jemimakiss Journalists restrained with CS gas at Parliament after a Tory meeting last night. Classy. 31 Mar 2009 from twitterrific

henweb Aussie bankers using twitter proves the value of keeping your customers happy online http://bit.ly/4A0yh 31 Mar 2009 from web

guinnessdj GUMAMI 31 Mar 2009 from TwitterGadget

Suw you know, all this automatic retweeting is really starting to piss me off. 31 Mar 2009 from twhirl

kaigani yet another reason why Sainsbury’s Self Checkout is full of fail …

 
According to Wikipedia, Culture jamming is an individualistic turning away from all forms of herd mentality – including that of social movements – and by that definition, culture jamming is generally not treated as a movement. Culture jamming is not defined by any specific political position or message, nor even by any specific cultural position or message. The common thread is mainly an urge to poke fun at the homogeneous nature of popular culture, often by means of guerrilla communication (communication unsanctioned or opposed by government or other powers-that-be).
The following example of Culture Jamming was posted earlier by …

The brains that are Brian Solis and Jesse Thomas have updated their Conversation Prism:
The inspiration for its inception derived from a consistent observation of top-down methodologies and practices of brands, professional and personal, employed to create a presence on the social Web. Simply stated, brands focused on building presences in the most popular communities without regard to how they would attract inhabitants and ultimately interact, let alone whether or not their core ambassadors were present.
The Conversation Prism suggested a reversal in this approach, instead inspiring a bottom-up strategy that promoted …

Special shout out to @CharleyLHayes who features twice in today’s ToTD…

stickycricket Afternoon everyone WicketKeeper here …check out the guns here! http://bit.ly/d8qO2 30 Mar 2009 from web

CharleyLHayes What a Social Media Expert Should Be http://tinyurl.com/c8gwuc 30 Mar 2009 from web

CharleyLHayes Media on Twitter http://tinyurl.com/cnvyp2 30 Mar 2009 from web

AmberCadabra For those inquiring minds asking about quantifying the impact of community roles: http://tinyurl.com/cp83zs 30 Mar 2009 from TweetDeck

joannatidball My cats have knocked over a full-length mirror …

Today’s papers are reporting on a case currently focusing on Greater Manchester police’s hunt for a rapist which has spilled onto a Facebook Group entitled ‘Find the Sale rapist’.
 
CCTV footage of the offender has been posted to Facebook by the victim’s partner Glyn McCutcheon in a bid to track down and arrest the man in question. However, detectives working on the case have warned that the Facebook campaign could wreck the chance of a successful prosecution if the case ever reaches court. 
According to reports, the identification issue has alarmed Greater Manchester police, …

Skype has become a top trending topic on Twitter today thanks to the news that it will be arriving in the Apple App Store on Tuesday for use on iPhones across the land.
Mashable covered the story this morning and has fuelled the Twitterati’s enthusiasm for *yays* and *hoorays*.
Whilst Skype isn’t the first VoIP service to appear on the iPhone (TruPhone, WalkieTalkie, Fring) it is arguably the highest profile brand which brings with it 30 million new users a quarter.
Interestingly, 3G Skype calls won’t be available on the 02 platform – …

The Rapid Growth Of Twitter With The Stats To Prove It
There were some fascinating statistics released recently from Nielsen Online about the growth of Twitter. These stats will blow you away
(tags: twitter socialmedia statistics trends nielsen stats research data)

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The Twitter Song
 

BBC Radio 4′s The Now Show – broadcast 20 March, 2009

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From the extremely insightful Interactive Marketing Trends blog from Giles Rhys Jones. This presentation has some great examples of crowdsourcing in practice. Thanks Jonathan MacDonald for the heads up!
Few & Long Or Many & Quick   
View more presentations from Giles Rhys jones.
For some more examples of crowdsourcing, look no further than this wiki which the fantastic Anjali Ramachandran recently pulled together. You can follow Anjali on Twitter here: @anjali28

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I love this staged presentation from LG’s LGenius project which introduces some quirky spoof TV features that should raise a smile or two…   
 
LGenius is a division of LG created to push the boundaries of imagination. According to its website, LGenius’ first mission is to take TV to the next level. The company believes that products should be designed around people’s needs, so the website invites visitors to contribute ideas on how TV can be improved. You can also comment on the ideas of others or just explore and as …