It’s been some time since people have come to expect companies to have a website. Now, they also expect you to have a social media presence. (more…)
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Irish Brands on Twitter
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Tags: banking, Facebook, LinkedIn, social media, Twitter, YouTube
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Communities using Google Maps
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Google Maps is a mapping application provided by Google. It’s free of charge, relatively easy to use, and encourages collaboration. These attributes make it incredibly useful for both local and virtual communities. In this article we look at three very different uses of Google Maps by different communities. (more…)
Tags: art, communities, Google Maps, Irish, physical v virtual, social media
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The Impact of the Internet on the US Election
Monday, June 15th, 2009Barack Obama swept to power in the 2008 presidential election of the US in 2008, on a wave of support greatly supported by the internet.
It’s difficult to predict how politics will evolve, now that Barack Obama’s successful campaign for presidency has proven the power of a sprawling online network, but he already has many imitators.
And not content to rest on his laurels, Obama has taken the lessons learned from his rise to power and begun to apply them to government internet strategy too. (more…)
Tags: government, Obama, social media
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The HSE and Bebo
Friday, March 27th, 2009As the internet grows from novelty to vital infrastructure, governments around the world are gradually using more creative ways to harness it, to reach their citizens. We’ll be looking at two case studies to examine this in depth, one from Ireland and one from the US. This article focuses on the HSE’s use of Bebo, to highlight mental health issues. The next article looks at how Barack Obama is reshaping the US government online presence, using all the techniques he discovered while on the campaign trail. (more…)
Tags: bebo, government, HSE, Irish, social media
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Web 2.0: New possibilities for museums and learning
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Web 2.0 has opened up the possibility of new experience through shared knowledge and active participation. It offers a whole new set of tools for sharing and creating information, and for teaching and learning. Information is constantly in flux, being re-mixed and redistributed. Web 2.0 is user-centric, allowing users to compile information and structure that information to suit their specific needs. It facilitates the creation of communities centered on the content the members provide. The tools for doing so are freely available, open to everyone, ubiquitous and easy to use. (more…)
Tags: museums, physical v virtual, social media, usability
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Web 2.0 - giving the web back to the user?
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006When the dot com bubble burst in 2001, it signaled the end of a certain way of thinking about the web. However the tech crash is now considered the beginning of a new online era. It brought about a renewed focus on the user through new ideals of collaboration and sharing. In effect, it gave “the web back to the user”. (more…)
Tags: ajax, social media
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