Over the last while we’ve noticed the beginnings of a buzz surrounding Storify, a social media curation tool aimed at both professional journalists and those who are simply interested in social media and current news. The tool moved into the public beta testing phase on the 25th of April this year. Some have gone as [...]

Reports from the USA suggest that facebook is doing more than just keeping people connected…it’s helping police to fight crime! Local police across America have started using Facebook to post information on local cases and to ask the public for help. Feedback from officers suggests that Facebook users really are helping them to catch the [...]

Hello, I am the Marketing Officer at Deaf Action, the largest organisation in Scotland that works with deaf, deafened, deaf blind and hard of hearing people. We are currently introducing a new identity for the organisation which takes up all my time but has been hugely rewarding. Social Media, particularly Facebook and Twitter, has proved [...]

The Revolver PR team love nothing better than a bit of people watching and on our travels we often spot things that make us chuckle. We like a bit of banter too so decided, just for fun, to start a game with the witty, intelligent people who follow our blog and Twitter account. To take [...]

French Connection are a step ahead of other retailers with their digital approach to e-commerce, social media and building relationships with their customers online. Gone are the days of the FCUK branding and a more sophisticated campaign created in early 2010 is reaching consumers via traditional media as well as Facebook, Twitter and now Youtube. French [...]

Kukunu was founded in 2009 by Gerald Goldstein and Itamar Lesuisse as a collaborative way for travellers to book holidays and share ideas and experiences. The public beta stage went live in July of this year, and with media coverage from Tech Crunch and TheNextWeek the statistics for week one exceeded all their expectations. Kukunu [...]

Hilary Laing is a Glasgow based printed fashion designer who creates beautiful garments and accessories with delightful prints. Having gained and experienced the innermost workings of various companies in the fashion industry Hilary saw the opportunity to update and enhance her knowledge of textile techniques by undertaking an MSC in CAD for Texile Designers at [...]

Sean & Joanne, who run Taste, the sandwich shop across from our office have earned themselves a reputation around here. Everyone is talking about them. If you’ve grown up in Scotland and spent your life trying to avoid “getting a reputation” you might think that statement is a negative. Think again. Taste serve great food [...]

Just happened across Neil Martinson’s PR Week story on Environmental activists’ use of Digital PR during the recent protests against the coal-fired power station at Ratcliff-on-Soar near Nottingham. Martinson reports: “SMS and Facebook were used as mobilising tools, Twitter to provide up to the minute feeds on where the action was alongside an interactive map. [...]

Companies cautious about beefing up their digitally enabled public relations only need look at Nestle’s experience to see why ignoring the expanding field is no longer possible. The world’s biggest food company is reportedly set to launch a campaign to defend its reputation amid stinging criticism on social media sites. PR Week reports that the [...]