If you were on twitter yesterday no doubt you will have got wind of the Paperchase scandal. It would appear that poor @HiddenEloise had her designs ripped off by Paperchase. As the story unfolded over the course of the day it transpired that Paperchase had sourced the image from a “well-known central London design agency”. [...]
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Paperchase, Plagiarism and more online Pilfering
February 12, 2010
Filed under:Graphic Design, Industry News, Viral videos, Web Design
Social Media Cliques
February 4, 2010
Filed under:E-Commerce, Industry Guides, Twitter
Hands up who’s sick of being approached by sales people on Linked-In. It has in-effect become an online database for recruitment consultants. How many people have you not connected with because they were probably going to try and sell you something and who has had to block or report someone for spamming you?
On Twitter I [...]
Web and Social Media Metrics - 30 Easy to Measure Stats
November 9, 2009
Filed under:E-Commerce, Industry Guides, Industry News, Search Engine Optimisation, Twitter, Viral videos
With the prevalance of so many social media outlets, it can be overwhelming to follow what is going on. On an individual basis, it may not matter to you if you end up using some sites more than others. However, for brands and businesses it is now more important than ever to have an online [...]
CommentsRead MoreThe social media stunt of the year
October 16, 2009
Filed under:Industry News, Viral videos
Late yesterday whilst reading reddit, I spotted a link about some 6-year-old who “couldn’t have done all of this by himself”. I didn’t bother to click on it, but nevertheless it was the first vibrations of buzz surrounding what was to became a major news story. That evening, I checked reddit again to see the [...]
CommentsRead More14 million more customers for online business by 2012
October 15, 2009
Filed under:E-Commerce, Fluid News, Industry Guides, Industry News, Web Design
The UK economy is set to gain £22bn if Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox achieves her goal; getting 14 million socially and digitally excluded people online within 3 years.
The initiative is dubbed “Race Online 2012″ and to achieve it’s aims, Martha Lane Fox intends to use her business contacts to create partnerships focused on achieving [...]
