The Brighton & Hove Business Awards website updated and live Posted on 09.05.08
The second battle of who's-responsible-for-the-website Posted on 08.05.08
Why FAIL is viral Posted on 28.04.08
Justifying and planning a corporate blog Posted on 25.04.08
Building Micro Web Applications using WordPress Pages Posted on 25.04.08
Great article on mycustomer.com today (well I would say that because I’m quoted in it!) for any folks in big companies who are putting together a business case for corporate blogging. Check it out.
Tom wrote this on 25.04.08 – what do you think?
It's filed in the Blogging, Social media box
Blogging was never my specialty… until I used Wordpress to develop a blog for a client.
Wordpress is a Blog Tool and Weblog Platform.
Nowadays I love it! I wish I had more time to blog. I have a lot to say! :)
Back to the point… the new very much expected version of Wordpress 2.5!
I have just downloaded and installed my first version… I am so excited! Love to learn about new technologies and its updates.
What’s in it?
Telmo wrote this on 07.04.08 – 34 comments
It's filed in the Blogging, Development, Free things, Internet, Social media, Web technology box
Here’s a helpful diagram that lays out the things you can do with a business blog.
Any other ideas?
[source: Better Business Blogging - a great blog itself, check it out]
Tom wrote this on 18.03.08 – 2 comments
It's filed in the Blogging box
Here at NixonMcInnes we love all things social media so I couldn’t help but blog when I came across a new release of an uber cool web browser. It’s called ‘Flock’, is based on Firefox and has lots of wonderfully cool social media plugins that integrate seamlessly into the browser. After all, it does call itself ‘the social web browser’.
Why is it a social web browser? Does this mean it talks to you more than your friends do? No, of course not. That would be silly (cool, but silly). So what does it do thats different from Firefox. Well, the key bit for me is its integration with the various social web tools we all use. For example, it hooks right into Twitter, Facebook and and Youtube and has customised sidebars that allow you to see all your updates, actions, friends, status changes etc without having to go to the website.
It also allows you to upload photos into your social media accounts directly through the browser. Want to add photos to your facebook or Flickr app? Just click the upload photos icon, select the service you want to drop into and drag and drop. Lovely.
And a further note to cement its coolness, its allows you to blog directly from within the Flock browser - working with most blogging services like Blogger, Drupal, LiveJournal, MovableType, Typepad and WordPress. Nice.
Have a look for yourself, and let me know if you discover any other neat tricks it can do!
Matt wrote this on 19.02.08 – 4 comments
It's filed in the Blogging, Interesting, Social media, Social networks, User experience box
Anna sent me a link to this new blog on the Guardian website. It’s the diary of a 19-year-old about to embark on his GAP-year travels in India and Thailand, hoping for ’swimming, sunbathing and partying’.
After the first post, the comments start flooding in, and the readers are aren’t unimpressed: “posh 19 year old goes to Thailand to find himself amongst all the other ‘gappers’, and we can follow his every move? wow.”
By the 4th comment, suspicions of nepotism start to appear: “who’s son is Max then? terrible terrible terrible, shame on you guardian”
By comment No. 20, he’s been rumbled: “Well, given that Paul Gogarty is a travel writer for the Guardian, I guess that answers the question about who he’s related to”
Ouch!
The final nail in the coffin is an astute reader who finds an article written by the lad’s father in 2002, about a holiday in Thailand, no less, mentioning his 13-year-old son, who would now be 19.
Game, set, and match.
This is very poor stuff from the normally very social-media-savvy Guardian. And the lesson to be learnt (putting aside the uninspiring subject matter of the blog)?
You can’t out-smart your readers. If you aren’t being authentic, you will be found out by the crowd.
Tom wrote this on 14.02.08 – 9 comments
It's filed in the Blogging, Mistakes box
We’ve been getting quite handy at producing websites using the Wordpress platform, if we might say so ourselves. Here are a few examples:
MORE TH>N Living - read case study.
Rushton International - it’s a real shame that it’s not being kept up-to-date because they’ve had some great results from this site.
Goedhuis & Company - this blog will be a friendly companion to the snazzy new ecommerce website that we’re developing for Goedhuis at the moment.
And of course the Nixon McInnes site is built using Wordpress.
Tom wrote this on 08.02.08 – 1 comment
It's filed in the Blogging, Our sites box
I keep hearing everyone say, ‘Facebook is a social tool, it’s not really for club promotion – myspace is what that was designed for’. Interesting. Sure, myspace seems to have all the record labels you could want, plenty of artists showcasing their music and great features for artists in general, but is it good for the local artist who wants to let people in his local area know gigs are occurring? Myspace feels very international, whilst Facebook feels local.
I have a myspace page, have done for a few years – and I have used this to publicise every gig I’ve played at, or have been scheduled to play at, showcase my music and act as a profile page. Whilst friends I know have responded to gig requests, it’s never really made any huge difference (that I can see) to those numbers attending the gig that are outside my friend circle.
I created a Facebook account a while back now, and decided to use the ‘events’ feature to publicise my gigs on Facebook. Much to my surprise, I had people I don’t know confirming themselves as coming, photographers asking for passes to take photos for the night, and generally much more of an online ‘buzz’ about the event than I have seen on Myspace for one my events.
Matt wrote this on 28.01.08 – 4 comments
It's filed in the Blogging, Brighton, Interesting, Internet, Social media, Social networks box
The word ’social’ has several meanings in the Oxford English Dictionary. The social in ’social media’ most likely refers to meaning number three: “relating to or designed for activities in which people meet each other for pleasure.” The keyword there is ‘meet’. Like chimpanzees and ants, humans are social creatures (see meaning number four: “breeding or living in colonies or organised communities”), and our social bonds are cemented by face-to-face meetings. Read more…
Paul wrote this on 10.01.08 – 69 comments
It's filed in the Blogging, Interesting, Off topic, Social media box
Many of the folks here at Nikzomk use Twitter. For those not up to speed, it’s basically a micro-blogging platform that works much like your Live Messenger or Facebook “status”. The idea is that you answer the question “what are you doing?” with, well, whatever you’re doing… and all your friends do the same. And you “follow” all your friends… and they “follow” you… and before you know it, you know that 17 minutes ago your mate Frank was in the toilet with George Michael and right now Michelle is watching a re-run of Stars in their Eyes with her cat. Read more…
Trevor May wrote this on 29.11.07 – 5 comments
It's filed in the Blogging, NixonMcInnes, Social media box
A few months ago, we launched a new website for Rushton International - a market leader in insurance valuations.
At the heart of the new site is a blog. This is best practice for professional service firms who are essentially selling the expertise of their people. It allows you to demonstrate your knowledge and give a human face to the company. Perhaps best of all, blogs are search engine friendly, allowing potential customers to find you using very specific searches. Read more…
Tom wrote this on 23.11.07 – 4 comments
It's filed in the Blogging, Business, Our sites box
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