Social Media in Business

I am targeting people age 21 and older in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Exeter, Exmouth, Reading, Reigate, Margate, Oxford, Maidenhead, Maidstone, Winchester, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Nottingham, Colchester, Guildford, Slough, Staines, Swindon, Watford, Ashford, Basingstoke, Godalming, Andover, Newbury, Farnborough, Banbury, Milton Keynes, Luton, Wokingham, Fleet, Cambridge, Amersham, Sunbury, Crawley, Horsham, Chesham, Harpenden, Thatcham, Bicester, Witney, and Abingdon.

Well, that's what Facebook told me anyway.

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Social Media in Business the one day conference is just a mere three weeks away.

I'm really looking forward to this one on a few levels.

1. it is a conference which has a star-studded line-up of speakers who are at the coal-face of social media who will share their case-studies and gems of information.
2. it has attendees whom are new to social media who are having conversations along the lines of "we need to get into youtube" or "what's happening in facebook". i.e people not in the echo chamber. This is a very good thing!
3. the networking potential of this conference is significant where new relationships will be forged and additional ideas and strategies formed.
4. top tucker for lunch (it's a very swanky hotel, what can I say)
5. I get to wear my best suit and polished shoes (no really I dig that)

So it seems many levels I'm interested in here.

Pop over and register your ticket and let's meet up.

Social Media in Business Conference

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Robin Hill

Robin Hill the musician playing his guitar

As I write this small post I have Robin Hill in my head.

The reason for this post is that I have been "tagged" in a post, as part of one of those chain-tagging concepts. I have been a part of these before, though from different people.

Anna, tagged me, possibly as she knew that a site with reasonably good page rank and traffic in a somewhat related niche will help her own rankings out, if she didn't know that she does now, and so do you.

Anna states:

"3)Audio aka Chris Hambly, and Chris's site here. Because Chris is a web developer and specializes in marketing, search optimisation etc. So should understand..."

So today Anna's Robin Hill site is placed at position 6 in Google for: Robin Hill. If my strategy is correct that will change once Google re-indexes this page right here, along with my call to action from others (if they comply).

So I'm not going to stop there I am now also going to tag 6 people, that's how it works. But to also make explicit the SEO slant (hey I work in this give me a break).

You see personally, as a tag tactic I find the small "social" traffic figures of random people coming along and reading a post to be insignificant to ranking in the top three of Google... which is why you'll generally always find me getting my tool box out for that specific reason. Tagging is all well and good but I'm not that interested unless there is a search outcome.

So the following 6 people are tagged, but you are being asked to link to differing pages only with the keywords I am telling you to use below.

Why? - because I want to rank higher for these keywords plain and simple.

What must you do:

Create a link to my site using the keywords and links I specify.

1. Jo positive psychology Jordan . Link as follows: "Online Education" (world domination)
2. Hugh cartoons business MaCleod. Link as follows "Savile Row" (I buy suits there)
3. Joanne business coach for technology Jacobs. Link as follows: "mo blog" (There I am)
4. Steve microsoft security Lamb. Link as follows: "submit press releases"

(security ones too)

5. Neville intersection of business Hobson. Link as: "Web Development Consultancy" (that's what I do)
6. Jedi Giovanni keyword phrase and link "Social Media Expert

" (arguable definitions)

You will notice that I have tagged you with keyword phrases that you do not currently appear for (though that should change after my efforts here) - yes you can send me gifts if you like.

Once you have linked to me you tag 6 others, of course in any way you wish..

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This is the type of lunch you will be getting if you come along to Social Media in Business.

