Ian Blowers Diamonds Launches

It is very encouraging to see a succesful and traditional business embrace the digital / online world, and one which is really spreading its web presence is Ian Blowers Jewellers. Having been establised for over 35 years, Ian Blowers and his son Mark, are reknown for provinding superlative customer service and having some truly amazing [...]

Are you Noded and Ready for 2009?

With a new year ahead of us, why not make a resolution that you will not only want to follow but that will benefit you for years to come. Whether you are a freelancer or employed, make the decision to improve the way you work by starting or joining a Noded team in 09. 2009 [...]

Community Management

The online community is an active one, and so it makes a whole lot of sense to have someone within your company to monitor what is being said online. I’ve been following Jeremiah Owyang for a long time now – he is one of the biggest fans of Community Management and the actual position of [...]

Business

Windows 8 – Metro vs Desktop

by simonhudson

Recently I was sent this YouTube video about an old bloke thrown in to using the new Windows 8. My reaction to this type of ‘journalism’ is fairly scathing. My measured response is that the example in the video is neither a fair test since the unsuspecting suspect was given no guidance at all on [...]

There has never been a better time to start a digital business

by pdyson

Ask pretty much any politician what the key to getting ourselves out of the current economic mess is and they’ll say “business growth”. Ask them where that growth is going to come from and they’ll say “Small- and Medium-sized businesses”. If I’m feeling generous I’d say that the credit crunch and the global recession have [...]

Hull & The Knowledge Economy

by John Connolly

I’m passionate about Hull and its future. I was born here, educated here, returned after University, and have been running businesses in the city for the last eleven years or so. Hull’s been in a tough economic situation for many years now. The reasons behind this and the associated social impact are complex. What’s clear [...]

Hull Digital

Kingston Upon Hull's Digital Community