We are smarter than me

Posted over 2 years ago by Jon Mell
22/10/2007

Dave Hay sent me a great link about a new book which seems to be along the lines of Wikinomics, Wisdom of Crowds, Naked Conversations etc. which we talk about in our reading list.  The difference with this one is that it was written by 4,000 people in a collaborative wiki environment.  There is an interview where they discuss the difficulties this posed, as well as the site of the actual book.The 10 minute presentation by the author covers a lot of the concepts that we talk about to our customers, including how crowds are better than experts, and that...

Trovus are hiring

Posted over 2 years ago by Caspar
17/10/2007

Things are moving quickly at Trovus and we are looking for new people to join our team - if you know anyone who might be interested or you are interested, please get in touch with caspar [dot]craven[at]trovus.co.uk.  We are looking for someone to join our team who will be responsible for managing the online presence and marketing activities for a number of our clients. This includes reviewing and making recommendations on improving their websites, their natural search listings, reviewing and making recommendations on any paid listings and generally working to improve the overall effectiveness of client sites.   You will be encouraged to...

Knowledge Sharing isn't always easy

Posted over 2 years ago by Ed Charvet
15/10/2007

Up in the City today, lunch time was a mixture of pleasure and pain... the pleasure was that an ex work mate and I went to Simpson's Tavern off Cornhill for a mixed grill.  Now for all of you reading this who aren't acquainted with the back roads of the City of London, Simpson's Tavern (un related to the famous eatery on the Strand) is a fine old (18th Century) eating house that has not changed much in many years...at least not since I was taken there on my first week working in the City years ago.  Go,its so worth...