Blog - April/2010

Posted on 30/04/2010 by Zac
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There has been massive outrage online and especially throughout the Twittersphere over the implications and rushed passing of the Digital Economy Act 2010. To manifest the angry sentiments and give voice to the Tweets Wired Sussex hosted a debate at the Lighthouse yesterday evening. Chairing proceedings was Anthony Lilley, the chief executive of Magic Lantern and an Ofcom board member. He did very well to play devil's advocate and ask the panel questions on behalf of the bill in an attempt to maintain some balance to the argument, although it was quite clear from the audience and panel's vibrations that opposition was the reigning opinion. Nik Butler from Loudmouthman provided some great...
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Posted on 27/04/2010 by Duncan
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The popular on demand music streaming service Spotify has today announced a major evolution in its platform. Spotify launched in late 2008 and has not had any recent major changes until now. I have to say I am a regular Spotify user and love it so much so I actually subscribe to the premium version and pay the £9.99 subscription. This decision was mainly based around the fact I could use the Spotify app on my android powered phone and listen offline. One thing I always felt was missing was some of the social aspects on the platform which they now seem to have rectified. The great thing about music is in it's very essence it is a social media; we love to listen and discover new music which...
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Posted on 12/04/2010 by Zac
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Style guides are something more commonly associated with magazines and other publishers. However as every company under the trend-setting sun leap on to social media to interact with their audience, issues start to present themselves. The first major point to realise is quite obvious, but all too often over looked. When posting on behalf of your company, be it a minor 140 characters or a full blog post, you are writing for the company, not yourself. It's not always easy to separate your own opinions from that of your organisation but it is absolutely vital that you do. Social media does provide great, fun, exciting platforms on which to interact directly with your customers and audience...
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