No CommentTwitter was definitely THE social media network phenomenon of 2009. Both celebrities and us common folk alike got slightly carried away with the fun of being able to randomly announce to our followers what we were doing, as and when we wanted. Whether as a means to occupy us whilst bored at work or on the move using phones, everyone seemed to get the Twitter bug and became addicted to the challenge of communicating in no more than 140 characters!
One of Twitter’s big attractive features was that it bridges …
The last half of the naughties saw a lot of growing trends; availability of Broadband on a large scale, online video growth went through the roof, connecting to friends/acquantances became easier and the gap between an unreachable celeb to the common folk decreased due to the likes of MySpace & Facebook. However with the good, always comes the bad – and they can trend too! One in particular has been the rise of the Internet Gangster.
Urban Dictionary describes these “hoodlums” as: “One who uses the internet as a front for …
If you have been living under a rock this Christmas or don’t live in the UK, then you must have been aware of the Xmas battle for Number 1 in the charts: X Factor’s Joe McElderry Vs Rage Against The Machine (RATM). It’s no secret that the power of Facebook made RATM victory, so here at The Worst Kept Secret we took it upon ourselves to have a bit of fun and see what TV reality music stars have the largest presence on Social Media.
We used the big 4: Facebook …
Here are our top 5 news pieces this week:
1: Here’s a list of the most watched videos on YouTube, including music specific videos. Susan Boyle is naturally out in front, with Pitbull, Miley Cyrus and Evian’s Roller Babies advert all making an appearance: Top Youtube vids
2: Last.fm has revealed that Lady Gaga is the year’s most listened to artist. Tracks from her debut album ‘The Fame’ have been played in excess of 18.5 M times by the site’s 35M-strong community: Lady Gaga & Last FM
3: Digital distributor TuneCore has …
I was having this conversation with my friend yesterday and we were talking about the top 10 most iconic sportspeople of all time. When I say iconic, i don’t just mean the best at the sport but also who left a legacy behind them….and left a major impression on you.
Here are my top 10, in no particular order:
Micheal Jordan
Jordan is my favourite sportsman mainly due to stepping up when it matters. When someone needs a leader, he is always there. Also, not many sportsmen are playing their sport inside, while …
Was just sent this great presentation on social media that I wanted to share.
Unfortunately I can’t take any credit for the slideshow, which goes to Marta Kagan, but its a follow up to last year’s ‘What the F**k is Social Media’ and manages to summarise the key opportunities that exist with social networking extremely well – there is a lot of noise out there but this is one of the rare examples where some clear messages leap out from the noise.
Enjoy
What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later
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