The Way of the Web

APRIL 21, 2010

→ M-Publishing – a must attend event for publishers… April 21st, 2010 · View Comments Most media companies are either publishing mobile applications or looking to increase their activity on mobile handsets – so where can you get some insight into the best ways to get mobile successfully?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. GetSatisfaction provides a way for companies to do that. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Love to have seen [link] among the list.

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The Way of the Web

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

September 21st, 2010 · View Comments It might sound like a philosophical question, but it’s something that new research by McKinsey for IAB Europe claims to have answered, claiming for 1 Euro spent on online advertising by companies, users get 3 Euros worth of services, with an estimated consumer service surplus about 100 billion Euros. (H/T

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The Way of the Web

AUGUST 4, 2010

thewayoftheweb.net) Tags: Uncategorized blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Interested in mobile or internet privacy and security? Anyhow, here’s the presentation: Jul10 nokiapresentationabsoluteradioslideshare View more presentations from Absolute Radio.

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The Way of the Web

JULY 3, 2010

Revenue generation is increasing for the social networks and companies using them. It could be the social network which doesn’t let you ‘Like’ a company – but lets you control your relationship with all the companies you’d like to do business with. Maybe that would give both movements more leverage?

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The Way of the Web

JULY 26, 2010

And perhaps this isn’t the most important piece of news to use as an example of how ‘journalism’ can massively fail when it comes to fact checking (I’m using ‘journalism’ in speechmarks to differentiate from the very fine work a good number of very good journalists continue to do), it’s a timely one.

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The Way of the Web

JULY 1, 2010

Now ask yourself how many great ideas never make it anywhere in a large media company, and how easy it might be to allow people with ideas half a day each week in total time to see if their idea might work? Tags: Digital Publishing · Magazine Publishing · journalism blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners:

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The Way of the Web

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

But if you’re feeling bad, rest assured even the biggest company on the internet can make mistakes: Yep, that’s the official Google Inside Adsense blog , packed full of useful information for publishers displaying the Adsense advertising platform. Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Good blogger outreach and is Worky worth trying?

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The Way of the Web

JULY 5, 2010

Meanwhile, the Journal Register company has been experimenting with producing online and print editions of their newspapers using only free tools. Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← One potential USP for Diaspora Is Xbox Live better than golf for digital business networking?

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The Way of the Web

OCTOBER 12, 2010

And going into a company of incredibly talented and digitally-aware people from senior management down to reception, I was well aware that the key objectives of knowledge transfer and integrating digital marketing throughout the business contained an element of self-redundancy at some point. And as for the future?

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The Way of the Web

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

For instance, have a read of ‘ Bow, Nigger ’ , an article often referenced as spearheading games journalism away from simply rating graphics on a score of 1-10, and instead starting to look at the feelings and emotions players encounter, for example. Tags: Videogames · xbox 360 blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners:

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The Way of the Web

APRIL 19, 2010

It’ll be interesting to see how far Opera will spread in what is general a close app world to promote simplicity on Apple devices… And will that lead to more apps opening up as platforms to the web at a time when many media companies are being tempted into closed walls with someone collecting money at the gate? thewayoftheweb.net) [.]

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The Way of the Web

JULY 16, 2010

It’s a really cool and interesting move, and considering SGN and developers Revo Solutions have already come up with 18 million downloads on the iPhone and iPod Touch, it’s likely to be followed by more companies as mobile gaming continues to evolve. Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Is Open Source the new black?

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The Way of the Web

JULY 15, 2010

Although I believe open source is a very useful and viable way to work, I do worry about companies leaping into it without some careful planning and research. Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Is Xbox Live better than golf for digital business networking? Live cross-platform mobile gaming arrives → Is Open Source the new black?

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The Way of the Web

DECEMBER 4, 2009

I can’t wait for the campaigning newspaper companies to get in touch and offer to help me as well. Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Stocktwits gets funding, Bit.ly get’s safer, Cli.gs gets bought One week, two new services… → Hi Newspapers – can I join the party? I might even get a call from Mr Murdoch himself.

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 9, 2010

blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: And allow us to explore it, play with it, and produce our own interpretations – and export it into other places… Tags: data · innovation [link] Things I learned this week – #3 | dougbelshaw.com/blog [.]

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The Way of the Web

JULY 17, 2010

And as long as individuals, groups and companies continue to provide useful and valuable information for use by others, the net effects for those who learn the skills to use the internet effectively will be positive – social networking is an ever-more important part of that as it encompasses interaction, organisation and knowledge-sharing.

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The Way of the Web

JULY 22, 2010

Sometimes even when you want to spend some budget with the company in question. Suffice to say, most of the main social networks do a reasonable job until something goes wrong – then you’re at the mercy of a large company which has scaled quickly to deal with massive demand. And I didn’t see any mention of LinkedIn.

