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10M Facebook Global Connections Visualised

socialmediachunks — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:07:19 +0000

The above map of the world, drawn by Facebook data structuring intern Paul Butler using connections between 10 million Facebook friends.

Facebook Advertising

socialmediachunks — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:22:24 +0000

Ever thought about advertising on Facebook? I’ve just setup another new campaign and it reminded how easy and cost effective Facebook can be for targeted marketing campaigns.

They’ve posted a helpful guide to help you make the most of their social ads https://www.facebook.com/adsmarketing/

IPhone 5 – the latest rumours – collated

socialmediachunks — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:53:23 +0000

Image courtesy of www.piotrek.it

My phone contract is up in June and I’m already trawling the internet to find out what new features I can look forward to on my IPhone 5.

With Apple gaining some unfavourable press around the release of IPhone 4 it is crucial they got 5 spot on. As (almost) always, Apple have the spec locked away in a vault in California somewhere so everyone speculates wildly, here are a few of the most popular rumours.

Screen size increases to 4″ by going edge to edge? – link
4G? Not sure this one is likely and not that bothered 4G looks a couple of years off in the UK anyway.
IPhone Nano? Smaller, cheaper version so Apple can capture more of the younger phone users market.
3D graphics? Is the current trend for 3D coming to the IPhone? Not sure what the benefits might be so again not that bothered.
Slide out Qwerty keyboard? Are Apple going to follow many of the other Smartphones and add a physical keyboard?
8MP camera? It’s inevitable they will have some improvement to the camera, whether it’s higher res or better flash or auto face recognition, we’ll wait and see.
Faster Processor? Dual core? Quad core? I love faster processors but I’m thinking quad core might be a bit of overkill on a phone and imagine what it might do to the already troubled battery life!
New OS? Is Apple ready to do the first major overhaul of the operating system which set the benchmark for all other phones when it was released in 2007? What about a new radial type interface that Apple recently patented?
Facetime HD? Many users have been disappointed with Facetime, is this the improvement they’ve been waiting for?
Near Field Communication? No need to carry your credit/debit cards any more, use your IPhone to pay for stuff.
White? Will the white IPhone will be making a comeback?
New casing? Thinner? Plastic or Aluminum back? Scratch proof screen?
Integrated SIM? Now that Apple has finished its exclusive deals with providers they are keen to encourage users to buy direct from them, an integrated SIM could be assigned to whatever network you want at point of purchase.
FM receiver, highly rumoured for the last few IPhones, could this be the one?
Solar powered charging system? I think there’s probably as much chance of this happening as Glasgow having enough sun to charge a pixie’s wristwatch.
LED projector? Don’t think so.

So that’s all the rumours for now, I’ll add more as they inevitably surface. Roll on June (rumoured date of release).

Facebook’s new photo viewer

socialmediachunks — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:24:50 +0000

Can anyone give a good reason why Facebook have messed with the photo viewer? I’m not one of these people who moan every time FB update features because usually when you get used to them you realise it is an improvement but I’ve been with the new photo viewer a while now and it still doesn’t seem any better.

So if you don’t like it either go to a photo then press F5 (refresh) to your page and restore the white background. Yeah!!!

The Force is strong with this one

socialmediachunks — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:22:19 +0000

ITV player and 4OD on PS3

socialmediachunks — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:18:49 +0000

As a big fan of the IPlayer on the PS3, I’m pretty excited about the new ITV Player and 4OD launching on the platform.

Hopefully they’ll have a good interface and who knows maybe ITV will have something worth watching one day!

Instagram – Iphone app

socialmediachunks — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:32:44 +0000

I’m loving the Instagram app on the Iphone just now, in fact I think I’ve become a little obsessed with it.

My most popular Instagram image with 440 likes

It’s so simple to use and makes your quick Iphone snaps look great with loads of filters to choose from.

You can see a selection of photos I’ve uploaded from Instagram to Flickr here or follow me antbrow77

Anyone can be a space explorer

socialmediachunks — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:49:31 +0000

Free E-brochures

socialmediachunks — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:03:02 +0000

Save yourself the hassles of sending large PDFs to colleagues or customers. Yudu allows you to create free e-brochures to share, they are more user friendly than PDFs and all you need to send is a URL.

Make sure you PDF is formatted one page at a time and the higher the resolution the better.

There are a couple of downside but you would expect that from a free program. Yudu promote themselves and a carbon neutral message adjacent the first page of every publication, which is OK but it can be a bit instrusive.

Other downside which I’m not sure any e-brochure software has solved yet, it’s not compatible with IPhone. Damn you IPhone and your lack of flash!!!!

Shocking Truth – Maybe Social Media isn’t for you

socialmediachunks — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:44:08 +0000

Everyone, everywhere is talking about Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Four Square………..but see before you listen to the person who says “our business/service/brand needs to be on Facebook/Twitter/??? consider the following:

1. Do you have the time to devote to keeping it up to date?
It takes seconds to setup a profile but do you have the time to upkeep it. An out of date profile is worse for your reputation than none at all.

2. Do you have anything interesting to contribute?
Your posts are going to sit alongside your followers updates from friends and family, are they really going to be interested in your latest bit of news which barely interested raised an eyebrow in the office?

3. What are you trying to achieve?
It might be nice for your ego if your business has 500 followers but in reality it would be better having just two who were potential customers.