Established by Adam Vincenzini and Emily Cagle, #CommsChat is a weekly, UK-based Twitter conversation looking at all aspects of communications – and on Monday evening, we were thrilled to be involved for the first time ...

Another snip: Communicate has just published our latest On Trend column, which looks at how David Fincher’s The Social Network – a tale of “greed, obsession, unpredictability and sex”, lest we forget – might affect ...

Just published online as part of PR Week’s Digital PR series: Cision Europe CEO Peter Granat’s views on influence and those who wield it. Here’s a snip: There are a number of factors that makes ...

Straight from the things-you-didn’t-expect-to-see-in-2010 file: the launch of new national daily newspaper for the UK. And from The Independent to boot. The Independent‘s i launched yesterday to what was generally a cautiously positive reception from ...

Every few months, something happens in search that prompts a whole bunch of people to proclaim the death of search engine optimisation (SEO). The chief “SEO killer” earlier this year was Facebook’s Open Graph. Manifest ...

Earlier this week, Robert Andrews at paidContent:UK declared that the “vinyl revival” had “skipped a beat” as he reported figures obtained from the BPI showing falling sales of 7″ and 12″ singles sales and flat ...

Until yesterday, Malcolm Gladwell was a hero to many social media utopians. Books such as The Tipping Point and Outliers seemed to reinforce a worldview in which online social networks represent a brighter future, a ...

True to the title, yesterday’s Social Collective event was a great excuse to catch up with some old friends and meet some new people. Some great sessions too – in particular I’d direct anyone with an interest ...

With our regular political commentator away, I was inspired by Hitwise’s look at the search patterns associated with the Labour leadership contest to have a dig around the issue in social media. Looking at four ...

Next week’s Social Collective conference aims to be a “big picture” event, one that examines “how we communicate within the platforms and how we measure and integrate social media into our strategies, customer service and ...

What’s the social verdict on Boris’ Bikes?  September’s On Trend article for Communicate Magazine focuses on just that by reviewing the social media profile of Barclays cycle hire.  Which brand name gets the highest votes ...

We live in a crazy world. True, every generation has said that since time immemorial, but previous generations were only exposed a few pockets of weirdness in their communities, the typical town freak, a few ...

With London Fashion Week looming, we’ve been looking at the Top 10 UK and international Blogs for a range of fashion activities. As discussed in an earlier post, these blogs are already starting to challenge ...

Many years ago, starting out in media monitoring, I spent my nights reading (and cutting out bits of) newspapers. One thing that kept me going was the pleasure of the Wall Street Journal’s illustrated portraits. ...

Our latest On Trend column for Communicate Magazine looks at the social media profiles of the major UK summer festivals and their sponsors. Is NME’s sponsorship of T in the Park as good a fit ...

The Times and Sunday Times launched their redesigned websites in May and began charging on 1st July  after offering registered users a free trial for one month. The costs are £1 for a daily or ...

A new medium is never an addition to an old one, nor does it leave the old one in peace Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media Last month, Knowledge Networks published research that suggested that heavy users ...

On May 20th, Nike launched an epic TV ad featuring international footballers including Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and other stars such as Roger Federer and the animated cartoon character Homer Simpson. The three minute ...

While journalist Neil Ashton tweeted that England manager Fabio Capello “nailed” John Terry for his comments on Sunday, social media seems to have been rather quieter about both the coach and his former captain.  A ...

The second European Summit on Measurement from AMEC got underway in Barcelona yesterday.  There’s a lot going on – discussions on content licensing, the industry’s future, the needs of PR professionals and measuring business outcomes.   ...