Facebook privacy and the launch of Diaspora
Social networking has been a major part of the rise of ‘Web 2.0’, a phrase coined to represent the move towards greater information sharing and…
Read moreClimbing frame website launched
Union Learning Reps (ULR) play an increasingly important role in the workplace, and a new tool has been launched to help them – the web based…
Read moreGathering around the 'Hearth'
The NUT used to communicate with lay officers across England and Wales via post and phone. The Union saw how this could be improved by utilising…
Read moreIncreasingly, people are spending more time on their phone checking email than they do making calls. Mobile devices are one of the fastest moving…
Read moreGoogle News, Bing and Wolfram Alpha
The web is huge, and it’s growing all the time. There’s a lot of useful information out there, as well as a lot of junk. But how can you find what…
Read moreThe General Election and online campaigning
The increasing importance of the media has been a feature of recent general elections. This next election is no exception, but one thing that has…
Read moreA look at data.gov.uk
In January, the government launched a new website aimed at making government information more accessible across the web. Inspired by a similar US…
Read moreThe Prospect library
When unions first started using the web, documents such as magazines, newsletters and circulars were loaded onto union websites, usually on an ad hoc…
Read moreUnion Island closes down
This week Union Island closed down. If you’re wondering what Union Island was, it existed in the online virtual world called Second Life.
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