Connecting Scotland’s digital community
On Friday night I attended the wonderful Digital Britain Unconference Scotland organised by Craig McGill. Twenty three people crammed into a private area of The Living Room, Glasgow, to discuss the...
View ArticleAsk @o2 a question…
They employ over 11,000 people in the UK, operate 450 retail stores and sponsor the country’s biggest music venue. If there’s one word to describe o2 it is HUGE. Despite their size the...
View ArticleThe story (so far) of twitter
Rather than insert an image of the test card while I wait for James to respond to everyone’s wonderful social media questions here’s the story (so far) of twitter. Infoshots came up with the original...
View ArticleThe O2 Twinterview
A couple of weeks ago I asked my readers to come up with twitter-related questions for James Paterson, Digital Communications Manager at O2. James hasn’t had time to answer them all but below you’ll...
View ArticleWhat the f*ck is social media?
The full title of Marta Kagan’s presentation (below) is actually ‘What the f*ck is social media? One Year Later’. However that doesnt make for nearly as snappy a post-title. If you work for a business...
View ArticleGlasgow Twestival
I’ve not posted on here for almost a month as most of my spare time has been taken up organising Glasgow Twestival Local 2009. All the hours the volunteer team have ploughed in to planning the event...
View ArticleFive with coffee
If you’re interested in all things non-profit and social media then grab a coffee and have a gander at these five ludicrously useful and interesting blog posts… 50 Social Media Tactics for Non-Profits...
View ArticleLike Minds 2010 – Calling all social media savvy charities
If you’re even remotely interested in social media then a trip to Like Minds 2010 should be in your diary. It’s worth the £50 entry fee just to hear Steve Bridger speak. Despite the general...
View ArticleIt’s all change
If you’ve been following this blog you’re probably a little dissapointed at the level of activity recently. I’ve not posted here in a while because I’ve started using rossmcculloch.com for my personal...
View ArticleObama v Romney – Social Media Election 2012 [Infographic]
Social media will play a key role in the outcome of the 2012 US Presidential Election. Who will come out on top – Mitt Romney or Barack Obama? Our infographic highlights the key stats from the...
View ArticleFive simple ways to get everyone in your organisation passionate about social...
I cannot believe I’m writing a piece on getting everyone in an organisation involved with social media in 2014, but the reality is most charities and public sector organisations are a long way off...
View ArticleImagining the future: our social reporting at #ourfuture14
We were asked to provide social reporting support to the Health and Social Care Alliance for their #ourfuture14 conference. Our @rosiehopes trained up a team of six volunteers, carers, staff and people...
View ArticleDigital Scotland: future-proofing the third sector
We recently worked with the Health and Social Care Alliance on their #ourfuture14 conference. You can see the storify that our social reporter team produced here. Our Director Ross has also...
View ArticleWhat was the impact of the Commonwealth Games on Scottish charities?
During the Commonwealth Games, our Director Ross McCulloch @thirdsectorlab caught up with Sara Thomas @lirazelf as part of #citizen2014 to give his views on how the games would affect Scottish...
View Article11 must-read digital inclusion reports and case studies
I’ve been thinking a lot about digital inclusion for various reasons, so I thought it would be worthwhile sharing some of my research. So here’s my eleven essential digital inclusion resources and...
View Article10 Halloween social media, fundraising and content gems for non-profits
Halloween is coming but how do you make the most of it? I’ve rounded up the most spooktacular (sorry, really sorry) social media and fundraising resources for charities. 1. 28 Halloween ideas to make...
View Article5 lessons learned from Barnardo’s #carebandb spoof website
Barnardo’s have just launched their fantastic #carebandb campaign to highlight the state of housing provision that care leavers face across the UK. Mimicking Airbnb, the campaign was devised in-house...
View ArticleCarebnb – 4 lessons learned from the Airbnb ebola spoof
In a very strange move this is my second blog post in as many days about a non-profit spoof Airbnb website. My post yesterday looked at lessons learned from Barnardo’s interesting #Carebandb campaign....
View ArticleSuicide alert app #samaritansradar – innovative and practical use of technology
A post from @rosiehopes, who manages mindwavesnews.com: a mental health citizen journalism project run in partnership by Third Sector Lab and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde There are few things that...
View ArticleWhat do you wish you’d known when you started blogging? Tips from @mindwaves1
As part of our work on Mind Waves, Third Sector Lab’s @rosiehopes was asked to deliver a session on blogging at Glasgow Women’s Library. The workshop participants were totally new to blogging, so...
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