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Five Smarter Tweeting Tips
Just in case they’re of any use, here are five smarter Tweeting tips triggered by things I’ve been noticing cropping up on Twitter recently. 1) Want retweets? Write for retweets! Just in case you’re asking, 117 characters is a ‘retweetable’ … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Middle East marketing, social media, Twitter
Tagged Alexander McNabb, communications, Internett, social media, Twitter, Writing
Alexander at MediaME Forum 2011
Spot On PR Director Alexander McNabb spoke at the MediaME Forum 2011 in Amman, Jordan earlier this week about digital public relations and reputation management. The annual event organised by Middle East advertising and marketing portal MediaME was attended by … Continue reading
Posted in brand marketing, Content, Disintermediation, Facebook, Internet, Measurement, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Middle East Public Relations, Online marketing, public relations, SEO, social media, Twitter
Tagged agencies, Alexander McNabb, Amman, communications, Conference, digital, Facebook, Jordan, MediaME, Middle east, Objectives, online, Outsourcing, PR, public relations, Reputation Management, speaking
The Freedom Meme
A new report from the University of Washington’s Project on Information Technology and Political Islam comes to the conclusion that social media played a central role in the events we have all come to call ‘The Arab Spring’. Ever since … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Facebook, General, Internet, Measurement, Middle east, social media, Twitter
Tagged Alexander McNabb, Arab, Arab Spring, Arab World, blogs, Egypt, Facebook, Internet, MENA, Middle east, North Africa, politics, revolution, social media, Tunisia, Twitter, University of Washington, Websites
Who’s Afraid Of A Regulated Web?
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has come out and said he wants a regulated web – “You need to hear our limits, our red lines” he told an audience at the two-day ‘e-G8′ conference. The AP report is linked here. His … Continue reading
Posted in Disintermediation, General, Internet, social media, Twitter
Tagged Alexander McNabb, citizen-centric government, digital, egovernment, government, Internet, Nicholas Sarkozy, social media, Twitter, Wikileaks
Middle East bloggers on air!
Tune in to Alexander McNabb on Dubai Eye 103.8FM on Tuesday January 25th at 10am to listen to the Dubai Today show and hear about Middle East blogging from seven bloggers in the region. Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Content, General, Internet, Middle east, social media
Tagged Alexander McNabb, Amman, Arab World, blog, bloggers, blogging, Content, Dubai, Dubai Eye, Dubai Today, Internet, Jordan, Middle east, online, radio, social media, UAE
The Sustainable Corporation
I’m doing quite a lot of conference speaking thingies this Autumn, so apologies in advance to anyone who suffers in one of those audiences. I’m particularly looking forward to the MediaME Conference in Amman on the 8th and 9th November, … Continue reading
Posted in Customers, General, Internet, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Online marketing, public relations, social media
Tagged Alexander McNabb, blog, blogging, communications, Conference, conferences, CSR, Internet, online, policy, PR, public relations, social media, speaking, sustainability, transparency
When social media programs grow up…
I’ve been doing quite a lot of speaking at ‘online’ conference events and workshops recently (this will surprise nobody who knows me) and consequently meeting a lot of people who are experimenting with social media within their organisations. It’s something … Continue reading
Tweets like grains of wheat
Everyone has done the old ‘one grain of wheat on the first square, two grains on the second and so on doubling with each square’ trick. The same mathematics potentially applies to the humble retweet, of course. Continue reading
Posted in Content, Internet, Online marketing, public relations, social media, Twitter
Tagged Alexander McNabb, Archimedes, buzz, communications, Internet, marketing, mathematics, news, online, social media, tweets, Twitter, website, word of mouth
Is social media making the Middle East more ‘social’?
In the past, Middle East social network users have kept their ‘online friends’ and ‘real friends’ compartmentalised, never mixing the two and social networking events were clearly all business. Now that’s all changed. Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Middle east, Middle East marketing, social media, Twitter
Tagged Alexander McNabb, Carrington Malin, culture, Eman Hussein, GeekFest, Jordan, Lebanon, LinkedIn, MENA, Middle east, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, social media, society, Twitter, UAE
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Night of the anonyhaters
Some people wearing a mask of anonymity, believe they face no consequence for their actions, are capable of remarkable cruelty. What should you do if these are aimed at you or your brand? Continue reading →