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 19, 2010

Cut costs, overheads, staff and anything else you can to make your company as efficient as possible. I’m quite obviously not Umair Haque , but I’ve been in companies or known friends and associates who have all been part of this drive at various times. Tags: business blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners:

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The Way of the Web

MAY 2, 2010

May 3rd, 2010 · View Comments While newspaper and magazine owners are still trying to decide whether or not they should aim for eyeballs or paywalls, there are several other companies who are happy to take up the challenge.

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The Way of the Web

JULY 14, 2010

companies you’ll definitely know). Tags: Videogames · xbox 360 [link] Joff I'm not sure my networking credentials would be worth much after a round of headshots in MW2 blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: a fair number of journalists, including a couple of editors. 5-10 fairly prominent digital marketers.

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The Way of the Web

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

If you phone your bank or credit card company, they’ll generally require security details. Tags: social networks blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← How much to launch a new title online?

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The Way of the Web

MARCH 17, 2010

An example of attempting to build value for the business, the public, and the market as a whole is a campaign starting today by building company Rok. Rather than feeding out information, the company is promoting a campaign to reduce VAT on property repair work from 17.5% blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners:

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The Way of the Web

APRIL 19, 2010

publisher is trying to adapt pretty quickly – I was a bit surprised to read that Hearst is looking to buy SEO and Marketing company iCrossing for around $375 million. But will brands still feel comfortable booking their marketing and SEO work through a company which has a vested interest in the properties of one media owner?

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The Way of the Web

MAY 16, 2010

And to illustrate how fast the company continues to move, on Friday Absolute 80s became a national station on DAB , and we announced a new station, Absolute Radio 90s. Tags: Blogging blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Taking a quick security break… Bored of slogans?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

there’s a schism coming in social media between companies using it for marketing, and companies using it for customer service and CRM. Match Your Social Media Tactics to Your Social Media Goal The problem we’re faced with today is that very few companies seem to be thinking about their efforts in this way.

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 12, 2010

Forget social media or the technology, if a company's underlying attitude towards their customers isn't great, their customer service is likely to be the same as well. Something that’s not a surprise if you’re a user of Feedburner for example.

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The Way of the Web

AUGUST 23, 2010

Organising bills and having to negotiate with companies who have no interest in providing decent prices for decent service is less enjoyable than giving up smoking, but it has to be done. Tags: Blogging blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: If that means a little less time surfing without a defined purpose, then so be it.

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The Way of the Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

And this is the generation that are now running companies, in middle management, and particularly those with a disposition for technology, digital business, ecommerce and social activity online. blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: 1925 radio image with thanks to Ylvas on Flickr (CC Licence).

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The Way of the Web

MAY 23, 2010

After all 55 million+ people with an iPhone or iPad are app users, alongside the Murdoch-led impetus for content paywalls to once again attempt to block off certain areas of the web for certain companies. blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: For a more comprehensive explanation, I highly recommend Code: Version 2.0

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The Way of the Web

AUGUST 19, 2010

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Thoughts on UK magazine ABC figures… Making some real world changes… → Influence and Empire Avenue August 19th, 2010 · View Comments The quest to measure and monitor online influence is one that is enticing a lot of companies and individuals. Influence and Empire Avenue [.]

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 29, 2010

He also has that rare ability to enthusiastically inform the uninitiated without ever being patronising’ You might not have heard, but my blogging absence coincided with some small computer and phone company launching some kind of computing device. Hence a post about what it could mean on the One Golden Square blog.

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 4, 2010

And it’s going to push digital companies to innovate even faster, which is going to be interesting. Tags: Blogging blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: And there’s still the part of my day spent working at an innovative and fast-moving radio and digital business. But I have some more cunning plans….

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 20, 2010

I have returned from Blog World Expo 2010 with new friends, 30 pages of notes, tons of pictures, two magazines, three books, a blank journal, a nice stack of business cards, four buttons, stickers, a yo-yo, and, most importantly, an elevated enthusiasm for the world of blogging and social media. Ok everyone.

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The Way of the Web

DECEMBER 1, 2009

and several companies targeting content creation for primarily SEO purposes. And in the case of some companies, develop and use tools to see what people are actively searching for at the time to create the right content to capitalise on that interest (e.g. Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Has the iPhone jumped the shark?

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 4, 2010

And it’s going to push digital companies to innovate even faster, which is going to be interesting. Carolyn blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: What I liked about the event were the stories of independents innovating on small budgets, a world away from the big media orgs.

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The Way of the Web

DECEMBER 14, 2009

It’s a tactic also being used by the likes of Demand Media and Answers.com , and has also been utilised by companies such as Yahoo. It’s traditional media companies that will be hit first by another broadside – they have formal structures which will be impossible to change in time to respond to a new threat.

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