What is all the fuss about? Ok, so everyone has gone Pinterest mad and if, like me, you are left wondering what is this new social network and why should I be interested in it then read on. I’m guessing that I am not the only one who is not quite sure what all the [...]
Facebook timeline now available for brands Earlier this week, Facebook announced it was making the new Timeline feature available (and, by the end of March, mandatory) for brands. Some of the prominent changes include a new layout with cover photo, highlighting features and the ability to edit and update without navigating to a separate page. [...]
Why mobile? The way we use the web is changing. Gone are the days of a fixed PC where you went to ‘surf’ the web for an hour or so after you’d popped the kids to bed. Instead, we are now able to view the web almost whenever and wherever we want utilising a whole [...]
We’ve seen a huge growth in how social media is being used in the hotel industry. So much so that the vast majority of luxury, boutique hotels across the world now have a blog, a Facebook fan page, a YouTube Channel, thousands of Twitter followers and a Flickr photostream! Hotels are increasingly embracing social media [...]
Showering with the Wurzels I often have strange thoughts when in the shower. This morning was no exception. I found myself singing The Wurzels’ classic hit ‘Combine Harvester (brand new key)’. I sing a lot in the shower, but have no idea why the Wurzels entered my tired morning mind. Anyhow, this got me thinking [...]
Simply having a wonderful #mixdmas time Harrogate Digital Agency Mixd threw caution to the wind this year and let the good people of Twitter run the Christmas party, titled #mixdmas. Our apprehension that no one would get involved and that we would be sat in the Holiday Inn all night didn’t last long… local charity [...]
Christmas bash with a 21st Century twist? Mixd to stage social networking event in lieu of the traditional office Christmas party Harrogate digital agency Mixd will dump the traditional office party this year and instead opt for a seasonal celebration shaped entirely via the social networking channels Twitter and Facebook. Dubbed ‘#Mixdmas’, the event will [...]
Mixd Towers is apparently pretty deserted this afternoon… in fact, it is reported that the majority of folk who work in Harrogate are making a sharp get-away as the UK snow well and truly comes down across Yorkshire and the North East. UK snow day I, for one, didn’t venture into the office today owing to the [...]
During a conversation in the pub this weekend with my mate who runs a record label, he asked me about Twitter and Facebook and which one I’d use if I could only use one. I’d never really thought of it like this before, as I’d always just assumed they’d both be there for me, come [...]
Monday’s ‘Project Titan’ announcement by Facebook founder and gaffer Mark Zuckerberg was essentially decreeing the end for conventional email, with him saying that for the next web generation, email is too slow and formal. Of course, this announcement was made as Facebook launched its latest offering, a next generation online messaging service; new Facebook Messages! How will [...]
A little while ago you may have heard me rambling on about the ‘Twitter Joke Trial’ on BBC Look North. Well the latest news on this ongoing story is that Paul Chambers has lost his appeal for threatening to blow up an airport in a Twitter joke. Twitter has been alive with tweets about the [...]
A staggering 40,000 people rushed to ‘like’ the Queen’s new Facebook page in the first hour after it was launched, which goes some way to show the popularity of the social network Facebook and how social media has become part of our everyday lives. I really think it’s great the Monarchy has embraced social media [...]
One of the social media experts here at Mixd in Harrogate, Phil Shackleton, was asked to go on BBC Radio York’s Breakfast News again a couple of weeks ago to comment on how social media is affecting the way in which we communicate. As part of the recent BBC First Click campaign, BBC Radio York [...]
Earlier this month, we welcomed Surprise to the team; a female Border terrier pup with a penchant for front-end web design. Primarily working alongside Boon utilising HTML, CSS and jQuery, Surprise has also been put in charge of the office exercise regime and ensuring regular meals and comfort breaks are taken. Hi, I’m Surprise! Hello! [...]
It’s official, Foursquare has gone mainstream During a late summer trip to sunny Devon I experienced a number of firsts. Surfing, sampling the local cider and reading my girlfriend’s celebrity magazines. I can assure you I only read them to relieve the boredom of lounging! However, amongst the ‘what’s hot and what’s not’ articles was [...]
One of the social media experts here at Mixd in Harrogate, Phil Shackleton, was asked to go on BBC Radio York’s Breakfast News to comment on York Flash Mob and the controversy the organisers of a mass pillow fight have caused with the announcement of their next event using the social network, Facebook. The group [...]
It has arrived! After much speculation social media giant Facebook announced a new, optional location based service for its 500 million members called ‘Places’. Places allows you to check in to the various places you go to, and share that information with your Facebook friends, complete with maps and comments and the Facebook thumbs-up ‘like’ [...]
Rumour has it that social media giant Facebook is due to release the geolocation “check-in” feature at an event in Palo Alto late tonight. Location Based Services are certainly one of the hottest topics in social media right now and this highly anticipated release might allow Facebook users to tell friends exactly where they are [...]
Rumoured to be the next big thing in Social Media, Google Wave launched just over a year ago following an extensive “invite only” testing period. It is with shock and disbelief to hear that Google have announced they have halted development of its Wave project. In recent years, Google have become very good at launching [...]
New statistics just out have revealed that UK social media traffic has overtaken search engine traffic in the UK. According to Experian Hitwise; “Social networks now receive more UK Internet visits than search engines. During May, social networks accounted for 11.88% of UK Internet visits and search engines accounted for 11.33%. May was the first [...]
When the BBC wanted an expert in Social Media to comment on Paul Chambers’ recent conviction for ‘sending a menacing electronic communication’ for his Tweeted bomb threat to Robin Hood Airport they contacted Mixd, asking us to appear on Look North with Harry Gration and Tanya Arnold. Of course we duly obliged and just 2 [...]
You wouldn’t dare say the word “bomb” out loud whilst stood at an airport check-in desk… but would you dare Tweet the very same word? It turns out the answer should be “no” after today’s ruling against a South Yorkshire man who has been charged after joking on Twitter that he would blow an airport [...]
Extract taken from the Harrogate Chamber of Trade and Commerce’s monthly ‘Review’ magazine: A record attendance of members and guests packed into the Old Swan Hotel on Monday 8th February to hear from North Yorkshire’s social media experts… Tweet your way to success Bob Tait, from Harrogate-based, full service creative agency Mixd, was next up, to help [...]
Twitter is a free social network and micro-blogging service which has been everywhere recently. Companies big and small are using it across the world to get their message out there to thousands within seconds. Twitter does not need to be a one-dimensional method of communication however and if used properly it can be extremely beneficial [...]
Twitter is still taking the world by storm; one tweet at a time. And if you haven’t heard of it yet, it’s time to head to twitter.com and sign up. Twitter is for more than techno geeks. Twitter is for your ski chalet, your car hire company, your clients and your 10-year old cousin. Twitter [...]
