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The Khan Academy; a new interactive way of learning?

Emily Wilkinson — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:43:57 +0000

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.

How important is website navigation?

Emily Wilkinson — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:29:12 +0000

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.

What is left for Yahoo?

Emily Wilkinson — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:00:36 +0000

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.“In the official announcement from Yahoo Roy Bostock, Chairman of the Board, said:

How police forces are using Twitter to connect with the public

Emily Wilkinson — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:44:37 +0000

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.

How many friends does one person need?

Emily Wilkinson — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:33:03 +0000

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.

Free stuff on Twitter? Oh, go on then.

Emily Wilkinson — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:38:18 +0000

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…The next day, as promised, the goodies arrived on my desk. Not those teeny samples either, two decent sized pots of face cream to improve my tired skin! Having never heard of the company or product before, instantly I decided to tell everyone around me, tweet about it and start googling their product and company.

Will you be my social media manager?

Emily Wilkinson — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:04:36 +0000

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?

World Travel Market and social

Emily Wilkinson — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:10:14 +0000

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.

The impact of virtual currencies on social commerce

Emily Wilkinson — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:19:35 +0000

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.

24 hour Twitter Police – Manchester force uses social media to showcase work

Emily Wilkinson — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:45:46 +0000

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’.