Random Acts…

Thinking today about “doing good” it strikes me there is little financial gain on offer to businesses to do inherent good without some kind of quid pro quo; and I’m reflecting on an old tweet from a usability and user experience chap:

If organisations will never do good (as there’s no business case) or won’t do good until there’s scale for gov funding: perhaps doing good needs to be a side hustle in projects by individuals #SmallGoods pic.twitter.com/czV5WKlpPV

— Alastair Somerville (@Acuity_Design) February 9, 2018

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Social Learning

The inestimable Dan Slee has come up trumps again. His précis of the Ofcom annual communications report is here.

It’s a wonderful set of insights into the big numbers and trends.

Social Media use is already commonplace, but I think understanding it is still quite a niche thing. I particularly enjoyed the observations about using messenger apps to link up people of all ages.

Have a read and see what you think.

 

I object

Recent events worldwide have brought many people to social media to reflect, share and be part of a virtual support network.

This in turn has drawn some to observe the futility of pressing “Like” or “Share” unless it is accompanied by action.

It can be tempting to wade in either in support or defence of the original posts, likers, sharers, cynics or realists. However, it is important to remember what I like to think of as Dan’s Uncle Keith.

Social Reach

I noticed a few weeks ago I was approaching 300 followers on Twitter. Knowing that these things vary day to day, I’ve waited until I’m fairly certain it’s remaining above 300 before declaring the number a fixture.

Best Thing Ever :-)

“Best Thing Ever” – that’s how my new job was described by a friend on Facebook last Friday, when I announced to all and sundry that I had a new job.

Shedlines

There have been a number of interesting developments in the last month or so. Far from hiding at the bottom of my garden and doing things in isolation, there’s a whole host of collaborative efforts kicking off.

Social Media Social

Right then, time to get this Social Media Surgery looking like a holiday activity club.

We’re meeting in August at the Black Country Arms on Wednesday 14th, at about half six. We’re not running a traditional surgery, although advice and help will be on tap as usual, but we will be chilling out, sampling the fine range of ales and other beverages available, and having a bit of a relax.

Summer Saturday Social Media Surgery

Just a quick note really, to remind anyone who fancies it to pop along from half nine tomorrow and join in with Walsall Social Media Surgery.

Social Media Surgery and Coffee…. perfection?

Next Saturday (20th) will see July’s Walsall Social Media Surgery kick off at half nine in the town’s Starbucks coffee shop.

Granted, that particular retailer may have a slightly patchy record when it comes to taxation and fair play, but the individual branches tend to be good, and I enjoy their filter coffee.

The event is an opportunity for those of us who are about on a Saturday morning to gather, share ideas, pick things up off one another and generally chew the fat. At the same time, some folks with fine minds and degrees from the school of life will be around to help you understand and use social media and related tech effectively. If you fancy it, please take a look at the website, and sign up. We’d love to see you.

What are you doing Wednesday?

Wednesday night is the next Walsall Social Media Surgery. Please consider coming along, or if you can’t come but know someone who should, share the link, or this post, or just download and print off the poster linked below and stick it to their forehead.

We’ll be in The White Lion, and everybody’s welcome.

Walsall SMS June 2013 poster