arrival. But you know what? Traditional media has a huge part to play in any social media-led progress. If you want a great example of old guard (video, music, arts centre) combining with the new (bloggers, Twitter, Youtube) just check out this…