Category: Communication

  • Gartner restricts usage of hype cycle graphics

    It’s that time of year when industry analysts Gartner publish their annual hype cycle report for emerging technologies. Last week, Gartner did indeed publish this year’s report, the Hype Cycle For Emerging Technologies 2009 report, available for clients to purchase…

  • Apture makes it easy for your visitors

    The fine folks at Apture were kind enough to feature this blog on Friday as their Site of the Week. Thanks! I’ve been using Apture for the past year since I discovered it being tested on parts of the BBC…

  • Pushing the buzzword comfort zone

    TechCrunch writer Robin Wauters wrote a terrific post yesterday on the ten words he would love to see banned from press releases. Big topic, Robin! You’re talking about changing a total mindset, a way of thinking, that’s prevalent in many…

  • Facebook and Twitter are for oldies

    A new study from social media researchers Anderson Analytics shows how different generations are using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you pay attention to such metrics as have been published over the past year, it probably…

  • ID cards: It’s all in the positioning

    Has the government finally got it right re the controversial identity card scheme for the UK? The Home Office is now talking less about counter-terrorism and more about easing travel in Europe, says eWeek Europe. […] in a rather downplayed…