There is an unavoidable growing synergy between television and social media in the UK. On demand and catch up services are searchable on YouTube and are so well integrated, it is difficult for users to define if they are watching a YouTube or streamed service. Television shows and even commercials are using social media to involve viewers and create a buzz around story lines.
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Sometimes solutions to computer issues can be more simple than you think.
I recently received a call from a client about one of their users not being able to open attachments properly when using their webmail portal to access email. Each time the user clicked on an email attachment they were met with unreadable computer language – indecipherable squares and ±!@£$%?|:”}{?(*&^.
I have been on Twitter daily for years now, and by now I have really grown fond of some twitter-ers. Here is my list…..please feel free to add your own at the bottom:
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Protecting your WordPress Administration
August 12th, 2010News and Views, Web Development No CommentsThere has been a receipt spate of attacks on the WordPress platform. The attacks appeared to be a campaign to spread malware through thousands of legitimate sites. The attacks appear to redirect users to malicious sites known as scareware sites which claim to have identified an infection.
If you are using WordPress, here are some hand hints and tips for securing your site.
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If you can not answer this question, then you have a website that is not being tracked. This can mean you are missing out on valuable data such as how people are finding your website, where in the world visitors are coming from and how they are using your site. This is crucial information needed for monitoring how well your business is performing online.
The tool we set all our clients up with here at Susumu is Google Analytics. This is an industry standard monitoring tool which is completely free to use. It can be used to monitor multiple sites and in a number of ways. It can be used on sites built in any platform.
Without a website, you risk potential clients not finding you and existing clients wondering if you are still operating. If a website is designed and developed well, it can streamline your work flow and give you valuable insight into how people are responding to your online presence.
Branding is an essential part of any business strategy and is vital for setting your company apart from the competition. There are some simple points of consideration that can help you create a strong company image that potential clients can relate to and recognise.
As the Internet is becoming more essential to our everyday lives, criminals are also using this medium to try and scam people. I often receive the ‘Nigerian Scam Letter’ in one form or another. My Gmail accept often sends these letters straight to my spam box, but every so often a couple will work their way through to my Hotmail inbox.
You Don’t Get To 500 Million Friends Without Making a Few Enemies
July 17th, 2010News and Views, Social Media No CommentsIt was not a question of if, but when. Sony Pictures has released the trailer of ‘The Social Network’, which is the story of the birth and growth of Facebook. The Radiohead song “Creep” playing in the trailer, it appears the film will not simply be a rags to riches tale, but something that may even question the issues and controversy surrounding the most popular social networking site to date.
It is relatively easy for an unknown brand to build a community on Twitter, but without communicating with them effectively, there is little that can be gained from this platform. Here is a simple guide to help you to understand the communication value of Twitter.
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