The Telegraph provided a great example last weekend of how a community host, whilst never really in charge, does have a critical role in setting the tone of the discussion. It’s fair to point out that The Telegraph (surprisingly to some) is doing a good job of managing ‘the conversation’. In terms of moderation and …
This post by Randfish on the SEOMoz blog really caught my eye. probably because I’ve been doing a fair bit of SEO tinkering for a few different projects of late. I’ve needed some clarifications on what’s important and not and fortunately there are people out there who can help. Indeed, I wonder if there is …
Moneysavingexpert.com is surely one of the top ten most important websites in Britain. But from an internet industry perspective, who would know? Those ever-so-cool Web 2.0, assymetric hair-do, skinny jean types who think they rule the web wouldn’t ever admit it (even if they flick their well-producted fringes out of the way each morning to …
I’m seriously loving Twitter at the moment: 140 letters to say something banal and ordinary. If you haven’t had a look, find me here. It’s great for keeping track of friends. Lots of firms and organisations use it too, mostly rather badly. But some people really get it and are a pleasure to ‘follow’: Who …
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A links miscellany. Here’s some stuff I’ve been reading on the web and liked. From the New York Times, Luis Suarez of IBM explains how he has unshackled himself from his email inbox using social tools and the blower. The Mail has over taken the Guardian and the Telegraph as the highest circulating UK newspaper …
Here are some other places I’ve been contributing online, of late: vzaar: Why negative feedback + bad sellers = unhappy buyers On the vzaar blog, the case for abolishing the right for sellers to leave negative feedback on eBay. Based on a personal experience. Auctionbytes: Why is QXL Closing in the UK? A comment (scroll …
When an organisation is in the midst of an online community storm, as the Guardian was over Max Gogarty’s blog, the only successful outcome that seems to matter is getting out the other side. Rather like the crew of a ship hanging on for dear life, you batten down the hatches, rely on camaraderie and …
RIP Civil Serf… … We knew you well. It’s taken the mandarins too long to understand the blogosphere and even then they didn’t get it. Radical transparency has a home in government: you did it for me. I’ll buy you a drink. Any day. Get in touch, if you read this. Search Engine Geekiness Ever …
Blogger gets flamed. Dad weighs in. Newspaper criticises the readers. Journalist rails against the ‘mob rule’. This is the fascinating tale of Max Gogarty, 19, who has so far written a single short ‘blog’ article for the Guardian recording a self-funded trip to India. Seeing as transparency is the currency of blogging, I’ll come clean. …
An article in The Times today caught my eye. Based on research by Parks Associates, it focuses on the ‘promiscuity’ of social network users and how many use several networks. The behaviour of these ‘internet tarts’ is evidence, apparently, according to Robert Jones, of Wolff Olins that “grand operatic brands no longer work.” Wolff Olins, …
People often ask me for an example of a successful online community. Many expect me to rattle off Myspace, Flickr or Youtube… but I usually cite www.moneysavingexpert.com. For my money, in a specifically British context, the work that Martyn Lewis and his team do is really awe inspiring. Moneysavingexpert.com has a simple aim: consumer revenge. …
It’s not big or clever but for a giggle and a few fun filled moments, Hate My Tory is a lovely diversion.
In the Second World War as the Allies were planning for D-Day and other missions they often put out pleas to the country for pictures and photographs of places of potential military importance: the coast of northern France was a favourite. People would send in their holiday snaps and the photographs would be collated to …