PODCASTPlease read the message below from Chris Shipley. (edit: Shipley is DEMO’s executive producer)
“As you may have seen, late last evening a Silicon Valley blogger posted an electronic copy of the DEMO 09 program guide, which he apparently received from one of his readers. Following his post and reasoning that the embargo had been broken, [...]
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The current tough economic times combined with an increased awareness of Web 2.0, or interactive web applications such as social networks and blogs, is driving take up of social computing among marketers, according to an insight paper just published by Forrester Research.
Last year there was an increase in the adoption of all social [...]
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Most newspapers have moved online either wholly or within a mixed publishing model. There is a myriad of benefits to both the publisher and the reader, but there is one downside that comes up time and again.
People like to read the newspaper. They like to spread it out on the table and take [...]
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I’ve been neglecting my Top 5 lists of late, owing to the pressures of work. But that doesn’t mean I’ve not been keeping an eye online. Lots of great stories are being told. Here’s what I liked this week:
1. Jade Goody, PR and the media is a thoughtful post by Heather [...]
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Are you studying PR, marketing, journalism or media at college or university? Are you looking for a summer job in the Isle of Man for 2009 and want to gain some relevant experience? We’d like to hear from you.
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BusinessWeek is running an excellent article by BL Ochman entitled ‘Debunking six social media myths’. This is a must read for any organisations thinking of dipping their toes into the Web 2.0 water. Popular misconceptions include:
Social media is cheap, if not free
Anyone can do it
You can make a big splash in a short time
You can [...]
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This week we had the Isle of Man’s Social Media Club’s first ever Super ThirdThursday! Thirty people turned up (that’s about twice as many as usual) to learn about the club, and I was delighted with the turn out. There was an excellent mix of bloggers, tweeter and Facebookers, and there were a number of [...]
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THE United States Patent Office was established in 1790 and the very first patent was issued to a gentleman named Samuel Hopkins who patented a process for making potash, a type of potassium compound used to make soap. The patent was signed by President George Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.
Since that [...]
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For the last week, inspired by Kyle Flaherty, I’ve endeavored to follow a ‘one app at a time’ policy. That means I have one application open on my desktop any one time. The idea is to try to cut down the noise and be more productive.
So TweekDeck stayed open only when I was using it. [...]
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Forrester Research has just published a report on how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are coping with IT security and what they plan on spending in 2009.
The study, The State Of SME IT Security: 2008 To 2009, looked at both North America and Europe and found that for the most part SME spending on IT [...]
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Two new bloggers joined the Isle of Man online conversation this month and I’m pleased to tell you that they are both young Strivers!
Account Assistant Charlotte Beeman (aka LottieB) is the author of Pretty Geeky, which looks at “… from make up to clothes, from careers to technology and anything and everything that’s inspiring.”
At Celebrity [...]
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All you January linkers and commenters, please feel the love from Strive Notes:
Derek Richardson
Kristie Wells
Joseph Thornley
CT Moore
Adam Parker
Steve Burdett
Steve Burrows
Babooshka
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Last week I attended the International Gaming Exhibition and spent some time supporting the Isle of Man effort on the DTI’s fabulous stand.
I’ve been to a few of these events now and I came away from this one thinking it was the best ever.
I took some time to have a look around the trade show [...]
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January was a particularly busy month for me, what with one week’s hols, one week in London at a trade show and one week caught up with family business, I’m still trying to grasp that it’s February already.
So I was probably the last one in the Isle of Man to know [...]
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