Pre-2014 blog archive

Clarity is a good thing

After a particularly manic week on all fronts, it’s good to take a few minutes out and reflect on what’s behind some of the bizarre goings-on at work.

Learning something new

Sometimes it can be really great to stumble across a blog and learn something new. I did just that this evening when I ended up reading Ian Delaney’s explanation of non-linear search.

What is social media?

Spannerworks has just published a handy new e-book covering the basics of social media.

Recent links from del.icio.us

London 2012 brand guidelines Basic information about protected rights for London 2012 (tags: olympics marketing) Protected marks Summary of protected marks for London 2012 (tags: … Read More

Another big step for RSS

Mainstream adoption of RSS took a step forward yesterday when Google launched its Reader product. This is the new version of Google’s RSS reader and includes features like feed discovery and sharing.

CIPR and a positive way forward for social media?

So David Brain has had an unexpected opportunity to chat face to face with Colin Farrington, CIPR director-general. And the conversation has thrown up a challenge – what does the UK social media community want CIPR to do to promote these new communications channels?

Colin Farrington, CIPR and social media

The discussion around the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the thoughts of Director-General Colin Farrington on social media continues.

Recent links from del.icio.us

Podcasting – A smart guide to podcasts and podcasting A good introduction to what podcasting is all about (tags: simon’s+podcast+project podcasting) Create podcasts using your … Read More

Today is OneWebDay

Today is OneWebDay – “a global day to celebrate online life”. When I heard I did take a few minutes to reflect how the internet has changed the life I lead.

Bad writing – an eighth type

Matthew Stibbe at the Bad Language blog has a great post about seven types of bad writing that many of will see every day.