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		<title>What is SOPA?</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/what-is-sopa-444</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOPA is the Stop Online Piracy Act bill. If the bill is passed, the US government will be able to go after any foreign site hosting unauthorized copyrighted material. This could include asking ISP (internet service providers), credit card companies and online advertisers to cut all ties with the sites. The bill would cause problems [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-voices-concern-over-microsoft-deal-42' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google voices concern over Microsoft deal'>Google voices concern over Microsoft deal</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/stumbleupon-shoots-past-the-1-billion-mark-259' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: StumbleUpon shoots past the 1 billion mark!'>StumbleUpon shoots past the 1 billion mark!</a></li>
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		<title>Social Media Marketing Basics 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/social-media-marketing-basics-1-439</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A disaster that’s waiting to happen Many medium and large sized companies have left their social media marketing with their IT department, a junior executive or a self proclaimed social media marketing guru.  Other companies have given the task to a member of the team that is frequently using a social network such as Facebook [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/are-you-listening-to-your-customers-online-309' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Are you listening to your customers online?'>Are you listening to your customers online?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/the-king-of-social-networking-a-story-about-facebooks-reign-384' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The King of Social Networking! A story about Facebooks Reign'>The King of Social Networking! A story about Facebooks Reign</a></li>
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		<title>Google Buzz Obituary</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-buzz-obituary-418</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-buzz-obituary-418#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Google Buzz, the awkward offspring of Google inc. was put to rest on October 14th at 10:03am EST. The site was an attempt at combining social media interaction with emails yet it never caught the public’s full attention. Throughout its short lived life Buzz was criticised for being too open and it always lived in [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-voices-concern-over-microsoft-deal-42' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google voices concern over Microsoft deal'>Google voices concern over Microsoft deal</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-news-teams-up-with-news-agencies-29' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google News teams up with news agencies'>Google News teams up with news agencies</a></li>
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		<title>Timeline = The new Facebook profile design</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/timeline-%e2%80%93-the-new-facebook-profile-design-409</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/timeline-%e2%80%93-the-new-facebook-profile-design-409#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook will release its new Facebook profile designs to the public over the next few days. The update which offer a range of new features. As the video above shows, users profile pages will be transformed into online scrapbooks known as “Timelines”. The pages will allow people to view their friends life stories, showing images [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/social-media-more-popular-than-email-76' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Social media more popular than email'>Social media more popular than email</a></li>
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		<title>The King of Social Networking! A story about Facebooks Reign</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/the-king-of-social-networking-a-story-about-facebooks-reign-384</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/the-king-of-social-networking-a-story-about-facebooks-reign-384#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The press have been using the term “Facebook killer” since the site hit the mainstream. In the past few years social networks have come and gone, with Myspace being the most famous networks to lose its crown in recent years. The idea of a social site being the most popular for a long period of [...]


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		<title>What is Google +?</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/what-is-google-plus-370</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/what-is-google-plus-370#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Google + is the new social network from the search giant. The website feels like a Facebook clone with the added benefit of grouping users together in what Google calls “Circles”. The US Company has been trying to get into the social market for several years with both Google Wave and Buzz failing miserably in [...]


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		<title>Location Based Marketing. The Next Big Thing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/location-based-marketing-%e2%80%93-the-next-big-thing-357</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/location-based-marketing-%e2%80%93-the-next-big-thing-357#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years consumers have changed their mobile buying habits and have bought smart phones instead of normal feature phones. Iphones and Android products have taken over and according to recent data; more than 35% of the UK now owns a smart phone. 59.3% of these smart phone users are now interacting on [...]


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		<title>Facebook Ads. The Online Billboard?</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/facebook-ads-%e2%80%93-the-online-billboard-343</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/facebook-ads-%e2%80%93-the-online-billboard-343#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook ads are the little images displayed on the side of the website; they are usually informing you of a product or service while browsing your friend’s profiles. Many people think of them as online versions of billboards with the added business benefit of a website link. They allow a business to inform and persuade [...]


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		<title>Should your business market through Twitter?</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/should-your-business-market-through-twitter-315</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/should-your-business-market-through-twitter-315#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When people think of social media their first thoughts are usually Facebook and Twitter. Facebook is an ideal place to market within the UK because nearly 30 million people are on the site. While many of its users are below 25 years old, 28.5% of the UK audience are actually between 35 and 54. Marketers [...]


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		<title>Are you listening to your customers online?</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/are-you-listening-to-your-customers-online-309</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/are-you-listening-to-your-customers-online-309#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Custons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While many companies create social media profiles simply to advertise their products and services, some customers will expect to be able to interact and voice any queries with a brand through social networks. Twitter is one of the most famous ways to communicate with brands online. Some users now tweet questions and problems to companies [...]


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