Some Links Relating To London Rioting and Social Media

Rioters’ use of social media throws telecoms firms into spotlight

BBC News – English riots: Social media were ‘force for good’

Tory MP Louise Mensch backs social network blackouts during civil unrest

London riots: police could get powers over social media

Twitter blocking: the technical and legal issues

If we’re turning off social media, I want news channels turned off too

Six social media ‘celebrities’ emerge from the riots

The Truth About MPs on Twitter

MPs fail to get onboard with social media

Former British Telecom CTO: U.K. Plans to Control Social Media ‘All Bluff’

Today’s emergency riots debate in the House of Commons told us one thing: MPs don’t understand social media

Social Media Friend Guides To Twitter and the Dark Side of the Internet Launch on Android

More Android Apps have just been released from the Social Media Friend stable.

Social Media Friend Twitter Guide

Social Media Friend Twitter Guide

The Social Media Friend Twitter Guide runs on Android 2.2 and helps you understand how to use it, show you the differences between Tweets, Retweets and Direct Messages and introduces you to the mystic art of URL shortening:

Buy From Amazon | App Information

 

 

 

Social Media Friend Dark Internet Guide

Social Media Friend Dark Internet Guide

This Social Media Friend Dark Side of the Internet Guide runs on Android 2.2 and includes information on Cyberbullying, helpful ways to maintain your Online Security, how to cope with Trolls and Flamers and how to spot and avoid Spoofers, Hackers, Phishers and Viruses:

Buy From Amazon | App Information

Both apps also provide immediate access to the latest Social Media news via the Social Media Friend Twitter feed.

Social Media Friend Guide To Social Bookmarking Launched

Social Media Friend Social Bookmarking Guide

Social Media Friend Social Bookmarking Guide

A fourth guide has just arrived in the Social Media friend stable. Priced at 69p, it’s cheaper than buying the whole Social Media Friend App (which also includes this guide and is still on sale at £1.49p) and focuses Social Bookmarking and the popular social bookmarking tool Delicious.

The guide includes an introduction to Delicious and details on Tags, Tag Bundles and Tag Clouds. It also shows you how to improve your tagging technique and explains why tagging has an advantage over traditional search engines.

The app also provides you with immediate access to the latest Social Media news (including interesting Social Bookmarking information) via the Social Media Friend Twitter feed.

Social Media Friend – Version 1.7 Updates for iTunes and Android

Version 1.7 of the Social Media Friend is now available to buy from the iTunes App Store and the Amazon App Store.

New for July 2011:

This month we focus on the the Dark Side of the Internet. There is information on Cyberbullying, helpful ways to maintain your Online Security, how to cope with Trolls and Flamers and how to spot and avoid Spoofers, Hackers, Phishers and Viruses.

Buy From iTunes | Buy From Amazon | App Information

Social Media Friend Guide To Dark Side of the Internet Launched

Social Media Friend Dark Internet Guide

Social Media Friend Dark Internet Guide

A third guide has just been added to the Social Media friend stable. Priced at 69p, it’s cheaper than buying the whole Social Media Friend App (which is still on sale at £1.49p with the 1.7 update also including this information along with lots of other guides) and focuses on a particular thorny social media area.

This  guide focuses on the the Dark Side of the Internet. It’s not meant to scare you but offers some common sense advice on avoiding some of the pitfalls and virtual problems you might come across in your online life.

It includes information on Cyberbullying, helpful ways to maintain your Online Security, how to cope with Trolls and Flamers and how to spot and avoid Spoofers, Hackers, Phishers and Viruses.

The app also provides you with immediate access to the latest Social Media news (including interesting digital citizenship information) via the Social Media Friend Twitter feed.

Social Media Friend

My first app has now been released !

The Social Media Friend has been created with the aim of helping everybody (whether young or old) to understand and navigate the world of Social Media and get to grips with the tools of Web 2.0.

In the initial version – which debuted on the iTunes Store on 24th March  – the topics covered are:

  • An introduction to the world of Web 2.0.
  • A handy hints and tips guide to getting the most out of using Twitter.
  • A fabulous Social Media Glossary which provides a list of key terms in easily understandable language.

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I’m going to be adding a lot more sections to the app as the year progresses too.  A version of the Social Media Friend for Android is also in the works and it’s currently awaiting approval before arriving on the Amazon App Store for Android in the near future so watch this space or visit the website:

More Information about the Social Media Friend App

Purchase Social Media Friend App (iTunes)

The app has been written using Phonegap which is a really great bit of software allowing you to write simple code for a range of mobile devices without having to know the in’s and out’s of Objective C or Java :-) !!!

I’m also maintaining a Twitter account for the App which aims to distil the most relevant and interesting stories on the world of Social Media and this will hopefully be integrated into a later release (!):

Social Media Friend Twitter Feed

There’s also a Facebook page allowing you to express your love for it:

Social Media Friend Facebook Page

Habitat Twitter backlash

Habitat has provided a perfect case study in how not to use social media with its clumsy attempts to insert popular internet keywords into its promotional Twitter posts writes Joanna Perry….

Retail Week Story

This calls to mind the Cillit Bang blog controversy from 2005.

See also:

Habitat says misuse of Twitter keywords was a mistake

Cillit Bang clanger

Wisdom of Patients: Healthcare Meets Online Social Media

Social media on the Internet is empowering, engaging, and educating health care consumers and providers, according to a new report, The Wisdom of Patients: Health Care Meets Online Social Media, published by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF)……

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Source : www.asahp.org