It's April Fools' Day: Do Not Let Propaganda Fool You!

Dear Readers,

Thank you so much for reading me again. :) It's like I am now a perfect example of a student not being thrown on the street without any job opportunities, but a happily working young professional. :) If you Google 'I got hired', guess what appears on the first page? (although, if I was to choose the most creative graduate to get hired, this would be this genius LEGO fan).

As all of you may know, one of the hottest trends around the international media now is Ukrainian-Russian crisis (read: Russian occupation of Crimea, Putin using the whole country to satisfy his imperial ambitions and so on). I did not initially want to write anything on this issue, because I am not a political expert, but I am Ukrainian and I cannot keep calm. :)

Thus, I thought I would just share a number of valuable English-language sources on Ukrainian issue, that might shed some light on the crisis (these are actually the official trusted sources that do not participate in propaganda and bullshitting and simply cover facts). However, once again, these are my sources of choice, so they reflect my vision of objective media.


















By the way, if you are a journalists you can email me anytime to get details and media contacts.

So here they are:

1.  StopFake - not sure if the news is real, visit this website and check it out
2. Ukraine Crisis Media Center - all the official press-releases and news from the most influential speakers
3. KyivPost - English language Ukrainian newspaper covering events on the ground

A couple of stories to check out:

5. An open letter of famous Ukrainian writer on the protests in Kyiv
6. My interview for the Glasgow's alternative press - amazing brand new source The WeeG
7. Very thoughtful piece from journalism.co.uk explaining the whole media situation in Ukraine

International media to provide great coverage of the issue:
8. Mashable - and yes, this is my most favorite source and everything they do, they do brilliant!
9. The Economist - featured great article on Russian propaganda and many more important subjects
10. The Guardian - deliberate journalism, great analysis and debunking of propagandists' plans

Of course this is just a tiny little list, so it is not full. If you think there is something valuable I have not mentioned - let me know.

P.S. I would appreciate the English language sources or those that provide translation or subtitles.

P.P.S. HIMYM ends with the death of Barney's Granny... ;-) ... more like a :-(
Happy first day of April to you guys!

How to spend less time on SNS and never miss anything important

Hi guys!!;)

I know it is already Sunday in the UK, but I did not want to live you without any tips, so here we go. Don't forget to come back for more tomorrow.:) 

Do you use any social networking sites? Well, I am sure you do. I am registered in almost every possible SNS, therefore, find it quite challenging to keep all of the accounts up-to-date and follow all the news. Luckily, Web 2.0 has created solution for this problem, even two. 

If you are a smartphone owner and want to have all www news in one place, there are 2 great applications you need to download: 

1. Prismatic - this app (as both for Apple and web) is something close to a digital newspaper, or a platform integrating content from social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader, and every news outlet you read. You can then filter the news according to your topics of interest, location or other parameters. Simple design and nice interface.

2. Flipboard - your social media news magazine for iOS and Android. As for me this one is much more fun comparing to Prismatic. Overall, it depends on what you prefer - a magazine (with all the colourful  glance) or a newspaper (strict classy b&w). Flipboard allows you to browse all content from your social media accounts and from all over the web based on your interests. By choosing to read about food, marketing or fashion (or about everything at once) you can create unique, absolutely personalized magazine! It is extremely simple, bright and handy when you don't want to spend hours checking all the SNS you are registered with.

Have fun exploring!

Good night or good morning.:) 

Great information sources for Digital Marketing geeks

Hi everyone! (Sometimes it feels like I am talking to myself)

Today I am writing this post little bit later, because it is raining outside, I have day off from work and need to meet my dissertation supervisor. Even though the day is busy, I still decided to spend a few minutes sharing valuable (let's hope so) information with you.

I think for people who already work in marketing, PR and media the following paragraphs won't be surprising at all, but for beginners and recent graduates it might be interesting.

Here is a list of sources (blogs and websites) I have started reading regularly to receive all the up-to-date information from the digital world. Most of them started as blogs similar to mine, but now they are thought leaders and first class news providers. There you go:

TOP-8 NEWS SOURCES EVERY DIGITAL MARKETING MEDIA PR PROFESSIONAL SHOULD READ

1. Mashable  (Top Social Media News, technology innovations and digital stuff) - my favourite one

2. Econsultancy (Digital Marketing) - my second favourite source

3. Brand Republic (Advertising, Media, Marketing and PR)

4. Social Media Today (Social media insights for business, I personally love their infographics) 

5. The Next Web  (Blog on technology which is very useful for digital marketing and everything on the Web)

6. Marketing (Magazine, obviously for Marketing specialists and fans) 

7. SEO Moz or just MOZ (The company specializing in SEO since 2004, their blog is extremely useful for search engine optimization professionals) 

8. Allthings D (technology and media news for digital marketing purposes) 

Enjoy! And I wish, one day, somebody will mention my blog in their TOP list.

Cheerio! :)