Last week saw the anouncement by radio station Xfm that it was to get rid of all DJs on its shows between the hours of 10am & 4pm. Their managing director Nick Davidson said of the move,
Our listeners are used to being able to control what they watch or listen to as these days people […]
- Ciaran Norris
- E-Mail: ciaran.norris@altogetherdigital.com
- Web Page: http://www.altogetherdigital.com
- Profile: Ciarán has been working online since taking a job in a Sydney internet cafe in 1999.
He's worked in online marketing since 2000; firstly at two of the UK’s biggest business publishers, covering everything from online PR to subscriptions.
He took up the role of SEO & Social Media Director at new full service digital agency Altogether Digital in April, where he's worked with a variety of major brands, from Mintel to Vonage, Brylcreem to Future Publishing, helping them put SEO & Web 2.0 at the heart of their marketing activities.
Ciarán has spoken at a variety of events on how the web is changing business, such as Search Marketing Expo (SMX) & the inaugural a4uExpo, as well as for organisations such as the IDM & RBI. He also blogs on digital marketing at SEOmoz and e-consultancy.
Author Archive for Ciaran
Has UGC Killed The Radio Star?
What Will People Do To Win £10k?
Earlier in the week I wrote about the competition being run by Brylcreem, where they are offering £10,000 and a starring role in their ad, to the man who submits the video to the Brylcreem MySpace page which is considered to best epitomise the phrase effortless.
Well, they’re definitely starting to get some interest now, and […]
MSN Doesn’t Dig Digg
People often ask why MSN hasn’t been able to dominate the search landscape as it has in the PC sector. One reason might be that it doesn’t provide results as relevant as the other major engines.
For example, Threadwatch have pointed out that if you search for the social news site digg on MSN Live, the […]
MySpace Idol: Brylcreem Launches Search For A Web 2.0 Star
As more & more businesses grasp the possibilities of Web 2.0, the ways in which they use it to interact with their users (or customers as they used to be known) becomes ever more varied.
An interesting example of this is the famous British men’s hairstyling brand Brylcreem. To publicise their new range ‘b: from Brylcreem’, […]
Do Something Good With Your Computer
Its often hard to know how to make a difference - but thanks to Rand at SEOmoz for highlighting a great cause, its now much easier with a piece of software that you add onto your comouter. Its called World Community Grid & I’ll let Rand explain the rest.
Their projects include:
Helping to Cure Muscular Dystrophy […]
Google & Gordon Brown
A post on the ever excellent SEOmoz about how well candidates for the 2008 US Presidential elections are making use of SEO got me wondering whether the politicians involved in the iminent campaign to elect a new Labour leader and deputy leader were doing any better.
When searching for the names of the three likely candidates […]
Want Mobile Search? Just Ask….
Further to my recent comments on Yahoo’s new mobile search offering, it seems like everyone is eager to get in on this particular niche. Search Engine Land reports that Ask is about to launch a mobile search service.
The thing that intrigues/interets me most about this, is the mention of the GPS functionality. Everything I see […]
Guardian Website Gets (Partial) Redesign
The Guardian’s website is widely viewed as one of the most successful attempts by a traditional publisher to grasp the possibilities of the internet. It consistently wins major awards, has a huge worldwide user base (although The Telegraph has claimed that it more traffic from the UK) and has made great strides in integrating Web […]
Get eyefall On Your Site
If you’re looking to keep up to date with all the latest developments in search engine optimisation, PPC & Web 2.0 then look no further. We’ve now got a handy little widget, courtesy of widgetbox, which you can add to your own blog or site.
The widget (which you can see in the right hand column) […]
Murdoch Buys Another Web 2.0 Site
It seems that Rupert Murdoch can’t get enough of Web 2.0. First he bought MySpace. And now, via MySpace, he has bought the photo & video sharing site Photobucket. The site may not be that familiar to many in the UK, but in the US it is more popular than Flickr, which is owned by […]
