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Monday, March 23, 2009 1:01 PM

SMEs use Twitter to cut costs

Social networking, relationship marketing, LinkedIn, Facebook, Bebo, and now Twitter. As the traditional forms of advertising are in rapid decline (in the news today is the 1,000 job cut at The Daily Mail group) so new ways of promoting your business
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:49 PM

Web gurus look towards its future

A little over fifteen years ago, the agreement to make use of the World Wide Web free of charge came into being. From its origins as a means for scientists to exchange information, to the current explosion of user-generated content populating the majority
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Friday, April 11, 2008 1:12 PM

Hotspot for enterprising businesswomen

Women in the Dacorum region (about 25 miles NW of London, in Hertfordshire, ) are among the most enterprising in terms of establishing businesses in the UK. Apparently, around 136 new companies with female directors were registered in the area in the
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Monday, March 03, 2008 10:03 AM

Women - get ready to be inspired

Female entrepreneurs in Scotland are invited to attend a unique event allowing them to learn from some of the UK's most successful businesswomen. The everywoman Conference Scotland features presentations and workshops led by women with a proven track
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:42 AM

Social networking and recruitment: candidates cautioned

A survey by security company Sophos reveals that many UK companies are still banning the use of social networking sites in the workplace. About 43% of employees were prevented from using popular sites such as Facebook. Read more: UK employers continuing
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 12:15 PM

Wiggly Wigglers podcasts are blooming marvellous

Recently, I posted thoughts on why small businesses should consider blogging and podcasting. There is a business currently doing both activities, and achieving considerable success as a result, that I would like to mention: Wiggly Wigglers . Wiggly Wigglers
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007 5:28 PM

Newly published pages: hosted services and Windows Live Spaces

We have new pages on Small Business Centre that you may be interested in viewing - three articles on hosted services and one on my favourite topic of the moment, social networking/Windows Live Spaces. Bon ap! : Unusual benefits of Microsoft Exchange About
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Friday, August 03, 2007 5:03 PM

Facebook blocked by businesses, Plaxo launching new Pulse service

Social networking site Facebook, now with some 30 million users, is facing a series of challenges. Founder Mark Zuckerberg, just 23 years old, has been accused of stealing the idea for the site, its security has been questioned, a "technical glitch" resulted
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Friday, July 27, 2007 4:41 PM

Three teen tech entrepreneurs in total control

By Matt Brady British teenagers are "out of control", screamed the Daily Mail this week. Our young people, explained the think tank Institute for Public Policy Research, are more likely to binge-drink, start fights and take drugs than their European counterparts.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 5:13 PM

Facebook and fraud: how criminals are preying on Web 2.0 users

By Matt Brady I have been espousing the virtues of social networking on this blog recently. So all good, then? Not according to Equifax. A report by the credit information group warns that users of social networking sites such as Facebook are opening
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Friday, July 20, 2007 1:27 PM

Web 2.0: a new world of possibilities for small businesses

By Matt Brady We have a news story published today on our Small Business Centre site about the surge in popularity of "Web 2.0" (the moniker given to developments such as social networking, blogging and so forth). The article, Web 2.0 is the future for
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 5:55 PM

Windows Vista magazine investigates social media

By Matt Brady I blogged the other day about the official Windows XP magazine. Today, I picked up the other Windows mag, Windows Vista: The Official Magazine (an inexpensive £3.99 if you buy it). Like the XP sister title, Vista is packed with useful tips
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:59 PM

Social networking opportunities for small businesses

By Matt Brady I recently published a blog entry about the new internet phenomenon that is social networking and small businesses. Today, a story surfaced about how only 8% of SME executives use social networking sites such as Facebook and Live Spaces
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Monday, June 25, 2007 9:07 PM

Social networking and your small business

By Matt Brady There's a bit of a revolution going on, and I'm not referring to the mess unfolding in Venezuela. All of a sudden, more and more people are popping up on facebook , a social networking site that is looking more and more likely to eclipse
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