strategy | data | capability building

"I will publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman in technology whom I admire but only if 1,000 other people will do the same."

"The way people use Facebook is changing. What's more, something very significant is happening in the way people are communicating through social media in general. More and more, folks are sharing videos as a means of personal communication."

"V
irtually all the predictions about the death of old media have assumed a comfortingly long time frame for the end of print—the moment when, amid a panoply of flashing lights, press conferences, and elegiac reminiscences, the newspaper presses stop rolling and news goes entirely digital. Most of these scenarios assume a gradual crossing-over, almost like the migration of dunes, as behaviors change, paradigms shift, and the digital future heaves fully into view. The thinking goes that the existing brands—The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal—will be the ones making that transition, challenged but still dominant as sources of original reporting."

"This is a short guide to show what a flock of social reporters can do for you.

What are they?
Social Reporters can be professionals – coming from fields like journalism, consultancy, web development – or volunteers. They bring various skills which all help increase quality, but anybody with a willingness to chip in and help can find a role in social reporting for your organisation, event or meeting.

What do they need?
Social Reporters are friendly creatures and fairly easy to please. They definitely need a table, plug points, laptops are useful if you can supply a few spares and a wifi connection. Ideally, they like coffee and food. If you need social reporters with a definite role who you can rely on then you'll need to give them free tickets and most likely even payment, but you should ask all delegates if they'd like to take a role, at the very least through Twittering with a chosen hashtag…."

Your GP medical record can now be viewed online – free of charge – using a 'Web 2.0' interface that provides an easy to use but rich environment to learn about your health.

iPatient also provides access to appointments booking and repeat prescription ordering directly with your GP practice.

Using the iPatient online medical record viewer, you can use the internet to securely view test results, consultation notes and your medical history, including current and past medication. Whether you want to improve your knowledge of your medical condition, or check your record for accuracy – it's at your fingertips, when you need it. You can even access it from anywhere in the world if you need medical treatment on holiday.

Compare The Market uses Twitter for it's new CompareTheMeerkat campaign.