Monday 16 May 2011

GX resets

Anybody can try this at home. Create a little mini-website for whatever is in your mind. A mini site refers simply refers to a punch of pages with one parent and some children pages. Add/ or remove a page section to the right sidebar and watch the pages. .....Magic.... Suddenly you will end up with a similar result as I did when I tried this: On every page I add/remove a page section another seemingly random page section appears in the main content area. This is also true if you change the "Design" settings on the same pages.
This is indeed a strange behaviour and not the only build in - "inconvenience".

The online strategy is also in the making and a positive reply for the iTunesU project has also arrived. Brightcover (a video distribution platform) has a native connector to iTunes and TS36 offers to setup the channel for little money.
Strategy wise there are also some new projects. A section for students, either in form of a Social Network or another online application useful for students to connect and exchange. A kind of virtual meeting place similar to the garden or the entrence for in their pockets.
A Social Media page where all links to all SM channels used within SBE are listed. That is the big return of the list!
A clear focus on using state-of-the-art on the shelve products to solve problems and be present to profit from their user flow and/or brand value.
A clear vision of a mobile, engaged and lofty audience. Focus on video content and creative commons licenses.
Away from pages to streams, but not forget the pages! The website is important and looks like a brochure. No interactive features are in place besides Emma and webforms. Many pages are dublicats or contain "strange" links (see EDUCATION section). The future are streams! Facebook and Twitter are the best ways into the minds and eyes of students and business partners alike. How to integrate students conversations and participation into the communication activities? The application process takes too long!
A clear focus on the "experience of studying" than on "authenticity of mediating" it.

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