DELEGATE BUFFET LUNCH MENU

Cream of tomato and basil soup

Fisherman’s pie with cheesy mash topping

Herbed Portobello mushroom lasagne

Roast leg of Southdown lamb with garlic and rosemary

Selection of seasonal vegetables

Herb roast new potatoes

Pilaf rice

Mixed charcuterie platter

Mixed salad leaves

Coleslaw

Greek salad

Potato and bacon salad

Waldorf salad

A selection of dressings and condiments

An assortment of desserts from our pastry kitchen

Assorted bread and rolls

Freshly brewed coffee or tea

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RocknRolla

Following on from the theme of Rockstar Disambiguation here we see a preview of the cracking movie RocknRolla, Guy Richie's latest work.

I have to say I enjoyed the movie immensely on many levels. The script appeals to my sense of humour right down to every last phrase, something to do with comic thrilling?

I'll be quoting lines from this film for years to come with like-mined friends.

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dim3 ak7ion is game on.

Needless to say a variety of:

dim3 ak7ion

memorabilia is collecting.

But does it mean anything to you, personally? - are you tainted with such brushes?

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Sometimes I enjoy taking random shots, or rather shots which are pretty much composed in a matter of seconds, you know just line the lens up and shoot while the subjects are (a) completely unaware, or (b) know they are being shot but have not had time to get into "pose".

This weekend I was at Get Loaded In The Park, (bank holiday August and all) and I had a feast of material to shoot, sadly though my batteries ran flat far too soon, but I did manage to capture a few tasty pics all the same.

The following girls were having a blast and I took my opportunity.

If you are one of the girls let me know if you find this.

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Blip reminds me of Twitter a fair amount, although it's not really a conversational platform like Twitter can be. Blip is touted as a DJ platform, though I must admit, for me it's even more personal than that, I'm not that bothered about what you are listening to, if you catch my drift?

The thing is with Blip, you can search for singular songs, which once found are able to be streamed immediately, which does gives instant gratification, no doubt.

I've not come up with that many empty requests or "not founds" yet either, pretty impressive. The "Songs are hosted all over the internet by different servers and websites" which basically means you'll find just about everything.

I have found that a few songs I have "Blipped" have been removed a day later or so, more than likely that the website from where it has been streamed from noticed some leaching going on and removed it, or blocked access from Blip, I guess.

Each "Blipped" song contains a "Buy Now" link which is a standard Amazon affiliate link. It's a noble gesture to want to go off and buy a track, but I have to say many of the buy now options lead to something which is not what I am hearing. This may be due to some of my more varied musical tastes mind you.

I've not found a mobile portal for this yet, but then again, it is a Flash based interface which isn't going to cut the moby world, but if they or a similar service gets the moby market sorted this could be golden golden!

I do wonder how long this service will last, unless there is some hand shaking done between vested interests, as essentially we can listen to all the music we need to with a few clicks of a button, who needs to "own" music any more anyway?

Here is me Blip embed code, by all means "friend" me up, but I'll probably not friend you back, I'm too busy listening to my favourite songs.

Let me know what you think of the service.

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I was finding it hard to obtain a list of countries without odd characters.

I often need a list each starting on a new-line, for a variety of projects so I'm putting one here for easy retrieval.

Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (French part)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan, Province of China
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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So I am thinking I need to get my PhD mind-set back on track.

It's been too long "off the boil" and now is a probably a good time to start working towards formalising more thoughts. I'm in a place where I can more than likely establish strong connections with study and professional practise.

My Masters is in the field of Educational Technology, specifically focussed on distance learning, and my PhD is likely to also be in a similar field, though possibly slanted with a little curvature towards non-educational environments too.

PhDs are not for the faint hearted, but my heart is strong and this is a challenge for me, not for you. I think it is very important to understand that, you know, the reasons we embark on journeys, what are the motivators, what is the point?

Understanding motivational reasons for study can in fact help you discover a great deal about yourself. For example study for me is basically concerned with two key motivators.

• The research enables me to more effective in my career (both strategic understanding and practical doing)
• The research gives me a sense of inner-challenge (I'm not interested in waving my qualifications at you, but I want to prove to myself I am capable)

Your own explicit or implicit reasons are something you can all ponder on..

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