August 2010 posts

The relevance of digital marketing for higher education

By James Gurd on 31 August 2010

Education is highly competitive and with the Government having announced a funding cut of £950m for British Universities over the next 3 years, it will only get tougher. 15-24 year olds make up 16% of the total PC-based Internet population in the UK but that figure leaps to 25% for mobile access.

Furthermore, there’s an import … Read more about ‘The relevance of digital marketing for higher education’


Moving to the other side: Nokia to iPhone

By Claire Savage on 31 August 2010

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Having spent years with my trusty Nokia or Blackberry I finally took the plunge and moved to the other side: the iPhone.

Although, it’s incredibly intutuive and I loved all the features instantly it did create me one major problem. Every time someone called me I cut them off.

After spending my time calling back and reassuring … Read more about ‘Moving to the other side: Nokia to iPhone’


Why Facebook is SO tempting to game developers

By Alistair Gray on 21 August 2010

Facebook is the focus of a new gold rush for developers.  Everyone is trying to find the next Farmville.  The question is, why is Facebook so popular?  I believe there are 3 key reasons:

It’s ubiquitous
All your friends, in 1 place
It’s so easy to start playing

Ubiquitous

Facebook is everywhere!  There’s no escape. Nearly everyone I know is … Read more about ‘Why Facebook is SO tempting to game developers’


Pre-university admin tasks should be completed online - poll results

By Claire Savage on 19 August 2010

I find it very hard to believe that 14 years on from when I went through the A-Level/Uni student application process, basic activities in the whole system are still not available online.

Just take a look at today’s typical student:

most will be on online via PC and mobile applications
most will be regularly interacting with websites, not … Read more about ‘Pre-university admin tasks should be completed online - poll results’


Top 10 CSS3 commands

By Paul McCarthy on 12 August 2010

Whilst recently updating our advanced CSS training course to include some CSS3 commentary, I became inspired by the amount of CSS3 that’s already out there. Browsers such as Firefox and Safari have really started embracing CSS3, which means that there’s a significant audience that you could be demonstrating your CSS3 skills to.

I have put together … Read more about ‘Top 10 CSS3 commands’