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All that glitters may not be a gold medal

With sport high on the marketing agenda it's important not to be blinded by fool's gold when considering media, social media, and PR launches.
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Socmedia update: Hashtag pages and Rebel Mouse

Twitter's latest offer to the business world, and a brand new network well worth investigating from Huffington Post's former CTO, investigated.
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Digital experiments at The Times

As newspapers continue to try and plug leaking bank balances Britain's oldest daily flirts with free online journalism, despite its website being behind that paywall.
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June 2012 in the Smoking Gun study

With a new client win and plenty of hope for an improvement in the weather all eyes are fixed on the future, and Christmas long-lead press.
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Quirkies, Weird and Wonderful

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Simply unmissable 6

Behold the web’s finest, in their embeddable glory, with video clips only visible from the air, a hip hop toddler, and London’s timelapsed Olympic preparations, amongst other delights.
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Infographic: The impact of social media in the Hospitality Industry

Following last month’s Travel, Leisure and Tourism (TLT) North conference in Chester, we decided this week’s infographic should look at the impact social media has had upon the travel and hospitality industries. A hat tip to Four Pillars Hotels for creating the infographic.
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The Blagger's Blog 22nd June 2012

Coca Cola's happiness campaign returns, with acts of kindness, love and bravery caught on CCTV, whilst Apple enrages customers with new socket proposal.
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Nazis and advertising… never a good combination

Far right groups have been making the most of YouTube's revenue sharing system, which won't go down well with advertisers at all.
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Infographic: Euro 2012 Facts & Figures

Euro 2012 is in full swing and England are through to the quarter finals, so here at Smoking Gun PR we thought this week's infographic had to be about the beautiful game.
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Pinterest, the moving moodboard for brands

Some recent examples of great pinning from social media's new kid, Pinterest.
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The Blagger's Blog 18th June 2012

Last week's belated media roundup with Robert Pattinson, David Cronenberg, Britain's cocaine problem, and Shell's arctic drilling.
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Infographic: Password Protection

Following the news last week that LinkedIn was hacked and more than six million users passwords were leaked online, today's infographic looks at password protection.
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Apple likes Facebook, but not so much Google (or privacy)

Google Maps will be rejected in favour of a new Apple-branded app with turn-by-turn guidance, whilst the number one social network gets greater integration.
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