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I like O2 Cocoon and wld liketo be guest blogger of this blog for sharing all regarding my Cocoon with others

Tam

 I love the Cocoon. I’m a Art and Design student and it’s one of the best looking phones available in the market today. The buttons are large and easy to use, they’ve layed out well, the camera is decent, I love the silent ringer and bluetooth buttons, The MP3 buttons are very simple and easy to use too, I love the way the video conference camera is hidden away, from view.

The biggest let down is the software. For such an un-standard phone, the software is very standard. Whilst fairly well layed out, there are a couple of features that need a simple update to make the cocoon that much better.
The biggest issue is that the OS is very slow, it takes time to respond, and predictive texting can often take a while to respond, which with the large buttons you would have thought that texting would be a priority.

Also the MP3 player suffers from being a little slow, especially when the cocoon is closed. The volume may tell you when it’s changed, however it wont actually change for a couple of seconds (which can seem like a life-time when you accidentally press the buttons in a library). Along with this the MP3 player has an unusual nag, where the next-and-previous song are placed below and above the current playing track, the method of selecting the next track is pressing right, which doesn’t quite correspond with the OS. Whilst not a huge issue, its a little thing that would make a big difference.

Thirdly accessing an installed memory card isn’t easy, no sort of file viewing application on there.

Apart from that I’m very happy with the Cocoon, and there are a lot worse phones available today.

Chris Norton at Wolfstar has posted some great thoughts and examples of seeding campaigns… You can see his original post here.

“I wrote a post a while ago about how I was approached to cover an interesting internet news story on my blog.

The blogger relations approach from the PR practitioner was a little clumsy but I gave the guy the benefit of the doubt and I felt the story was interesting - so I covered it on the blog. He actually thanked me for it afterwards and apologised for the way in which he approached me which I thought was a nice touch.

At Wolfstar we have been involved in quite a few blogger relations and outreach programmes and we have been targeted for them too. Some are great approaches with great products, some are poor approaches with poor products and some are simply a mix of the two.

A couple of examples of outreach programmes which have reached our radar recently include the launch of the Skype Phone, 02 Cocoon phone, 02 XDA and the launch of a new James Bond book.

I read a great post yesterday from a twitter friend Todd Defren at Shift Communications. I respect Todd hugely and yesterday’s post was so good I felt I should share it with others too.

Blogger Relations Advice

If you are considering using blogger relations for a communications campaign, the first and most important thing to do is good old fashioned research. Then follow this up with lots more reading. Unfortunately it’s not a quick process but if it’s done correctly it can be a very useful tool for communication for your clients or brand.

Here are my ten top tips on how to approach a blogger:

1. Research the blogosphere carefully using blog search engines such as Technorati, checking the blog’s ranking and authority to find the most popular
2. Actually read the blogger’s posts don’t just skim it - read several first to get a feel for their interests and personality. Check out the categories they cover which will also help - subscribe to their feed and check it daily
3. If the blog is irrelevant - don’t send information to the writer anyway as this could cause more harm than good
4. Make useful and constructive comments on posts which interest you - try and make the comments mean something
5. Never make blatant plugs for your own or a client’s company straight away - this can cause major irritation
6. Approach the blogger only after you think he may actually recognise your name. The approach should usually be personal but if it’s a team blog, address the team properly and say hello
7. Use simple public relations - make sure you relate to this specific public
8. Make sure your story is relevant before you send it
9. Try and send other pieces of information with it rather than just a plain news release - try sending useful demo videos, photos and research all in an easy to digest format
10. Apologise for the approach if it’s not relevant - these people aren’t journalists so take that into consideration

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hello i love O2 cocoon so much . Thanks for designing this blog ..!!

After seeing some of my freinds sketches… what better way to customise your phone than with a ’sharpie’.

I think this is a really impressive idea and hope to see someone else have a go! some of his other work can be seen here

Cheers Mikkel!!

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Lolly, has given a great post talking about her thoughts on seeded campaigns:

“Steve at VCCP asked me a while back how I felt about the 3 Skypephone seeding programme. The timing is perfect to share my thoughts as I have just agreed to take part in another seeding programme…

1) Pitch it right

In case you didn’t know, my name is not Darryl and no I don’t live in the US! I am not quite sure how I would be able to blog about a US product when I don’t have any knowledge of the market… Read my blog (or at least pretend to read it!) and understand what makes me tick and what doesn’t. In the 5 minutes that you take to customize your pitch, the chances of me blogging about your product has gone up from 1% to 100%…

2) So I’ve agreed to write about your product…

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