Posted on June 27th, 2010 in Blog
The Cabinet Office this week announced the aim to ‘scrap’ up to 75% of Government websites. A good idea or another short-sighted spending cut? It’s no surprise, building and maintaining a website costs money. For some, this expense is wasteful. Akin to ‘pointless’ marketing money which could be better spent on frontline services. When the [...]
Posted on December 21st, 2009 in Blog
There was a time a website could be managed single-handedly. These days it’s far more a community effort and we’re all the better for it. At the turn of the millenium, when I first started working online, most websites were run by ‘webmasters’. I hated the title because it conjured up the wrong impressions. The [...]
Posted on October 2nd, 2009 in Blog
I’ve had my iPhone six months now and it’s fair to say it’s made quite and impression. Not least because of the apps. Here’s my favourite so far… Run Keeper As I’m in training for the Great South Run at the end of October, I’ve been using this app. I absolutely love it! Tracks my [...]
Posted on September 15th, 2009 in Blog
What will the newsrooms of the future look like? One thing’s for sure; change is coming. Newsrooms for all media are suffering. It appears newspapers are worst affected. That’s only because they’re bitching the most. TV and radio are hurting too, trust me. While some are simply sitting and bemoaning the web, others are looking [...]
Posted on September 3rd, 2009 in Blog
I love news. Consume it all the time in many different ways. But would I pay for it? And has it ever paid for itself? Let’s talk about newspapers again for a moment. Mainly because it’s an industry in crisis. And they’re blaming the web for their demise – something that always perks me up! [...]
Posted on July 13th, 2009 in Blog
The same arguments persist, and with it we keep going round in the same archaic circles. Just when will we realise it’s the content that’s king, not the means by which it’s told? The web is not the enemy. Blogs are not the enemy. Smart phones are not the enemy. It’s not a war and [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2009 in Blog
We’re told the web is place where all opinions are equal and count. But it is time to mature and allow us to really have our say on things that matter. Commenting on articles is now mainstream. Communicating via social media tools likewise. Ditto with casting votes on meaningless polls. We’re now overloaded with interactivity [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2009 in Blog
The debate rumbles on…. How do you make digital media pay? Ever since the web went mainstream, part of its appeal has been its free nature. Information and services available 24/7 at no extra cost. But has this freedom come to an end…? Of course, there are corners of the web who have made money. [...]