The past few years have seen an upspring of freelance job portals where clients are able to post their projects for bidding by a sea of industry professionals. In this article we ask what affect this has on various industries and what advantages and disadvantages arise from the existence of these types of websites.
By Matt Saunders | Industry | Thursday, 2 Sep 2010
As you may remember, back in March I did a review of the Motorola Milestone. This was the non-US equivalent of the popular Motorola Droid. Five months later and I am not happy...
By Alexander Ward | Technical | Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010
There are literally thousands of tutorials and lists on what you can, and should do to effectively optimise your website. We take a look at 5 things that will all but kill your chances in the rankings.
By Matt Saunders | Marketing | Wednesday, 4 Aug 2010
I recently attended a Mashable event in the wonderful city of Leeds which was aimed at bringing together people from both PR and online marketing. With around 30 people in attendance the event was very communal and bred some lively and interactive discussions, one of which was “is academia behind the times?”
By Matt Saunders | Offbeat | Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010
About 12 years ago, computer gaming discovered 3D graphics, and whilst in principle this is a great advancement, it rang the death knell for the golden age of Role Playing Video Games. Classic titles such as Monkey Island, Simon the Sorcerer and Discworld were no more. We aim to start a campaign to bring them back.
By Alexander Ward | Offbeat | Sunday, 6 Jun 2010
Every so often you come across a website that just takes your breath away with its intricate attention to detail, its immense vibrancy or its awesome illustrative uniqueness. We showcase 10 of them here.
By Matt Saunders | Design | Wednesday, 26 May 2010
As we all know, Twitter can be a very effective advertising and marketing tool if you use it correctly. In this article we look at how you can make that extra push to get people to your website by adding a snazzy Twitter page background!
By Matt Saunders | Design | Sunday, 23 May 2010
Email marketing forms a large part of the marketing strategy behind many businesses, big and small. It is low-cost and when done correctly can deliver a huge return. We discuss the ways in which you can be sure your email marketing message doesn’t go straight into the trash!
By Matt Saunders | Marketing | Friday, 14 May 2010
As you may know from my previous post I have recently replaced my old iPhone 3G with a shiny new Motorola Milestone. One of the first things I have realised upon using this phone is that there is not a great deal of focus on it from the UK community. I’ll start with the best 10 apps I’ve discovered so far which are available in our country
By Alexander Ward | Technical | Sunday, 30 May 2010
If you’re lucky enough to be going away on holiday this year, you’ve probably used one of the many travel company websites to shop around for the best deal. We acid test 3 of the leading UK travel companies on offer.
By Matt Saunders | Industry | Monday, 10 May 2010
After a fairly long wait behind the rest of the west, the UK Milestone finally received the update to 2.1. Here is a quick rundown of its new features and instructions on where to get your hands on it.
By Alexander Ward | Technical | Thursday, 13 May 2010