The buzz phrase that is exciting and frightening equal numbers of people in the UK is ‘Digital by Default’. This is the government’s formal stance as they drive to improve services – but how digital are you? Last week’s 9th National Digital Conference took the theme ‘Empowering People’. It’s all very well for government to…
We hear a lot of reasons why people consider establishing online communities for their organisation’s members. Communication is of course number one, collaboration is often mentioned, supply chains are important, and there is a worthy feeling across the market that it’s important to keep up with the latest developments in technology.
Manchester United, at the forefront of community building through social media, came close this week to having their fingers burned by the Twitterati. In the wake of almost 24 hours of feverish speculation across social media channels and traditional news outlets, MUFC posted two tweets at 0830 BST on 22nd April:
Manchester United, at the forefront of community building through social media, came close this week to having their fingers burned when social media speculation threatened to upset regulatory requirements. In the wake of almost 24 hours of feverish speculation across social media channels and traditional news outlets, MUFC posted two tweets at 0830 BST on 22nd…
Once you’ve ticked all the boxes on your website under your local legal framework – the Companies Act 2006 in the UK, The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008 and The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 in the whole EU, for instance – it’s time to take a closer look at the content of your…
We’re not talking about hacking and malicious attacks. We’re talking about the danger that lies within your own organisation: Apathy. If you’ve read about Data Security in your business in Poles Apart: Challenges for business in the digital age, you’ll know all about this! This recent research supports our findings that data security is way…
The thorny question of copyright for photographs on the internet has been around for a long time – and it’s not going away. It’s all too easy to pick up a picture from a website. Try it: right click with your mouse and “Save Image As”. You now have a copy of an image which…