Guide to Digital Strategy Infographic
There are thousands of websites that teach people how to use web tools like twitter and facebook. But they aren’t the starting point. This guide encourages you to think about all of the aspects of a digital strategy before deciding what tool to use. Watch the presentation
Read MoreCustom image for Facebook Wall Posts
This post is for people who have a Facebook brand page, not personal Facebook profile. When you post a link from your website or blog to your Facebook Wall it pull sthrough a thumbnail from that website. You’ll find that it is often an unconnected image or is badly sized. You can prevent this by including a custom Facebook image on your site or in your post. here is an image at the size that you need. The dimensions you need are H:68 x W:90...
Read MoreHow to: Use QR codes
You can find these symbols on leaflets, in magazines, or on packaging. Scan them with your phone to find out more information. Here’s why … These symbols are called QR codes. QR is short for quick response, so named because they save you needing to type on the fiddly keyboard on your phone. They are a new type of barcode, and work in the same way as barcodes in the supermarket. If you scan them with your phone they will either A) take you to a website on your phone or B) write a text message for you. What you’ll need … To scan them you need to use the barcode reader...
Read MoreWhat is Twitter and why should I use it?
If you’ve ever said any of these things, this presentation will help you. I should be on Twitter but I don’t really know what it is What is Twitter all about? I think I should be on it, but I wouldn’t know what to say Isn’t it just for celebrities and stuff Twitter is about everything, for everyone and you don’t need to sy anything. View the ‘Prezi’ here
Read MoreMy Place in Geolocation
The UK public now expects to find real places in the digital world. We use online store locators to find an address, tap it into our sat-nav and (some of us) check in on Facebook when we get there. Just by doing this there is an expectation that the places we visit in the real world will match up with what we see online. Put simply, when we visit a street we expect it to be the same as its Google Place. Geolocation is one of the newest technologies currently being used by the British public so it’s not yet part of people’s everyday understanding the email, SMS or postcodes...
Read MoreCoffee Shop Docking Station
If like me you find yourself on trains or coffee shops wanting to kill some time, watching some TV on your iphone or smart phone is a nice way to do it. The bad side is that holding your phone for the duration of a show leads to serious arm and ache. Problem solved with a Starbucks coffee grip. Here’s my step by step guide (in photos) to making a phone...
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