Monthly Archives: July 2011

Let your customers buy from you without having to leave Facebook..and your quids in!

Not so long ago, Facebook was a mere social networking tool. Businesses had started to see it as a marketing tool or a customer service portal, but not much more. Nowadays, the more savvy businesses, both large and small, see … Continue reading

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Facebook users can now video chat

Last week, Facebook announced that they had entered into an agreement with Skype, to allow Facebook users to place video calls to friends and family. All users need to do would be to accept the call, and the Skype feature … Continue reading

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Can you lend us a fiver mate? (Facebook credits that is..)

Over the past few years, if you were not a social games fan, the emergence of Facebook’s unique virtual currency, Credits, may well have passed you by. Not so long ago, it was popular to send virtual gifts to your … Continue reading

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WordPress 3.2 Released

WordPress 3.2 was released yesterday marking the fifteenth major release of WordPress. Congratulations to all that were involved in this release, it’s something we want to be able to contribute to in the future. WordPress 3.2 is a release we’ve … Continue reading

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Extremely short domains

Continuing on from our post on Cybersquatting, another side effect of all these new Top Level Domains (TLDs) is that very short domains/URLs are possible. It’s not widely known, but URL’s such as http://ac/ http://tm/ and http://io/ are actual websites. … Continue reading

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Any content you create should always be worth sharing:

PR is about seeking third-party endorsement and conversation. The social web is about conversation and persuasion rather than pure broadcasting of advertising messages. Social media takes away the control that was the norm for traditional advertising. Now you need to … Continue reading

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