Monthly Archives: April 2011

The #givejonnyroseajob campaign of April 2011 – THANK YOU

On Wednesday April 20th, unbeknownst to me, a give #jonnyroseajob hashtag campaign started up North when @tomstables (@aishajeffo @walkerstudios @missajburton) came across my blog post seeking employment. These guys had never met me before and had no idea who I … Continue reading

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Google Exodus: The New Media retelling of Exodus

I do love these videos which translate Biblical events for the Web 2.0 Generation! Have a look at this novel retelling of Exodus by Israeli media company Aish. 🙂

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EVENT: #purleybreakfastclub meet – Saturday April 30th 9AM

In case you didn’t already know, every morning tweeters from Purley and the surrounding area have been tweeting descriptions and pictures of their breakfasts (see below) The group is open to all and we’ve even had #purleybreakfastclub tweets from as … Continue reading

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How brands can make their Facebook pages more sociable

This one goes out to all the Community Manager’s out there… Here is a post on a well-known brand’s Facebook page: Here’s another example: Considering the high-profile nature of both companies, it is not surprising to know that they have … Continue reading

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I Blog On A Sunday: Richard Littledale

I Blog On A Sunday is a space for guest-posters to muse about blogging, Sundays or Christianity. If you would like to contribute, holla at jonny_rose_23@hotmail.com or @98rosjon on Twitter. Richard “Winky” Littledale is the pastor of Teddington Baptist Church in South-West London. … Continue reading

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I Blog On A Sunday:David Wynd a.k.a Phoce

I Blog On A Sunday is a space for guest-posters to muse about blogging, Sundays or Christianity. If you would like to contribute, holla at jonny_rose_23@hotmail.com or @98rosjon on Twitter. Phoce (known to him Mum as David Wynd) is a Methodist … Continue reading

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Rebecca Black’s Friday gets a Christian makeover

I don’t know about you but I love a good Christian parody. It serves to show that not all Christians are puritanical, sticks in the mud and – if done well – neatly touch on specific Christian cultural references without … Continue reading

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EVENT: “How to use social networking to build your biz” (Tues April 12th)

Anyone who has met me knows that I love talking. Especially about social media. The Purley Business Association have kindly given me the opportunity to talk to local Croydon business owners about the power of social media to build and … Continue reading

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Purley 2.0 – The #purley hashtag is like a noticeboard

Think of the sort of information people put on a noticeboard: * Requests e.g. “Can anyone lend me a cable?” * Questions e.g. “Does anyone know a good local plumber?” * Jobs e.g. “Vacancy at our shop, £8ph – needed … Continue reading

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Community Participation – Where do you fall?

Jakob Nielsen’s study in 2006 showed that in any online community: 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action. This has subsequently known as … Continue reading

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