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Cryptocurrencies Explained

"Cryptocurrency" : you may have been hearing the word a lot recently and it is hardly surprising. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have been one of the major news stories of the past 12 months due to their rapid rise in value... What is a cryptocurrency? So, ...

Feb 9, 2018 Jennifer Pinches Approved Index, Technology

Best Business Blog Winners: Technology and Sustainability

All our Best Business Blog Award Winners so far have been passionate and enthusiastic about their chosen topics - qualities which make their blog posts enjoyable to read and which engage their users sufficiently to create a genuine dialogue between author and ...

Nov 8, 2012 Jamie Griffiths Best Business Blogs, Technology

Is Cloud Computing a Passing Fad?

Interest in cloud computing reached its peak in 2011 (according to Google insights for search - see the chart below) but that interest has fallen steadily ever since. While the cost saving benefits of using the cloud have been known from the beginning, slowly ...

Jul 20, 2012 Jamie Griffiths Improving Business Efficiency, Technology

Lights, Canon, Action! 5 Pivotal Photocopier Movie Cameos

Should theOscars have a category for 'Best Performance by a Piece of Office Equipment ina Motion Picture'? No. Of course not. That would be ridiculous. Nevertheless,some of our favourite Hollywood movies contain pivotal roles from normallyinnocuous offic...

Mar 30, 2012 Jamie Griffiths Approved Index, Technology

Ecommerce: If not now, when?

In our last blog post we laid out the case for not following the predictable path of cost-cutting and downsizing that most businesses fall prey to during a recession. We argued that in the current business climate large companies are mostly locked into a begga...

Feb 16, 2012 Jamie Griffiths Technology, Website Design

January: A Mixed Month for Small Businesses

The first month of 2012 is almost at an end. The days are getting longer and, while temperatures aren't showing signs of rising just yet, it's getting slightly easier to believe that spring will one day arrive.But will 2012 be a springtime for British business...

Jan 31, 2012 Jamie Griffiths Business News, Technology

SEO Tools For The Savvy Site Owner

There are many great SEO tools out there that are available to new and experienced webmasters or digital marketers. Not only do these tools help you with analysing the performance of your own site, they are also ideal for checking the status of your competitor...

Jul 28, 2011 Ryan Crawford Technology

Weekly Blog Round-Up

Another busy week in the office and another busy week trawling the internet looking for interesting topics of conversation. So as tradition dictates it is now time for my Friday round-up of some of the best posts, videos and general online ephemera that has ga...

Jul 22, 2011 Ryan Crawford Marketing News and Advice, Technology