This week, comedian Jimmy Carr was taken to task by television personality Rav Wilding for tweeting a joke about airline disasters on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Carr tweeted: “Sept 11th Date of terrible air disaster. When Eastern Airlines Flt 212 crashed in 1974. Killing 69. No one will forget that in a hurry.” The… Continue reading

In spite of the increasing prevalence of QR codes on posters, packaging and print media, a new report claims that only a relatively small proportion of the UK population understand what they are, and even fewer have actually made use of them.

A significant percentage of employees using social media such as Facebook and Twitter as part of their work roles say they would like more formal guidelines from company management regarding proper usage, with many claiming they are concerned about the dangers of social networking sites undermining their company’s security.

As part of a promotional campaign to encourage small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to set up their own websites, internet search engine giant Google has helped publicise one of the winners of its new competition to find the best such sites in the UK.

Something I’d always recommend testing, but here’s a quick summary of the pros and cons of bidding on competitors brand names, slogans, and miss-spellings : Reasons to avoid bidding on your competitors brand terms It can annoy your competitors, and you’re likely to receive a cross email/call asking you to stop.  It is however completely… Continue reading