Web Site Surveys

By Ste Drayton | June 22, 2007

I was making a survey in SurveyMonkey and found a Web site visitor template that may be a good start (look in the general business […]

http://www.tomski.com/2007/05/existential_threats_and_how_to.shtml

By Ste Drayton | June 18, 2007

“They want to move from a content company to an audience company, giving the audiences control and learning…” Martin Stiksel, one of the Last.fm founders, […]

The BBC’s Fifteen Web Principles

By Ste Drayton | June 17, 2007

We developed these as part of the BBC2.0 project. I’ve been meaning to publish them for a while since they were signed off by the […]

Common Pitfalls of Building Social Web Applications and How to Avoid Them

By Ste Drayton | June 14, 2007

By Joshua Porter In the last several years we’ve seen the rise and fall of many social web applications. While most of our attention gets […]

Surge in Online Giving!

By Ste Drayton | June 13, 2007

The ePhilanthropy Foundation estimates that total online giving in the United States reached approximately $6.87 Billion (USD), a 51% increase over 2005 estimates, driven by […]

Local Explorer interactive map

By Ste Drayton | June 13, 2007

Check out washingtonpost.com’s new Local Explorer interactive map. You can map information on recent area home sales, crime incidents, schools, fire and police stations, restaurants, […]

The Silver Plate

By Ste Drayton | June 12, 2007

June 12th, 2007 by Gavin Over on the NTEN blog, there’s been a discussion of charitable giving — posing the question: “Does online engagement lead […]

Does online engagement lead to more money?

By Ste Drayton | June 10, 2007

Does online engagement help nonprofits raise money? At first glance, this seems like a pretty straightforward question: engaging potential donors with your nonprofit’s mission is […]

How to professionally manage search

By Ste Drayton | May 22, 2007

Identify the top 200-400 search terms on your website. These top 200-400 terms will usually represent a very significant percentage of search volume. Identify the […]

User-Generated Content Still Spooks Media Execs

By Ste Drayton | May 11, 2007

57% of senior executives in the media and entertainment industry point to the rapid growth of user-generated content as one of the top three challenges […]