Feb 28

How do people decide to accept an invitation to connect on Social Media?

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The question was principally with regards to LinkedIn and how people chose to connect or not with other people. After having seen the answers already there, which surprised me a bit, I decided to answer as my answer was different from the lot. Most people responded they only connect to people they know in one way or another, or know the company the person works for – but they do not accept people unknown to them. Continue reading

Feb 24

4th series of mini-virtual trips out West

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My last trips to the West Coast generated very few badges. I can unlock most new badges near home on the East Coast. I thought I’d do better this time around, but not really. Here are the 10 most recently unlocked badges in Central and Western USA – covering May through to November 2011! Continue reading

Feb 01

What are 174 more experts predicting for 2012?

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Every year I publish a round up of the various blog posts that crop up on the web predicting what next year will be like – I stick to interactive marketing and relevant topics as this would never end. Continue reading

Jan 31

SoLoMo advertising & marketing strategies

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Sam’s daily shared local marketing & advertising news articles and retweets Continue reading

Jan 13

My Foursquare World Tour Dates

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For me, Foursquare is really a game where I need to keep up to date with the everchanging rules and points system to unlock a maximum of badges. In my last 2 years of activity with Foursquare, I only gained access to 3 specials, 2 of which I took advantage of which were in fact the same but at different locations. Continue reading