The Khan Academy is a free online learning school covering a variety of topics. It was created back in 2006 by Salman Khan and was developed following a couple of years of using online tools to tutor his cousin in mathematics. Read more on The Khan Academy; a new interactive way of learning?…

Recently I’ve been looking at website navigation and how this can fail in being useful to a new user to a website. Sometimes you can get so wrapped up in the rest of the website design that you forget the most important part – the navigation. Read more on How important is website navigation?…

CEO Carol Bartz was fired from Yahoo in a call from Roy Bostock, chairman of the board.  “I am very sad to tell you that I’ve just been fired over the phone by Yahoo’s Chairman of the Board.” Read more on What is left for Yahoo?…

I had the opportunity to talk to Duncan Cleverley, Hastings District Media Relations Officer, who is one of the contributors of the Hastings Police Twitter account to find out how he’s found using the channel of communication and the role of social media within the law.

Emily: It’s great to see that Hastings Police have recently got involved in using Twitter, what was the reasoning behind this?

Duncan: Hastings Police along with many Districts in Sussex Police have recently started to get involved in social media. A big part of effective Police work is being engaged with the public, listening to them and working with them. Social media connects us with more people and gives us an opportunity to engage with them in a way we couldn’t before.

Read more on How police forces are using Twitter to connect with the public…

Whilst on holiday I had the opportunity to read ‘How many friends does one person need?’ by Robin Dunbar. This is a fantastic read and gives some great insight into human behaviour, the neocortex and the much talked about Dunbars’ number.

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Whilst trying to get to grips with the early morning at work I decided to tweet ‘I am very, very tired today…’ Shortly afterwards I received a tweet from a company named BioTherm asking if a free sample would help. Well, the answer was obviously yes… Read more on Free stuff on Twitter? Oh, go on then….

Over the last couple of years I have had a good number of conversations with people who are looking to start their social media adventure; one question that crops up is who is going to look after it? Read more on Will you be my social media manager?…

The World Travel Market Event (WTM) is taking place this week in London. It’s an opportunity for the travel industry to meet, network and discuss important developments in the travel industry.

Read more on World Travel Market and social…

When Facebook announced that it was closing its Facebook Gift Shop to launch its virtual currency, Facebook Credits, big brands across the world sat up and took notice. Here is a serious opportunity for brands to monetise their Facebook campaigns.

Today the Greater Manchester Police are showing the world what they do by using the power of Twitter. Over the next 24 hours they will be tweeting all of the 999 calls they receive to highlight the complex social issues they face and that it’s not just about ‘catching criminals’.

Read more on 24 hour Twitter Police – Manchester force uses social media to showcase work…