August 2008
Times to cost 80p from Monday - Brand Republic... →
The Times is to raise its cover price by 10p to 80p from Monday, 1 Sept, as its parent company News International looks to drive revenues.
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Airline collapse hits... →
Hundreds of people have been left stranded and up to 45,000 have lost bookings after the collapse of the low-cost transatlantic airline Zoom
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Swedish woman in... →
An elderly Swedish woman tried to get herself on board an international flight by climbing onto an unmanned luggage belt after her suitcase.
£30,000 is the price for that tired old Web 1.0... →
How much does an old Web 1.0 startup go for these days? Well, here’s an indication. Pub listings guide BeerintheEvening.com - running since the late 90s - was for £30,000, confirms Chris Hughes…
News | Rightmove sees revenues up 49% to £37.8m -... →
Coming at a time of severe housing market difficulty, with mortgages harder to come by and banks failing due to the sub-prime crisis, the company has also increased profit by 58% to £20.8m in the…
sfPropelFinder becomes DbFinder - Announcing 1.0... →
The sfPropelFinder plugin, which I’ve told you about a lot lately, has recently been renamed to DbFinder. This emphasizes the fact that the plugin is not Propel-specific anymore, and that you…
StyleShake →
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Microsoft acquires Ciao shopping portal in $486m... →
Microsoft is acquiring market research firm Greenfield Online for $486m (£265.8m), but will only keep its European shopping comparison business Ciao and sell off its online surveys business to an…
iAnnounce - Adding value to announcement... →
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BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man City | Man... →
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Manchester City have completed the signing of their former winger Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea.
News | Johnston Press grows digital profits by 52%... →
Johnston Press has grown digital profits by 52% for the six months to 30 June, despite an 18% fall in overall profits.
Drowned in Sound - Features - Official statement:... →
the decision has been made to end the joint venture partnership between Sky and DiS. This decision was based on a change in the online ambitions for both Sky and DiS. Following these changes to both…
Hebron - MIS Software for Schools - News - Support... →
Jeff Elliott, Group MD, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Hollamby as Director of Hebron.
Simon Willison joins Guardian News & Media |... →
Former Yahoo and Lawrence Journal World developer Simon Willison has been recruited by Guardian News & Media as a software architect, it was announced today.
Newsquest ad revenue slumps - Brand Republic News... →
K regional newspaper group Newsquest suffered a 24.4% drop in classified advertising revenue last month, US owner Gannett has revealed.
SilverStripe - Open Source CMS / Framework →
A simple yet intuitive PHP open source CMS and framework, powerful enough for any Intranet or web application and simple enough for anyone to use. Saved By: Paul Lomax | View Details |…
News | The London Paper plans website revamp with... →
Daily free newspaper The London Paper is to overhaul its website in a bid to become a premier destination for Londoners.
Twitter cuts UK SMS - there goes another business... →
Twitter has killed its outbound SMS services outside of the United States, Canada or India, and with it a potentially highly lucrative business model in Europe. In the UK you’ll still be able…
Twitter kills SMS updates in the UK. Well, given the IM service doesn’t bloody work, i’m not going to get updates anymore!
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man City | Hughes... →
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has dismissed reports he is set to quit Eastlands less than three months after replacing Sven-Goran Eriksson
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man City | Man... →
uper-agent Kia Joorabchian has warned Manchester City fans they are unlikely to see the best of Jo until January.
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man City | Man... →
Manchester City’s executive chairman Garry Cook says the uncertainty around owner Thaksin Shinawatra does not pose any threat to the club’s stability.
Web analytics faux pas →
This is a guest post by Ed Freyfogle, co-founder of property search engine Nestoria.
It’s often claimed that the advantage of the internet versus traditional media is that
everything can…
ThinkGeek :: Miracle Berry Fruit Tablets →
Miracle Berry Fruit Tablets - Dissolve half a pill on your tongue and change sour foods into sweet foods. It’s a miracle!
Kwiqq ANNOUNCEMENT: Bye bye Symfony.. Hello Zend →
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Although Symfony has now been adopted by Yahoo and is being used by major projects like (source) : del.ico.us, Yahoo bookmarks and Yahoo Answers (source) we feel the future…
Bauer unveils SnapNow for interactive mag ads -... →
Bauer Media is to carry interactive ads on its magazines such as Kerrang!, after licensing visual ad technology from SnapNow.
