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Does social media ruin your favourite TV programme or enhance it? Do you find yourself unable to watch TV without commenting on it via social media? Do you then get to the end of that programme feeling cold and empty? Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst debate whether social media is ruining television in today's Status Update...

It appears on every Facebook brand page but what exactly does 'Talking About This' mean? Is it a sign that my Facebook page is succeeding or failing and what can I do about it if the figure is low? In today's Status Update, Mark Saxby asks Martin Broadhurst about the truth behind 'Talking About This' on Facebook...

Derby businessman Tony Jacobs thought Twitter was an utter waste of time, used by kids with nothing better to do. Then he started to get business through it and he had to sit up and take notice. In today's Status Update, Mark Saxby asks him to tell his story...

Pinterest is driving more traffic to websites than YouTube, LinkedIn and Google+ combined, according to a recent study. So how do you take advantage of that for your business? Mark Saxby asks Martin Broadhurst in today's Status Update... #Pinterest #SocialMedia

Is a qualification in social media not worth the paper it's printed on? Is a course on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc, going to be out-of-date the moment it's over? In today's Status Update Mark Saxby discusses the issue with Martin Broadhurst and three participants on a BTEC award in Social Media for Business course...

Is social media right for every business? What about traditional manufacturers who wouldn't usually turn to such a medium to get their message out? In today's Status Update, Mark Saxby talked to a director of one such business to see how LinkedIn helped them out... #LinkedInManufacturingSm

Why bother using a hashtag and how useful is it to business? And is it right that hashtags are now creeping into ordinary conversation? Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst tackle the question of hashtags...

Last year Status Social Media Marketing's Mark Saxby helped Azerbaijan win the Eurovision Song Contest. But who are the hot favourites for this year's competition and who will get 'nul points'. Mark investigates in a Status Update Eurovision special...

How many internal emails do you receive every day at work? How many are relevant? Is there another way involving social media? Mark Saxby asks Martin Broadhurst in today's Status Update...

Facebook advertising is one of the most powerful ways to reach your customers but how do you use it? Mark Saxby gets Martin Broadhurst to reveal the techniques in today's Status Update...

Which is the best social media dashboard to use? Which one will make managing your social media easier? And what about the new social media dashboard on the block...? Mark Saxby and Martin Broadhurst debate the merits in The Status Update...

Mark Saxby tells BBC WM's Stuart Ellis how you can be safe on social media.

Are politics and religion to be avoided on social media? Is it better to be bland than offensive? Martin Broadhurst and Mark Saxby debate the subject in The Status Update...

With more employers asking potential employees to reveal their private social media updates, what should you do when asked? Mark Saxby asks Martin Broadhurst in The Status Update...

Martin Broadhurst talking to BBC Radio Derby's breakfast show's presenter Phil Trow following the bullying of a cancer victim.

With Facebook buying Instagram today, is the photo-sharing network doomed?

Worried about tweeting the wrong thing? Learn about the rules of Twitter that will keep you from harm... #GeorgeGalloway #KevinPieterson #SusanBoyle #Twitter #AnthonyWiener #LiamStacey

Martin visited the BBC studios to speak with Aleena Naylor about cyber-bullying and the recent exodus from Twitter by celebrities.

There's a lot of us on Facebook. Our lives are played out on social media. But how much have we to fear when it comes to our privacy? Are we exposing ourselves in a way we may later regret? Mark Saxby asks Martin Broadhurst in today's Status Update... #Facebook #Google #Online #Privacy #Protection #Safety #Security

Has Foursquare got genuine value for consumers and businesses or is it just a kids’ game being played by grown-ups? And where does Facebook Places fit into the world of check-ins? Mark Saxby asks Martin Broadhurst whether we should be paying any attention to Foursquare… #FacebookPlaces #Foursquare #socialmedia