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Posted by
Andy
on
10/05/2013
Agile and UX beginners reading list
When we're starting a project with a new client they're often keen to find out more about our Agile and UX processes, and ask which books would provide useful insights into the way we wor... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
07/05/2013
Shortlisted for Nominet award
Last week the shortlist for Nominet’s Internet Awards 2013 was announced, and we were both surprised and delighted to see Igniter, vInspired's platform for young people to crowdfund their... Read more
Posted by
Edward
on
01/05/2013
Reflections on South by South West
It's over a month now since Team Yoomee returned from South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. We all had an amazing time. Here's a whistle stop tour of what we got up to.Our "sta... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
27/02/2013
Elefriends: a new supportive online community
Today, we made Elefriends.org.uk live. It's a supportive online community for people struggling to cope, which we developed with the national mental health charity, Mind. The user-led com... Read more
Posted by
Edward
on
12/01/2013
Introducing Edward the new(ish) guy
After six months at Yoomee, I thought it was about time I said hello! I'm an unusual person to be starting out as a junior developer given I'm already 44 and have children who are nearly ... Read more
Posted by
Ian
on
01/10/2012
Ian goes travelling
Four years ago I started out on an exciting journey working at Yoomee and now the adventure continues. Today I'm off to travel the world for six months! I first came to Yoomee in 2008 as ... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
26/09/2012
Helping young photographers
Over the last few months we've been busy working on something a bit different for Yoomee – a platform which exposes young photographers to a new audience. 'Unseen' allows anyone to discov... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
14/09/2012
Our workshop at PICNIC (updated)
I'm running a session at PICNIC Festival 2012 about improving the world by ‘Building Things That Matter’ – exploring how to use digital platforms more effectively to improve and impact th... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
20/07/2012
Themes for PICNIC 2012
We live in a wonderful time where new connected technology is empowering people all over the world to drive change on a local and global level. People are taking matters into their own ha... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
16/07/2012
Small. The new big.
This beautiful video from Triodos Bank has just been translated into English. Small is the new Big, or "Klein. Het nieuwe groot" as they say in Dutch. OK it's an advert, but that doesn't ... Read more
Posted by
Ian
on
26/03/2012
Yoomee goes Southwest
We're back from Austin, where most of the Yoomee team spent a week attending South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Texas.During the event, we updated our homepage with live tweets and ... Read more
Posted by
Rich
on
14/03/2012
Co-creation at Lift12 in Geneva
One of the things we're passionate about at Yoomee is collaboration. Over the years we've learnt the best ideas come from the most unexpected people and places, and we're much cleverer wh... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
01/03/2012
We're chasing the unicorn at SXSW in Austin
Last year was my first visit to South by Southwest in Austin. It was totally awesome, so this year the whole Yoomee team's making the trip – and we've made an app to help us maximise the ... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
28/10/2011
Improving young people's mental health
Last week we launched a website for the local NHS trust called Epic Friends to help young people understand their friends with mental health problems and support each other.We're delighte... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
13/09/2011
Meet us at PICNIC in Amsterdam
The world is undergoing the largest wave of population growth in history; 8 billion people will inhabit the planet by 2030. Most of this growth will occur in less developed countries and ... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
09/09/2011
Big Society's Big Mouth
How do you get young people to engage with political debate, and more specifically the concept of the "Big Society?" This was the conundrum v, the National Young Volunteers' Service, brou... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
04/07/2011
Aimhigher: End of an era :(
As academic, financial - and other variations on the theme - years draw to a close, so the awards season kicks off in earnest. This week I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend A... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
24/03/2011
SXSW - the good, the bad and the ugly
I'm back in the office now after a week away at South By South West Interactive (SXSW), and a few people have asked me what I thought of the conference. In summary, I was blown away by it... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
21/03/2011
A night to remember at the vinspired National Awards
One of the many benefits of working with organisations wanting to make the world a better place is the amazing people we get to work with. Last Thursday was a case in point as v ... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
