A new social networking website has been launched just for people in Essex at http://www.youressex.net. The site is free to join and aims to provide a place for people in Essex to stay in touch with their local friends, meet new people, join local groups, and share their favourite things about Essex. Unlike the larger …

Tweet, Meet and Be Merry as funds are raised for vital Education Projects On Thursday 25th March, 200 cities across the globe from Mumbai to Liverpool to Calgary, will be hosting Twestival events, and iomart Hosting is proud to be supporting two of the UK’s largest city Twestivals in London and Glasgow. The managed hosting …

Competition has been stoked in the mobile search engine optimisation (SEO) sector with the announcement that Google is to replace Yahoo as T-Mobile’s default search engine. The news comes just days after iPhone carrier AT&T said it had chosen Yahoo as the default search engine for the Android-based Motorola Backflip, eWeek reports. While T-Mobile USA …

Wadja.com, a unique social networking site that uses labels to create people-to-topic connections, has introduced an exciting new communications platform, which enables users to send unlimited group messages as well as allowing users to remotely update their online feeds. Wadja labels enable users to create conversations around the topics they love to monitor and discuss. …

Despite the initial hype surrounding the introduction of blended real-time search into internet search engines, many experts have begun to question its value to website optimisation. Real time search has been widely criticised as a cause of SERP clutter, making pages appears chaotic and leaving the user struggling to decide which links may actually provide …

Despite Google, Bing and Yahoo all clamouring to integrate posts from Twitter and Facebook into their search engine page results (SERPS), new research suggests the inclusion of real-time data is causing confusion among consumers. A study by digital marketing agency OneUpWeb found that while real-time results may provide an additional opportunity for website optimisation, it …

Sony Vaio’s Twitter account has generated over £1 million in sales, people working in website marketing may be interested to know. Speaking at the Social Media for Brand Building event, hosted by Marketing Week on February 25th, Sony head of corporate communications Nick Sharples said the company sees Twitter as a viable sales platform as …

Customer service is becoming social, according to a new guide – How to use social media to revolutionise your customer service – from specialist social media agency, Yomego. The guide is free to download from Yomego’s website: www.yomego.com/insight. Many brands now use social media as part of a customer engagement strategy: to listen and respond …

Certification Awarded by Inbound Marketing University Training Program 02.17.2010 – Inbound Marketing University awards the Inbound Marketing Certification to Tanya Salcido as part of its comprehensive Internet marketing training program (http://inboundmarketing.com). This certification acknowledges Salcido’s proficiency in inbound marketing principles and best practices. These principles include: blogging, search engine optimization, social media, lead conversion, lead …

Google’s unprecedented decision to take out a major advert at the Super Bowl is likely to have been a strategic move to step up the battle against Microsoft Bing, website marketing specialists have suggested. The one-minute commercial aired to hundreds of thousands of American football fans on February 7th featured a simple Google search box …

THE BEST AND THE WORST DISHES NATIONWIDE CRITIQUED BY REAL DINERS IN REAL TIME New York, NY: February 9, 2010 –StewartSoft launches twiddish, a new social network and geo-location mobile application for iPhone and iPod Touch that allows diners nationwide to discover the best and worst restaurant dishes through user-generated photograph-based dish reviews.  The twiddish …

Increased social media reputation leads to a commensurate increase in sales, according to social media specialist agency, Yomego. In a new insight paper, Social media ROI and how it CAN be measured, Yomego MD Steve Richards states that companies using social media to increase their reach, positive awareness and tone can link this activity to …

With countless channels on the internet to engage and communicate, Social Media Hookup has emerged to provide the global community with the links, resources and tips to these means. Social media is driving opportunity and no one wants to get left behind. But how does one learn how to get on the social media highway …

A new white paper from moderation and community management company, eModeration, highlights the need for brands engaged in social networks to protect both their users and their own reputations.  The paper, Moderation in Social Networks,  examines the impact of user-generated content within social networks on a brand’s reputation, and gives a clear guide to best …

February 10 2010 – Yellow Pages directories are to undergo their most significant revamp in more than forty years since they were first produced in the UK, with their publication in a smaller compact size rather than traditional A4 format. The change in size – a reduction of five centimetres in height and four centimetres …

ITV’s Dancing on Ice 2010 has skated off to a flying start, and with it ITV’s social media activity to help fans get involved with the show. ITV is using eModeration, the moderation and community management company, to moderate comments on the Dancing on Ice website, and to moderate its live chat function during the …

TELEFÓNICA AND WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION PARTNER TO ADVANCE LEARNING AND INCREASE ACCESS TO FREE KNOWLEDGE Madrid, February 1, 2010 – Wikimedia Foundation and Telefónica today announced a strategic partnership to improve access to Wikimedia educational and informational content in Latin America and Europe. The agreement will expand the reach of Wikimedia’s projects, including Wikipedia, on multiple …

Motivational Keynote Speaker Richard M Krawczyk Makes Him Available To Speak For Corporations, Universities and Charitable Organizations. Beverly Hills, CA, January 30, 2010 — Highly sought after Motivational Keynote Speaker Richard M. Krawczyk has announced that he has added more speaking dates as he prepares for his upcoming national book tour for Ultimate Success Blueprint. …

Wikimedia Foundation Hires Danese Cooper as Chief Technical Officer SAN FRANCISCO, January, 28 2010 — The Wikimedia Foundation today announced that it has hired open source evangelist and experienced technology manager Danese Cooper as its new Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Cooper will begin her work in Wikimedia’s San Francisco office in February. As CTO, Cooper …

The 2010 Award nominations for the annual UK Network Computing awards have been unveiled and iomart Group is delighted to have received finalist award nominations in four different categories. iomart Hosting leads the way with three nominations in the two Network Project of the Year, Public Sector and Private Sector, categories and is recognised for …

iomart hosting is delighted to announce that it has signed a sponsorship deal with Social Media Mafia the company behind the successful MediaCamp series of events. Social Media Mafia started life as the networking initiative ACHUB, founded in 2006 by internet entrepreneur Chris Hambly, with the mission of conducting academic research, events and facilitation concerning …

Dot Com Infoway, the leading software and mobile applications developer announced that it will be the Host and Technology sponsor, the Madurai’s first-ever ‘Twitter Camp’ on February 21, 2010. Dot Com Infoway, India’s leading custom software and mobile application developer headquartered in Chennai with development center in Madurai has announced that it will be hosting …

19 January 2010 – The potential for online mentoring to unlock and use the wisdom of older, experienced and retired professionals is demonstrated today by the winners of the Yell and horsesmouth Mentoring Works Awards. The three awards for business mentoring, which were drawn from user nominations on the online mentoring website horsesmouth.co.uk have all …

Facebook is blocking specific content from advertising on their site. These guidelines include among other subjects, online gambling.

Acacia Africa takes the adventure buzz online and launches Go Wild Online campaign

Santa talks to the world on YouTube every Thursday thru Christmas.

Investinmyplan.com is a website that offers different services aiming to help with the creation and success of businesses.

Local entrepreneur Fergie Miller, 30, is the brains behind the new Guildfordeye.com – an online information and networking site for everyone who lives and works in Guildford. Fergie, who grew up in Petworth, studied economics at Edinburgh University before his love of adventure sports inspired him to set up Base Camp Group, one of the …

A new ‘FACEBOOK for local business’ – www.guildfordeye.com – is launched today to help Guildford businesses reach out and interact with the local community. Guildfordeye.com is the new official community website for Guildford. It allows businesses and individuals to advertise everything from car boot sales to jobs, as well as use it as an information …

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