April 2008

Business Names and Information Disclosure - a summary of the issues

I often get asked about disclaimers and notices in email footers and the requirements for providing infromation in web sites and emails. Its something I have commented on before on Chinwag and elsewhere but I thought it would be good to refresh the topic.

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29 April 2008 by Alex Chapman

Real World Usability podcast

Chinwag LiveThe best part of Chinwag Live is when the audience starts asking the difficult questions and there were plenty from the audience at last week's event, Real World Usability.

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26 April 2008 by Sam Michel

Internet World comes to town


What's for you won't go by you, as my granny used to say and so here it is, Internet World has rolled around again.

On the 29th of April, Internet World comes to London’s Earls Court and Chinwag will be there hosting the Measuring Social Media panel debate on Wednesday the 30th, at 3.30pm in the Web 2.0 Experience Theatre.

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24 April 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

Pics & podcast from Chinwag Live in Manchester

Exhausted, but exhilirated the Chinwag gang wended their weary way back from Chinwag Live: User Centered Advertising in Manchester last week.

The event was organised with the help of Manchester Digital - thanks, Shaun & Co - who helped fill up the CUBE gallery with over 60 of Manchester's digerati.

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23 April 2008 by Sam Michel

Digital companies left squinting into the sun?

The Sector Skills Council for creative Media are to launch their most comprehensive survey of the digital skills sector in 3 years and they’re looking for your input.

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21 April 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

Veni, vidi, cici - the online super-highway

Around 47 A.D, the then Roman Emperor, Claudius, invaded Britain. Without too much detail, this led to the Roman occupation of Britain, where, despite the misgivings of Monty Python, they did in fact do a great number of very good things, including build roads.

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21 April 2008 by Jamie Riddell

A storm’s approaching but can we keep the usability boat afloat?

Companies these days accept the need to improve the usability of their websites, intranets and software designs.

At our next event, Real World Usability on April 22nd, the panel will be getting to grips with the burning issues facing usability. In light of an approaching financial down turn can usability find a way to weather the current economic storm?

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21 April 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

A storm’s approaching but can we keep the usability boat afloat?

Companies these days accept the need to improve the usability of their website, intranets and software designs.

Our next even Real World Usability on April 22nd the panel will be getting to grips with the burning issues facing usability.  In light of an approaching financial down turn can usability find a way to weather the current economic storm?

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21 April 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

Celebrity voice-a-likes

An interesting UKNM question yesterday:

Basically what is the deal with using an impersonator to do celebrity voice-a-likes on a website?

In the UK there is no automatic right of "personality" (unlike other countries - such as Germany).

However the law does protect against "false endorsement" - through the law of 'Passing Off'.

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18 April 2008 by Alex Chapman

Manchester calling as Chinwag hits the digital north

The internet was meant to be the thing that liberated us from place. Anyone could design a website or run a company from their bedroom or a remote eerie. All you needed was a computer and an ISDN connection, right?

But some habits die hard. Basing your web business in London seems to be one of those things. Despite this, there's a thriving scene around Britain, and we're keen to give as many people and places as possible access to our services.

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9 April 2008 by Deirdre Molloy