The power of imagery

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Do you engage better with social media if images are available? 

If you get a chance, read this and let us know your thoughts http://www.prweek.com/uk/features/1172751/the-rising-power-images/

Revoluntionising social media - do's and please don'ts

We liked this and wanted to share. Simple.

The article comes from the Revolutionary Measures blog - http://measuresconsulting.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/telling-a-whopper-on-social-media/

Do you agree that social media is a by-gone for business?

From the PR Media Blog, we found this article on the parallels of social media and its importance (or lack of necessity) for companies in today's overloaded social media dominated world.

Whatever the opportunity, is there a platform that each business could utilise?

http://www.pr-media-blog.co.uk/the-real-reason-companies-fail-at-social-media/

Tregartha Dinnie on Facebook

Thanks to all our new Tregartha Dinnie followers - we have been so busy with client project work, we haven't forgotten about you, promise!

The Tregartha Dinnie list of blogs to watch

We have just added some of the B2B PR Blog's top  blogs for PR, news and all things media related from 2012 that we think should be in your blogosphere.

If we don't have you on our own Tregartha Dinnie blogs list and you think we should, then let us know!

And we've also added a dash of international news, politics and education into the mix too!

Wednesday poll from the desks of Tregartha Dinnie

What would you like to see more of featured in the news you watch, read and hear?

Visit our Facebook Page and give your vote:  http://on.fb.me/y2tvxT

Social media and politics - can it be combined?

We stumbled upon this and wanted to share it.

Although this article looks at the socialmediasphere within American politics, does 'twittering', 'liking' and 'following' have similar influence here in Britain to help those in power gain the people's vote and support?

Does social media influence British politics to the same degree? http://mashable.com/2012/10/02/social-media-and-local-politics/

 

A few colours of predictability…

Ok, so we have a few ladies in the office who have been enticed and overwhelmed by flipping the pages (or sliding the screen) of the latest book crazy, ‘fifty shades of whatsit’.

But some have become a little bored by its predictability.

So is this a book of the ages, has overrun the Mills and Boon literature of romance, or is it nothing more than a predictable mass-market read for bored housewives and those who love fads?

Or is it just luck – an author who actually fell into the literary pool of writing slush, basic character development and creating nice names and who just wanted to write a book?

It’s no Anna Karenina or Jane Austen bundle, but it obviously had something gripping.

So what makes a good book great? And is ‘50 shades’ the latest equivalent of a viral video, hot off the bookshelves and into our laps, with a cuppa on the side table, late at night, so when we awake we can have a ‘water cooler’ moment…?

Things we want to shout about...

We want to make sure you can see this so we made it rather large...

Just some of what we at Tregartha Dinnie can do for you: digital design, communication, PR, branding, social media, newsletter design, online e-newsletter & website development

Want more, visit our website: http://www.tregartha-dinnie.co.uk/

So shout it out!

The extremes of what makes news

Friday 6th July

Heavy news

Reports say Japan’s nuclear plant disaster was man-made http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18718057

Light ‘coffee-break’ news

The Sun’s truly inspirational (please note sarcasm) news piece ‘Larger than life Princess’ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/4413452/Im-a-26-stone-pageant-princess.html

Government red tape gets better of youngster

Honest schoolgirl telling us about her meals gets reprimanded and told to STOP http://bbc.in/LqNcJn

This is certainly a shame, as this was an ‘expose’ of the naff food some schools are offering to students across the country.

Shouldn’t we be applauding her decision to uncover this at such a young age.

Red tape bureaucracy at its best!

Have you been victim of trolling

Once upon a time, trolling was something taken and remembered from fairytales, the bad troll on the bridge from The Billy Goats Gruff story, who wouldn't let anyone cross.

But now it has become something so much more and malevolent.

The article below from the Mail Online, is one of the latest discussing this topic.

Have you ever had a troll follow you, hack your account or do you even know someone who claims to be one?

We welcome all comments.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2157937/New-laws-make-Facebook-Twitter-responsible-internet-trolls-unless-them.html?ito=feeds-newsxml