tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863720426106552192011-08-16T08:07:44.281-07:00We're a digital agency. We're a data centre. This is our blog.Ideas UnLtdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08527680591218686184noreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86372042610655219.post-431587667796197102009-08-11T01:32:00.000-07:002009-08-11T01:41:36.363-07:00

You may not know but my son, Jake, was born with a cleft lip and palate on 8th September 2009. Since we found out at the 20 week scan we've been through the wringer and then some.Firstly, the journey was all about discovering everything we could about the whats, whys and whens and secondly was the practical bit after he was born; the process of hospital stays, surgeries and check ups. Gladly,

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This is just a bit of fun, but if your name is Dave you better join up and if it's not, then you better tell someone who is called Dave to sign up!

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We're a creative web design company which means, if you can think it, we can build it. And if you can't think it yet, we'll help you with that too.Services include- web design and build- programming and development- online promotions- viral marketing- social networking- geomapping- crm- database integration- virtual servers- web hosting- anti-virus- virus scanningoh yes and we're based in

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We're a creative web design company which means, if you can think it, we can build it. And if you can't think it yet, we'll help you with that too.Services include- web design and build- programming and development- online promotions- viral marketing- social networking- geomapping- crm- database integration- virtual servers- web hosting- anti-virus- virus scanningoh yes and we're based in

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We've all seen Captchas right? Well you will almost certainly have used one before even if you didn't know what it was called. A Captcha is a 'Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart' and it's the box at the end of a sign up form or comment submission form (like you get when posting a link on Facebook) which makes you enter a word displayed on the screen as an

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A busy week on Twitter. As brands start to realise they can no longer afford to ignore it, they are slowly starting to realise its potential. Most of the big stuff relates to hashtags and the trending topics list. As the search is realtime, trending topics list what everyone is talking about NOW!Obviously last week was Michael Jackson week with some reports claiming 85% of all tweets were about

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Since the launch of Capcom's European portal things have gone rather well. With the client's permission here are some performance stats. Capcom are a very busy outfit and promotion is ongoing but we like to think we had a little something to do with this. Not bad even if we do say so ourself!(all stats are % increases over May last year)Hits 100%Page Views 2138%Visitors 154%New registrations 323%

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So, we've been away for quite some time on IdeasUnltd but client work will always prevail. Anyway the blog will continue where it left off and try to bring new ideas from around the web. Also, DMG has begun tweeting, find us at www.twitter.com/dialmediagroup and follow.The first thing to talk about is the latest Google maps / Twitter mashup from Kleenex. This could bring all sorts of things to

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Welcome to DMG’s blog. We're a commercially focused, creatively driven digital agency based in Surrey. Our expertise covers web and intranet design, development, ecommerce, content management systems, online marketing, email campaigns, branding and print design. We're also a secure data centre (Internet Service Provider). We turn our clients’ ideas into profitable reality. We're a bit different

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Check these out. For the ultimate mobile workstation I think we should all sport a pair of these trousers. As bastions of cutting edge technology DMG should embrace all new developments, wearable or not. Plus we could save on desk space. As well as the Bluetooth keyboard these also have a mouse pocket and 'joystick controller' built in behind the zip. Seriously. They're also available in DMG

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Here's a glowing article singing our praises on the Isle of Wight portal. We've also got the site linked on another half dozen or so community related sites; it appears people are listening and starting to think the same way as we do. Reports are growing all the time.Community Fix for Isle of Wight.If your concerned about graffiti, dog mess, fly tipping, pot holes, dumped cars etc on the Isle of

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Google has produced this video to promote Gmail and show how an email may travel around the world. It invited users to create short original video which showed the M-velope passing from one side of the frame to the other. The result is pretty cool and it shows where the vids have been sent in on a Google map below. Here's the link;http://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/gmail_video.html#

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Well it's been a long time coming, but Community Fix is finally live. It is the place to report issues in and around your local communities. Simply search for the location of the incident you wish to report, stick a pin in the map and fill in a form. We send it to the relevant council and hey presto it gets fixed! Actually we can't make them fix it but we can tell them about it!

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It seems that we aren't the only people getting to grips with the Google Maps api...the usual enthusiastic development wave surrounding Google has generated maplets which are overlays availabled fromhttp://maps.google.co.uk/...go to 'My Maps' and you'll see a growing list of maplets which point you to various differnt map based information. My current favorite (as pointed out by Eng Wei) is the

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Saw this one on the BBC's website - it made me laugh, anyway.

