Tag: Business
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South Wales Farming Town of Monmouth Becomes First “Wikipedia Town”
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Wikipedia, the user submitted internet information source relied on by many of us on a daily basis, is welcoming its first “Wikipedia town”. The residents and businesses of Welsh border town Monmouth will be asked to submit details of their surroundings, history and day to day life to create the richest resource for a town…
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Facebook’s Paid Service to Make Posts Popular for Businesses & Attention Seekers
Facebook announced yesterday its latest scheme to make a few extra quid off of developers and mobile software downloaders by introducing an App Center for social sharing and promoting of social games and tools at cost. Today it’s been revealed that Facebook are also looking to monetise its service through our everyday status updates by…
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Facebook’s Paid Service to Make Posts Popular for Businesses & Attention Seekers
Facebook announced yesterday its latest scheme to make a few extra quid off of developers and mobile software downloaders by introducing an App Center for social sharing and promoting of social games and tools at cost. Today it’s been revealed that Facebook are also looking to monetise its service through our everyday status updates by…
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UPDATE: LG to Stop Making Windows Phones, Focus on Android – Not Strictly True!
LG is tol steer clear of Microsoft’s platform, instead focussing on Android with devices like its Optimus 4X
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PS4 Controversy Continues – Forbes Leaks Info on AMD’s Involvement in Sony’s Next Console
No such thing as a Playstation 4, eh? Not according to high-brow business news source Forbes, who when detailing the responsibilities of processing chip-maker AMD’s new CEO revealed that the man in charge will be personal overseeing production of Sony’s next home gaming gadget. We’ve heard the denials over and over from top-names in the…
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Vodafone Will NOT Stock Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 or Mini 2 on Release Day
Already having snubbed Sony’s upcoming super-smartphone – the Xperia S – it’s now been reported that the UK network Vodafone has also declined to get involved with the latest pair of Samsung releases – the Galaxy Ace 2 and Mini 2 – two new smartphones which are already becoming hotly contested by a number of…
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Sir Richard Branson Wins in .XXX Web Domain Dispute
Sir Richard Branson has prevented his name being used in on a .xxx web domain. The website which bore his namesake was being held by a “cybersquatter” – someone who takes up ownership of an unclaimed web space in order to sell it for a higher value. Branson’s name is reputable as the entrepreneur behind…
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Square: Smartphone-Based Credit Card Payment Taking System Could Change UK Small Businesses in 2012
An innovative smartphone-based credit card payment system, which was devised for small Stateside companies by one of Twitter’s business-savvy co-founders Jack Dorsey, is starting to make big waves overseas. Square works with the simple combination of a credit card, a smartphone and an app – as well as a clever little clip on strip reader…
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XXX Web Domains Go Public – As TalkTalk Filter Fail Leaves HomeSafe Unsafe
XXX web domains have gone live – and no we’re not talking about websites that support the clean-living straight edge lifestyle symbolised by a trio of Xs. This is a different kind of hardcore.. The ICM Registry has now decreed that adult business websites can have their own sector of the internet, akin to an…
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Samsung Shutting the Lid on Netbooks for Good in 2012?
Samsung Netbooks look to be on the way out in 2012, following declining interest after 4 years in service. The Netbook came about as a smaller, lightweight and cost effective alternative to the Notebook in 2007. From a number of manufacturers with sizes ranging from 5” up to 12” and supporting operating systems for Linux…
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Gadget HELP! Get Facebook photos onto Google+ via PC or Laptop (the easy way)!
The Google+ social network started accepting business and company accounts this week so we thought we’d offer up this popular Gadget HELP feature once more, so that newcomers can set themselves up quickly and easily, ready for new networking possibilities on the new social sensation. We’d imagine you’ve got yourself set up and started to have a little…
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Google launches Google+ Pages for businesses
Google has now made it much easier for users to interact with businesses and corporations on its social networking site, Google+. Google+ Pages now means that companies can create themselves a page and interact with Google+ users, giving them the opportunity to share content, chat to and even start video hangouts with their customers. On…