Developing a better CMS →
For sometime now I’ve dreamed of creating useful software for my fellow designers and developers. Recently I’ve spent my time turning that dream into a reality. I’m not an expert or a billionaire,…
14 Ways to Learn From Creative Programmers →
The common stereotype for programmers is this: nerdy, pocket-protector wielding, and very, very boring. One doesn’t typically link a programmer as a creative individual. However, this couldn’t be…
NatMags closes cross-media arm - Brand Republic... →
NatMags is shutting its six-strong cross-media sales division just 18 months after it was set up, prompting the departure last week of the division’s head, strategic sales director James Hayr.
Bauer Media, GMG in talks to acquire two Midlands... →
Bauer Media and Guardian Media Group are in talks with GCap and Global Radio over the acquisition of BRMB and Heart 106 respectively, two of the stations that GCap and Global Radio must sell to gain…
Dumped Drupal (bag of shite), switched to Wordpress. Made more work for myself today, but better in the long run…
News | AOL campaign explains behavioural targeting... →
AOL has launched an online campaign to explain behavioural targeting in a bid to boost consumer trust in the UK.
Man City owner 'to remain in UK' →
Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he will not return to Thailand from the UK to answer corruption charges.
Startup in the sticks - Top 10 tips on how to be... →
The following is a guest post by Richard Marshall, founder and CTO of Rapid Mobile Media.
London may be the sprawling heavyweight centre of the business universe, but not everybody wants to…
14 Ways to Learn From Creative Programmers →
The common stereotype for programmers is this: nerdy, pocket-protector wielding, and very, very boring. One doesn’t typically link a programmer as a creative individual. However, this couldn’t be…
Google Maps →
Drupal is annoying the crap out of me :(
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man City |... →
Manchester City deny owner Thaksin Shinawatra is about to sell the club after £800m of his assets were frozen in Thailand.
Clients who expect 24x7 support when they don’t pay for it… yay.
Tech Company Goes Public but Its Shares Dive 20% -... →
Rackspace Hosting, a San Antonio company that provides Web hosting to corporate clients, went public Friday, ending a six-month market drought in initial public offerings of shares in technology…
Pod1 Loves MYLA →
Luxury lingerie brand Myla has announced the appointment of Pod1, to redevelop their E-Commerce site myla.com. The main objectives of the project are to reflect the brands intimate in-store…
Design Showcase Of Creative Online-Shops →
Times when online-shops were boring and unattractive are over. To attract customers’ attention designers tend to design online-shops according to the atmosphere it has to create. An online-store…
Glasses Direct gets a new CEO - but will it help? →
Following his announcement in March that he was moving on to become executive chairman and thus search for a new CEO, Glasses Direct founder Jamie Murrey Wells has found one. The new guy is …
Blinkx proposes $40m acquisition of Miva - Brand... →
Video search engine Blinkx has made a proposal to acquire US-based digital media Miva for $1.20 (62p) per share in cash valuing the business at around $40m
Jamie Oliver wins better deal for chickens in... →
TV chef Jamie Oliver has won his battle to stop Sainsbury’s selling chickens that have been battery farmed and spent their lives in cages.
AOL ad revenue hit by global downturn - Brand... →
AOL has become the latest media owner to be affected by the slowdown in the global economy, with its ad revenue increasing by only 2% during Q2.
IAB unveils new standards for online video ads -... →
he Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) will next week launch the first industry-wide standards for online video advertising, backed by companies including AOL, Bauer and Sky.
Announcing Magento Developer Challenge #1 →
We are happy to announce the first Magento Developer Challenge (AKA HackGento), integrating Magento with Google Spreadsheet. Our goal is to present a challenge to the community…
Cranmer hired to establish online measurement... →
The establishment of a single online measurement panel, akin to the Barb TV panel, has moved a step closer with the appointment of industry veteran Mark Cranmer as chairman of the body charged with…
Disney acquires Raisingkids.co.uk - Brand Republic... →
Disney Interactive Group has acquired Raisingkids.co.uk as it moves to expand its online parenting portfolio. The deal follows last month’s launch of Disney’s own parenting website…