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The online community  talks about social media, A LOT. This is probably because we’ve got Facebook and Twitter coming out of our ears. It’s such an intriguing and simultaneously immeasurable field, that I thought it might be useful to gather all the statistics I can find and put them all in one post (all directly quoted). Just to make it all feel slightly more manageable (even if that’s a ....

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Just over two years ago I was living and working on the other side of the country - writing copy, doing layouts, taking photographs and videos, making coffee and running the company website. It was an easy job, and in between creating newsletters and making changes to the website I used to spend my free time conversing with my three or four other online friends on MySpace. There ....

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With a mind to support local online endeavors, we decided to take up Eric and Eran’s offer of blogging for a free T-shirt. Ok, maybe we also just really really wanted a free Springleap T-Shirt, but can you blame us? The buying process is super easy and punctuated with what I can only refer to as the Springleap attitude: “Guess what you’ll be doing soon, wearing a Springleap ....

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Millions of users made the switch to Firefox 3 when the official version was released recently (reportedly 8,249,092 downloads on the first day) - many upgrading from Firefox 2, while a large percentage made the switch from Microsoft’s constricting Internet Explorer to the latest version of the open source browser by Mozilla. So now you have Firefox up and running, now it’s time to think outside the ....

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It seems like everyone is practicing a little Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) these days. While you might have the basics covered, do you know where SEO is heading? I’ve been optimising websites for search engines since the late 90s and this has given me the fortunate opportunity to witness the evolution of search engine algorithms over the years. Based on this experience, this article attempts to offer some insight ....

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Not too long ago I took a look at Digital Rights Management and a few of the issues that surround it in terms of disadvantages and possible solutions. In summary, I’m not a huge fan of DRM.                                                  photo credit: John Bragg We have another brand taking things in the right direction in my opinion -. Rhapsody has launched an MP3 store. These guys have been streaming music ....

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Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is an important aspect of online marketing. It is really worth your while to go out and learn more about it you haven’t already. It will help your general understanding of the how the Web works a great deal. I thought I would give a run down of the basics, and a few tips that I think are important to know if you’re a ....

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