Social Whisper

Archive for February 2009

Social Networking – More harm than good?

Posted by: Sarah on: February 26, 2009

Over the last couple of days a growing number of articles have been catching my eye which appear to have all originated from a debate in the House of Lords created by neuroscientist Lady Greenfield.
Her comments suggest that social networking sites have a negative impact on our brains, especially in younger people which causes shortened [...]

Social Bookmarking

Posted by: Sarah on: February 24, 2009

In organising things for my departure on Thursday from my current job it occurred to me that over the years in my current role I had amounted a substantial number of bookmarks on my browser that I wanted to take with me.
I had never felt before that I had a use for some of the [...]

Random Friday Post

Posted by: Sarah on: February 20, 2009

I came across this yesterday which fit the randomness theme perfectly…. cow abduction by aliens.
A groups of farmers in the US believe that they have found the source of the continuing problem of missing cows – Aliens. The site contains photos and video footage including  re-enactments to warn you all and help you protect your [...]

Buzz Tracking Update

Posted by: Sarah on: February 18, 2009

Recently I have noticed that there seems to be more and more conversations occuring about buzz tracking both offline in our agency and with our clients as well as in the blogosphere and places like Twitter.
This had made me realise that I never posted an update on our Buzz Tracking activities after speaking to numerous [...]

Random Friday Post

Posted by: Sarah on: February 13, 2009

I saw this in the Metro this morning and think that it may be my new favourite type of art. Like most people nowadays I love Banksy’s work and modern graffiti and light graffiti as this is called is amazing.
I can’t remember the name of the artist that appeared in the Metro to give credit [...]

Lovers Island – Created by God

Posted by: Sarah on: February 12, 2009

With love in the air at this time of year I thought I’d spread it a little bit further….
An island just off Croatia in the shape of a heart has been discovered by users on Google Earth. Since the discovery the owner has be inundated with requests to stay on the island which is currently [...]

Will the Internet Eventually Control Us?

Posted by: Sarah on: February 10, 2009

As the internet continues to develop through it various stages of growth it appears to be a bit like a child; initially once born it is just growing and getting accustomed to the surroundings as in Web 1.0, Web 2.0 the toddlers stage – learning to speak and communicate with other people in the world [...]