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By: The need for video to deliver your online content « Technical Faults

The need for video to deliver your online content « Technical Faults — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:05:11 +0000

[...] media outlets. The ability for video to be re-shared and embedded in other websites, including in social media news releases, for example, is key to spreading those messages beyond your own [...]

By: Social Media Releases and the University Press Office « OUseful.Info, the blog…

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:05:08 +0000

[...] has been a little more exploration. A couple of month’s ago, Steph Gray reviewed the first Baby steps in Social Media News Releases that were being made by the now deprecated(?!) Department for Industry, Universities and Skills [...]

By: The UK Government's continual use of social media | Online PR and social media consultancy - Liberate Media

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:04:14 +0000

[...] can read more about the Government’s involvement with SMNR over at helpful technology, a blog written by

By: The Social Media News Release: Thinking About how we Communicate «

The Social Media News Release: Thinking About how we Communicate « — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:08:57 +0000

[...] Steph Gray, template, twitter, using social media | by Laura Hyde I was very inspired by a recent blog post by Steph Gray, Head of Social Media & Stakeholder Engagement at DIUS about how [...]

By: AndreaVascellari.com Radar for May 27th 2009 | Andrea Vascellari

AndreaVascellari.com Radar for May 27th 2009 | Andrea Vascellari — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:25:16 +0000

[...] Baby steps in Social Media News Releases at Helpful Technology – The Social Media News Release (SMNR) updates the old press notice and video news release for a social media age. [...]

By: | Podnosh Blog

| Podnosh Blog — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:17:57 +0000

[...] for transparency, data and the Power of Information Report (he even mentioned in passing (I think) Steph Gray, positively) and the business of setting free our data. Here he also talks about civil [...]

By: Ross Ferguson

Ross Ferguson — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:59:58 +0000

Impressive. Keep us updated.

By: Steph

Steph — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:21:35 +0000

Thanks all – it’s worth emphasising perhaps that though I’m the one writing about it here, all the real work is being done by my team.

@Andy: thanks, will do. So far, so good.

@Todd: thanks for stopping by. I love the PR Squared strapline, btw.

Incidentally, it’s a testament to the new world we’re in that over the weekend, I’ve had comments from five colleagues, the people who run the software I’m talking about and the people who came up with the original concept.

By: ‘HE in a Web 2.0 World’ report « backpass.org

‘HE in a Web 2.0 World’ report « backpass.org — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:57:40 +0000

[...] Steph and Neil have both recently written about the challenges of the ’social media release’ and I’m glad to see JISC are also experimenting in this interesting area. Its not without its challenges and requirement for resources but I do believe its the way forward. [...]

By: Bookmarks for May 4th through May 16th | DavePress

Bookmarks for May 4th through May 16th | DavePress — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:00:55 +0000

[...] Baby steps in Social Media News Releases – "The Social Media News Release (SMNR) updates the old press notice and video news release for a social media age. Factual bullet points instead of marketingese. Embedded video and images for media outlets and bloggers to use. Social bookmarking buttons to help users to spread the word. Related documents and context to help the lazy or time-poor to put the report in context." [...]