Crowd Media: A Web Design and Social Media Marketing Agency based in Guernsey

Founded in 2009 by Ben Faufman, Quirky began by using crowdsourcing to determine which products to design and manufacture. The company puts forward ideas for new products via their website and allows both visitors to the site and employees to vote. Each product that gains the sufficient amount of votes is then designed, manufactured and marketed by Quirky. So what is Crowdsourcing and why does it work so well for their business? The term Crowdsourcing, originally coined by Jeff Howe in a…

In Remarkable We Trust is ‘A scrapbook of ideas on how to create a truly remarkable brand in The Crazy Age”. If you haven’t read it already, I strongly advise you do so now! Written by Paul Cash @zagology, this book is a compilation of  inspiring writings with an entertaining twist. Providing the reader with all kinds of interesting insights to the digital era we now live in. I particularly enjoyed the fact that the book has no chapters, in what seems to be…

Name: Phay McCombie Age: 24 Job title: Account Executive at Crowd Media. Likes: All things vintage, knitting, space, computers, happy people. Dislikes: Spiders, odd numbers, masks, the dark. Place of birth: Liverpool. About you: Well hello there. As you can see from above, I’m Phay McCombie and I work at Crowd Media. Born and bred on the mean streets of Liverpool (Yes before you ask, I have already stolen your alloys), I was lucky enough to be educated at Merchant…

Anything Goes is an independent clothing brand based in Guernsey. The brand draws influence from old school tattoos, pin up girls, zombies and horror films and aims to offer an alternative choice for people wanting to get away from the generic high street fashion. Watch our Social Goes Local video, created by Crowd Intern – Dulcie Carey  

So I’m sure you have all noticed the latest weapon for engaging a real-time TV audience: Twitter Hashtags. Many viewers are asking themselves what the point is, and what it means to them. Let’s start from the beginning. What is a hashtag and where did it come from? Well The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages. People use…

Paolo is a designer with over 14 years experience working across mixed disciplines including graphic, retail and interior design. View www.four-design.co.uk for project examples. Also exploring creativity through workshops for educational and corporate environments as www.creative-discovery.co.uk. Recently I have…