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Tuesday 10 September 2013

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Google Chrome/Arcade Fire experiment sounds amazing... if only I could see it

10 September 2013, 2:00PM

I was going to write a post about Google using the forthcoming Arcade Fire album launch to promote its Chrome browser, and how it seemed a good way to get people to download Chrome if they've not bothered with it for awhile.

We are all advertisements now. And that's not a good thing.

10 September 2013, 11:14AM

I'm not saying we should rewind the clock. But I am saying we need to discuss the future.

I spend a lot of time noodling around Facebook and on blogs and forums, much of it for professional reasons.

The rise of flexible working in the UK: infographic

10 September 2013, 9:00AM

That more and more people are working flexibly is no surprise. It’s long been predicted as the way of the future, but here are some stats showing how it not only improves the lives of the people who are allowed to have more say over where and when they work, but also that businesses benefit.

Mobile is powering social networks

09 September 2013, 1:15PM

The switch from a PC-based desktop to the mobile future is happening all around us. Our latest data highlights the fact that any brand that has failed to get to grips with the smaller screens is behind the curve.

Can makers target new drinks brands with free 3D packaging design app

09 September 2013, 1:00PM

Here’s an interesting example of a marketing-driven app that offers real value to the user as well as promoting the cause of the client: it’s the world’s first free 3D drinks can design programme, which makes it easy for designers to visualise and share creations.

New service puts your social media on display (unfortunately it's called SocialWally)

09 September 2013, 12:30PM

A social wally is someone who is a bit of an idiot on Twitter. SocialWally is a screen that businesses and events can use to display social media, creating a social wall (not sure where that ‘y’ came from).

Why hold technology when you can wear it?

06 September 2013, 12:13PM

In the past year, the battle of smartwatch devices began. Crowd-funded start-up company Pebble Technology paved the way for a new development - smart technology that you wear on your wrist. Their pre-release of the Pebble has now been followed by Samsung's 'Galaxy Gear', with speculation building over the date of Apple's 'iWatch' launch and rumours that Google have also joined the race.

Tips for managing a small business's online reputation

06 September 2013, 11:46AM

Four-fifths of customers will research a small business online before doing business with them. This is according to new figures from O2, which has found that online reputation and customer service are key to small business success.

Have Directioners smelled a rat?

06 September 2013, 10:16AM

harry-styles-1280 I wrote a few weeks back about being surprised how the Marmite “neglect” ad was creating a storm of debate on social media that didn’t seem to be reflected in the sharing of its ad on YouTube.

Hearst taps into tablet consumer magazine growth with Esquire Weekly launch

05 September 2013, 2:43PM

The biannual Audit Bureau of Circulations data about magazines is becoming a fairly gloomy date in the publishing calendar, but tablet issues of magazines proved to be a different matter, showing a 64% rise in sales this year.