Digital Design blog

The leaders of the UK's three main political parties have all agreed to participate in television debates in the lead up to the May election. Most pundits agree these TV events will dominate the campaign and will likely mean candidates spend less time on the hustings. Not to worry, the Internet will...

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Public sector organisations will benefit from the UK government's initiative to publish official data on local services on the data.gov.uk website, according to the Local Government Association and Socitm. Jos Creese, Socitm vice president, confirms that since the greater part of government data is collected...

Many business, especially retailers, are looking to upgrade or change their websites to offer improved online shopping experiences for customers in the next year or so. This is in reaction to the recession as companies strive to offset diminishing demand with lower inventories and lower labour costs...

It's been a bad week for the American airline Southwest. Movie director Kevin Smith, also known as Silent Bob, was allegedly kicked off a flight because he's too fat to fly . He vented his spleen on Twitter and the next thing your know, the airline was in the middle of a major PR crisis as the story...

Many people may already be aware of Facebook's recent redesign and have probably used the new-look profile. But how many know that it's the social network's stronger focus on search that drives the progression the design? Indeed, Facebook has seen a huge growth in search market share from December 2009...

By Shaun Morgan 

Over the years I have come to realise that sometimes the best way to fully comprehend the significance of something is by hands-on, practical, experience. And so it is with Microsoft SharePoint. If you sit down and read the sales blurb on the Microsoft site, you’ll get some idea about what this product can do for your organisation. But to truly appreciate its power and versatility, get it installed and encourage the early adopters to play.
 

The Pew Internet Project has just published research that shows that teens and young adults are deserting blogs in favour of social networks, while increasing numbers of older adults are now blogging. The data indicate that brands wishing to reach under 30s should focus efforts on MySpace and Facebook...

If 2009 was the year of Twitter, then let 2010 be the year that social media comes of age and takes its rightful place at the centre of business process and communications management. It's not enough to slap up a Facebook fanpage and push out website content via Twitter. To gain the true, significant...

It's been said that 2010 is the year that social media will go mainstream and Gartner, the research firm, seems to agree that consumer platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are driving enterprise adoption of similar collaborative technologies. Here are Gartner's key predictions : By 2014, 20% of business...