August 2018 in the Smoking Gun study
It’s not just the new Game of Thrones teaser that has us thinking winter is coming, with the nights already closing in and autumn in the air. Nobody can complain, though, what with 2018’s incredible...
View ArticleTwitter’s timeline, and other updates
Social media waits for no man, or so they say. Just look at the world’s most talked about micro-blogging site for proof, with recent times welcoming major changes. The biggest of all being Twitter’s...
View ArticleSelling fear, scaring consumers and mocking advertisers
Advertisers have long been toying with covert crowd sourcing, taking unsuspecting consumers and placing them at the centre of a campaign. It’s a great idea, albeit you need an original concept to pull...
View ArticleThe Blagger's Blog 3rd January 2014
A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week “Got to the airport, realized I left my ID at home. TSA allowed me to use my Facebook profile instead.” Zach...
View ArticleThe Blagger's Blog 17th January 2014
A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Image by mw238 Thought for the Week “The web has immense power – I find something remarkable and inspiring every day but I agree with Sir...
View ArticleThe Blagger's Blog 24th January 2014
A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week “Immediately find and remove the foreign media report “China’s Secret Offshore Tax Havens??? and related content....
View ArticleThe Blagger's Blog 7th March 2014
A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week “”I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin. I’m proud...
View ArticleThe Blagger's Blog 14th March 2014
A weekly roundup of media news and talking points, sans effort Thought for the Week “Journalism is not a crime and these three activists should be released immediately… … Their detention shows the...
View ArticleThe finest short-form video news sites (and where to find them)
In September 2013 the BBC asked a very simple question; can micro video change how we communicate? Skipping forward to today it seems the jury has reached its verdict, and the answer is ‘yes’. Of...
View ArticleNuts closes, so where next for lads mags?
With news this week that ‘lads’ magazine Nuts is set to close, anyone working in public relations, media or marketing is likely to be thinking one thing. Namely whether or not there is still a sector...
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