Duncan Stephen

Article — 15 September 2016 — 621 words

North Coast 500 – day 6 – Corrieshalloch Gorge, Knockan Crag and Lochinver Larder

The next stage of our journey took us to the North West Highlands Geopark, where the landscape was at its most dramatic.

Article — 14 September 2016 — 714 words

North Coast 500 – day 5 – Applecross peninsula, the beach at Redpoint and Badrallach

Travel

This day’s drive was a long one. In total, we spent over four and a half hours driving. But we just had time to stop off at a legendary beach before heading to the wonderful Badrallach campsite.

Article — 12 September 2016 — 474 words

Is it time to put LinkedIn in the bin?

Digital

Microsoft recently announced that it will acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. But do any of LinkedIn’s users actually derive value from it?

Article — 9 September 2016 — 740 words

North Coast 500 – days 3 and 4 – Applecross, Eilean Donan castle and Plockton

Travel

We continued our North Coast 500 by heading west. But we were a little disappointed by one of the area’s main attractions.

Article — 7 September 2016 — 640 words

North Coast 500 – days 1 and 2 – Rogart and Helmsdale

Travel

Part 1 of a series of posts about the North Coast 500, a road trip that takes you on a circular route around the north coast of the Highlands of Scotland.

Article — 11 August 2016 — 498 words

Today’s newspaper circulation figures show why clickbait is a losing strategy

Digital — Media

The free versus paywall debate was a red herring. What matters is the quality of the product.

Article — 2 August 2016 — 198 words

Apple’s emoji problem just got worse

Digital

This is how Apple’s latest emoji design could cause some serious misunderstandings.

Article — 26 July 2016 — 1,679 words

Reflections on IWMW16

Digital — Web

Work: SRUC — Scotland’s Rural College

My highlights from the the Institutional Web Management Workshop, the valuable annual conference for (mostly) higher education web managers.

Article — 23 July 2016 — 3,443 words

The once in a lifetime trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans that became the first of many

Travel

How my brother and I caught the bug at the world’s most legendary motor race.

Article — 2 July 2016 — 671 words

Building a digital team (almost) from scratch – IWMW16 plenary session P6

Digital

Work: SRUC — Scotland’s Rural College

I was delighted to be given the opportunity to speak to my colleagues last week at IWMW 2016, the Institutional Web Management Workshop. I spoke about my experience building new teams at the University of St Andrews and SRUC.

Article — 7 June 2016 — 611 words

The Google accessibility tool that will improve mobile devices for everyone

Accessibility — Digital

Google wanted to fix mobile interfaces for people with motor impairments. But this new technology will benefit us all.

Article — 3 June 2016 — 2,294 words

The 14 lessons designers need to know from Ofcom’s report on ‘smartphone by default’ users

Digital

Last month Ofcom published a report on the people who rely on their phones as their main way of accessing the internet. Some of the findings are shocking and eye-opening.