Are you Digital by Default?

By Kate Baucherel | June 24, 2014

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…

Online communities: greater than the sum of their parts

By Kate Baucherel | May 23, 2014

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.

Enjoy the sunshine with #placetoplacenetworking

By Kate Baucherel | May 16, 2014

The JDrew Creations team are basking in the sunshine on the warmest day of the year, and reflecting on the British desire to make the most of the sun when it shines. We may have a reputation for going lobster-pink at the drop of a sunshade, but an unpredictable island weather system means we have…

Social media in a regulated world

By Kate Baucherel | April 23, 2014

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:

A regulatory lesson for Polar Bears

By Kate Baucherel | April 23, 2014

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…

Privacy and online collaboration

By Kate Baucherel | April 23, 2014

In an article for the FT this week, Emma Jacobs brought privacy into the spotlight. There’s a groundswell of opinion that there is now too much private data floating around in the ether, with the potential to compromise individuals out in the real world.

Managing the Online Culture Clash

By Kate Baucherel | April 23, 2014

There is a real clash of cultures in our society, as Digital Skills become ever more vital for day to day living and business growth. The younger generation, raised with computers, have an intuitive grasp of rapidly-changing online tools. The older generation, who have watched the extraordinary rise of the internet over the past 20…

Picture pitfalls: 5 tips for staying the right side of copyright law

By Kate Baucherel | April 4, 2014

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…

Tackling data security in your business

By Kate Baucherel | April 4, 2014

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…

Copyright images: keep it legal!

By Kate Baucherel | April 1, 2014

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…