In June I will have been blogging for 8 years, which is a pretty decent run for an original content blog that aims to put out useful, high quality material 48 weeks a year. One of the key success factors in blogging is trust. If you publish roughly the same sort of post, at regular […] … learn more→

It’s hard to believe that crowdfunding is such a recent phenomenon. While the first crowdfunding campaign was more than 20 years ago, in 1997, it didn’t become mainstream until around 2009, when revenue was around $530 million. Sites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, and Indigogo now make it easy to run a crowdfunding campaign, whether it’s for […] … learn more→

Most businesses nowadays use images heavily on social media, due to how effective it can be. Because of that fact however it is also a lot more competitive, and you will need to up your game if you want your social media images to capture the attention of viewers and fulfill their goals. While it […] … learn more→

It’s fascinating watching the progression into the dark days ahead. In Nazi Germany, it didn’t start out with mass arrests and deportments for concentration camps…first tiny minorities were targeted, then larger and larger groups until all that remained outside of the camps was the terrified majority, individuals of whom could not speak out lest there […] … learn more→

Online shopping in America is a multi-billion-dollar business, and whether you choose to by products that are shipped from inside the USA or from other countries, caution is always necessary. There are countless stories about people getting excited about a product they bought online only to receive an item that was completely different from the […] … learn more→

It may happen that you`ll be obliged to express your opinion on the university in the form of an essay. You will face a dilemma: should you actually write the truth? Ooh, that`s a tricky question. On the one hand, you know for sure that it`s the era of freedom of speech and democracy we […] … learn more→

The NCAA men’s basketball championship, better known as March Madness, raises big bucks even if the players aren’t paid. In 2018, CBS is paying the National Collegiate Athletic Association more than US$800 million for the rights to televise the spectacle, and the NCAA will reap another $129 million from ticket sales. What about the colleges and universities that populate the […] … learn more→

A recent incident highlights so many of the current issues in higher education today. Even though I can tell the gentle reader almost nothing of the incident itself, much surrounding it is worthy of discussion. Admin, referencing me: “We’re tickled to have him here.” There’s a very depressing aspect to higher education, which admittedly has […] … learn more→

New ideas and technologies are disrupting the way the world as we know it operates. Technological innovations that power strides in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and autonomous vehicles are affecting the economies, lifestyles and demographics of the future. If we are to meet the challenges and opportunities these technologies present, we’re going to have to […] … learn more→

A few weeks ago – back when we used to teach and research rather than stand at picket-lines challenging the marketisation of the university – we discovered that we share something in common. As international staff our right to strike and participate in peaceful, collective action is limited by the Home Office. Days before the UK-wide universities strike we […] … learn more→