Some recent bookmarks By Nic Price on 27 June 2007 — 1 min read Delicious seems to have stopped posting my bookmarks across on to this website, so here are a few recent additions: Should Designers and Developers Do Usability? (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) to usability webdesign roles … saved by 38 other people … 1 day ago BBC NEWS |UK | ‘Most dangerous’ roads revealed to A682 yorkshiredales longpreston... More
See and Be Seen around HGVs By Nic Price on 20 June 2007 — 1 min read This via our discussion forum at work: June 26-27 Tuesday & Wednesday 7am – 7pm Your chance to see what the HGV driver sees, or doesn’t see. Turn up anytime Two large lorries will be set up all day Tuesday and Wednesday in Trafalgar Square. This is your chance to get up close and stay... More
Linkbook and FacedIn By Nic Price on 16 June 2007 — 1 min read A friend recently told me they hadn’t used LinkedIn since discovering Facebook, which I found interesting. I think they are very different animals, each with their own set of services – a few of which overlap. Not all my “connections” on LinkedIn are “friends” on Facebook and vice versa. It makes a good Venn diagram... More
East Dulwich, in a round about kind of way By Nic Price on 8 June 2007 — 1 min read As local Cllr Richard Thomas writes, you can have your say about what should happen to Goose Green roundabout (see location on google maps). The shortlist: feature tree sign post lantern art installation See further suggestions, information and discussion on the East Dulwich Forum More
Social media usage in the “enterprise” – some numbers By Nic Price on 6 June 2007 — 1 min read I get asked regularly – particularly by colleagues in the intranet/enterprise portal management world – how many people use the discussion forum, wikis and blogs which live on Gateway, the BBC’s intranet, which I manage. Below are some snapshot numbers I pulled together in May. To give some context, the monthly reach for Gateway is... More
Sounds like it should be a blast By Nic Price on 6 June 2007 — 1 min read If you’ll pardon the pun. I’ve just been sent this info about an event taking place in July. I’ve added in the link showing where the venue is on Google maps. Title: Gas Organ exhibition Venue: The Sassoon Gallery Location: Blenheim Grove, Peckham Rye, London SE15 Date: 16th – 18th July Time: Midday – 9pm... More
Important drug scheme development for people with Myeloma By Nic Price on 4 June 2007 — 1 min read Source: BBC NEWS | Health | Cancer-drug refund scheme backed A watchdog has endorsed a new scheme under which a bone marrow-cancer drug’s manufacturers would refund the NHS if a patient did not respond to treatment. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is recommending multiple myeloma patients in Wales and England should get... More
www.myspace.com/happyhumanists By Nic Price on 1 June 2007 — 1 min read A myspace page for the British Humanist Association Happy Humans is the Myspace page for The British Humanist Association (BHA). The name springs from our logo, which is a funkier version of the international logo – some people say it is dancing or exercising but you can make your own mind up about that! We... More