Twitters get Twitterfall
Twitterfall has been described as one of the most useful Twitter tools on the market, and by accounts that statement could be right. The great thing about this tool is that it has been developed by two students from the University of York.
The growth in the use of Twitter has highlighted that news stories can [...]
Wikipedia to change policy
Wikepedia is the undisputed champion of free information on the internet, however how accurate this information is a matter for debate, this is because anyone can set sign and join in the fun, but once you are in it is possible to change entries or just create your own version of a story.
This has led [...]
Virgin have a deal with Yahoo
A deal has been struck between Virgin Mobil and Yahoo; this will see the Yahoo search engine pre-installed for all Virgin Mobiles four million customers throughout the UK.
This is a plan that could see Yahoo attempting to get ahead of Google in this very different but important mobile search sector. Especially as Google have dominated [...]
What online newspapers need to know?
Newspapers work on paper, but when they put their newspapers online all of the skills and know how seem to all fly out of the window. This leaves their online presence looking a bit of a disaster and for what ever that is, this actually costs the newspapers visitors and in time money.
Their main problems [...]
The world’s youngest billionaire
We all knew that as soon as the social networking site Facebook, got a huge infusion of cash that the founder Mark Zuckerberg was made for life. But quite where he stood in the league of the world’s richest people was not known until the publication of the Forbes magazine’s list of the World’s Billionaires.
The [...]
Blogger fired by CNN
Working for CNN as journalist has to be a great job, you get perks and if you are good at your job prospects, but how can writing in a blog lead to you getting fired from one of the leading news companies in the entire world?
It sounds simple, but naturally there are going to be [...]
NY Times cuts news jobs
The New York Times has resisted the trend throughout the industry to introduce cutbacks in their newsroom, however the financial problems have persisted leaving the business no other choice than to bow to the financial pressures of the business and have been forced to cut around a hundred jobs this year.
However the plan is not [...]
Mobile phones by Google in Feb
We have heard for a while about the gPhone but there has been so rumours abound that it is virtually impossible to separate the facts from the fibs, but now it seems that we are getting some decent information coming through and what we are hearing is nothing very spectacular.
From some sources it would appear [...]
Man who likes Guinness
They say that the most famous Irish export Guinness is good for you, but one man has taken this to the extreme, when he helped himself to a container sitting outside of the Guinness brewery on Victoria Quay in Dublin.
However there is a moral to this story and that is if you intend to steal [...]
Press releases generate traffic
Press releases can be a great way to generate traffic to a website, this works by creating press release for a news story that is relevant to your business or the industry that your business is in. This can then be distributed to the media via press release distribution sites.
The hard part is writing the [...]
Kwik Fit copyright infringement
You would have thought that the so called copy right infringement would be related to a logo, text or something else that belongs in theory to somebody else. But no, not in this case. Kwik Fit stands accused of playing their radios so loud that they can be over heard and therefore should be considered [...]
October 4, 2007Postal strike could hit businesses
Anyone posting a letter from today is should be aware that it is unlikely to be delivered until Thursday or Friday of next week! With up to 130,000 postal workers set to walk out today, serious disruption are going to be expected.
The strike which is over pay, pensions and working conditions, will start at lunchtime [...]
Sky may have to sell stake in ITV
When British Sky Broadcasting bought a 17.9 per cent stake in the independent television broadcaster ITV alarm bells began to ring. The main complaint happened to come from Richard Branson head of Virgin Media, this caused problems as Sky pulled some of the channels from the Virgin Media packages and the rest is history.
The competition [...]
Richard Branson sells Virgin Megastores
Music retailing has been the backbone of Sir Richard Branson’s empire from the very first day that he started in the world of business, so it would be safe to say that he owes everything that he has done and all the money that he has made to this sector of the Virgin empire.
However the [...]
Anita Roddick, dies at the age of 64
She was probably the UK’s best-known woman entrepreneur and founder of the green retailer The Body Shop. Anita Roddick died yesterday at the 64 after being struck down by a fatal brain haemorrhage.
It was way back in 1976 when the original Body Shop opened up its doors in Brighton, who could have known then, that [...]
UK business could do better on Human Rights
The world leader in advocating human rights Amnesty International is calling on UK Business leaders to do more on the subject of human rights for workers in China.
This is a timely issue as the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will not only bring great publicity for China, but also there will [...]
BAA job cuts may on the cards
The management at BAA has confirmed that job cuts are in the pipeline, but they have denied reports that the figure could be as high as 2000.
BAA says that they are looking to streamline the business. The problem that the company has is quite a bit of debt because when the Spanish company Ferrivial took [...]
Skype fails for a day
More than 220 million users of Skype were left with no service for most Thursday. This meant that many people including businesses had to return to the landline to make calls for business and to contact family and friends.
This highlights the problems that can affect so many different aspects of life as we reply more [...]
Daily Telegraph Summer Business School Competition
This is your chance to win a week long executive training course at the famous SAID Business School at Oxford University.
The course will take place on the 23rd to 28th September 2007; the prize includes all of the tuition fees, accommodation and meals. The prize in total is worth over £6,500.
All you have to do [...]
Company Rankings
Business Week’s Global 1000
Annual list of the most valuable companies in the world based on market value. New list published in July of each year.
http://bwnt.businessweek.com/global_1000/
Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500
Recognizes the achievements, growth and contributions of fastest-growing technology companies in North America and around the world.
http://www.public.deloitte.com/fast500/
Duns100
Rankings of Israel’s leading companies according to sectors.
http://duns100.dundb.co.il/
Financial Times 500
The [...]