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
Thinking about the “Art of Digital” had me reminiscing about my years as a digital writer and artist and remembering all the wonderful creative online writing and digital art projects we did as part of the trAce Online Writing Centre. When I did my MA in Writing my dissertation was
There’s a new service from Google called Subscribed Links. http://www.google.com/coop/subscribedlinks/ It enables you to create custom search results that you can add to your Google search pages. Users can display links to services for their customers, as well as providing news and status information updated in near-real-time, answering of questions,
According to Global Knowledge, a CISCO trainer, there are a variety of IT skills which are dying – in that the demand for these skills is dying. And apparently ColdFusion is one of them. Taking figures from US job postings, Global Knowledge discuss the “death” of ColdFusion: “ColdFusion users rave
Textiles, narrative & technology… A post for Ada Lovelace Day Throughout history women have used craft work as an outlet for their creativity. Often deprived by domestic circumstances of education and work, they turned to craft, and particularly needlecraft, to express their creative energies. Simple household objects such as quilts
We had a great seminar last week when two groups of local businesspeople discovered the power of Twitter. Here are some of the top tips on and opinions about using Twitter garnered from the best possible source – Twitter users themselves. Thanks to everyone credited. You can’t control the conversation
The UK Government today backed the Open Source movement launching its Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use Government Action Plan. Calling the Open Source movement “one of the most significant cultural developments in IT and beyond over the last two decades” it celebrates the achievements of the groups of ndividuals
These aren’t really New Year’s resolutions, but things that any small business owner would be well advised to do as soon as possible and then review regularly: Google your own name, your business name and/or product name(s). What websites come up on the front page and can you improve your
Andy Roberts recently posted an excellent comment on his blog about how not to use online communities. It’s well worth a read. His point is that you can’t just pop into a community and use it like a noticeboard, once – especially not for what is essentially an advert. (“You’ll
Any tips on how to be successful, in business or otherwise, are always welcome. It’s been reported that research has shown that excellence at a complex task requires a critical, minimum level of practice and the “magic number” for true expertise is 10,000 hours (equivalent to roughly three hours a