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A gripping, occasionally chilling assessment of the pros and cons of social media activism. Does the Internet in society empower or censor c...

An amazing innovation Several cameras are fitted under a helicopter, recording high quality video in every direction. They capture the view ...

In a classic piece of 'you'd-be-forgiven-for-thinking-this-is-bad-timing', I got back into running last year, just as the snow w...

As some friends and colleagues know, I'm something of an aviation 'enthusiast'. Er, to the point where on a trip to Zimbabwe las...

I love Skype. From video conference calls to one-line greetings, it offers great flexibility in keeping in touch. This morning a friend Skyp...

Phew! I was beginning to wonder if I would ever blog again. Job: new, very stretching growth targets, new strategy to develop. House: sold o...

This week I leave Bluefrog, after two and a half years agency side, to return client side. I had worked in an agency before, prior to moving...

I'm a bit proud of my sister for this. Co-ordinating a week of 14-hour days with different media crews from around the world is impressi...

Here's a brief post from search specialist Addam Hassan that outlines the importance of, and some of the ways to improve, the SEO (sear...

I'm aware that I risk mixing metaphors by using the image of the vulture after the heading above, but both are apt. You decide which wor...

This graph illustrates Adrian Sargeant’s analysis of donor retention in the cash-giving files of the UK’s top ten fundraising charities in 1...

The past few weeks have been even busier than usual, and blogging has been pushed into the background I'm afraid. To avoid another day p...

Chocolate. The oldest trick in the book. There were thirty people in each session, and it worked each time. “Under six chairs, there are pla...

I wrote an opinion piece for Third Sector last week, about a great example of events fundraising in Scotland. In case you didn’t read about...

The world of social media can seem bewildering. From social networks such as Facebook and video sharing sites such as YouTube, right the way...