Social Media is the New Rock and Roll – The Hopkinson Report
This is a fascinating and well written article comparing the rebellion of rock & roll in the 60s with social media today. It’s a very interesting concept and most of it rings true, though it might all be about to change! Because…
Older Adults Nearly [...]

No more vacation: How technology is stealing our lives – Salon.com
I don’t feel like Rebecca Traister feels but I know I’m in the minority. When I’m gone for the weekend, I’m often actually uncontactable as I roam through mobile-coverage-free countryside. But for many people, the constant contact their laptops and smartphones provide means they’re also [...]

It’s been almost a month since our Social Media for Business event and some of you may be hankering for more tips and ideas. (If you couldn’t attend, check out our resources page). This week, we have plenty of social media articles (mostly from the very handy Mashable.com)!
HOW TO: Pick the Right Social Media Engagement [...]

This week we’re looking at website conversions and take a trip back to the future. But first… whatever happened to Google Wave? Well, apparently not much and just last week, Google effectively canned it.
RIP Google Wave – Mashable
Google’s revolutionary product that blends email, instant messaging, file sharing & wikis “didn’t get the uptake they’d hoped [...]

How 12 CEOs & Founders are Leveraging Web Video – OPEN Forum
These CEOs aren’t the faceless heads of their companies but get out there and play an integral part in creating their brand. Can you think of any other brand-integral company leaders or are you even one yourself?
HOW TO: Enhance Your Online Presence with Video [...]

35 Powerful Ways to Get Noticed – Small Fuel Marketing
Short, effective tips on how to promote yourself & your organisation. Easier said than done, but brilliant none the less. I reckon we do 24 of them!
Growing Your Business: 5 Tips From the Founder of Blip.tv – Mashable
Five smart business tips we try to embody here [...]

The Key to Creating Remarkable Things – The 99 Percent
The idea of doing our real work first and “reactive” work second (answering emails, getting resources for colleagues etc.) sounds like common-sense, doesn’t it? But is that really how you function day to day? Or do you spend the morning “getting ready” to knuckle down… then [...]

Learn How Google Works: in Gory Detail – PPC Blog
A snazzy infographic that simplifies the Google-machine! It can seem pretty overwhelming to try to understand how Google works, especially if you’ve recently jumped into search engine optimisation yourself, but this diagram breaks everything down from Googlebot crawls to displaying the Adwords next to your search [...]

Critique me, Please – 50 Weeks of UX
How well can you handle critique of your work? Joshua Brewer talks about how being open to critique leads to “better communication, greater creativity and more transparency”. So should you practice being critiqued?
List of common misconceptions – Wikipedia
If I told you that Napoleon wasn’t unusually short or that [...]

Harvey Norman takes to Twitter in online backflip – Dynamic Business
10 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Google – Mashable
15 Amazing Apps for File Storage in the Cloud – Web.AppStorm
The greatest defunct web sites and dotcom disasters – CNET UK
11 Useful Google Chrome Extensions for Serious SEO Workers – Blog Web Designer
YouTube Launches New Video [...]