Following up on my last post about the current state of Social Networks , I just wrote a post for my agency blog as mentioned and you can read it here:

The role of private social networks in a Facebook world “

My thoughts were sparked from the excellent masuhup event I attended last week.

Mashup is interesting in that its primarily for investors and entrepreneurs working in the digital technology / marketing sphere - so you get focussed conversations. Nothing…

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This was destined to be one of those ‘draft posts’ that I leave in various stage of completion in my gmail, or on Evernote and most don’t see the light of day.

But attendance at the (realy interesting) Mashup ‘Private Social Networking’ event last week got me to complete this.. and also start a more detailed post for my Agency’s blog (coming this week).

So, my initial (draft) train of thought was - what alternatives are there to Facebook, either now or on the horizon and what will it…

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The state of social networks
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Not so much a post but a question that I’ve been thinking about..
There’s a lot of conflicting views on the web on this subject and I would be interested in the views of people here:

Is it ‘unethical’ to accept payment for a review or opinion piece on your blog, or to mention products ?
Or is the opposite true – a clear disclaimer that a full post or micro tweet is sponsored is honest and ethical and allows the reader to decide how to interpret the content.
I would be…

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Sharing music
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So I’m sat talking via facebook with my son at the other end of the country about the track listings for his first two internet radio shows. At the same time I’m updating a Spotify list for him so listeners can listen anytime to the track played but also check out what else that band has by way of back catalogue.

And this reminds me how much music sharing and recommendations have changed since i-were-a-lad.
I’ve always loved music though I’m a way better listener than player….

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Another word on Social CRM - as a punter
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I attended the SocialCRM panel debate at Social Media Week London (#smwldn). See the last post for some quick tweeted insights from the event and also have a look at the vid for the event :

Watch live streaming video from smw_london at livestream.com



I wrote a longer piece about it on my agency blog (http://www.brassagency.com/blog/the-social-crm-panel-at-social-media-week) and as I mentioned there, I’ve got an historical interest in CRM.

And…

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