Dealing with blog comments

By Robbie Mitchell Do you want to start a blog or website but you’re anxious about the comments you might receive? One way to manage conversations is to not have a comments section. Although this practice may seem contrary to web 2.0/ 2-way communication, it’s...

International Water Association events

Client Quitz What we did Between 2011 and 2015, we worked for Quitz to prepare copy about the following events: IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2014 (Lisbon, Portugal) IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2012 (Busan, Korea) EcoForum 2012 (Sydney,...

A Polish lesson in Twitter

By Robbie Mitchell Over the past 10 months, Alison, Tom and I have travelled to Poland several times to run workshops in new media and web 2.0 for scientists. The 2-day workshops were borne out of our online course, Science Media Space, which we established with...

Earthwatch Institute

Client Earthwatch Institute For more than 40 years, Earthwatch has connected everyday people with the world’s top scientists to help conduct vital research for a sustainable planet.   What we did During 2014, we reviewed and gave feedback on the Earthwatch...

Staying cool without fossil fuel

By Mary O’Callaghan In 300 BC, the Syrian city of Antioch had public street lighting fuelled by olive oil. At the 1900 World Fair in Paris, German inventor Rudolph Diesel demonstrated his engine, which ran on peanut oil. In 2013, I spent most of my work time...