Social Media Podcast 47 - Google+ has 250 million active users and Elvis IS alive and Tweeting!

Taking part in Social Media Podcast Episode 47 we have Gordon White,  Kyle Murdoch, Kirsty Hunter, Iain Murray however, this episode could well be renamed the Google Podcast because Iain was the only one who had done his homework.  Nevertheless, we do manage to get the odd non Google topic squeezed in!

As usual, the banter is good and the conversation moves along with good humour and, we hope, some interesting information from the world of social media and emerging technology.

We're fast approaching Episode 50; have you any ideas what we should do or, do you want to take part?  Let us know - email gordon@fatBuzz.com or kyle@fatbuzz.com.

Elvis gets a mention and, we chat briefly about Morton Fraser's fascinating podcast about what happens to your online stuff when you die.  We also pose some new questions for our friendly legal experts about using edited Tweets as testimonials in your marketing material - we will be interested to hear their opinion this!

There's really a lot in this one including:

• Google+ - Reposturing has begun and, 250 million active users?
• Introducing Nexus7 - Great if you like your tablet half baked!
• Google Play - Playing at being iTunes?
• NexusQ - Ideal for Androids
• Google Now - Big Brother's not watch you, he's directing you! 
• Microsoft Surface - Has it surfaced to soon?
• Waze - A great way to get people to your chip shop?
• Twitter - No longer feeding  to Linked-In - great news!
• Take some time to reduce the size of your community
• Mon.ki - A Google Chrome add on that enables relevant Twitter messages to appear on your search pages now out of Beta
• Google Analytics goes mobile
• Facebook Emails - Big bad Facebook have a glitch
• Elvis is alive and Tweeting!
• Morton Fraser's podcast - Do you have a digital sock drawer?  What happens to your stuff when you die
• New Media Breakfast - Who won the big Social Media v SEO The Face Off?
• Edited Tweets being used in Marketing material - one for our friends at Morton Fraser
• What length are your Tweets?

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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

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Social Media Podcast Edition 40 is now available - Google+ may conquer the World (slowly) and, Apples may be cheaper next year

Taking part in Social Media podcast Episode 40 we have Gordon White,  Kyle Murdoch Kirsty Hunter, David McKinlay and Iain Murray.  This episode seems to have lots of laughter and plenty of the usual disagreements between Iain and Gordon - we may need another referee to decide who's right with some of these topics!

David McKinlay is our latest recruit at fatBuzz, he was thrown in at the deep end with this one because he only started his new role as developer the same day as we recorded this podcast - a big welcome to David, we look forward to his contributions in the future.

As with the last episode I have listed the topics in a slightly different way the feedback seems to be that you liked this method of highlighting the various topics we argue about.

On Social Media Podcast No.40 we discuss the following:

• Google+ - flop, success, slow burner? - we discuss this at length 
• Google+ Business Pages - could this be the making of it?
• Facebook - the new Timeline
• Social Media Privacy Settings - an even greater need to take control
• Google Music and Google Video - the latest news
• Google App Store, iTunes and iCloud - what's been happening
• Spotify, NetFlick,ILoveFilm - they all get a passing mention
• Steve Jobs - A sad loss
• Social Media Strategy - why you must have one
• QR Codes - A look at Dean's new Recipe Book and QR Codes
• Touchnote - they're doing Christmas Cards
• Banjo App - Iain explains what it does
• SiRi - why it can't find www.fatBuzz.com
• UVoucher - Iain gets cheap Pizzas
• CardMobili - Iain explains this pretty pointless App
• AA Safety Cameras and Cams Ahoy - Why Gordon doesn't need such Apps
• Sky+ and SkyGo - what's happening with these new versions
• Smartr and Xobini - how the curate your engagement
• Aura PR - We answer Laura's question about using video for business
• iPad - Should Apple go cheap to protect market share - a good argument to finish

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Social Media Podcast 38 - Now available - Google+ and Iain's confession...

We are back after a short break during the holiday period, on Episode 38 we have Gordon White, half of birthday boy Kyle Murdoch, Kirsty Hunter and Iain Murray for some lively discussion and the usual measure of banter and disagreement!

We start with a chat about Google+ - could this be something that Iain and Gordon agree on? - You need to listen to find out!  We explore what Google+ is and who is it competing with and, is it one major social media platform too many?

Facebook has also undergone some major changes since the last podcast so we look at what's new here and what we can expect in the near future.  This discussion also questions how good, or bad, the big 4 (Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In and Google) are at actually communicating with their users - your thoughts on this would be much appreciated.

Other topics we explore along the way include:

• Social Media in the workplace - are attitudes changing?
• Iain confesses he's finding weaknesses with Android
• Apple's customer service - is it the best you can get?
• Steve Jobs and his retirement - Can he be replaced?
• What's next for Apple?
• App Stores - Are there too many around?
• Widgets vs Icons
• Coca-Cola's Facebook Fan Page was not originally set up by Coca-Cola which leads us to chat about the difficulty brands are having with talking to their end users for the first time.
• IKEA's new television advert and how it is part of  a campaign that includes some very clever YouTube/Facebook promotion
• QR Codes and their increasing popularity as predicted by Social Media Podcast 140 years ago!

We also give a big thanks to CC Chapman for the fantastic video introduction for the last New Media Breakfast and also to Jennifer Holloway for the first of her guest posts on the fatBuzz Blog.

Finally, we take a look at some Apps that have caught our eye including: Press Reader, News360, Nova, Optiscan, CatchNotes, Zinio and TouchNote.

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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