Top 13 Digital ‘Events’ of the noughties
We’re now well into 2010, and the gloves are off with the new decade (do we call this the ‘tens’ if last decade was the noughties?) but while we get excited about what’s to come it is also a good time to look back at what has been.
So, let’s have a look at my top 13 digital ‘events’ of the last 10 years…
“Well I’ve got 104 friends…”
Alan Partridge: “I’ve probably got more friends than you’ve got cows.”
Reminds me of some of the conversations I’ve heard when people are talking about how many facebook ‘friends’ or LinkedIn connections they have…or worse, when some agencies brag about how many Twitter followers or facebook fans they have managed to acquire for their clients.
Big v Small
Size is everything? Size isn’t important?
An age old debate that covers a multitude of topics, and in the world of agency/client relationships and hiring decisions it’s one that seems to have enduring elements of partiality.
Full Story »Phew…thanks National Rail
It’s so easy to knock anything to do with rail travel in the UK, whether it be prices, delays, conditions of the trains but there have been two rays of light whilst recently planning a trip to London.
One of them is a good tip for reducing train fares…the other was just a bit funny…
Full Story »“It will go the same way as CB radio…”
Even as recently as 2008 I worked with a client who wasn’t sure whether the ‘internet’ was really important or in any way shape or form here to stay. It dawned on me the other day that I haven’t had one of those skeptical conversations with anyone for over a year – I think, finally, the ‘internet’ is here to stay…well done everybody.
Full Story »Digital Marketing For Dummies…for dummies
Search Amazon for books relating to digital marketing, social media, blogs etc and you’ll see one helluva long list. Well, I’ve bought some belters and some absolute stinkers over the years, so here’s my top 13 books on all things digital to help you shorten your wishlist…
Full Story »Downloading 1 of 23,688 messages
When does an email update cross the line and become a bulk message, or a piece of mass comms that you might need some help with to make sure you do it properly?
Email technology can make it so easy to publicly and royally mess up on a grand scale if you don’t 100% know what you are doing. Let me tell you a true story……
Full Story »Free and Easy – 13 Digital must haves
To christen the Baker’s Dozen category I figured I’d go for 13 free and easy to use pieces of software or online services that I use nearly everyday and have made a big difference to my work and personal life. So here we go, in no order of preference…
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- posted on 13/07/2010 12:14:06