Universities are facing a dilemma now that students have been discovered mining cryptocurrencies using campus facilities. Are these students displaying entrepreneurship or unacceptable behaviour? Harvard has decided it’s the latter, permanently banning an unidentified person from using its computer research facilities after they were found using a supercomputer to mine dogecoin. It is not known […]
The recent crash of popular bitcoin exchange MtGox has given some commentators the opportunity to hint at the collapse of bitcoin itself. There are historical comparisons to be drawn here with the 2001 dotcom crash or the South Sea Bubble of 1720. However, these examples can only offer a partial explanation of recent events.
The Centre for Digital Business and Don’t Panic Projects are co-hosting a second Chartered Institute of Marketing event, following a successful first Bootcamp event in December 2013. Roger that? Dave Hazlehurst, a leading industry Google expert from Ph. Creative will take attendees through the fundamentals of marketing online and introduce them to the term and theory […]
The much-discussed purchase of WhatsApp by Facebook this week should give us pause for thought regarding the real agendas behind such monopolistic acquisitions in the tech world. It’s clear that, with Facebook users getting older and older, the teen market is something it must buy into in order to capture the next generation. It’s also […]
Sweet Mandarin is one of the leading small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Manchester who are successfully using social media marketing. Whether it is Twitter, Facebook or blogging, our passion for social media engagement is very high! At the heart of social media is the conversation and engagement with people who are interested in our […]
Expanding your business online to international markets is one of the key growth areas for organisations. But how does this growth work? What skills should you and your business have in order to capitalise on this great international business opportunity? Developing the latest skills and knowledge needed to grow a business online in international markets […]
Geolocation is the locating of something using digital technology, usually on a map-like interface. Over the last decade, we have seen some great advances in geolocation and digital mapping with the rise of Google Maps, Google Earth, Bing Maps and many other services. Google first purchased its map service in 2004 from a small Australian […]
At the moment there is a great opportunity to understand the most recent and, indeed, all financial crises. That opportunity is provided by the release of two films, both destined for Oscar nominations, – The Wolf of Wall Street and American Hustle. The first is a pretty accurate account of the rise and fall of stockbroker […]
Over the last few months this seemingly simple question has crossed the minds of academics, reporters and many others. In the Centre for Digital Business our discussions have focussed on the real impact that bitcoins will have on mainstream eCommerce. For the moment we have no definitive conclusion. However, the technology press picked up on the […]
Professor Amanda Broderick is Dean of Salford Business School As a core component of the world economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in innovation, advancement and sustainable development worldwide. The University of Salford’s mission is to ‘transform lives, stimulate discovery and realise potential’. This mission is reflected in Salford Business School’s commitment […]