Social Media World Forum 2010

media_350It all looked like a proper conference. Walking into the Kensington Olympia Conference Centre on Monday this week, I was greeted by rows of booths; filled to the brim with marketing gimmicks, compulsory LinkedIn lanyards, iPhone twiddling yuppies and an atmosphere so thick with buzzwords you could slice it with a butterknife.

The Social Media World Forum seemed like an interesting proposition: ”Shaping the future of Social Media’. I was expecting a challenging, dynamic event filled with top SocMed minds, that would provide a sandbox for new ideas.

‘Don’t be a sucker’ guide to social media events

You can run as far as you like, but you just cannot hide from Social Media.

Call it what you will; ‘socmed’, ‘invaluable tool’ or ‘waste of time’, the impact is undeniable; Social media has quite literally changed the world, and trying to ignore this revolution is futile. Futile I tell you!

The European Parliament has a cookie problem

Cookies...I had an idea for T-shirt slogan, but you’re probably not going to appreciate it unless you’re sad enough to go to as many affiliate marketing industry events as I do. It would read:

“Every time you clear your cookies, an affiliate cries.”

Three Sixty Entertainment Scoops the Startups Awards

The Startups Awards 2009 were held at the Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square, London, last Friday, and Alicia and I attended to represent Skimlinks – a finalist in two categories; Online Business of the Year, and Innovative Business of the Year.

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BlogWorld 2009: Las Vegas

The BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009 is over, and the Skimlinks contingent is back on British soil after a mad weekend of networking and promoting our fabulous service.