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Building contractors aren’t renowned for embracing technology, or delivering what you’d describe as a great customer experience.
But one enterprising Canadian homebuilder is trying to change that, using web 2.0 tools to reassure his customers that their build won’t turn out like a reality TV nightmare…
Following the news that Google is launching a $100m VC fund, Richard Branson has just announced that he too is keen to give start-ups a helping hand.
Given the fragility of the airline market, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Branson is hanging onto his own money.
However, he does have a novel way to help entrepreneurs get their ideas in front of other potential backers…
The recent departure of Google’s Head Designer, Doug Bowman, has sparked a flurry of debate across the internet on Google’s design philosophy.
Google’s ability to efficiently harness information has been central to its success as a search engine.
However, there are question marks over whether an over-reliance on data in design has hampered Google’s visual identity and ultimately its ability to create a brand that people will pay for.
Anyone familiar with the innovative Channel 4 comedy Peep Show will know that stream of consciousness is key to the show’s format. It’s perhaps fitting then that Peep Show recently launched on Twitter, home of short-form verbal diarrhoea.
Twitter members can follow, and most interestingly, interact with the comedy’s eight central characters, in what the show’s producers describe as “an experiment in interactive comedy and fiction.”
The Victorian bushfires have made headlines in Australia and internationally, the tragedy compounded by the fact that some of the fires were allegedly started intentionally.
While many large corporations have been flashing big bucks in support of the victims, a Melbourne-based interactive marketing agency has instead used its own expertise to launch an innovative website giving practical help to those in need of emergency accommodation.
While Abramovich’s autocratic style might dominate top tier football, down in the Blue Square Premier, the last year has seen a quiet revolution in the way clubs are owned and managed.
February 2009 marks a year under new ownership for Ebbsfleet United. This fact becomes more significant when you consider that Ebbsfleet is the first club in the world to be 100% owned and managed by an online fan community, MyFootballClub.
News of the Google internet bus tour got me thinking about Nokia’s recent initiative to engage rural Indian communities. LifeTools is a simple, but pragmatic set of services giving users access to localised information about weather, agricultural prices and tips.
Refreshingly for a publicly funded organisation, TfL has embraced web 2.0 with desktop and mobile widgets to help with everything from finding your way home to keeping tabs on how long the Victoria Line is closed for at the weekend.