Why Bother With Social Media?

There are few things that irritate me as much as the phrase ‘World Music’. Trudging down the endless aisles of ‘Rock’, ‘Pop’ and ‘Indie’ until you reach the sorry-looking section at the back of the shop where four dusty shelves are dedicated to ambiguously-titled ‘Best Of the Continent’ compilations would be laughable if it [...]

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What’s The Story? Community Reporters Hit The Big Time!

A group of Community Reporters from Manchester and Salford will be in Exchange Square on Monday 16th February 12pm – 2pm. They will be asking passers-by ‘What’s Your Story?’ as their own stories are shown on the big screen.
If you’re a Community Reporter, then come along! And if you’ve got a story you’d like [...]

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AllVoices – The first open media site where anyone can report from anywhere

There’s a brand spanking new website just out, and it’s taking what we’re doing here at People’s Voice Media to an international level.
AllVoices.com “brings together multiple voices or points of view via news stories, videos, images and blogs from the Internet, to provide context and build momentum.” The idea is simple – it does [...]

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