Tag Archives: Twitter

Westminster Media Forum on press regulation

I went to a very interesting event today, and as there was quite a bit of tweeting going in, I had a go at Storifying it. I can’t publish the story here directly, but do follow the link, if you’re … Continue reading

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My take on social media in the Commission

I was asked to write an article for our intranet about the use of social media in London. Thought I would reprint it here, as I would be grateful for comments. There’s no doubt that social media is the latest … Continue reading

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European Commission early adopters on Twitter

Someone – who shall remain nameless – claimed last week to be among the first in the European Commission to use Twitter. That got me thinking about those of us who were there early on (pre-2010) and who and what … Continue reading

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Onward and upward in 2011

First off, a Happy New Year to all my readers (both of you…) I was looking back through the blog today looking for a specific post, and it’s obvious that I write much less than I did when I first … Continue reading

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Digital manners

I found the following tweet on my timeline this morning: @euonymblog can you twitt a bit less on ordinary things ? – we’re following you bc of the eu-part, txs I have to admit, I was (and remain) quite annoyed … Continue reading

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Talking it over

There’s been a lot of discussion about how this hasn’t been the “social media” election everyone thought it was. But, like some others, I believe that those writing about it are viewing it the wrong way down the telescope. No, … Continue reading

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Who’s the twit?

So, I’ve made a decision to change the approach to Twitter. As you may have noticed, I’m a big fan. I love the interaction with people, the information and intelligence and having a lovely helpful network at your fingertips (literally) … Continue reading

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What’s going on

The member of the team here that deals with regional issues has just come back from a couple of days in Northern England, talking to regional press and other media actors about what they need from us and what is of … Continue reading

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Ben

Was at a great event last night – a debate between Science Minister Lord Drayson and Ben Goldacre, of Bad Science fame, at the Royal Institution. The Times Higher carried it as a webcast and it should be online for … Continue reading

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The Tweety Song

I’m a big fan of Twitter. As you’ll have seen from the feed alongside, while I wasn’t writing the blog very often, I was still Tweeting. There’s been a lot of introspection about it recently, with blogposts like this one. … Continue reading

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