Activate 09 at The Guardian: Notes and take-away quotes - Part 2
Wednesday was The Guardian's first Activate summit - a one day conference at Kings Place bring together people to discuss how technology, politics and social sciences could come together to forge the future. Yesterday I published some thoughts about the presentations by Gerry Jackson and Nick Bostrom. One panel, chaired by Emily Bell, focused specifically on politics, featuring former minister Tom Watson, shadow minister for science and innovation Adam Afriyie, and Thomas Gensener from Blue State Digital. Adam Afriyie's...
Activate 09 at The Guardian: Notes and take-away quotes - Part 1
On Wednesday I spent a brilliant day at Kings Place at The Guardian's Activate 09 event. It was a packed programme, which I'd like to blog about at length. To be honest though, by the time I left my brain was absolutely fizzing, and the day had covered so much ground that it was hard to know where to start. Gerry Jackson and SWRadio Africa So, I thought I'd start with what was by far the most emotionally moving...
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 6
This is the final post of a series based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. What about when it all goes wrong? A lot of brands can be very cautious about potential negative brand damage from social media. And it is true - you might make mistakes, and you will definitely be criticised online....
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 5
This is the fifth of a series of posts based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. Blogging With the rise of social bookmarking and the media championing Twitter, blogging has begun to seem distinctly old hat. It does look, however, to have survived the early predictions of it being CB Radio for the 2000s,...
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 4
This is the fourth of a series of posts based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. Twitter Twitter has been, without doubt, the communications technology hype of the year. There are several ways that mainstream companies have been using Twitter - some more successfully than others. One approach is to simply announce all content...
Daisy dares you to be young
I can't remember who pointed me to it, but earlier this week I was directed to a free download of a track by Daisy Dares You - the project of 15 year old Daisy Coburn. In order to get your free mp3 you need to sign up for some permission marketing. I always like to see a well optimised form, and so it was good to see 'United Kingdom' and 'Ireland' head the list of territories. There had obviously been...
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 3
This is the third of a series of posts based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. The social bookmarking feedback loop The ratings you get on social bookmarking sites are valuable feedback, and some major news publishers utilise them to add value to their site. The Telegraph, for example, has a 'Most Dugg' widget...
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 2
This is the second of a series of posts based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. Social bookmarking Social bookmarking icons have infected major publishers websites like some kind of Internet design plague. The vast majority of mainstream news sites and high profile blogs come equipped with a whole set of brightly coloured icons...
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 1
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic
An article based on my presentation at May's International Social Media Summit.
London IA Mini Conference II: Notes, facts and take-away quotes - part 2
Yesterday I posted the first part of my notes, facts, and take-away quotes from the second 'London IA Mini Conference'. The event was held on one of the evenings during the UX London conference, and was hosted at the Sense Loft in Soho. "Most implementations of information systems have failed" - Angel Brown That might seem like a negative quote but in the first talk of the second half, Angel Brown took on the brave task of explaining a highly...
