askTheSite goes Live! … (eventually)
“It’s Thursday, 7pm, and we’re here with the very first askTheSite Live…” As Helen delivered her lines a hushed silence descended. Headphones were on, equalizer lights flickered green and the team were...
View ArticleTech entrepreneurs connecting with the sector
I was privileged to attend the inaugural Founders Forum for Good session on Friday, along with other charities from across the sector and chaired by Martha Lane Fox. The Founders Forum meet every year...
View ArticleThe new Do-it homepage
Over the last few years we’ve been incredibly busy developing and improving the infrastructure that makes Do-it work. Last November we went live with a brand new database and completely newly written...
View ArticleHaving a Moodle – what we’ve learnt about online learning
After a recent dinnertime debate was resolved using the internet, a friend of mine said wistfully “sometimes I just speculate indefinitely for old times’ sake”. I expect that this is a sentiment that...
View ArticleA young person’s perspective on developing TheSite.org for mobile
On Saturday 14th September we ran a workshop here at YouthNet to find out all about how young people use their mobile phones to access information and advice. Rachel is one of our volunteers who took...
View ArticleThink before you tweet
Social media, young people and the law We decided a few months back to write a TheSite.org article explaining basic online dos and don’ts to help users stay on the right side of the law. Since then,...
View ArticleLocal help, easily found
YouthNet launches new app for young people A new iphone app that makes it easy for young people to find their local support services has been launched today by online charity, YouthNet. Called...
View ArticleHow we developed the StepFinder app
When tasked with developing YouthNet’s first app, we wanted something digital that would genuinely help young people in the real world. We knew from research and consultation that young people who came...
View ArticleMental Health app co-creation: the story so far
Our 2013 YouthNet research into the way young people seek help in the mobile environment found that stress is a consistent factor in young people’s lives. To address this key insight, we want to build...
View ArticleMobile focus groups….. round two!
As part of our research focusing on young people’s online help-seeking behaviour and funded by the Nominet Trust, YouthNet has just completed four online focus groups involving 28 participants. The The...
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