Scotland was recently voted the most beautiful country on earth and, for those who have visited, it is easy to see why. Despite the weather, it can be a stunning destination with natural beauty, the warmth and humour of the Read more…
I’ve just landed back in England after an excellent weekend at the 10th Social Media and Society Conference. This year, it was held at Ted Rogers Management School at Ryerson University Toronto from Fri 19th July to Sunday 21st July. Read more…
There’s no doubting the fact that technology has had a huge impact on the way we do business. From speeding up processes to opening up access to markets that would previously have been beyond the reach of most small businesses, Read more…
I was recently asked by the BBC to be interviewed for a programme called Rip Off Britain about the power of reviews and Amazon scams. I appear twice at the start of the programme, which can be seen on iPlayer Read more…
I was recently invited to give a keynote talk on digital sport and fan engagement at Coppead Graduate School of Business in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Like my own University at Salford, the staff and students and the local sports Read more…
What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a digital currency or cryptocurrency which has gained popularity since it started in 2009. It is owned and controlled by it users, peer to peer and has no central control like traditional currencies. It uses Read more…
Events in the Western World are increasingly adopting digital technologies to engage, connect and understand audiences. They are using social media, apps, wearable technologies and more in order to enhance the physical experience of being at an event and to Read more…
In this final part of our digital sport and fan engagement series, we discuss smartphone apps. These are the applications which allow the smartphone to work. They vary from social media apps, torches, fitness, train times, news, games and many Read more…
The term Internet of Things (IoT) dates back to 1999 and has become more popular in recent times to describe the network of various devices connected to the Internet. A recent poll on Consumer Affairs showed that although 70% of people Read more…
In part 3 of this blog post series about digital sport and fan engagement, we turn our attentions to the growing field of eSports. Playing video games competitively has been around since the first games were released. The rise of Read more…
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