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Five Digital Activities for 2010 – Guest post by Will Hawkins

Posted on09. Jan, 2010 by admin.

Social Media Hype to Connected Value
Last year was packed with every broadcaster and celebrity talking about Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and how this was changing the way we connected, communicated and discovered.
Gathering a mass of followers on Twitter is a nice ego-trip but it is not very valuable if you are just following people to [...]

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The future of magazines

Posted on17. Dec, 2009 by admin.

“Magazines have articles you can curl up with and lose yourself in, and luscious photography that draws the eye. And they’re so easy and enjoyable to read. Can we marry what’s best about magazines with the always connected, portable tablet e-readers sure to arrive in 2010?”

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The 6×6 Project – interview with Adam Westbrook

Posted on19. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Adam Westbrook recently spoke at a Hull Digital MeetUp about the Future of Journalism (you can see the presentation here), and we recently caught up with him to talk about his latest project – 6×6 – Advice for next generation journalists.
We discuss what he is doing online, the future posts within the project and why [...]

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The Digital Britain Final Report – we want your views

Posted on20. Jun, 2009 by admin.

Too little, too late?
This post looks at the response to the Digital Britain Report, as well as asking how this effects us in our region. Hull Digital was interviewed on the BBC Radio Humberside breakfast show which you can listen to below:
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Earlier in the week, the final Digital Britain [...]

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The web, productive use of time or a hindrance?

Posted on13. Apr, 2009 by admin.

Lets face it, we spend a whole load of time online nowadays. From waking up, to going to bed, from iPhone, to netbook to desktop. The web is getting everywhere.
It seems that we are not alone though – the UK has the most active online population in Europe, with the highest average number of daily [...]

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Are you broadcasting your location?

Posted on28. Mar, 2009 by admin.

Yahoo!’s fire eagle, Brightkite and of course Google’s Latitude.
There is no question, that the location awareness space is getting hotter and hotter. Last Monday, we were on our regular Tech slot on BBC Radion Lincolnshire and had a good chat about what is happening right now, and crucially, what will be happening soon. Click below [...]

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snowtweet.com launches

Posted on13. Mar, 2009 by admin.

This is a personal post from Jon – founder of www.hulldigital.co.uk
I’m delighted to announce that www.snowtweet.com is now live! snowtweet was a concept I thought up a couple of months ago, and I would like to say a MASSIVE thanks to the legendary Andreas over at nofont.com for bringing it to life! His design, coding [...]

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Calling all Hull twitterati!

Posted on21. Feb, 2009 by admin.

twitter has been THE success story in 2008 when it comes to online applications and explosive growth, and we’re sure that this is going to continue in 2009 (twitter may even get their business model sorted out!).

Personally, I’ve used twitter since the 21st November 2006, so I guess that makes me an early adopter! How [...]

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How to survive, and grow a bit, in 2009

Posted on09. Feb, 2009 by JaanOrvet.

Over the past few months I have talked with web site owners, agencies and clients about their fears, needs and hopes for 2009. Combined with the survival skills learned when the tech industry went south in early 2001, here is what I personally, but firmly, believe providers of web services – interactive agencies, design shops, [...]

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ignite UK North

Posted on27. Jan, 2009 by iancleary.

As a bit of homework for participating in the forthcoming Hull Digital Open Coffee Meet Up event (I hope you’re going to be there!), and to show my support for local tech events, I decided to head over to Leeds and see for myself how the established ignite formula would work in Yorkshire, at the [...]

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