“Vanity, vanity, all is vanity” – UK Govt websites for the chop

Chapter 1 discussed the potential for e-government and reviewed the case of Canada. But it’s clear that governments need to have an understanding of the costs and benefits of such activity. The new UK Coalition Government has set its sights on so-called ‘vanity’ websites set up by government agencies to promote their services, without any [...]

40mn Flickr users can monetise their snaps, thanks to Getty

In short case 2.2 we asked what the biggest threats to niche stock photography sites like Alamy might be? And in short case 4.2 we discussed the success of Flickr. However, we also pointed to the beginnings of an alliance between Flickr and Getty Images. Read here of the way in which the original 2009 [...]

A word from our sponsor

Speaking at the recent Nielsen Consumer 360 conference, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg had lots to say about social media, brands and communities. The link contains a video clip of Sandberg’s speech and provides some useful insight into the further commercialisation prospects of Facebook.