There is a great need for a reliable, easy-to-configure and easy-to-use on-line payment system for small traders and Amazon has stepped into this arena with it’s own on-line payment system called Checkout by Amazon.
Read more about it at C-Net…
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Technology has always moved fast and the Internet has made the pace even quicker.
This has raised the question whether the digital divide is growing bigger as those who can afford to stay updated with the latest technological know-how and those who can’t are left ever behind.
However new research from an American university shows that exactly […]

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May was a very good month for Facebook; With 123 million unique visitors in May to MySpace’s 114.6 million, Facebook has become the king of the social networking hill!
Seeing an increase of 162% on May 2007 compared to only 5% for MySpace it’s no contest as to which of the Social networks is the most […]

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Childnet International is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to keep children safe when using the Internet.
The open-ness and accessibility of the Internet by anyone from anywhere unfortunately means the Internet has become the hunting ground for those who prey on children.
One way in which children can be protected when using the Internet is […]

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Have you noticed the new Google favicon (the icon that appears in your web browser’s address bar e.g. the blue/green cube for Cynergise) when using Google web sites?
Well, in case you’re interested in what the back story to the change from a capital ‘G’ to the small ‘g’ is, follow this link to Google’s official […]

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This month DreamHost announced the addition of Drupal to their software suite of  1-click installs. Their one-click install system makes it as easy as is possible to add all kinds of web software to your web site like WordPress, Joomla, phpBB, Zen Cart and now Drupal.
Drupal is a PHP/MySQL based content management system, and arguably […]

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Research has found that many Britons don’t know where their loved ones are traveling to and have no way to get in touch with them in case of a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
The UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office has launched a new service called Locate where Britons traveling abroad can register details of […]

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As anyone who has had a web site designed and developed can tell you, the process, from the technology required to what exactly the designer and developer actually do, is hazy at best. For a business to determine the Return on Investment (ROI) is near enough impossible.
Web site design and development is almost an art […]

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A new site, still in Beta, I read about in today’s Times newspaper is property web site Zoopla! The home page proudly states:
FREE value estimates and more on over 26 million homes
Creating a more transparent marketplace for property through community participation
I had a play about with the site and it certainly seems to be accurate, […]

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“Welcome to Official YouTube Channel for the British Monarchy” reads the introductory header of the Royal Family’s YouTube Channel.
Traditionally  the Queen’s Christmas message is televised on Christmas Day and has been since 1957; the move to show the address on a YouTube channel marks the 50th anniversary.
This also marks a shift in the way the […]

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The recently announced top quote “Don’t ‘tase me bro” by protester Andrew Meyers has now been turned into a ringback tone.
On 17th September 2007, University of Florida student Andrew Meyer was arrested and thrown out of a speech by a U.S. Senator. According to a Wired blog, “Meyer barged in line to […]

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Leon Jackson was crowned the winner of the 2007 X-Factor competition last night. Winning a 1 million pound recording contract, his music single, a cover version of the song “When You Believe”, originally recorded by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for the animated movie “Alladin”, is released on CD on Monday to give it […]

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Last night’s episode of the BBC programme Dragons’ Den was of particular interest to me as it featured a company called hungryhouse.co.uk, a web site to make ordering takeaway-food easier, which needed investment to expand their operation across the UK.
Having successfully run the Dragons’ Den gauntlet, hungryhouse.co.uk partnered with two of the Dragons, Duncan Bannatyne […]

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I don’t think too many of the 5-million-plus members of Facebook were impressed when it sold a 1.6% stake to Microsoft a couple of weeks ago, but the announcement of their new ad strategy will impress even fewer if not actually enrage them!
So what’s the problem with ads being displayed on Facebook pages? It’s free […]

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If you thought social networking was only for the young, you’re wrong. Today sees the launch of SAGA Zone, a social network for over-50s, created by the insurance and travel company SAGA.
In a four month trial, over 13,000 users signed up to SAGA Zone signifying that the Internet is not only the domain of the […]

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