Archive for July, 2008

Help save the Gorillas (and get a cool usability testing app in the process)

By Rosie Sherry • Jul 24th, 2008 • Category: Business, Features

Silverback, a desktop usability testing app for Macs, launched itself to world of the internet today. Usability Testing is often associated with expensive equipment and a costly skill to outsource. Not so anymore. At $49.95 it really is a bargain.
In true commitment and respect to Silverbacks and Gorillas, theBrighton based ClearLeft team [...]



Blogging on Brighton?

By Rosie Sherry • Jul 16th, 2008 • Category: Project Brighton

Project Brighton is all about projects for…errr, digital Brighton. We have the Jobs project, for example. Another one we’ve been keen to tackle are blogs/articles on things of interest to digital Brighton.
When creating a solution we were keen to keep a specific focus and to try to make it as easy as possible [...]



Help make BarCamp Brighton happen

By Rosie Sherry • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: Conferences, Lead Story

BarCamp Brighton the Third is happening this September 6-7th, again the weekend after dConstruct.
BarCamp is a free unconference event, it’s open to anyone to attend (subject to getting tickets!) and is funded completely by sponsorship. As much as we would love the world to turn around on love, money is needed to make these [...]



Babel Media acquired by Quatrro

By Rosie Sherry • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Business, Features

Babel Media was founded in 1999. Less than 10 years later it has now been acquired by Quatrro for a *rumoured* USD 25-30 million. There have been no mentions yet on what changes lay ahead for the companies, though co-founder Algy Williams will remain as an executive director.
With their HQ based in Brighton [...]