Category: Society

  • Making politics interesting again #EP2014

    If Nigel Farage has achieved one other thing apart from his seismic shifting of the political landscape in the UK following elections for the European Parliament across the European Union on May 22, it’s making politics more interesting again. And…

  • It’s still about connecting people

    A serendipitous moment last evening on Twitter when Charlotte Beckett tweeted “Do you remember that great video explaining Web 2.0?” I knew immediately what video she was asking about as I’d referenced it recently in a client presentation – it…

  • How up-to-speed are you about mobile?

    How up-to-speed are you about mobile?

    If you use social web services like Instagram, Vine or Snapchat, you’re probably aware that these particular services are very much designed for use on mobile devices. By 98 percent, 99 percent and 100 percent of users, respectively, to be…

  • Putting wearable tech in the business context

    Putting wearable tech in the business context

    A quick search on Google for the term “wearable technology” will produce some 162,000 results, about what you might expect for two very broad key words on such a topic. The focus of course is very much a consumer one,…

  • Imagine what the Bank of England could have done with its QR code ad

    A quarter-page ad by the Bank of England in yesterday’s Telegraph caught my eye primarily because it contained a QR code. The print ad informs you that the £50 note featuring an engraved portrait of Sir John Houblon on the…