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Contested Spaces: Social Media, Big Data and Politics

Being an unfunded full-time PhD student means having to find ways to earn money without long time-commitments. Luckily, King’s offers many temping opportunities that are far more interesting than the usual data entry or envelope stuffing. Last week, I got to be an event assistant at the Contested Spaces conference organised by King’s Policy Institute and eBay. From greeting VIPs in the morning to being a roving microphone, I basically got paid to meet and learn from some of the leading experts in politics and digital media. The conference, focusing on social media, ‘big data’ and politics, had two sides/ Firstly, how...

China detains blogger for Twitter joke on party meet

BEIJING (AP) — Hundreds of Chinese Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who’s been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitter about the pivotal Communist Party congress. Zhai Xiaojun’s Nov. 5 tweet suggested the next movie in the “Final Destination” horror franchise would be about the Great Hall of the People...

Japan: Twitter goes berserk as high schoolers down 60 packs of fries in McDonalds challenge

You say “potato,” Twitter user @tsukann2435 and his mates from high school say “60 packs of large french fries, please.” Since October 19, McDonalds restaurants across Japan have been selling their fries – small, medium and large – for 150 yen ($US 1.86). That’s almost half the usual price of 290 yen for a large...

How to harness the power of Twitter in your hospitality career

Nobody said finding a job in hospitality was easy! In fact, these days, even for graduates, it’s difficult to land a decent career opportunity in the hotel industry. If you’re flicking through the newspapers, responding to countless adverts, but getting precious little back, it’s time for a fresh approach.

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You may already spend considerable time using social media networks – like microblogging site Twitter – for entertainment, connecting with friends or following celebrities, sports personalities, and other people you admire. But did you know that you can put all those hours to...

Put yourself out there with a professional online profile

The CV is no longer a few printed pages that represent your entire professional career. In the hospitality industry especially, you have to have a professional profile across multiple online channels in order to get noticed. Word of mouth is not just offline these days… A professional online profile is an exercise in personal branding – it’s important to stay on top of your reputation and be aware of how the rest of the world is seeing you. Know what is being said about you, network online, and set up alerts so that you’re notified whenever your name is mentioned...