20/03/2011
First impressions: iPad 2
I was lucky enough to be at South by South West (SXSW) in Austin last week, which coincided with the US launch of the iPad 2. This meant I was able to get my grubby mitts on a shiny new i... Read more
Posted by
Rich
on
09/02/2011
Lift11 Geneva
Last week I was fortunate to attend the Lift Conference in Geneva, as my colleague Rich was helping to illustrate some of the co-creation workshops run by Promise Communities. To be hones... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
31/12/2010
2010: Our year in review
It's traditional at this time of year to reflect on what has happened in the last 12 months. So I thought it would be cathartic to look at the year that was for Yoomee. In doing so, it's ... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
02/12/2010
Crowdsourced fundraising that works
The observant ones amongst you may have noticed a few of the guys at Yoomee sporting moustaches of late, and it's no coincidence. For traditionalists, we've just come to the end of Novemb... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
09/11/2010
5 things that define Yoomee
I've always found it difficult to define what we do. Existing clients seem to 'get us' but I'm not sure potential prospects easily understand how we differ from other digital agencies in ... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
27/10/2010
Freshers' Week at Yoomee-versity
As a team we have many aspirations: from working at, or as near-as-possible at, the frontline of technological innovation as possible to sharing a common values base, with many others in ... Read more
Posted by
Rich
on
30/09/2010
Keeping agile
The first time I heard the word Agile I thought of gymnastics, and recalled trying (and failing) to do forward rolls in school PE lessons. It turns out that Agile is also a smart way of w... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
27/07/2010
Cognitive surplus to create civic value
Last month I was privileged to hear Clay Shirky (author of 'Here Comes Everybody') speak at the RSA. He's a great speaker and had us all entertained with statements like: "For years ... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
27/05/2010
Five things we did in May
With no recent blog posts from Yoomee, you may well be asking what on earth have we been doing? Well, this month we listened to over 1,400 tracks thanks to Spotify. We down... Read more
Posted by
Matt
on
19/04/2010
Stuck in Norway
I'm still in Norway and the next Ryanair flight is Sunday! Going to wait a few more days and fly with another airline if airspace opens up before Sunday. I could go the long way round, bu... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
17/03/2010
Computer Weekly top female technology entrepreneur
The accolades just keep on pouring in for our client Sophie Cox of worldeka.com - a site we developed to bring together NGOs (non-governmental organisations), third sector organ... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
01/03/2010
Chatroulette
Behold the next big thing on the Internet everybody will get annoyed with: Chatroulette. It's simple; the site pairs you with a random videochat partner from anywhere in the world. You ca... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
19/02/2010
Royal visit to Yoomee
Yesterday we were visited by HRH the Earl of Wessex, otherwise know as Prince Edward and third in line to the throne of England. After tweeting on the subject a few people have asked me h... Read more
Posted by
Rich
on
01/02/2010
Designing a social game
We've had a nice busy 2010 so far here at Yoomee HQ. A project I've really enjoyed working on this month is Rockhigher.A while ago I was tasked with designing an interactive game for Stud... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
07/01/2010
Happy New Year
Our Rodeo Reindeer Yoomee launch party certainly helped us to say goodbye to 2009 with a bang; a bang of limbs hitting the deck (at least it was a padded one!) as we tumbled from Rudolph'... Read more
Posted by
Rich
on
18/12/2009
New brand launch
It's been a while in the making, but we're finally ready to launch our new brand 'Yoomee'.The brand development has been a collaboration with our friends over at Peter & Paul - and to... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
18/11/2009
The Ceop Safety Button Hype
Today, the BBC published a news article in which Jim Gamble, a senior police officer responsible for CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) hits out at social network... Read more
Posted by
Nicola
on
10/11/2009
Where young people go to seek help and advice
Last week YouthNet, the online charity which seeks to engage, inform and inspire young people through the Internet, launched its latest report: Life Support: Young people's needs in a dig... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
13/10/2009
What makes a site social?
Today Halifax has launched "Home Matters", an information and advice website for its home insurance customers. The press release today on the New Media Age website says say... Read more
Posted by
Andy
on
25/09/2009
Yoomee - Our new name
It's a really exciting time for us as a company. Since I started andymayer.net Ltd five years ago, working alone at the kitchen table, the business has grown to become a highly compe... Read more
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