Speaking of Salesforce
Notes from Marc Benioff ‘s keynote at AlwaysOn – The Code Ahead Question – why are companies not using SaaS more for their email, when as consumers we are comfortable using Gmail, Hotmail etc? Yahoo…
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How far will consumer-generated media go?
The AlwaysOn conference kicked off last night and is now in full flow with a panel about the future of user generated content. Chad Hurley of YouTube, Michael Arrieta of Sony Pictures, Dave Goldberg of…
Defining ‘Social Media’
Here’s your chance on Wikipedia. Drew’s started the definition having noticed the blank page. Technorati Tags: Wikipedia, social media
The Rough Guide to Blogging
Yup, you heard it – Rough Guide which normally takes us on tours of Mexico, Japan, France etc will now give you a guided tour of the blogosphere. Keeping the guide up-to-date will be a…
PRWEEK UK’s New Media Conference
A few notes from today’s afternoon session: McDonalds UK – ‘we need to tell our story, not sell our story’. McDonalds is embracing online interaction such as using web chats. For instance, with Channel 4…
Monday poll: When will the ‘social media release’ be the norm?
The humble news release has long been under scrutiny and criticism. It’s a PR tactic unchanged in many years despite the fact that many journalists prefer to ignore them. With the advent of bloggers as…
Upcoming events
Few things for your calendar for Valley PR types: Stirr – Wednesday May 10 (tonight) – 6pm onwards in Palo Alto – Sean Ness and gang’s mixer for entrepreneurs featuring one-minute presentations. JumpCut’s video-editing demo…
Rainy day for TagCloud
TagCloud, the keyword navigation service, is struggling to keep up with demand. According to an announcement on its website, it now has 14,000 registered users, tracks 120,000 feeds and topped out at 6m page views…
Tips for demoing your company
Companies often get the chance to pitch their company or demo their product at events. These are short format (five minute) opportunities to get on stage and present. Here’s how to make the most of…
OnHollywood kicks off
Silicon Valley’s digerati are off to Los Angeles today for the start of the OnHollywood conference at the Roosevelt Hotel. Fifty digital media companies are demoing their latest products in front of an audience of…