Party time!

We are having a party to open our new offices in Henley-on-Thames. Learn more here

Google’s ‘Analytics Evangelist’ Explains Why Websites ‘Suck’

Avinash Kaushik thinks one of the reasons why so many websites “suck” today is because of the hippo — as in the “highest paid person’s opinion.” Read the whole article here

Junior Project Manager (Project Coordinator) wanted!

Your experience should include project support to senior project management including the scheduling of activities, organising meetings, management of project documentation such as project plans and meeting minutes, creating and managing budgets and both internal and external communications. You will be the linchpin of a dynamic virtual team, so excellent communication and collaboration skills are key.

Read the description here.

SocialNet recruits new creative director

We are happy to announce that Jason Loader joined as Creative Director starting on May 15, 2008. Jason joined Noho Digital in  1995, one of the first and most successful independent new media agencies, where he worked on a large variety of projects, including MindGym, which was awarded the first ever BAFTA for an interactive title.

He then became a creative director at the emergent OgilvyInteractive – clients included Unilever,IBM, Ford and

Prince 2 accredited Project Manager required

Experience should include management of web application delivery projects. Some projects may involve liaison with third party providers and suppliers, so prior involvement with multi-sited development teams and suppliers would be advantageous. Read the description here.

Gavin Bewley-Jones joins SocialNet!

With over 12 years’ experience of building and managing online applications, Gavin is a vastly experienced technical lead that specialises is usability and accessibility. Before joining SocialNet, Gavin worked at Graphico, an award winning digital agency in Newbury and was the technical lead on clients like Pepsi, Britvic, Carlsberg, Martini, Bacardi, Godolphin, British Gas and ITV. Welcome aboard Gavin!

“Banning access to internet social networking sites – don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”

Actions to prevent NHS and other workers accessing internet social networks have been widely reported in the national news media1-3. These actions addressed reasonable concerns about IT security and lost productivity. Nonetheless it would be a great shame if they stigmatised internet social networks and obscured their potential benefits for both patients and health professionals.

For the uninitiated, internet social networks are communities of disparate individuals using websites to create and share interests, ideas and information. These websites exploit