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HYUNDAI on mark AGAIN with NEW i40

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The all-new Hyundai i40 has been awarded the maximum five-star safety rating by independent vehicle assessment organisation, Euro NCAP.

Put your money on ink if you want to grow your business

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT

A marketing promotion that leads to 60,000 individual sales - did the company in question use Twitter or Facebook to get the word out? Perhaps it was another famous Groupon promotion? Or was it a discount voucher scheme in a daily newspaper?

The Future of the Mobile Web

Fri, 27 May 2011 09:01:19 GMT

At the start of the mobile era, smartphones were clunky and incapable of dealing with regular PC-focused websites.

Future of the mobile web

Thu, 26 May 2011 23:00:44 GMT

At the start of the mobile era, smartphones were clunky and incapable of dealing with regular PC-focused websites.

Time to get your head in the clouds of rental game

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT

There has been a definite shift over the last 12 months - the need to buy products is starting to decrease.

Be seen online, it's key to job hunt

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Paul McElvaney of Derry-based Learning Pool wrote an interesting blog post (you'll find it at http://bit.ly/paulmce) about the pros, cons and how-tos of starting a career in tech.

Why Google's Latest Step In The Fight Against Spam Is Dangerous

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:49:58 GMT

In its continued struggle with low-quality webpages in its search results, Google is now resorting to its own users to help fight spam websites.

Don't miss out on opportunity to learn online

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT

How do you go about gaining new skills and knowledge? The internet is brimming with resources for learning but it seems people are missing out.

My five essential tips for the budding digital entrepreneur

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:27:54 GMT

This week I found myself in the familiar position of discussing Northern Ireland’s digital startups.

Niche blog clicks the light fantastic

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:02:33 GMT

Can you make a blog into a brand? The one place where everyone goes to for answers? If there's one blog that’s managed this it has to be Strobist: strobist.blogspot.com.

Find what makes consumers tick to harness power of online activity

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:39:47 GMT

Facebook’s population is now well in excess of half a billion users. Half a billion.

Move over MySpace and Bebo but who’s going to replace Facebook?

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:48:01 GMT

The social network that's loved by musicians announced last week that it will be laying off half of its 1,000 staff.

The Google Antitrust Suit

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:10:05 GMT

The EU recently announced it is investigating a potential antitrust case against Google. One of the components of this investigation is the accusation that Google gives preference to its own online properties on its search results.

Social media: should we study it or just sit down and tweet?

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:52:21 GMT

A few weeks ago I wrote about Birmingham City University’s MA course in social media.

Want to make your company stand out? Time to go Dutch

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:10:23 GMT

There was a time in the wonderful world of commerce when you built the store and the customers purchased.

Facebook the latest to attempt difficult merger of email and social networking

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:42:34 GMT

For so long the least sexy part of digital, email has suddenly had a new resurgence in the headlines past few months.

Is a university course in the use of social media a degree too far?

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:33:08 GMT

As of next year, Birmingham City University will begin offering a one-year master's degree in social media.

A Web Designer's Must-Attend: The Build Conference

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:45:29 GMT

I had the honour and privilege to be present at yesterday's Build conference, an annual web design conference hosted in Belfast's Waterfront venue.

Your life is but a game and points win prizes

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:40:48 GMT

There's a new buzzword starting to kick the tyres of the start-up world, ‘gamification’.

A digital solution to spending cuts

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:06:42 GMT

Hype and rhetoric aside, this week will likely see deep cuts being made to Northern Ireland’s public sector budget.

Facebook applications 'secretly pass on personal details'

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:57:27 GMT

Several Facebook applications have been secretly transmitting users' personal information to commercial companies, it was claimed today.

Belfast Telegraph's search engine optimiser nominated in UK SEO poll

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:42:13 GMT

A poll on the most influential SEO (Search Engine Optimiser) in the UK has a Belfast-based internet professional among its nominees.

Belfast Telegraph's search engine optimiser nominated in UK SEO poll

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:42:13 GMT

A poll on the most influential SEO (Search Engine Optimiser) in the UK has a Belfast-based internet professional among its nominees.

How the internet has changed the concept of ownership

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:45:58 GMT

Buying stuff used to be so simple: you gave money to a merchant and in return you received a product.

Internet ‘business dating’ could be the future of securing investors

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:34:28 GMT

A conversation kicked off in my Twitter stream a few weeks ago. Along with a small group of friends we were kicking around the idea on ways of finding a business partner or investor.