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The logo is dead…apparently

via dandad.typepad.com Simon Manchipp, Founder of design agency Someone, today proclaimed “the logo is dead”. Manchipp feels that businesses would be better off creating richer ‘brand worlds’; they simply don’t need logos any more. He cites the Eu…

Blog Comments – Are they really passée?

via mashable.com According to Mashable, popular gadget site Engadget has recently shut down comments. According to Engadget it’s a temporary measure but the blog took it because the “tone in comments has really gotten out of hand.” As Mashable poi…

10 must-read Facebook resources for non-profits

via Flickr Facebook has a hideous UI and they change the site more than I change my underwear. Like it or loathe if you’re looking to engage with your users or donors your charity needs to pay attention to Facebook. In no particular order, here’s …

iPad. Aye right.

via Mashable via laptopnext Is it just me or does the iPad with optional keyboard look an awful lot like on of those dusty old netbook things that Steve Jobs hates? You can carry around a netbook quite easily, try carrying around an optional keybo…

Media 140 London

via media140.com All the interesting third sector conferences and events happen when I’m busy. This isn’t paranoia, this is fact. Media140 Third Sector takes place in London as part of Social Media Week. The event will showcase non-profit organisa…

The Journey of a Tweet

via ngonlinenews.com This stunning infographic misses out the potential for a tweet or twitpic to enter mainstream media. Just look at Janis Krums – http://thirdsectorlab.co.uk/?p=27 Are there any other glaring omissions from the journey?

Giving blood

In my latest post on http://blogs.sundaymail.co.uk/thirdsectorlab/ I promised I’d donate blood in January. Well here’s the photographic proof (don’t worry there’s no needle shots). This is the first time I’ve emailed a post to Posterous so fingers…

Follow entire Twitter lists with one click

I discovered TweepML a while back, it’s a great tool if you want to quickly follow a group of people on twitter who all share the same area of expertise or interest as you. The site has now added the ability to follow all members of a Twitter list…

Lazy blogging begins

Twitter can sometimes be a little transient and my blog has been neglected of late so I thought I’d give Posterous a bash. Given that I can blog via email I’m far more likely to use this. It was also a good excuse to buy my name as a domain. I’ll …