Social Media Show

This is the Social Media Show. You can interact with us on Twitter using this hashtag: #socialmediashow. We promise to be nice.

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Mark (@postableltd) is joined by Ian (@ianstewart1985) and Mic (@brokenbottleboy).

This week we take issue with an article published in the Christian Science Monitor, and syndicated by ABC, which asked the following question:

“Social Media: Is It Too Feminine?”

We chew this over, pondering the following:

• How do we express ourselves through social media, and is the whole idea behind social media “too feminine”?
• Why do we feel compelled to share? Are women inherently more inclined to be mavens of social media?
• What about the “thinspiration” movement evident on Pinterest and other streams of social media; is that playing up to a dangerous trend in young girls?
• Does social media provide society with a means to express its darker side?
• Is Twitter “like an amazing worldwide conference with the Hells Angels serving as security”?

#socialmediashow is looking for a “softer voice”; we want a woman who’s passionate and au fait with social media, and who has strong opinions to join us on the show.

Let us know on Twitter using #socialmediashow. Music by The Glitch Mob.

Social Media Show this week discusses the Chad Evans/Twitter case.

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On the show this week are Mark Hunter (@postableltd), Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) & Ian Stewart (@ianstewart1985)

• why has Twitter become a place where people feel anonymity equates to be able to break the law and say some pretty horrific things?
• does ignorance of the UK’s rape laws excuse breaking said laws via Twitter?
• can anonymity on Twitter be a good thing?
• is bad behaviour via Twitter a UK problem?
• is this bad behaviour a new thing, or is it just part and parcel of the ‘net?
• check out Mic’s blog post “The Marshall Mathers LP is about the internet”
• is the fact that the press have “a hard on for Twitter” the reason the “public” are hearing about such instances of the Chad Evans case?
• in other news, check out Mic’s articles on his blog, plus he’s been training people on how to deal with journalists…scary. The big idea is “never trust a journalist”. Ian has been building social media content for his company, namely Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, shockingly, Google +
• is Google+ going to amount to anything, and should the smart businesses be looking to have a proper presence on this piece of Google property?
• Mark’s been to Paris with his wife, and he’s been running workshops for Postable, training people to use Facebook and YouTube. He’s been inspired to write a piece on whether social media is “the magic bullet”.
• during the recording of #socialmediashow, we received a comment from @GlasgowOsteo using that hashtag on Twitter, read it here.
• the guys have a chat about Google+’s facelift and how social search is growing in America
• is it sensible to choose between Facebook and Google+, or should you always go for both as part of your social media strategy?

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