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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog 21st September 2012

Bankers under fire, what the papers say, Twitter support Manchester Police, Mitt Romney 47 per cent PR fail, dates for the diary and next week's predictions.
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To tweet or not to tweet (the subject is the question)?

Footballer Daniel Thomas will not be prosecuted for his homophobic comments on Twitter regarding to Team GB divers. But what do you think?
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Required reading: Tim Berners Lee on The Drum

The World Wide Web inventor waxed lyrical in a recent interview about future predictions and the role of newspapers in our digital age. We muse on the latter.
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Chris Moyles' final BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show

So it’s finally here. The day some have dreaded and some have been waiting for a long time. Chris Moyles has just ended a record breaking 15 year stint as the voice, face and some would say ego of the BBC’s youth radio station. The show was produced in front of a select live audience … Continued
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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog 14th September 2012

The Sun apologises for Hillsborough lies, Samsung threatens to strand bloggers in Berlin, what the papers say, predictions for next week, dates for the diary.
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New magazine figures again improve transparency

New statistics show online and print reach separately, meaning marketing, PR and advertising types have a better understanding of exposure and impact.
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Infographic: Fake Twitter Profiles – Who Tweeted?

As an award winning social media agency everyone in the Smoking Gun offices is a fan of Twitter – whether it’s for keeping up with the latest celebrity gossip, following the #clarets or engaging with brands. As such this week’s infographic really grabbed all our attention as it looks at the history or the social … Continued
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Tony Murray

T Time: Tweet nothings

Our columnist extraordinaire Tony Murray asks if the days of social media dominance in marketing and PR are coming to a close.
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Fingerprint scanners for new iPhone?

Apple is trying to buy fingerprint security firm AuthenTec, and has commissioned the firm to develop sensors which could be used in the new mobile model.
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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog 7th September 2012

Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Nestle's Brazilian GM food debacle, predictions for next week and dates for the diary. It's that time of the week again then.
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Pinterest marketing advice via new social media tool

Whichsocial.com launch new analytics software to aid businesses decide whether to invest time and money in 2012's online network du jour.
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Tony Murray

T Time: Why I hate the Paralympics

Our man in the East, famed opinion speaker Tony Murray, considers the media's obsession with homogeneity in light of this summer's last sporting spectacle.
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The Blagger's Blog

The Blagger's Blog 31st August 2012

Elisabeth Murdoch speaks out against News Corp, Apple fall foul of sarcastic YouTubers, Betfred's PR gaffe, next week's predictions and dates for the diary.
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