Harsh Truths about Corporate Websites

Passed onto me today by a work colleague, an excellent insight into the derailments that can occur with large scale web projects if you aren’t keeping your eye on the ball. It’ll whack you in the head and knock you out.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/10/10-harsh-truths-about-corporate-websites

1 – You need a seperate web division
2 – Managing your website is a full-time Job
3 – Periodic Redesign is not enough
4 – Your website cannot appeal to everyone
5 – You are wasting money on social networking
6 – Your website is not all about you
7 – You’re not getting value from your web team
8 – Design by committee brings death
9 – A CMS is not a silver bullet
10 – You have too much content

Victorian 2009 Bushfire devastation

Victorian Bushfires 2009.  Images Courtesy of “Boston Globe” Big Picture Online 9th February 2009.

Full Image set here: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/bushfires_in_victoria_australi.html

Facebook Retrospective

How the Face of Facebook has change – Happy 5th Birthday!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=87231&id=20531316728&ref=share

Crack House – Harry Keeble, Kris Hollington

A harrowing story retold from the first hand experience of Det. Sgt. Harry Keeble, policing the Haringey district of London, where he embarked on a mission with his squad to close 100 crack houses in 12 months. Confronting in a frightening and shocking manner, it is with some sadness you read and reaffirm that humanity is capable of this level of depravity and self abuse.