<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265</id><updated>2011-11-27T23:41:12.393Z</updated><category term='Gordon Brown'/><category term='Social Media'/><category term='Twitter'/><category term='Bing'/><category term='15 year old'/><category term='apple'/><category term='Buzz Aldrin'/><category term='new ideas'/><category term='Morgan Stanley'/><category term='YouTube'/><category term='business user'/><category term='Barrack Obama'/><category term='Government'/><title type='text'>agrooved</title><subtitle type='html'>blog</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-8170569449488320479</id><published>2009-11-24T13:02:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-11-24T13:10:20.275Z</updated><title type='text'>I've been away....</title><summary type='text'>Good afternoon all, and yes I know it's been some time. It's the total opposite of what I wanted to achieve with the blog, but when reality hits and other things come in the way, something had to suffer. By way of my return and the progress of Social Media and Web 2.0 as a whole medium, I have found a really interesting video that I wanted to share with you. You can find it by clicking here now.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/8170569449488320479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/11/ive-been-away.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/8170569449488320479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/8170569449488320479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/11/ive-been-away.html' title='I&apos;ve been away....'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-5673430211747614008</id><published>2009-08-17T19:56:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T20:02:18.511+01:00</updated><title type='text'>"Read all about it" at a cost</title><summary type='text'>Recently I wrote a piece for the Gravity Thinking web blog about the Free business model that the Internet has created over the years. The article focused on free music and TV spurred by the increase of popularity by such sites as Spotify and Zattoo.  But the other day whilst I was on a flight to Naples, I came across a news story that was developing in the last few weeks about how Rupert Murdoch</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/5673430211747614008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/08/read-all-about-it-at-cost.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/5673430211747614008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/5673430211747614008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/08/read-all-about-it-at-cost.html' title='&quot;Read all about it&quot; at a cost'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rs51nKlLhUI/SompJhED3AI/AAAAAAAAACA/uspaBC0rbJs/s72-c/rupert-murdoch.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-2222463349395607890</id><published>2009-08-03T21:49:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-08-03T21:54:03.153+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Too many Twitters make a Tw*t</title><summary type='text'>Not my words, but those of David Cameron, the UK’s Conservative party leader. His words come after the current government plan to engage with the voter base by using social media tools such as Twitter.Are his words gross strategic faux pas or do they resonate with the voter base?1) Voter apathy increased by 27% in the last elections   This is concerning. This means that fewer people are electing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/2222463349395607890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/08/too-many-twitters-make-twt.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/2222463349395607890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/2222463349395607890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/08/too-many-twitters-make-twt.html' title='Too many Twitters make a Tw*t'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rs51nKlLhUI/SndOPzIX6xI/AAAAAAAAAB4/x1JaoV9bfJA/s72-c/DAVID-CAMERON_453346a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-1317172121454622707</id><published>2009-07-29T08:19:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T08:32:59.021+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gordon Brown'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barrack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social Media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Government'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Twitter'/><title type='text'>A tale of Two Governments</title><summary type='text'>We have all been there. Sat in our cubicle/office space when you realise you may just have a few precious moments to look at your favourite site. Recently with Social Media this has made our surfing time even more enjoyable. Twitter, Facebook and even one in three of us who decide to read a daily blog have been spoilt for choice.  Company firewalls have in the past prohibited such use, but ever </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/1317172121454622707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/tale-of-two-governments.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/1317172121454622707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/1317172121454622707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/tale-of-two-governments.html' title='A tale of Two Governments'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rs51nKlLhUI/Sm_60SBRxgI/AAAAAAAAABw/FsCk0E-J01k/s72-c/whitehouse_logo.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-3937160645422463091</id><published>2009-07-27T10:20:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-27T10:29:23.743+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='business user'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='apple'/><title type='text'>Are Apple running out of ideas</title><summary type='text'>It occured to me the the other day that apple may be running out of ideas. I only say this as an admirer of apple and its products. From a design perspective, simply stunning springs to mind, and ever since I switched to to an macbook, I can never use a PC as it feels remarkably inferior. However I think Apple may be either running out of ideas, or having something totally unexpected to hit the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/3937160645422463091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/are-apple-running-out-of-ideas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/3937160645422463091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/3937160645422463091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/are-apple-running-out-of-ideas.html' title='Are Apple running out of ideas'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rs51nKlLhUI/Sm1y7x0us1I/AAAAAAAAABo/MPeTaAjOdRE/s72-c/apple-logo.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-6071481376895091524</id><published>2009-07-23T13:58:00.007+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-23T14:14:20.439+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Overcomplicating Twitter is easier than you think!</title><summary type='text'>In the last 6 weeks I have been looking at different Twitter tools to help provide an analysis of social mentions and communication for a client. I came across several different applications, some very useful, some gimicky, others which provide no real analysis of anything, it’s just complicating something really simple.1) Twitter Stream GraphThis looks at the most recent 1000 tweets specific to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/6071481376895091524/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/overcomplicating-twitter-is-easier-than.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/6071481376895091524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/6071481376895091524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/overcomplicating-twitter-is-easier-than.html' title='Overcomplicating Twitter is easier than you think!'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rs51nKlLhUI/SmhiI1wuU2I/AAAAAAAAABg/90KKBYzzRAk/s72-c/twitter.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-8350008142275432074</id><published>2009-07-21T10:12:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-21T10:24:22.845+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Buzz Aldrin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social Media'/><title type='text'>Use the tools available</title><summary type='text'>Over the last few months I have noticed more and more brands/people/businesses using every tool available to promote their message. In one of my previous posts, I highlighted that only the correct tools should be used to attract the “correct” attention, and I stand by this. Morgan Stanley are less likely to use YouTube, Facebook or Twitter to promote their business when you look at the average </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/8350008142275432074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/use-tools-available.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/8350008142275432074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/8350008142275432074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/use-tools-available.html' title='Use the tools available'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rs51nKlLhUI/SmWH0WHs55I/AAAAAAAAABY/PS_-mAPcyCc/s72-c/bing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-6958882088018843421</id><published>2009-07-19T19:37:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-19T19:37:01.753+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Test</title><summary type='text'>Test....don't pay attention...easy wasn't it?! -- Post From My iPhone</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/6958882088018843421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/test.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/6958882088018843421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/6958882088018843421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/test.html' title='Test'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185044522300869265.post-8782770539108665909</id><published>2009-07-18T14:27:00.013+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-18T17:25:17.643+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='15 year old'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social Media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Twitter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Morgan Stanley'/><title type='text'>Don't blame the 15 year old, blame the bankers....</title><summary type='text'>Recently a 15 year old has made the news for a summer internship at Morgan Stanley. Whilst he hasn’t managed to drag the country into further financial turmoil; he has somehow managed to get CEO’s to read his “paper” on social media.It’s great to see that his “paper” is being read by senior executives, but that there is such a hoorah about his comments, is a little confusing.Apparently “teenagers</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/feeds/8782770539108665909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/recently-15-year-old-has-made-news-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/8782770539108665909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1185044522300869265/posts/default/8782770539108665909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://agrooved.blogspot.com/2009/07/recently-15-year-old-has-made-news-for.html' title='Don&apos;t blame the 15 year old, blame the bankers....'/><author><name>ginodb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534348237563462705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlVdMdSI35g/TXUHr4vXKCI/AAAAAAAAADc/sVFORgrt6NY/s220/gino.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rs51nKlLhUI/SmHOFf5laXI/AAAAAAAAAAM/m5pEzcm1XcA/s72-c/twitter.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
