Social Media Podcast Edition 45 - Everything's Changing - Is the Google halo slipping as Friends Reunited is reinvented?

We've got a great podcast for you this time around, lots of subjects covered and the usual lighthearted banter among the team.  Taking part in Social Media podcast Episode 45 we have Gordon White,  Kyle Murdoch, Kirsty Hunter, Iain Murray and a special guest, Fraser Bedwell from Poppy Scotland.

Fraser joins in the general chat with the team and talks about the challenges and opportunities offered by social media for the charity sector.

In addition to the input from Fraser and the fatBuzz team, we managed to have a chat with Chris van der Kuyl, Chief Executive, Friends Reunited before we recorded the podcast and  we talked about the 'reinvention' of Friends Reunited and got some insight from Chris about the future plans for the platform.

We start this podcast where we left off on Social Media Podcast 44 with the question from Tim Barlow, Managing director, Attacat Ltd about monetising blogs, thanks to Tim for the question and for his input on the topic.

Here are some of the other topics we discuss in the podcast:

• GCHQ's plans to monitor all emails and internet traffic - is it a step too far?
• When sharing content is NOT social media
• Employers demanding social media login details from employees 
• Is Google's halo slipping? - The recent blog post from ex Google employee James Whittaker on the change of culture and focus within Google
• Where are they now?  RIM, Nokia and Yahoo
• Friends Reunited - the revamped platform explored and what did Chris van der Kuyl have to say about its future?
• Kirsty's Friends Reunited "Love Story"
• Nostalgia Marketing on Friends Reunited - is this something that is attractive to Poppy Scotland? 
• And Me Share App - the ultimate share button!
• Magnum Ice Cream - there incredible journey through 17 web sites while collecting chocolate Bon Bons!
• The new fatBuzz 'InfoGraphic' Facebook Page
• Google Glass concept - is this a step too far?  Link to Google Glass video  Link to Google Glass spoof video
• Is social media making us anti-social?
• My1Login - a Glasgow based start-up featured on the BBC web site
• Lady Gaga's new social network site
• The Masters Golf App
• Facebook Timeline Pages to be discussed at the next New Media Breakfast

We hope you enjoy the podcast, if you have any comments to make or topics you would like us to discuss please leave them here on the blog or on our Facebook Page.

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