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How not to use Twitter, by Rentokil

March 16, 2010
Social media marketing isn’t always easy to get right, especially when it comes to rapidly developing and changing platforms such as Twitter. However, it is very easy to get wrong, as UK pest control giant Rentokil found out this month.To give Rentok…

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Q&A: Adam Parker and Daryl Willcox demystify online press release distribution

March 16, 2010
Press release distribution is something that we are consistently asked about on our training courses and PR and social media related events. A growing number of commercial news distribution services and free services offer different ways to boost press…

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How Google detects language

March 16, 2010
There were some very good discussions late last year about geo-targeting neutral domains, focusing around pointing Google Webmasters at multiple XML sitemaps and country specific folders. The next problem is how to target multiple languages in the s…

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PayPal plans better micropayment solution

March 16, 2010
Much has been made about the market for micropayments over the years, but for the most part, billing for small transactions remains a challenge for online merchants, especially small and mid-size publishers who sell content and virtual goods. PayPal, h…

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Review: MSN Video Player

March 16, 2010
Microsoft launched its own rival to the iPlayer last week, the MSN video player, which features thousands of hours of free programming. It isn’t a rival to the BBC as far as catch-up TV is concerned, but it does have archive content, something the iPla…

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Google is still in the race for smartphone users

March 15, 2010
The iPhone may have revolutionized the smartphone market, but as other competitors launch their own web friendly phones, Apple’s Jesus phone is starting to have to fight for market dominance. And while other phones may not have seeped into consumer con…

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SxSW: Founder Billy Chasen on what to do with a Stickybit

March 15, 2010
As the SxSW conference has grown in popularity, so has its influence. All around Austin for a week every year, techies wander around glued to their phones and listen to each other expound on technical minutia. Over the past few years, companies launche…

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SxSW: Founder Billy Chasen on what to do with a Stickybit

March 15, 2010
As the SxSW conference has grown in popularity, so has its influence. All around Austin for a week every year, techies wander around glued to their phones and listen to each other expound on technical minutia. Over the past few years, companies launche…

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What do consumers want in a mobile phone experience?

March 15, 2010
When Qualcomm launched a device to accompany its mobile television programming, it was FLO TV Personal Television, “a 3.5-inch touch screen allows users to surf through channels with the swipe of a finger.” This was because: Consumers want to swipe t…

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What do consumers want in a mobile phone experience?

March 15, 2010
When Qualcomm launched a device to accompany its mobile television programming, it was FLO TV Personal Television, “a 3.5-inch touch screen allows users to surf through channels with the swipe of a finger.” This was because: Consumers want to swipe t…

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