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Industrial strength SEO - a good session featuring speakers Richard Baxter (Cheapflights), Gary Moyle, Neil Stickells and Dave Naylor. read more »
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SEO For web 2.0 sites - moderated by the lovely Vanessa Fox, featuring speakers Nathan Buggia, Tom Critchlow, Mikkel deMib (wild dress sense!) and Dave Naylor. Some interesting topics covered in this one. read more »
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Video Search and Blended results - featuring speakers Brian Marin, Ciaran Norris, Tom Wilde and the Shermanator on the moderation duties. read more »
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Stephen Fry has updated his website with lots of flashy web 2.0 elements - we have a look at what he's doing and why. read more »
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As Matt Cutts stated this morning, Google Webmaster tools has a new tool for finding 404 errors with links to them. But unlike Matt, we think you could gain a bit more juice from a few tidy 301s, as well as contacting the owners... read more »
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Journalist and budding comedian Andrew Collins gives me his thoughts on why Social Media ISN'T the second coming. I was very impressed at his mention of Google Analytics! read more »
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Why am I being asked to help translate Facebook in to this mysterious new language, 'English (UK)'. Are Facebook REALLY planning on translating the site in to proper English (like they did for Pirates last week) or is this simply an automated messag read more »
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As regular readers will know, I've been a Facebook user for over 18 months now and still find time to update my status on a regular basis. Despite being of no real value to me, I like to keep my friends updated as to my whereabouts / activities, tho read more »
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As regular readers will attest, I'm a big fan of Facebook and have been for a long time. But that doesn't mean I can't see it's flaws - and I've been told there are many. I can however only speak for myself, so I've put together my Top 8 list of Thi read more »
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It looks like the back-room nerds at 10 Downing Street have finally woken up to the power of Social Media, and in particular YouTube. And even better than that, they've upset the opposition in the process! read more »
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As regular readers will know, we keep a close eye on Facebook's active user figures on a regular basis round here, to monitor the movers and losers in the world of Facebook. Well, whilst updating the figures this morning I noticed they'd taken quite read more »
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If you start receiving strange friend requests on Bebo in the year 2050, there may be more to them than meets the eye. That's because 2050 is about the time that we can expect a reply from the planet Gliese 581c in response to messages Bebo is plann read more »
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According to the statistical wizards over at Hitwise, Facebook now receives almost 50% of all UK social networking site visits, showing massive growth this year compared with 2007. read more »
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According to an article in yesterday's Guardian newspaper, charities around the country are noting a shift in power from their own tightly-controlled organisations to unofficial brand advocates using social media to spread the word. Some charities a read more »
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I was catching up on some of the blogs I subscribe to just now, when I noticed some MAJOR hidden link spam which I would not normally have seen. The blog in question is the personal blog of film director Kevin Smith, "Silent Bob Speaks" and the link read more »
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As regular readers may notice, the Tamar Social Media blog has been a little quieter over the past three weeks. The reason behind this pre-summer lull isn't that we've all gone on lovely hot holidays, it is mainly due to my wife and I having our fir read more »
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...Probably not, but it seemed like as good a reason as any to go in to space! Looks like Mr Brin has made a deposit on an orbital space flight in 2011. Alright for some eh? read more »
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After a bit of a false start last month, the good (but slow) people at R.I.M. have finally updated their Facebook for Blackberry application to bring it up to speed with the online version - in at least one respect read more »
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I've been doing some interviews with various famous people about their attitudes to Social Media / Networking. This one is with Rory Cellan-Jones - Technology Correspondent for the BBC, and a very interesting interviewee read more »
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A short interview with internet legend Rand Fishkin about his use of Web 2.0 websites and social networks - part 3 in a series of interviews with celebs and notable people... read more »
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As regular readers may know, I will shortly be extending my social network by a very significant extra body, with the birth of my first child at the end of June. As somebody new to the whole process, I am struck by how difficult it is to choose a su read more »
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Take this quiz to find out how much of a Facebook addict you are. And don't worry, unlike other Facebook spammy quizzes, it's not going to ask you to invite your friends before it gives you the answers!! read more »
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I was taking a look at my Facebook 'Active User' stats this morning, as you do, and I wondered where we might get to by the end of 2008 if current growth rate continues? So, I added some trendlines (with my limited Excel knowledge!) and projected of read more »
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I noticed something new when I logged in to Facebook this morning - a little "import" button at the top of my mini-feed on my profile... read more »
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Great news for those of us that spend more time on their blackberrys than is healthy! After many months (years?) of user requests, Typepad have finally decided to support us blackberry users with their mobile applications. read more »
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