13 Feb 2009
Yesterday the BBC revealed that the Sovereign has decided to get down with the kids (and the rest of modern society) and give Royal.gov.uk, a bit of a facelift (now, now, no Camilla jokes!)
The relaunch of the royal website, which has been online since 1997, was announced at a Buckingham Palace reception. On the guest list of this royal soirée was none other than Sir Tim Berners-Lee, esteemed inventor of the World Wide Web and the man we can be grateful to for our online bread and butter.
This regal step into New Media follows the launch of …
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10 Feb 2009
When it comes to the crunch it doesn’t matter whether the product being sold is wine and beer or a fab new way of natural navigation using the sun, moon and stars, social media most definitely has its uses for the customer as well as the retailer.
During a time of such financial uncertainty, it is important for businesses to engage with their customers and get a real insight into their thoughts and feelings. There were 581 million of you making the most of social media outlets at the end of last year, and this figure is rising each day …
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04 Feb 2009
Philip Kanal thought it was about time to make a change and when his temporary lease at watch shop and jewellers Tiempo came to a halt at the end of January 2009 he decided to move things forward with Max Watches.
The idea behind this business venture is that by offering fashion watches and jewellery at prices of up to 50% off of their high street competitors, Max Watches will continue to satisfy their loyal customers and build a happy new customer base as well.
By importing the majority of his collection, which includes designer labels such as Ben Sherman, …
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02 Feb 2009
We all have a bit of gyp with our Internet connection from time to time for a myriad of different reasons. If your business depends on the web, then blips like this can get pretty frustrating, especially when you don’t have a Scooby Doo what’s going on.
This is where Google’s spangly new Measurement Lab (or M-Lab to the in-crowd) steps up. It all sounds very scientific/New Media and it certainly does embody genius -just think Einstein floating around Cyberspace sporting a tool belt and a builder’s cleavage. Although the guys and gals at Google describe it in simple terms …
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01 Feb 2009

Last year we built a little website for Tristan Gooley aka The Natural Navigator. Tristan is the first European and only living person to have both flown solo and sailed singlehanded across the Atlantic. Tristan joined John McCarthy on his radio programme ‘Excess Baggage’, on BBC Radio 4 yesterday. Tristan described the adventures, frustrations and joys of natural navigation techniques.
Listen again on the BBC iPlayer
Duration: 30 minutes
Available until:10:32am 07/02/2009
www.NaturalNavigator.com…
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