Twitter Focus – Real Life Useful Uses!

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There is a real chance that Twitter now plays a daily part in your life. You may use it to keep in touch with friends, keep up to date with the news (is there a better way to catch breaking news?) or keep up to date with the latest trends in your profession. The fact is, everydaythere are more and more ways emerging that Twitter can aid and inform you. We decided to take a look around and showcase some of the best uses of Twitter in our local area and further afield (please note, these services may be website based but Twitter plays a major part in the service). This post will be updated as we find useful Twitter feeds, if you have one that helps you, please let us know!

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Embracing Social Media in a Non-Profit/Charity Organisation – Colin Gilchrist

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Dave the Penguin has many a friend with huge knowledge when it comes to Social Media. He asked Colin Gilchrist to supply our wonderful readers with some tips  for the great organisations that operate in the not for profit or charity space.  Read on for golden info…
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The Social Penguin talks to Maz Nadjm from Sky TV

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Mike spent some time today talking to Maz Nadjm who is the Community Product Manager for bskyb, the UK entertainment giant. Maz is responsible for Social Media at Sky TV and talks to The Social Penguin Blog about his past, the challenges that  large-scale businesses face when working in the Social Media sphere and why he loves everything Social Media has to offer…
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Do You Like Our Logo?

Hello!

Mike and Dave the Penguin are delighted to unveil our new branding (as you can see above!) Dave is keen to state that his glasses are not actually that thick (they so are..Mike).

The branding was created by Mark McGrotty at MK15 Design - check him out on twitter at @MK15design

We hope you like it!