the times – Ewan Spence

Stop Twittering About Yourself

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Ewan Spence

…which I will now illustrate by, err, mentioning myself. Nothing like getting the exception to the rule out the way first. The Times has picked up on a Boston based survey that shows Twitter is just like every other social space, be it in the real world or online. The popular tweeters are those who build up the inclusiveness of Twitter and get involved with people, rather than the self-promoting “look at me” users. As part of this, Murad Ahmed was looking for a case study on successful tweeting, and asked if i wouldn’t mind being profiled: “You should think

Oh For Pity’s Sake… The Times Fails to Get Twitter… AGAIN!

Posted on March 10, 2009March 10, 2009 by Ewan Spence

I’ve been pointed at Rachel Sylvester’s latest column in The Times, regarding Twitter and political engagement. Hey there! Gordon Brown is using Twitter. It’s true. You can, on the Downing Street website, read a blow-by-blow account of the Prime Minister’s day…. The Labour Party has issued guidance to its MPs on how to tweet; there is even a website, Tweetminster, to co-ordinate the internet haikus of our political masters. Right then two paragraphs in and I’ve given up. Let’s shoot this down before it takes off, like a Junkers JU-87 stalking a Lancaster back from the Ruhr. The Number Ten

The Modern “Old Lady / Young Woman” Picture For The Press

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Ewan Spence

A lot depends on your perspective, but do you see here new media on top of old media, old media showing it can lie on top of anything new, or something else? Either way, a picture that maybe needs a bit more thought than normal from Mark Hunter.