Microsoft will not offer cheaper upgrades on Windows 7 to the EU
by Jeremy
We don’t usually post tech based stories related to computer software or hardware. But it has come to our attention from the people at Silicon News that Microsoft will not offer cheaper upgrades to the European market for their new operating system, Windows 7. This is due to the recent anti-trust laws that were passed in the EU prevent Microsoft from packaging Internet Explorer (worst Internet browser ever created) with their operating systems. Given how terrible Internet Explorer is at, well, everything, this can only be a good thing.
Microsoft give their reasons for doing so, but it seems as a low swipe at the EU. You can read the full story here.
Personally, I am a Windows user, this is another thing that has made me seriously consider purchasing a mac
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And our recommendation, if you are reading this on Internet Explorer, is to download a proper Internet browser.
Tags: internet explorer, microsoft
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Online multiple personalities – managing personal brand conflicts on search engines
by Jeremy
I promised not to include the term “facesquatting” in this post, for fear of cheapening our brand. But it’s too late now. Well I didn’t coin the phrase, so that should buy me some dignity.
For those who don’t know, “facesquatting” is term recently given to one person holding a Facebook vanity URL, that another deems does not belong to them.
I’m being facetious, but it brings up an interesting subject around personal brands online.
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Tags: cybersquatting, online branding, personal brand
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How can social media help a company with bad customer service?
by Jeremy
If you have read our page on what is social media, you’ll know (or perhaps you knew already) one of the main reasons for investing time in social media is engagement with your customers.
Dell’s example sets a good benchmark on how a company integrates social media tools into their business. Their next challenge is to help “revolutionise” their business.
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Tags: Customer Service, online brand promotion, Social media
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50 iPhone apps for web developers
by Jeremy
Thought I would share this great article on 50 iPhone apps for web developers. Thanks to FreelanceSw for the tweet.
Our favourites so far are the WordPress and Font apps!
Let us know what your favourites are!
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Anonymous blogging – please remove your mask
by Jeremy
It’s not uncommon in literature for the writer’s identity to be masked. It can serve many benefits; studies suggest that people are less judgemental of an article if they do not know the identity of the author. Some may distrust the source or validity of the article; it’s a subjective thing.
Blogging has brought about a new era of publishing. Anyone with with a laptop and internet access can get online and publish their thoughts, views and opinions to the world. Some will proudly stamp their name all over; some will hide behind the screen.
A recent court case over the identity of a controversial blogger in the UK has threatened that anonymity and could have implications in the future.
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Tags: anonymous blogging, blogging, freedom of speech, online indentity
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Digital Britian Report: The digital divide
by Jeremy
The UK government, as I am sure all governments are, is concerned about the digital divide. The divide of people who are technically competent and the technically inferior.
The Digital Britain report was published last Tuesday, a road map set out by the government for the digital future of Britain. We won’t discuss the ins-and-outs of whether digital is a good/bad thing. We sit firmly in the good camp.
The government has promised to give all UK homes a minimum of 2Mbps broadband. The leading digital inclusion charity, Citizens Online, say this is not good enough. We’re inclined to agree! 2Mbps is too slow!
Debate aside, even if the government do achieve their goal, will people use it? Let’s have a look at how these digital “luddites” could be divided:
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Tags: digital, digital britain, digital future, digital inclusion, digital solutions, uk government
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Search and Social media, how it can help your business
by Jeremy
When people suddenly, years after it became mainstream, realised that search engine optimisation (SEO) and pay per click (PPC) strategies could be joined together, these was a big fuss. Then everyone realised that it wasn’t anything significant, you just needed to ensure that your SEO team and PPC team were working together. Of course this becomes difficult if you run it across two different agencies or if the internal structure of that agency isn’t set up to do so.
Our belief will always be that there should be one “search strategy”. That person leading the strategy should know PPC and SEO inside out. But perhaps that’s a pipe dream at the moment, given the shortage of experience SEO/PPC people in the industry.
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Tags: Facebook, search, seo, serach and social, social and search, Social media
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Facebook vanity URLs – Did you get yours?
by Jeremy
The launch of Facebook vanity URLs has had the social media industry alive with buzz. Find out what all the fuss is about.
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Tags: Facebook, Social media, vanity url
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