The Dutch created Zuckerberg & Facebook
These days, everyone is trying to create a viral hit by dishing out videos about Facebook, but there are very few…
Niall Harbison
Niall is one a social media advocate and co-founder of Social Media agency Simply Zesty. He's helps small brands get their message out to the world and engage with their customers using the free tools available to them.
Stories by Niall Harbison
Privacy protection on FB and Twitter
It’s amazing how many apps we use on a daily basis that ask us to log in using either our Facebook or Twitter accounts. Most of us…
Facebook's transformation into Google+
In a week that has seen Facebook make all sorts of changes to the news feed, we are starting to see some even bigger changes being tested on the site…
Does social media encourage bad table ma
I’ve just spent 3 days in Italy. For those of you who haven’t been there it is about as social a country as you will ever see. The people wave…
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Facebook disrupts with music
Facebook hasn’t officially launched its music streaming service yet but there are more than enough signs pointing to the fact that it will launch later this month at the F8…
Man "earns" £11,000 through Twitter by betting against his boss
The tweet above seemed like a simple enough tweet to send out and only a bit of fun. Little did the person who sent it know that he would come…
The NY Times and YouTube honor 9/11
It’s hard to believe that 9/11 was nearly 10 years ago and to remember that horrific day The New York Times and YouTube are partnering and asking people to upload their…
Red Bull's Smart Use of Branded Content
Red Bull is playing a smart game. Branded content is a huge area in social media at the moment but most brands get it so wrong by focusing on peppering…
Facebook to take on Google Circles
Ever since Google + launched a couple of months ago we have been waiting to see what features Facebook would roll out to combat with Google’s circles feature, which was widely…
Ben Stiller uses Naked Jennifer Aniston
Ben Stiller has launched a social media campaign to promote his charitable foundation that is sure to get him a ton of attention and all he has done is put…
How text messaging as we know it will die in 3-5 years
One of the technologies that we are all used to and use on a daily basis is the humble text message. We have all been using it for about 15…
A new app in Russia shows road accidents from the past in augmented reality
When it comes to road safety we are used to seeing TV adverts that aim to shock drivers into taking more care on the roads but a new campaign in…
2,000 Google employees hit the streets for a Streetview shot in Dublin
Google is well known as a great place to work and the entire European HQ here in Dublin had a little fun recently when 2,000 of them lined out in…
Win $20,000 for running around New York City using this app
A new campaign from New Balance aims to have you running around the city chasing after golden batons in an attempt to win a 14k gold baton worth over $20,000…
How social media changed restaurants
10 years ago the restaurant industry was simple. Once every couple of months a food critic would come along and you would cook your best food and await the review…
