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16 Aug, 2010
You cannot copyright your website
You really can't. A website takes more than one copyright statement to cover it. read more
6 Aug, 2010
9 mass mail good practices
Sending emails to hundreds of people is too easy - mistakes creep in and there's little you can do once you've pressed the send button. read more
27 Jul, 2010
Comms clangers – dropping the ball
I don't always get it right, and it's not always "someone else's fault". Miscommunication is a serious matter, and yet mistakes will happen. read more
22 Jul, 2010
Fear of the big projects
I need to throw-out my current intranet, and yet the risks of the new intranet project failing (in part) are so great I feel overwhelmed. Launch in t-minus three months. read more
8 Jul, 2010
You don’t own your work – your company does
Most likely, you don't own the work you do; you don't own the content you produce. Think about he copyright. read more
6 Jul, 2010
User experience as a core function of design (getting it wrong)
Nathanael strongly suggests designing for people, rather than designing 'for your brand'. Apple, Google, Microsoft, prick up your ears. read more
3 Jul, 2010
Showing off
It's not all glamour and glitz as a communicator; we have meeting invites to ignore and spelling mistakes to fixate on as well. Oh the myths! read more
14 Jun, 2010
We don’t need more corporate communication channels, we need local level conduits
What local level communication channels are available to Mildred, the booking system admin? read more
13 May, 2010
What annoys my intranet surfers
The list of things that annoy my intranet readers about web pages. Awesomely consistent. read more
23 Apr, 2010
I know why my cage bears strings
It's not that I'm trapped in my role, my job, it's that I know what it would take to progress, and I don't like the strings attached. read more

