Where’s Waldo 2.0?
I don’t come from a search marketing background but it’s something I like learning about right now as it so clearly crosses over into social media comms campaigns. Something else I like, is having misguided, tech dummy ideas about technology I think should exist or be invented. I’m going to create a new category for these posts called “Random Thoughts” so you can just skip through reading them, or, if you are a brand which has already invented this technology you can come and tell me about it.
So….I live in an area of London where there are a lot of tourists. Just walking to and from things in my area frequently puts me in the path of camera toting tourists and, although it demonstrates an intolerant part of my nature, I often don’t pause every metre so they get the perfect shot. Admittedly it’s not only recently I’ve developed this “outta the way tourists” attitude. Living in Rome, Bath and Wellington N.Z. during filming of Lord of the Rings may have finely tuned this approach.
But, I was thinking the other day “I wonder how many people have photos with me striding through the background?” Then I thought if I can Google my name and see how many people have mentioned me, why shouldn’t I be able to search for how many people have photographed me? There are probably a lot of places I’m captured on camera which I don’t know about, or where my friends haven’t told me they’ve posted the photos.
About:
I'm Darika Ahrens and I help brands develop marketing strategies for Social Media. My background is in Public Relations for companies like Orange, Microsoft, Philips, HTC, Yell.com, and Estee Lauder. I've worked with and trained some of the UK's top agencies.