HiMyTribe is a new iPhone App that aims to counter the loneliness people may feel in a big city. It allows you to find nearby people who share your interests and alerts you to connect you. Created by French social networking developer Never Alone Anymore , the app uses GPS
Research out today suggests that 40% of Twitter messages, or tweets, are “pointless babble”. US Researchers Pear Analytics sampled the Twitter stream (mostly of Americans) and categorized the tweets as news, spam, self-promotion, pointless babble, conversational and those with pass-along value. They concluded that only 8.7% were of real value.
I worked with Professor David Hawkridge at the University of Leicester and I was interested to see he’s hosting a seminar (webinar) for the ELKS project on 21 Aug 2009 at 1.30pm. “From Post to Postings: A Brief History of ‘Arms Length’ Learning” Professor David Hawkridge, BDRA, University of Leicester.
If you came to Reach Further’s workshop on Viral Videos last week, led by Delia Macnamara of imagine dpm, you’ll know that there are a LOT of videos out on the web and it takes expertise and luck to make a video a viral success. According to a study reported on today
Email marketing is an effective way to for a business to build a relationship with their customers and potential customers. It is a flexible and powerful form of direct marketing or online marketing which enables a business to send customised and personal messages to a targeted set of customers. It
I’m a bit of an addict when it comes to reading productivity and uncluttering blogs and websites. Lately I’ve been reading and thinking about ways to cut out little niggles and time-wasters in one’s life. It’s too short to walk further than you need to on a daily basis or
Chris Maiden, of Drupal experts Menus and Blocks, is spending part of a week later this summer cycling from London to Paris in aid of the Meningitis Trust. Chris, along with a friend, is planning the charity bike ride to arrive in Paris for the start of Drupalcon Paris 2009
Some of the more interesting blog posts and articles I’ve bookmarked recently include: Social media The Official Guide to Twitter “Twitter 101 for Business” (from Twitter) Twitter’s own take on how to use it for business: what kinds of things businesses are using Twitter for as part of their social
More and more companies and organisations are taking advantage of the benefits that flexible working and particularly remote working offers. There can be particular challenges for the manager of a remote team, however. Here are some of the best practice activities we’ve identified from our own and others’ experiences: Analyse
Recently I have been reflecting on reflection… At the moment I am tutoring both a How to Blog course and a couple of Online Tutoring courses. In both of the contexts covered by these online courses, although in very different ways, reflection is key. In the case of a blog,