RICHARD MOYNIHAN
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Blur, New Order + The Specials to play Olympic closing ceremony concert in Hyde Park - http://bit.ly/yYhEzL
As if this isn’t the best news I have had this week. :)
Love this poster. It’s appeared so quickly that presumably it’s real?
Blur’s Hyde Park gig could be a great way for Ken to gatecrash the Olympics, with a cameo on Ernold Same. Unlucky, Boris.
Why a news-breaking tweet didn’t go viral the first time
What if you were the first person on the beat of a major news story, and you beat everyone by like an hour? That was the situation of Aja Dior M. (Twitter handle @AjaDiorNavy), who was the very first person to post about the death of Whitney Houston last Saturday. Yes, she broke it. But as you can see in this graph above, a total of 16 people touched the tweet at first. When AP finally broke the news nearly an hour later, that’s when it went viral. It wasn’t until hours later that the media noticed that she had scooped them. Why is that? Gilad Lotan of SocialFlow argues that her network wasn’t built out in a way that would encourage the spread of this info beyond a small group. “We’ve seen this many times before,” he writes. ”The combination of the right timing, network and topicality make or break an information cascade.”
Phantogram - Don’t Move
“I’m not your drinking problem…
This is starting to fuck with my head.”
Gorgeous SNL performance by Bon Iver of ‘Holocene’. (Goes fullscreen and keeps its hi-res quality too.)
This video is great.
MIA is hella hot. Romain Gavras is one of my favorite directors. And apparently Arab car stunts is a real thing. It’s like a music video that takes place inside of a Vice Guide to Travel. And obviously this looks extra great on Vimeo in HD.
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M.I.A, Bad Girls from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.
Obama’s Google+ hangout. He’s one of the few politicians with the charisma to carry something like that off. Imagine one with Ed Miliband or ‘Dave’.
- "Clearly they could see Tumblr was my one and only and they were getting shafted"
Great interview in today’s Guardian with Tumblr’s David Karp. My track record of messing gifs up on here nicely continues. Click the image to see this one.
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Tweets
- @TheMichaelMoran I get one or two per month since I've been working in this office. Free tea bags though, so swings & roundabouts.
- Off to Hacks/Hackers (the London one) now. Look forward to seeing some of you there.Feb 22, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @KateEMcCann I've read some excellent tributes today but her professional proximity and friendship with MC makes it all the more moving.
- Very powerful blog from Channel 4 news Int. Editor @lindseyhilsum on Marie Colvin http://t.co/WaGHPTNWFeb 22, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @flashboy Ace. Which record label famously turned down The Beatles? #speedyreply
- @flashboy are you still going to hacks/hackers tonight?Feb 22, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- That Cassetteboy chap vs BBC news: http://t.co/pzdKwLtKFeb 22, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @charlottemc Those dastardly bastards! (x2)
- Blur's album sales rise by 2,700% after Brit Awards. Adele, presumably, downloading them illegally instead. http://t.co/I7tAAECTFeb 22, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @katbrown82 Longer thread of 1000+ comments, gist of which = 'It's fake because we think it's probably fake' http://t.co/ulkTQ8RU
- @charlottemc That's fighting talk. NMA journalistic standards vs The Telegraph's. They're usually v good at tech. New stats perhaps?
- @LCGCtweets @Rosamund_Dean More so than Adele did ;-) Throughly enjoyed it. Nice work!
- @charlottemc Hipster pedant.
- I don't know my Fiesta's from my Ferrari F-50s but I *very* much want the new Jaguar Lyonheart K http://t.co/omGpUJvLFeb 22, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Facebook to roll-out bigger ads on profiles http://t.co/Q3m1OccMFeb 22, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @katiemoffat Hello, training workshop! Please hug the person next to you and maintain eye-contact throughout.
- @lorimorgan Excellent news all round.
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Status
- Sigur Ros trending on Twitter. They're releasing a new album in spring & will play Bestival in Sept, so presumably tour soon. A great, great day.
- Ecstatic - managed to negotiate our rent down by £130, settling on the price we went in at. Feel like Derren Brown must feel at a car boot sale.
- Anyone after Daniel Kitson tickets for tonight? 3 spare.
- "I had a crazy dream that I weighed less than a thousandth of a gram. I was like, 0mg!" (from @steveloynes on Twitter)
- What's the general consensus on when it's time to buy a Christmas tree?
- A colleague's just pointed out it's 1/11/11 today and I hadn't even noticed. What are we calling it? Barcode day? Dominoes day?
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Info
- Social Media and Community Manager at Metro Newspaper UKOnline Media | London, United Kingdom, GBSummaryOnline editor with over 7 years experience with award-winning, international brands with a focus on social media, news, communities, independent and though-provoking content, pop culture, entertainment and video.
