The power of Social Media Marketing

This is a nice, simple video showing how social media actually works – it’s all about people sharing what they like.

Digital Literacy an important factor in Career Success

The University of Derby’s International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) have produced a report entitled ‘Careering through the Web‘ which explores the potential of web technologies for career development and support services. Inadequate ‘digital literacy’ could jeopardise your future career prospects Will ‘Digital Literacy’ Determine Your Future Career Success? The report acknowledges the accelerating influence [...]

Social Media Workshop for Continuing Professional Development

The University of Ulster, School of Education is holding a workshop on social media for continuing professional development and improving professional practice. With the emergence of social media, a new approach to learning and professional development has opened up. This workshop will help show you how it works. Basic Workshop details: Title: Social media for continuing professional development and improving professional [...]

Finding out about Social Media (Workshop)

A Social Media workshop is being held as part of the Talks and Tours programme at the University of Ulster in Coleraine on Saturday 17th July.  It is being delivered by Anne Peoples, a guest blogger on this site and author of the popular “Crossing the Digital Divide – a basic kit for the adult [...]

Why Guidance Professionals should be engaged with Social Media

I recently came across this useful presentation on the iCeGS website (International Centre for Guidance Studies).  The seminar was delivered by Tristram Hooley at the National Career Guidance Show in March. He sums up the main reasons why careers practitioners (and by extension anyone whose work involves information, advice and guidance) should be embracing new technology [...]

NDI10 Digital Participation

The 5th National Digital Inclusion Conference is being held on the 10th and 11th March 2010 in the Vinopolis Conference Centre, London.  It’s titled ‘Digital Participation: Passing IT on’ and hopes to build momentum within the digital inclusion community by looking for practical ways to ensure that agenda is sustained. There is a very impressive line-up [...]

Engaging in the Social Media Conversation

A recent event in Belfast, hosted by Women in Business, addressed the benefits of using social media to promote your business.  Once again the importance of this medium for engaging with customers and clients was clearly highlighted. The presentation, delivered by Mags Byrne Consulting, focused on the opportunities social media can offer businesses and how it [...]

Using Social Media to Enhance Your Information Service

The Association of Information Managers (AIM) held an excellent seminar on Social Media after their AGM last Friday (12 Feb).  The seminar, entitled “Using Social Media to Enhance Your Information Service”, was delivered by Anne Peoples, tutor in Library and Information Management at the University of Ulster. The presentation focused on how to strategically engage [...]

Digital Storytelling

If you’re interested in digital storytelling, BBC Wales have created a great ‘How to’ guide.  It basically includes everything you need to know: A Guide to Digital Storytelling

Twitter in the Public Sector

Last month Kable had a very interesting article on how the public sector is using Twitter: ‘The public tweet‘. The article discusses how local and national government are slowly beginning to embrace this platform as a means of communication with their constituents. The government’s director of digital engagement, Andrew Stott, has been posting tweets since [...]