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		<title>Progression of a Social Media Release</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/05/03/progression-of-a-social-media-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been great success with Social Media Releases on our MediaHQ.com and this week thought it would be a cool idea to document the path a Social Media Release takes over a day.
So here are a collection of screen shots we took of the one release from the time it was published. Through these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developments to Social Media Releases on MediaHQ.com</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/25/developments-to-social-media-releases-on-mediahq-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wheels of development are always in motion at MediaHQ as we strive to build the most complete press office tool.
As some of you know we introduced Social Media Releases to MediaHQ before christmas. This allowed our users to not only send their press releases to media lists nationwide but to also publish their release [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former presidential candidate Sean Gallagher to speak at the Media Future conference</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/24/former-presidential-candidate-sean-gallagher-to-speak-at-the-media-future-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Media Future]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Presidential candidate Sean Gallagher will speak at the Media Future conference on May 15th, 2012. It will be the first time Mr Gallagher has publicly addressed his experiences in the recent presidential election and the circumstances surrounding what happened on RTE’s Frontline programme.
Speaking today on the announcement of Gallagher’s participation in Media Future, organiser [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Twitter Seats available for Media Future</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/20/5-twitter-seats-available-for-media-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/20/5-twitter-seats-available-for-media-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Media Future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mediacontact.ie News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Friday Everyone!
Today, We are giving away 5 Twitter seats to the Media Future Conference on May 14th and 15th. www.mediafuture.ie 
A Twitter seat will give you the exact same privileges as a standard conference ticket but it will save you €170 in the process.
What’s the catch you might ask? Really there is none, all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter and Linkedin masterclass national tour: We need your help!</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/18/twitter-and-linkedin-masterclass-national-tour-we-need-your-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/18/twitter-and-linkedin-masterclass-national-tour-we-need-your-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9874</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the coming weeks we will bring our very successful one-day Twitter and Linkedin masterclass on a tour of the country and we need your help.
We are looking for interested organisations and venues that would like to work with us on delivering these two courses to their audience.
Both courses are delivered on one day &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Peas Please</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/with-peas-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Batchelors want us to eat peas, and they’re using a tried and tested method to convince us; aesthetically pleasing, scantily clad people.
The four-week campaign by Atomic uses suggestive lines such as ‘D’ya Wanna Spoon?’ and ‘Have me on the Kitchen Table’ along with photos of three strapping Irish farmers (Dave from Kildare, John from Wexford [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Internet is Ruining your Brain</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/the-internet-is-ruining-your-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/the-internet-is-ruining-your-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infographic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mashable]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great infographic (if you can put up with how it looks, which most people who commented on Mashable’s story did not), about how Internet usage has changed how our brains work.
We consume 3 times as much information daily as we did in the 1960s.
The average Faceook user has 245 friends, of which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pay it Forward: with Chocolate</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/pay-it-forward-with-chocolate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/pay-it-forward-with-chocolate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthon Berg Generous Store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Buzz]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Anthon Berg Generous Store in Denmark, who specialise in all things chocolate, recently did a lovely feel-good campaign, just in time for Easter.
The pop-up chocolate store in the centre of Copenhagen introduced a new way to buy chocolate gifts. Instead of cash, customers pay with the promise of a good deed towards a person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 top tips for a &#8216;top tips&#8217; blog post</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/7-top-tips-for-a-top-tips-blog-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/7-top-tips-for-a-top-tips-blog-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HubSpot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lists]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9829</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We love lists. And we love writing blog posts that are lists. So much do we love writing blog posts that are lists, we decided to write a blog post about how to write a blog post about lists. Which is also a list. Still with us?
1. Stay true to the list subject. If after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinterest now the third most popular social network</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/pinterest-now-the-third-most-popular-social-network/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/04/13/pinterest-now-the-third-most-popular-social-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Websites we like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Experian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pinterest has become the third most popular social network in the US after Facebook and Twitter. 
An Experian Marketing Services report found a 50 per cent gain in use of the network from January to February this year, making the site more popular than Linkedin or Google+.  And the rumours are true: 60% of Pinterest [...]]]></description>
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