Matt Rhodes

Social business consultant and social media marketer. Marathon runner and travel blogger for fun.

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Well hello there

I'm Digital Director at London-based consultancy FreshNetworks. I write here about social media and how it is changing the way we act as people and as brands. I also write about my travels at Travel Boy.

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AP Twitter account hacked, fake Tweet causes Dow to fall 143 points

AP Twitter account hacked, fake Tweet causes Dow to fall 143 points

April 24, 2013
by Matt
Social Data, Social Media

It wasn’t the first Twitter account to be hacked, nor will it be the last. But on Tuesday fake tweets from a hacked @AP account…

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'Ungoogleable' and the lexical creativity that digital is fueling

‘Ungoogleable’ and the lexical creativity that digital is fueling

March 29, 2013
by Matt
Linguistics, Social Media

The word ‘ungoogleable’ (or rather ‘ogooglebar’) was removed from a list of new Swedish words this week by the Language Council of Sweden. They had…

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Twitter communities are definable by the language they use

Twitter communities are definable by the language they use

March 16, 2013
by Matt
Linguistics, Social Media

Social media tools are a great way of building communities – they allow people to find others who share similar interests, passions and concerns. And…

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Welsh Government introduces scheme to teach safe use of social media in schools

Welsh Government introduces scheme to teach safe use of social media in schools

March 9, 2013
by Matt
Privacy, Social Media

The Welsh Government is to introduce lessons in the safe use of digital and social media tools to the curriculum. Schools are to give students…

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Lessons in innovation for political communications - what role for social?

Lessons in innovation for political communications – what role for social?

March 1, 2013
by Matt
Politics, Social Media

One of the films nominated for best foreign language films at the 2013 Oscars is a story of politics and advertising. ‘No’, tells the story…

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The Foreign Office's sensible, empowering social media policy

The Foreign Office’s sensible, empowering social media policy

January 12, 2013
by Matt
Politics, Social Media

Many organisations still feel that one of the biggest threats to them from social media is what staff, customers or others may say on it….

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My quantified self: 2012 in numbers

My quantified self: 2012 in numbers

December 24, 2012
by Matt
Personal, Social Data

Quantifying my year in 10 numbers: 1 New country travelled to (Vietnam) 2 Marathons run (Brighton and Edinburgh) 3 Trips to Glyndebourne (thanks @richardnolan) 18…

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How do you make client case studies truly engaging? Google knows how

How do you make client case studies truly engaging? Google knows how

December 19, 2012
by Matt
Social Media

For agencies and consultancies, client case studies tend follow the same format – they describe a problem that the client had, then describe in superlative…

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What London 2012 taught us about creating a sense of community

What London 2012 taught us about creating a sense of community

December 8, 2012
by Matt
Social Media

There are many memories that those of us who experienced London 2012 will take from this year and many of these will be very personal….

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Help me to crowdsource a mini-break in New York

Help me to crowdsource a mini-break in New York

December 6, 2012
by Matt
Social Media, Travel

Earlier this year I wrote about whether people would crowdsource personal decision making; would they let others (including people they don’t know) help them to…

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Matt’s Marathons 2013

In 2013 I'm running (at least) 2 marathons and 5 half marathons. From Stockholm to Loch Ness. I'm raising money for NSPCC along the way.

You can find out where I'm running and even sponsor me here.

What I write about

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  • Privacy (6)
  • Politics (3)
  • Running (2)
  • Linguistics (2)
  • Research and Statistics (1)
  • Social Media Thinking (1)
  • Travel (1)
  • Personal (1)

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