Category Archives: News

Miley Cyrus vs Sinead O’Connor: feminism, mental health and the ecosystem of the Social Age

Posted on November 15, 2013 by julianstodd

You may have seen this saga playing out: Miley Cyrus is a former Disney sweetheart, reinvented as raunchy teen seductress, selling records and generating profits for fat middle aged white men whilst being chastised by wiser, older, pillars of the … Continue reading →

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Social legacy: Paris Brown and the right to learn

Posted on April 10, 2013 by julianstodd

This isn’t a post about politics and policing: it’s a post about learning and the legacy of social media. The right to learn and the right to grow up. There’s been a scandal brewing in the UK over the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Age, Authority, Brand, Culture, Disclosure, Diversity, Equality, Experience, Facebook, Freedom, Information, Integrity, Leadership, Learning, Learning Culture, Legacy, Mistakes, News, Personal Brand, Social Learning, Social Media, Tone of Voice, Truth, Twitter, Understanding | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

People connect with people: why a conversational tone of voice suits social learning

Posted on February 8, 2013 by julianstodd

I was up in London earlier this week, sat in the reception of the Gherkin, one of the landmark buildings that houses a number of my clients. Ah, i thought, they’ve changed the chairs. They used to have large red … Continue reading →

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Patrick Moore: a life of learning and inspiration

Posted on December 10, 2012 by julianstodd

It was a long journey to school, by car, then train and, finally, a walk. In winter months, for added adventure and to uphold the somewhat antiquated view of building character, we still wore shorts, leading to the little known … Continue reading →

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The real time art of reporting. How micro blogging has changed the way we communicate.

Posted on September 6, 2011 by julianstodd

Much has been written about the rise of the citizen journalist, the intrepid micro blogger with camera phone and bicycle, snapping images and Tweeting about breaking news. This was not always the case. In the Second World War, news crews … Continue reading →

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