AMAS has launched a Social Media Means Business programme designed to empower company management and staff to launch and manage these powerful new channels. Social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are an increasingly important part of the B2C and B2B communications mix.  In some cases, they have a broader reach than traditional media channels. But there are challenges – ...
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They are the websites that make you go "Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" - the ones that try to fool or confuse you for their benefit. They use black-hat, anti-usability tricks to try to cod users. Typical tricks are adding unwanted travel insurance, hiding the unsubscribe link,  or spamming everyone in your email contacts to join you in some crummy social network. Now UK user experience ...
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There wasn’t one big idea… there were scores of nuggets over the course of the evening. People who had been there and done that in online business passed on their insights in an atmosphere that was both relaxed and taut with energy. The second Dublin Web Summit put over a dozen internet businessmen (yes, they were all men) in front of ...
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Universal design informs high-usability, accessible eGovernment service Can you build an eGovernment website in about four months to collect millions of euros from the public? Yes you can, and you can make it highly usable and accessible at the same time... and  bilingual too. That was the message from Claire Gilligan, Assistant Director of the Local Government Computer Services Board (LGCSB), at ...
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We live in a technological age. So much so that scientific literacy is fundamental to being a full and active citizen in modern Ireland. It is therefore not a luxury but a fundamental right and responsibility to have an understanding of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). This theme recurred many times during the Communicating STEM conference at Armagh Planetarium. Organised by ...
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From special offer mobile coupons to health or safety alerts, the mobile Internet will bring digital advertising into a different league. For digital content, customer service, education and all sorts of other applications, widely used mobile internet changes the game. The message for business? Start planning now for mobile Internet. This is the conclusion of an article in the November 2009 ...
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