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Task Force to Save the High Street?

simon baldwin | Posted 13.06.2013 | UK Politics
simon baldwin

This week, the latest 'task force' - The Future High Streets Forum - meets in Westminster to help shape the future of our High Streets. Oh goody.

Do Not Downplay Anti-Muslim Hatred Whether Online or Offline

Fiyaz Mughal | Posted 12.06.2013 | UK Politics
Fiyaz Mughal

Tell MAMA has recorded over 200 anti-Muslim incidents, both online and offline in nature, during the post-Woolwich period. Such incidents have included targeted hate statements and anti-Muslim abuse, through to property being damaged, anti-Muslim literature being circulated and mosques being targeted.

Where Best To Find A Lasting Relationship?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Couples who meet online are more satisfied in their relationships and are less likely to break up than those that get together in bars, the workplace ...

Am I Rite?

Claudia White | Posted 28.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Claudia White

As AmIRite's audience grows, which it inevitably will, it will be interesting to see how useful the opinion rating function will become to marketers. AmIRite is like having a focus group of the whole world, where every single person's opinion is given equal weight and taken into consideration.

Bidding for Success - A Guide for SMEs

Anne Somers | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK
Anne Somers

Whilst there is, of course, no way to guarantee SME success, with the right investor, a niche of your own and real desire to integrate with the sector you serve, your chances will undoubtedly increase.

Lad Culture: Is There a Need for Such a Fuss?

Molly McGreevy | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Molly McGreevy

I have experienced the horrible side of lad culture, as many girls at university have, first hand. In fact, as a fat girl, the trouble from these self-crowned LADs is worse. But LADs don't seem to understand girls know exactly what they are up to, as one poor fellow found out last week

The Digital Generation Demands Greater Ownership of Content

Shane Happach | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Tech
Shane Happach

The ways in which music, films, TV programmes and reading material are purchased and consumed has transformed as a consequence of the online revolution. The digital industry has grown exponentially, and there has been a shift from the physical to the digital across all types of content and services.

We Need to Talk About Sex

Jon Brown | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Jon Brown

The next time your children ask you what sex is or tell you they have seen something rude online take the opportunity. Sit down and start talking to your children about sex. It's an issue that, however embarrassing, is something society cannot afford to be taught by the school of XXX.com

Is the High Street Dying, and the Online Rising?

Harriet Morgan | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Harriet Morgan

In twenty years' time, what is it going to be? We shall be retelling the stories of how we use to have plastic bags and sore feet. At which point, while reminiscing we shall be easing the cramp in our hand from too much clicking...not age.

Ukip Suspends Candidate After 'Appalling' Holocaust Comments

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK

Ukip has suspended one of its candidates after she posted anti-Semitic comments online. The party said it was "appalled" by the remarks made by Ann...

I'm Afraid of Existing Online

Planet Ivy | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Tech
Planet Ivy

The real fear comes from being judged. I'm a selective misanthrope and I do my selecting by watching your social media output. Some of you come across incredibly well but I think some of you are oblivious twats. I hate you. I'd never delete you though - you're my entertainment, my soap opera, my catharsis.

Will Online Advertising Ever Be Accurate?

Colin Strong | Posted 03.06.2013 | UK Tech
Colin Strong

We are used to the idea that online advertising is increasingly personalised and amended in real time to target those individuals with a profile most likely to purchase the product. But what if the information that is held on consumers is, shall we say, a little shaky?

Is Google a Cult?

Planet Ivy | Posted 08.06.2013 | UK Tech
Planet Ivy

If our top ten blogger is to be taken at (stupidly grinning) face value, then Google are breeding an army of employees that cannot envision a world without Google, a world where the latest Google plugin is a digital Mother Teresa.

Felicity A Morse

What Would Jesus Tweet?

HuffingtonPost.com | Felicity A Morse | Posted 16.03.2013 | UK

As the number of people identifying themselves as Christian goes into steep decline, there is one place where religious debate is booming: online. ...

Social Media Is Free, Just Like a PR Agency...

Steve Loynes | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Tech
Steve Loynes

Social media suffers from a similar perception. Run a blog, create a Facebook page, do something on Pintrest, have a LinkedIn company page, submit a comment in a forum - it's all free stuff. No online advertising budget required. Write something, click a button.

Is Your Teenager Playing With Fire?

Jon Brown | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK
Jon Brown

We are increasingly hearing from worried teenagers who know photographs of them are out there somewhere on the internet, being passed from person to person. Often they end up in the hands of adult sex offenders; paedophiles.

Five Reasons I Love My Virtual Husband

Sarah O'Meara | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Sarah O'Meara

Since my husband moved to China, leaving me to rediscover life as a one-person household, I have developed a real fondness for the virtual version of my man. In fact, the guy I have begun to think of as 'Ed 2.0' has so many benefits that, when he reappears in solid form, I fear the original model may need an upgrade.

Observatory Up For Grabs In Government Online Sale

PA | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK

A former mortuary is among disused public sector buildings being offered for sale or rent on a new Government property search website. The £50,000...

The Meaning of Like

Django Wylie | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK Tech
Django Wylie

A 'like' on Facebook or Instagram can make or break a witty status update or a particularly arty and well-angled shot of your quinoa entree. 'Liking' is now the dominant manifestation of social approval; that little heart or 'thumbs up' is now the arbiter of acceptance, of relevancy.

13 For 2013: The Top Young Media Hot Shots Who'll Be Doing Much Better Than You This Year

Christopher Beanland | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Christopher Beanland

Despite only being a bundle of cells, Olivier has already developed a fledgling inter-uterine social networking service, called Womb2Womb, which allows the unborn offspring of successful people to communicate with each other before they are even born.

Breaking New Ground in the World of Online Press Releases

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Tech
Preetam Kaushik

Ever since a certain Mr. Ivy Lee created the first press release on behalf of a railway comapny in the event of a big railway accident more than a 100 years ago, press releases have been integral part of any Public Relations endeavor, be it for individuals, organisations, business entities or government agencies.

Google Interactivism - #thinkkids

Ciaran W | Posted 07.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Ciaran W

There were a few continuous themes throughout the event which was held at google campus in London. One being how industry should consider and consult young people when developing software to protect them.

Cyber Monday Be Damned: The Virtual High Street is Letting Shoppers Down

Neil Ayres | Posted 05.02.2013 | UK
Neil Ayres

how much of the alleged £222,222 of customer spending that takes place every minute during the UK's Cyber Monday, are the traditional retailers actually getting a share of?

Social Networking or Identity Sharing: What Information Should You Give Away Online?

David Emm | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK Tech
David Emm

There has been a lot of debate recently about how much information we should give away online. Just a couple of weeks ago, Cabinet Office Internet security chief, Andy Smith, publicly suggested that we should use fake details online in order to protect our security. But is this really the right approach to staying safe online?

Don't Blame Libel Laws for Twitter's Mistakes

Bobby Friedman | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK
Bobby Friedman

It's all too easy to pretend you're on the side of the righteous when you're naming names, but if you have no idea whether you're in fact spreading a grave libel rather than exposing the truth, you are doing nobody a public service.