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Comment on Evolution of My TV Viewing by NSDesign Blog » Look Out LoveFilm, Netflix Has Arrived in the UK

NSDesign Blog » Look Out LoveFilm, Netflix Has Arrived in the UK — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:24:13 +0000

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Comment on Law firms could use social media more effectively by Edward Harkins

Edward Harkins — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:08:25 +0000

On law firms and social media, one of the big hits of the recent ‘Glasgow for Business Week’ was the presentation by Brian Inskster of Inkster LLP in Edinburgh. This was at a session on social media and business. The track record he has on successful use of social media for growing his law firm is nothing less than stonking brilliant. He provides an exemplar not just for law firms, but for any services business that is online. I was left with so many thoughts on his presentation that I started a Linkedin discussion and that generated a strong and continuous strand of comments.

I’m also a convert on social media for business – but it still unnerves me that in the recent UK TV documentary on Facebook, marketing Guru, Martin Sorrell of WPP, said: ‘Facebook is a social and not a commercial network, and you use it commercially at your peril.’

Comment on Law firms could use social media more effectively by Andrew Sinclair

Andrew Sinclair — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:21:24 +0000

It’s an interesting article. As a very non-scientific study, it seems to me that many of the ads being shown on TV at the moment are major brands/products and are carrying either a full blown request to “visit our Facebook page” or at the minimum have the “F” logo on them. It reminiscent of the time that businesses started using “www…….” on their ads. For sure it’s still early days in this area. So it’s not just law firms who’re starting to use social media.

I may be doing Linked-In a great dis-service but it feels like it’s becoming the ultimate recruitment/jobseekers forum. (Am I missing something?) which while there’s opportunities for law firms in this activity probably isn’t their main revenue stream. I’m not sure I’d want to interact with my lawyer via social networks.

While I remain a total enthusiast about business use of Social Networks and the information which can be gained I sometimes wonder about the level of effort which needs to be put in and the returns it garners.

Comment on Facebook data centre boss criticises industry secrecy by Dean David

Dean David — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:38:17 +0000

If there is no ‘competitive advantage’ why is he complaining? We have all been on major data sites and I, for one, have never been surprised by much – although there is one in Swindon with space-age air-lock entry systems! (and Cisco do like their cages to be painted in the right color).

Facebook and Google are software driven. I am sure they both use the same hardware. Environmentals are just that – a must have, but as long as they work so what? What is the point of this?

Comment on Moving to the cloud could reduce carbon emissions by Dean David

Dean David — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:22:12 +0000

Surely major companies develop their own ‘cloud’ so to speak? They will not let business critical applications out of their control but will centralise systems possibly on managed sites remote from their business premises. (the ‘CLOUD’ concept is not new to major, global, corporations – this is another stage in the cycle of centralised to distributed and back to centralised again)

Small to medium business could benefit greatly provided bandwidth (and latency!!) is adequate.

Once major benefit is Business Resumption and Disaster Recover Planning becomes, from a hardware/location/network point of view, easy peasy.

If you included floor space and hardware costs you could argue for reduced carbon emissions but nobody will go for the cloud for that reason.

regards

Comment on Cannes Diary # 2 – Speaker Highlights at MIPCOM 2011 by Mike Warren

Mike Warren — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:02:24 +0000

Good update about mipcom conference.

Comment on Internet death rumours: How Google could help by Colin Kelly

Colin Kelly — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:25:07 +0000

Quick addition – the mainstream media can do its part by not commenting, retweeting or in any way adding to the activity around the “dead” rumour. Journalists wouldn’t go on a news bulletin by saying “we’re investigating reports xxx is dead”. They would say absolutely nothing until they had confirmation one way or another. So, it follows, in my opinion at least that journalists should behave on social media the way they would on air or in print when it comes to dealing with death. That means they SHOULD NOT respond AT ALL to comments or questions or anything connected with the rumour. Ignore it, check with the person concerned or their representatives and ask THEM to issue confirmation if they feel its neccessary. Then you can retweet THAT. Too many people want to be the oracle on everything and the “most informed” and the quickest off the mark. It’s nonsense.

Comment on Decipher the Codes – QR Codes That Is by NSDesign Blog » Logos + QR Codes = CyberLogos

NSDesign Blog » Logos + QR Codes = CyberLogos — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:01:14 +0000

[...] a while back I wrote a wee blog about QR Codes. Well, I thought I’d follow that one up a bit, as last week I attended the October New Media [...]

Comment on Thea’s Cannes Diary – Day 1 by NSDesign Blog » Cannes Diary # 3 – Do You Tube?

NSDesign Blog » Cannes Diary # 3 – Do You Tube? — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:04:42 +0000

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Comment on Thea’s Cannes Diary – Day 1 by NSDesign Blog » Cannes Diary # 2 – Speaker Highlights at MIPCOM 2011

NSDesign Blog » Cannes Diary # 2 – Speaker Highlights at MIPCOM 2011 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:45:18 +0000

[...] everyone it’s Thea here again! Apologies for the delay in following up last week’s Cannes Diary # 1 about the entertainment conference in Cannes, called [...]