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The Facebook timeline – a teenage diary.

Facebook gives kids the space to learn who they are without the intrusion of unwanted authority. Parents, teachers, coaches and big brothers take note Continue reading →

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When does a social networker become a pest?

Can an obsession with connection turn you into a spammer? This is a question that has troubled me since Linkedin sent me this e-mail Hi Henry, Due to the extremely high number and percentage of rejected invitations associated with your … Continue reading →

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Don’t fence me in!

I went to a presentation to a small group of intermediaries given by a major life company last week. The presentation explored how we could adopt social media in our work to help jointly build our businesses and make it … Continue reading →

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Building an online community on LinkedIn

I’ve been thinking about a specific business problem set by a large client. The problem is this; they have a mature pension scheme which they have properly funded for many years. They are keen that staff better understand its benefits … Continue reading →

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The kids are more right

We all move at different speeds; some of us use the web like our front room and share it with others without a second thought. Some of us see the web and the social sites with fear and loathing. I listened … Continue reading →

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My five big challenges for twenty twelve

If I thought I’d be here twelve months ago I wouldn’t have bothered. I’d have gone straight to jail, not passed go and not collected my £200. I reckon most of us would have preferred to be on the subs … Continue reading →

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If you write as good as you talk – no one reads you

None of us currently have the answers and if we don’t have these conversations I suspect we never will! Continue reading →

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Couldn’t have put it better myself

“In a year’s time”, he says, “it will almost certainly look totally different to this”. Continue reading →

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When should I monetize my child?

What guidance can my readership give me (other than getting him to pay his own phone bills )
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“No one uses e-mail anymore”

“who checks their email any more. All i do is get on facebook which to me is pretty much the same thing except without the spam” Continue reading →

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