Rediscovering Web 2.0

September 30th, 2008 by Alasdair | 2 Comments

Rediscovering Web 2.0

I have not been a fan of the term Web 2.0, mainly because of the many instances where it has been taken out of context. Through revisiting the man who coined the phrase, Tim O’Reilly I have rediscovered that his thoughts and concepts around this phrase not only make sense, but puts forward ideas and [...]


Using Social Media to Gain More Mileage out of Presentations

September 23rd, 2008 by clare | 3 Comments

Using Social Media to Gain More Mileage out of Presentations

As I stated in How does one give a powerful presentation , a good speech or presentation is so much more than ‘good’ content. Presentations are live and dynamic, and there has to be a level of interaction. How you engage an audience—work off them, gauge their mood, or alter course if needed—is an essential skill [...]


tcg’s 10 ways Social Media and Sustainability Align in the Corporate World.

September 19th, 2008 by Alasdair | 5 Comments

tcg’s 10 ways Social Media and Sustainability Align in the Corporate World.

I would first like to thank Max Gladwell for his blog entitled, Ten Ways that Social Media and Sustainability Align, which sparked the idea for this blog post.
At face value, social media and sustainability are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Social media is inherently intangible and lives online, while sustainability is concerned with the very [...]


Social Media and politics

August 20th, 2008 by Alasdair | No Comments

Social Media and politics

Northern California’s KQED Public Television has developed an inspiring tool “You Decide”.
You Decide describes itself as an “online devil’s advocate designed to challenge your point of view on current issues.”
The debates are centred on the issues that are facing the candidates and the American voters in the presidential race. The user is asked [...]


Intelligent Beauty

July 7th, 2008 by clare | 1 Comment

Intelligent Beauty

I sometimes get into trouble when I say, “We don’t design mere ‘pretty,’ we design ‘intelligent beauty’.” I suppose I could sound like a Barbie expert or a b*tch to some, but what I mean is we at tcg are beyond pretty band-aids. Picture a website so well designed, aesthetically gorgeous, and streamlined that [...]