Hyperisland index
New developments in Oxford Street. Funny how I have never spotted the architecture before. Very New York.
[Nov 20, 2005]
Exploring pay per click advertising (activity)
Down the right hand side of Google’s search results are Pay-Per-Click or PPC adverts. The adverts shown are related to the keyword you have typed. Type in keywords related to your case study and look... [Nov 20, 2005]
Stage set for Sunday in the Park with George at Menier Chocolate Factory, SE1. Opened tonight. See it before mid-February.
[Nov 19, 2005]
Understanding search engines (feedback)
Another good turnout this week with 95 students taking part in the activity. It was the hardest yet and the range of answers indicates different levels of understanding. I hope that this feedback will... [Nov 19, 2005]
Building e-commerce with OSCommerce
My colleage Jarek Francik presented a step-by-step guide to setting up OScommerce using WAMP (windows+apache+mysql+php) on Friday. Here are some notes I wrote when I ran the similar session last year... [Nov 18, 2005]
Our friends at Bedales in Borough Market have opened a new cafe, shop, wine bar in Spitalfields
[Nov 13, 2005]
Should ecommerce sites use Flash?
I often get asked by students whether I am right to criticise the use of Flash for ecommerce sites. Surely this technology makes the shopping experience more visual, more fun and more "on brand"? While... [Nov 12, 2005]
Really useful links
I am currently working to create some materials for the "Going online" module that will be launched in the new year for NGOs and government people who want to explore and understand the impact of online... [Nov 12, 2005]
Learning to search
We all think we use search engines such as Google, MSN and Yahoo! well but how many of us have really learned how to search? When search engines return thousands or millions of results, how do you filter... [Nov 12, 2005]
Online Search and the Battle for Clicks
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, has made a significant committment to putting their courses and lecture notes online. It is well worth exploring their library of course materials, research... [Nov 12, 2005]
Understanding Search Engines (activity)
This week I want to give you some more questions about the site for your case study. In particular, I want to build on the lecture and get you thinking about traffic and search engines (as without traffic... [Nov 11, 2005]
Feedback on First Impressions Activity
In this activity I asked you to select a website for your examination case study. It was to be an ecommerce site or a potential ecommerce site where there was room for major improvement. A big thanks... [Nov 11, 2005]
Promoting online stores: how to improve your search engine position
This lecture should help you see how sites are promoted in order to gain traffic and customers. Strategy * Know what you want * Know where you are * Plan a campaign * Implement campaign * Measure... [Nov 11, 2005]
Walking home from teaching past The Stage Door, Waterloo. Interesting colour and light.
[Nov 10, 2005]
Jonathan and the Chocolate Factory. A visit to Cadbury at Bournville as part of a conference on social enterprise
[Nov 9, 2005]
First impressions (activity)
By now you should have chosen a potential case study client or organisation for your examination. If not today is the time to do it. You can change your mind right up until the day of the exam but I... [Nov 4, 2005]
Feedback on Site Recommendations activity
Another very decent effort this week with 80 people reviewing 42 brands and 14 museums. Some of you still can’t follow instructions and some clearly have decided to ignore the marks associated with... [Nov 3, 2005]
SIte Maintenance.Elephant & Castle Northern Line Station. Art?
[Nov 1, 2005]
Fat Boys - a real american diner in London at Trinity Buoy Wharf opposite The O2 aka The Dome
[Oct 29, 2005]
Nandos new place on the South Bank near Clink St. Not your average grilled chicken place
[Oct 28, 2005]
