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Does a scoring methodology help or hinder CMS selection?

Scoring methodologies are often used in CMS procurement to provide transparency, but in reality they don’t offer much more than the illusion of a structured process.

Posted on August 11th, 2010.

Forget the Kindle and iPad: Paper remains a superior technology

Despite the predictions that Apple’s tablet computer will be a game-changer I wouldn’t be writing off paper-based media for a while yet…

Posted on January 14th, 2010.

What’s wrong with the Digital Economy Bill?

The intention of the Digital Economy Bill is a noble one. However, it’s been undermined by a lack of ambition, vague definition and muddled thinking.

Posted on November 29th, 2009.

Lies, damned lies and Adobe’s penetration statistics for Flash

Another quarter, another set of statistics from Adobe claiming “worldwide ubiquity” for the Flash plug-in. As with many vendor-commissioned surveys, the results of the Flash penetration survey are based on a truth that is spun out to an absurd degree.

Posted on October 7th, 2009.

Developing mobile applications in a fragmented market

Developing applications for a mobile phone is a nightmare – which of the five or six competing application platforms should you use?

Posted on June 30th, 2009.

Twitter and participation inequality in social networks

Much has been made recently of the revelation that 90% of Twitter content is accounted for by 10% of users – there’s no surprise here as participation inequality affects every social network.

Posted on June 9th, 2009.

Selecting a web CMS system

Selecting an appropriate web CMS can be daunting. The CMS market is very fragmented and prone to rapid change with a large number of vendors and technologies competing within each particular sector.

Posted on September 14th, 2008.

Recruitment sites and Web 2.0 – what’s in it for them?

If, like me, you spend a lot of time looking at recruitment web sites, you’ll be disappointed at how little recruiters have genuinely engaged with digital.

Posted on March 2nd, 2008.