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Wembley on the web: Part 2 - The FA Cup Final online from Sky Sports and the BBC p>
"Dead men don't sue" - the Mail's HTML refuses to clear Air France 'terror suspects' p>
Wembley on the web: Part 1 - The FA Cup Final online from ITV and Setanta p>
Spector Twitter hoax shows online honesty gap between bloggers and newspapers p>
'Do online newspapers have a future in a Digital Britain' - MTM London round-table session p>
Functional 404s - Do beautiful 404 error pages still help users? p>
Interview with a Scott Trust Bursary student - Helia Phoenix p>
London IA Mini Conference review - Part 2 p>
London IA Mini Conference review - Part 1 p>
"Introducing Information Architecture at The Guardian" p>
'Insight into Journalism Day' at The Guardian p>
Are your domestic print apples as valuable as my global multimedia oranges? p>
How the Ian Tomlinson G20 video spread The Guardian brand across the media p>
Web search at the BBC: Extras p>
Web search at the BBC: Part 9 - The end is the beginning is the end p>
Web search at the BBC: Part 8 - Editions of you p>
Conferences Redux '09 - Micro-Redux p>
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Web search at the BBC: Part 6 - TV on the radio p>
FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifying website review - Ukraine p>
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Web search at the BBC: Part 4 - Glass onion p>
FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifying website review - Wales p>
Press silence on Alfie Patten DNA test result broken by Google News p>
Web search at the BBC: Part 3 - Centerfield p>
Web search at the BBC: Part 2 - Over the horizon radar p>
Web search at the BBC: Part 1 - The beginning is the end is the beginning p>
The future of 'the future' - the British Library and technology p>
The long road to the cinema p>
"An Open BBC?" at Broadcasting House p>
The Guardian's Open Platform launch p>
Guardian Open Platform launch trends on Twitter p>
Isn't teenage social networking just the new rock'n'roll? p>
In-line adverts on the Daily Express site p>
Searching in vain for Amazon's Kindle in the UK p>
3 key moments when the NUJ 'effing blogs' dust-up might have been avoided p>
Is 'internet news being free at the point of delivery' even still negotiable? p>
Can the Daily Mail and online dating really be soulmates? p>
Hearing about mentoring from the horsesmouth p>
'Delivering Digital Britain' still too much about 'delivery' p>
What would you put in corporate Twitter usage guidelines? p>
The BBC's "Points Of View" online culture clash - Part 3 p>
The BBC's "Points Of View" online culture clash - Part 2 p>
The BBC's "Points Of View" online culture clash - Part 1 p>
Wireframing the front page: Part 5 - The Sun p>
Wireframing the front page: Part 4 - The Times p>
How LOVEFiLM kept their user experience warm in the snow p>
Wireframing the front page: Part 3 - The Daily Mail p>
FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifying website review - Northern Ireland p>
A big thumbs up for the Daily Mail's comment rating system p>
Are our celebrities turning Twitter into a broadcast medium? p>
Navigating newspapers: Part 5 - The 'quality press' p>
Old media beats new media to breaking yesterday's news p>
Navigating newspapers: Part 4 - The 'red tops' and the 'middle market' p>
Navigating newspapers: Part 3 - A question of sports p>
#uksnow out-trends the Superbowl on Twitter p>
Navigating newspapers: Part 2 - Mapping primary navigation p>
"Digital Britain" around the blog'n'tweetosphere p>
Digital Britain Interim report - first impressions p>
Navigating newspapers: Part 1 - We are what we label p>
Presenting DEC appeals on the BBC homepage p>
Is 'Search online for "Act on CO2"' costing the taxpayer unnecessary pay-per-click money? p>
Ofcom framing a digital content strategy in a vacuum p>
Are Ofcom's regional news funding proposals an opportunity for the local press? p>
Channel 4's Andy Duncan calls for Internet regulation at NESTA event p>
'Nofollow' and Twitter's crisis of trust p>
'Xmas futures, crystal balls?' - Festive Chinwag Live p>
The Economist shows you how to shake up your offline marketing tracking p>
The Financial Times and "the worst online redesign I have ever seen" p>
Another threat to local newspapers - daily BBC horoscopes by email! p>
FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifying website review - Scotland p>
Protecting the identity of Baby P's killers: The courts vs the people vs the Internet p>
Day #2 at Guardian Hack Day p>
Day #1 at Guardian Hack Day p>
The business of "Rip, Mix and Burn" at NESTA p>
eCommerce Expo at Kensington Olympia p>
The BBC News linking policy is simply clumsy, not 'greedy' p>
No speedy way to a refund from See Tickets p>
Live plugin streaming at The Waag p>
FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifying website review - England p>
FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifying website review - Andorra p>
More on the Daily Mail and my comments about their 'suicidal five year olds' article p>
The Mirror re-design review: Part 4 p>
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