http://www.jamesthomlinson.com By James Thomlinson Thu, 13 May 2010 12:10:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While the majority of these reasons don’t apply to the corporate world i.e. PR agencies trying to convince clients to take the jump into social media, I thought they were great. So, with thanks to Briana Ford, here are seven reasons why we’re addicted to social media: 1.    It’s the shiny new ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=268 When a client asks: "Can you get us higher visibility in Google?" the answer tends to be: "Well, it's not that straight forward!" For those of you who understand a little about SEO, you'll know it's a combination of how a website is structured technically, the content that is on it, ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=262 Had an interesting chat the other day about the concept of two paradigms existing within the PR world: 1) traditional PR i.e. media relations and 2) digital relations. So I thought I'd jot it down... Basically, the concept highlights a divide in the mindset of today’s PRs. The first paradigm said ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=259 Great story on the BBC website yesterday: Was the media hoodwinked by Sarkozy rumours? So, it appears the great Sarkozy affair was only a social media rumour after all. So why did the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail print it? Surely they must have known / been able to find out? Seems ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=257 The latest craze (yes CRAZE!!!) to hit the internet is without doubt Chat Roulette – a site that pairs random people through videochat. To me, the whole idea of speaking to someone you never knew existed, without any kind of agenda, or any boundaries, seems to be completely absurd. So what ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=253 Stumbled upon a good investigative blog post by BNET yesterday, which details a patent application filed by Google titled: Web-Based System for Generation of Interactive Games Based on Digital Videos… After reading through the abstract below it seems that what they want to do is patent the process of using video ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=248 Read a couple of reviews about Google’s Nexus One during my two hour commute (bloody snow) into the office this morning. While I’m sure there are genuine improvements to the Android operating system, possibly even functions that are better than the iPhone, it seems that thanks to Google’s PR team, the ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=246 Had an interesting chat yesterday with a couple of colleagues about the Metro... Do people read it in the morning because it's convenient, i.e. their local train station does not sell other newspapers and the local newsagent is not on their way? Or is it a question of price, i.e. reading ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=242 SideWiki allows members of the public to contribute information next to any webpage. You install it as a browser sidebar and once installed, you can read and write entries along the side of the page. Having already been sidetracked by the new gizmo and a client with poor reviews, I am ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=236 BSkyB will launch its Sky Player online TV service on Microsoft's XBox 360 tomorrow. The Sky Player will provide video-on-demand service and access to live TV on 24 channels including movies and sports. It will also provide a range of "unique interactive services", including apps that allow viewers to communicate real time ... http://www.jamesthomlinson.com/?p=211