Revised status

31 October 2010

Due to personal circumstances, Gorey Media is no longer a full-time consultancy.

The principal, Michael Gorey, is now working as a media adviser for the South Australian Government.

Gorey Media now only provides website hosting services for pre-existing clients, but will consider website development requests that do not conflict with Michael’s government employment.

Open for business

26 February 2010

Gorey Media will resume trading as a full-time consultancy on Monday, March 15, 2010 based at Mount Gambier in South Australia.

Services will include public relations, freelance journalism and photography, website development and executive management.

Social media management

29 November 2009

Gorey Media can manage your entire online presence.

Think of your website as the shopfront and think of social media as a marketing tool to get people into the store.

WordPress integrates nicely with Twitter and Facebook. Read more »

Free blog hosting

5 September 2009

Gorey Media now offers free blog hosting through the My Say community.

My Say is a community site utilising WordPress MU, BuddyPress and bbPress.

WordPress MU is multi-user blogging software, which means an unlimited number of blogs can be created on the one domain.

BuddyPress is a suite of WordPress plugins and themes for MU, each adding a distinct new feature. BuddyPress contains all the features you’d expect from WordPress but aims to let members socially interact. Read more »

URL shortening

23 August 2009

Links to long web addresses are a blight on the internet. Nobody can remember them, they’re difficult to type and awkward to follow.

That’s why URL shorteners have become popular.

There are various free services available online, of course, but there is nothing like having your own personal service.

That’s because your short URLs will be consistent in style, and if you’re lucky enough to have a really short domain, the merit is obvious. Read more »