One of our interns only finished university last summer and knows a few of the students who have been demonstrating about the Government’s proposed fee changes. She was talking to us about the use of Twitter, Facebook and other platforms and the way that demonstrators were using them to not only make their protests more ... Read more
It is generally agreed that when we potter over to Google, hunting for enormously exciting topics to read about, we want it to return the best results possible for a search. But who or what should decide what those “best” results are? Option one – is a machine. Since its conception in 1998, Google has ... Read more
I set out to write a blog post singing the virtues of a recent TV ad; the Barclaycard “Waterslide” advert. The problem with writing about this sort of things is always finding an angle; do I actually have anything interesting to say on this? It’s harder than it sounds. I started off this post with ... Read more
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Online communities are not social networks. Social networks are not online communities. Bold statement. Let’s break it down a little further to explain. Everyone would accept Facebook as an example of a strong social network. Looking at Facebook, we can see it is all about ‘me’. Facebook for me is about my details, my friends, ... Read more
Wikipedia has just received a $3 million donation from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. If you haven’t heard of the Sloan Foundation, you can check it out on Wikipedia!
Wikipedia will receive the donation in three $1 million payments (one per year for 3 years). The money will mainly be used to increase the credibility ... Read more