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Category Archives: Social media
The Lost Broch of Stirling
I am not sure what it says about me, but I have been seduced into some small crowdfunding projects over the last few years. The subjects have been food, drink, rugby and history, so maybe I do know how and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Brochs, Buildings, Crowdfunding, Experiential, Heritage, History, Incredible Edible, Retail Change, Sexism, Social media, Stirling, University of Stirling, Urban, Urban History
Tagged Brochs, Buildings, Crowdfunding, Incredible Edible, Scotland, Sexism, Stirling, University of Stirling, Urban History
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BrickMeetsClick: The Lidl Social Price Drop
A few years ago I was invited to became a “Black Belt” on the retail and retail technology site Brick Meets Click. This involves some occasional retail debate and commentary and some interaction with various retail stories and news. I … Continue reading
My Serious Academic Use of Blogs and Twitter
Today I am presenting at an internal, informal, lunchtime session on Case Studies in Using Social Media for Public Engagement (there may be some tweets at #stirsocialmedia). Four of us (I am joined by Rachel Norman: @AFSRachel, Paul Cairney: @CairneyPaul, … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Education, High Streets, Institute for Retail Studies, Public Engagement, Research, Research Impact, Retailing, Scottish Retailing, Social media, Town Centres, Twitter, University of Stirling
Tagged Academics, Blogs, Impact, Institute for Retail Studies, Public Engagement, Research, Research Impact, Retailing, Scotial media, Serious academic, Twitter, University of Stirling
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No (digital) place like home?
Over the last few years I have had several very interesting conversations with Simon Baldwin about the role of digital and social media in the development and maintenance of places, towns and BIDs. In response to my last post on … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Digital, Home, Internet, Places, Scotland, Social media, Towns
Tagged BIDs, Communications, Digital, Home, Identity, Internet, Places, Scotland, Shopping Centres, towns
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