Presently Social Media and Community Manager at Metro.Specialties: Team management, social media, community, global content strategy, editorial strategy, user experience, online video strategy, writing, editing, usability, UGC, SEO, SEM, promotional planning and strategy. CMS, Google Analytics, Omniture, Adobe and Microsoft applications (including Photoshop), video editing, working knowledge of Html and CSS.Experience- Aug 2011 - PresentSocial Media and Community Manager / Metro UK
- Nov 2007 - Aug 2011Managing Editor, Current.com / Current TV• Managing Editor (online) at Al Gore's Webby and Emmy award-winning Current TV
• Responsible for editorial and online community strategy and content
• Managing SEM campaigns, SEO, local redesign and external support
• Increased UK organic site traffic by 210% and Twitter followers by 193%
• Daily analysis of metrics
• Hired and managed a team of 12 online content editors (UK and US) to launch Current.com in the UK and provide 24/7 content
• Launched “Current News,” the world’s first hourly newscast simultaneously broadcast on TV and the internet. Featured content was created by staff and users on Current.com, and selected for air through a social network voting system.
• Created two nightly live TV shows with all content and community discussion sourced from Current.com and social media feeds
• Part of the team responsible for Current’s ground-breaking 2009 WEBBY Award-winning election coverage for Hack the Debate, Current’s US presidential debate partnership with Twitter. Current.com was nominated for four Webby Awards in 2010, including one for best TV site, and one in 2011
Contact: rmoynihan@current.com - Dec 2006 - Nov 2007Mobile Editor, ZOO / Bauer (previously Emap)Responsible for the content and strategy of the mobile partner site to Bauer's (previously Emap) ZOO magazine.
- Sept 2004 - Dec 2006Senior Staff Writer, FHM.com / Bauer (previously Emap)• Created editorial content, including news. Reviews, video interviews and online features. Traffic increased to over 40 million page impressions per month and 1.3 million monthly unique users.
• Managed consumer-facing newsletters including the FHM Games Email (circulation 160,000), the FHM Friday Email (c. 400,000 per week) and the FHM Monday Email (c. 230,000).
• Led an editorial team during FHM.com’s redesign. Traffic rose by 8%.
• Redesigned the Music channel and launched ‘FHM’s 100 Sexiest Music Videos’, increasing channel traffic by 200%.
• Managed superb relationships with the consumer PR industry to ensure high-level access to celebrity talent, entertainment releases and products.
• Liaised with FHM.com’s commercial and advertising teams and created award-shortlisted content.
• 2006 Campaign Digital Awards: Shortlisted for commercial Royal Navy campaign.
2006 AOP Awards: Shortlisted for Editorial Team and Use Of New Digital Platform
2005 Revolution Awards: Best Use of Email.
2005 PTC Awards: Nominated for New Writer Of The Year. - Feb 2005 - Mar 2005Empire Awards Assistant, Empire Magazine / Emap
Education-
2000 - 2004University of Leeds2.1, BA (Hons) History Of Art
- King Edward's School
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Honors:2006 Shortlisted: AOP Editorial Team and Use of New Digital Platform (FHM on your PSP) 2005 Winner: Best Use Of Email, Revolution Awards 2005 Highly Commended: AOP Consumer Website 2004 Winner: Best Consumer Magazine Website, Emap Awards
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Interests:Music, new media, "Web 2.0", social networking sites, viral marketing, digital publishing, technology, gadgets, photography, magazines, photography.
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Recent Tracks
- Flugufrelsarinn by Sigur Rós
- Starálfur by Sigur Rós
- Svefn-g-englar by Sigur Rós
- Svefn - G - Englar (Intro) by Sigur Rós
- Sigur 8 (Untitled) by Sigur Rós
- Sigur 7 (Untitled) by Sigur Rós
- Sigur 6 (Untitled) by Sigur Rós
- Sigur 5 (Untitled) by Sigur Rós
- Sigur 4 (untitled) by Sigur Rós
- Sigur 3 (Untitled) by Sigur Rós
Sigur RósPJ HarveyJay-ZBon IverFionn ReganJeff BuckleyBeirutBob DylanFrank SinatraLeonard CohenArcade FireThe ShinsM83MogwaiSuper Furry AnimalsWilcoKing CreosoteArctic MonkeysEfterklangSufjan StevensAirTake ThatBill ContiAminaDovesElbowPaul SimonBob MarleyPatrick WatsonBill CallahanPhoenixBoom BipExplosions in the SkySébastien TellierBeckThe Rolling StonesThe MaccabeesDavid BowieM.I.A.M. WardSebastianThe ConcretesDan DeaconErrorsHousse De RacketPavementBlurYann TiersenJosé GonzálezSongs: Ohia- 14 plays
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