http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog Spinning the Web Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:29:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Twitter is today’s PR weapon of choice.  Spontaneous and direct, a tweet scythes through the traditional layers of media activity like a knife through butter, paradoxically personal and public at the same time. Unsurprisingly, businesses and marketing and PR agencies across the land are furiously tweeting to unlock the full ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2012/01/31/footballers-twitter/ Hello. Welcome to 2012. As it's the start of a new year, we thought we should look into the mystical Manifest crystal ball and see what's predicted for the 12 months ahead in the world of communications. Here's the PR & Social Media instalment: PR & SOCIAL MEDIA IN 2012: 1. More ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2012/01/06/2012-predictions/ In a move that myself and countless others will be treating as an early Christmas present, Microsoft, makers of the infamous* boogeyman-browser Internet Explorer, have outlined plans to automatically upgrade all their Windows users to the very latest version of their browser. Why? Well, maybe it's pressure from development community campaigns. Maybe it's ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2011/12/16/internet-explorer-to-begin-auto-upgrades-web-development-community-in-ecstacy/ Manifest have a football team and we’re TOO HOT TO HANDLE. Well, we’ve won three games from three to date, which is, without doubt, Wednesday Powerleague Business League Division Two championship form. Can we build on our early success? Can we gain the promotion that our potential suggests is well ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2011/11/24/when-wednesday-comes/ We love Spotify playlists in the Manifest offices, so much so that we've decided to set ourselves a little challenge to create topical (but also foot-tappingly awesome) weekly playlists. This week's theme is (obviously) Halloween. Currently, the playlist is empty as we all rack our brains for tunes. This is where ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2011/10/24/the-friday-playlist-we-want-contributions/ Last month the northern office waved goodbye to Huddersfield and said hello to the brand spanking new Leeds office, located right next to the Leeds Liverpool canal. After 6 years at New North Road, things were starting to get a little cramped, so we upped sticks, packed crates and made a hop, ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2011/10/20/new-northern-horizons/ In a quiet corner of a state-of-the-art gym facility in Finsbury Park, I found myself sat propped against a wall and panting. Ciaran, the personal training expert who had kindly offered to help my weedy frame through an hour-long taster session, hovered before me with apparently undimmed enthusiasm. I’d completed ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2011/10/17/pti-academy/ We’ve all been there; you’re just taking a gentle stroll down the shops on an overcast Saturday morning when a troupe of fully costumed flamenco dancers suddenly burst into synchronised song and dance.  No?  Well, if you happened to be in Leeds city centre a few weekends ago, you may ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2011/10/10/flamenco-flashmob-hits-leeds/ Last night saw the announcement of the "new" iPhone and after working at Apple for quite some time, I have a few things to say about it. In June 2010 the iPhone 4 was released, a fresh and different device from the technology BFG. At Regent Street alone we had queues ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2011/10/05/the-iphone-4s-opinions-of-an-apple-fan-girl/ Manifest London needs you! (well, we need a PR and social media account manager to be precise!) Manifest is not like other PR agencies. We’re shaking the dust from the PR industry and we need a PR and social media account manager to join the revolution. Not just any account manager, though. ... http://www.manifestlondon.co.uk/blog/2011/10/03/account-manager/