We’ve recently been working with a few customers who are new to websites. Having made the decision to create your own website it can be quite daunting deciding how to implement it, using a service such as Ning or via wordpress.com or hosting your own website using a content management system (CMS). There are a […]
Learning WordPress is easier than ever
In our latest series of articles we are discussing how best to create your own website. One of the challenges is learning the new applications such as hosting, installing a Content Management System (CMS) and then learning how to use the CMS. Even packages that allow you to skip the installation process such as Ning, […]
Is there anything social media can’t improve?
Politicians have been theorising for decades about how to increase political awareness and involvement as turnout to elections have steadily decreased in the last 40 years. Traditional media have not engaged the younger voters, 18-30, however over the last 5 years this has changed. On-line and social media use by politicians has enabled them to get their message […]
Roadmap for Internet and social media development
This section will review recent publications regarding the future of the internet and evaluate the possible internet roadmap up to 2020 in terms of the impact on social media community groups. The following areas will be covered: Cloud Computing Devices and the drive for mobility Internet of things Data Security and use Data is king: […]
What is Social Media?
Social media was borne out of the technical infrastructure and adaption of the new business revolution provided by Web 2.0. Kaplan and Haenlein (2010) define it as: “Social Media is a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of User […]