Facebook, Twitter and all social media is amazing at click-baiting us into reading updates from friends, from people we call friends (but frankly don’t know), and advertisers slipped inbetween posts. I used to value my time in the loo. It was genuine ‘blue sky’ time when I could think for a moment. But now, that […]
In today’s connected, online world, filmmakers have to build and nurture their fan bases so that they always have a ready-made audience for their next film or crowdfunding campaign. But have you considered involving your followers directly in the making of your film? If not, you could be overlooking a valuable asset. In 2009 I […]
I just picked up on this terrific example of 21st century brand engagement – a chap called Richard Neill posted a rant on the Bodyform Facebook page… here it is… Hi , as a man I must ask why you have lied to us for all these years . As a child I watched your […]
Are you a digital native or a digital immigrant? Some people take to the internet, to social media, online connectivity and community, like it’s their first language, like they are literally hard wired into it. They are digital natives. To them, using this technology is effortless, almost like a reflex. But for the rest of […]
Did you know you can edit your Facebook URL to be much shorter? Ideal for business cards. So my URL is http://www.facebook.com/chrisjonesfilmmaker Which I can manually edit down to fb.com/chrisjonesfilmmaker which is much better for business cards. If you want to get your vanity URL for your Facebook page, I wrote a post on it […]
I am sitting here reading an article about how some boffins who have developed a DIY 3D printer have reached $50k of their $300k goal on IndieGoGo in just two days – I am sure they will reach their goal. Only five years ago they would have been pitching to venture capitalists, or worse, getting […]
If blogging is where you share your thoughts, Facebook is where you connect with friends and Twitter is where engage in short conversation, Tumblr, is kind of like that shoebox under your bed, full of random but very cool stuff. Tumblr is a microblog with a strong emphasis on images and video, though it can […]
Paper.li is an online newspaper that is published, automatically, every day. The content for YOUR paper.li is generated by feeds from your Twitter and Facebook accounts, plus other sources you setup – so it’s personal to you. If you follow people with great content, it will draw from that stuff to create your branded, daily […]