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I'll be away for a couple of weeks in Canada from Friday 8th June, so unless I get really bored and post something from my travels, you'll have to amuse yourselves! Feel free to post away.James

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Seniors to Take Over Internet Usage in the UK Marketing PilgrimSorry for being lazy but it's been a long day so you'll have to just make one more click to check this article out! The headline says it all....we've already got the Zimmers riding high in the charts and now it seems that even the Internet can no longer be seen as the preserve of the young!James

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I'm sure I've seen another site do this, but I think it's cool. You can simply make t-shirt designs and people can buy them, rather than having to get a load screen printed....http://www.tshirttakeaway.com/

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Call me cynical but it seems that the simple way to get rich these days is to create something specifically to attract Google to come and buy. Google seem to be the Abramovich of the web and are happy to pay whatever it takes and therefore over the traditional odds just to make sure that they aren't beaten to it by the likes of Microsoft, of whom they've said that they're publically taking on....

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This is great, it's a friend of Ben's (another contractor) who's been badly treated by a recruitment consultant. Nothing to do with technology but very very funny, the Metro newspaper are doing an article on it...but you heard it here first (or maybe second or third...!)Enjoy...http://www.recruitmentforum.co.uk/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=474

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Microsoft has obviously got a huge amount of ground to make up if it wants the Zune to compete at any level with the iPod by it's started by installing iPod amnesty bins in Microsoft HQs around the world. I long for the day when someone does produce something worthy of ditching my iPod for good.

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Mike and I have had many discussions as how to harness web 2.0 concepts and develop various 'big' ideas for clients or ourselves to make money from. One such idea was a for a social network of people who wanted jobs done but didn't know how, didn't have the time or who just couldn't be bothered. Such a brilliant idea, we thought. Coming at a time when several of our projects are coming along

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Meet Adam McConnell: Wii enthusiast... future criminal. See the wee lamb purposely (this time) smashed his father's 42-inch plasma after losing in Wii sports. Father Brian left the lad alone playing tennis to get the boy a drink -- presumably, a pint. While in the kitchen the father "heard two big bangs." Brian returned to find his son "using the handset to smash the TV screen." No claims of a

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Pixelotto...if anyone remembers the original 'million dollar homepage' which Alex Tue ran in 2005 in order to not come out of uni in debt, they might be interested in his next project. His plan worked so well that his pixel site ended up making him the million dollars that he set out to make and didn't bother going to uni at all!His latest project, Pixelotto is a bit underwhelming because it's

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Interview with Rob Small, Miniclip CEO from Guardian Unlimited: Technology...if anyone remembers Championship Conkers that we built 4 years ago, they'll remember that it went on the The Sun's website in their 'fun' section. The Sun have been using miniclip.com syndicated games in their fun section ever since then....miniclip.com is now the biggest privately held online games website in the world

James Ferniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06706747259603643789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86372042610655219.post-74259726786224981952007-05-09T03:30:00.000-07:002007-05-25T08:20:37.378-07:00

genius viral site from The Royal Navy, must have cost a fortune, good to know where our tax is going!

James Ferniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06706747259603643789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86372042610655219.post-15556586400623677102007-05-02T06:53:00.000-07:002007-05-02T06:53:17.503-07:00

Saw this article on Brand Republic and it seems that you can't move for new social networking websites springing up. I was chatting to Mike about it all and whilst My Space, Facebook and Bebo etc, etc, etc all spout off about how many millions of users they have I wonder how safe / reliable these numbers are in terms of charting the success of these sites...for instance I've got profiles on all

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Boo.com, the infamous dot com crash site, is relaunching as an online travel destination.Web Reservations International (WRI) bought the domain name boo.com from Fashionmall.com, the New York fashion portal that acquired the doomed brand in 2000.The new boo combines travel-based vertical search, pricing, reviews and social networking. It brings together professional and user-generated content

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You may or may not have heard of Fark.com. It is a news aggregator website similar to Metafilter, Reddit and others. It has attracted a large number of followers who submit interesting news articles with witty headlines. An article posted on Fark can attract a hundred comments or more.But there is a problem...If you submit to Fark.com, Fark will take ALL of your copyright. That applies to

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Gizmodo UK : TV Show Wants Gadget-FreaksIf like Mike, you're obsessed with all gadgets and gizmos BBC 2 are producing a new TV show all about gadgets and our obsession with them...click above for the full article

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This may seem irrelevant to a blog about ideas and technology, however this new version of Mr Foreman's lean, mean, fat reducing grilling machine comes with 10 watt speakers built into so you hook up your iPod while grilling, sorry barbecuing outside this Summer. Perfect for when you leave it outside during a traditional downpour. On some levels this is brilliant and on others it's completely

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Emap has boosted its digital presence with an online Today's Golfer fantasy league, on the back of the magazine's newly launched site. The activity is being supported by a viral flash game, rich-media advertising and an eCRM programme.The viral game, 'Pick up a Pro', challenges users to race around a golfcourse in buggies, pick up famous golfers and race to the flag. Thegame, created by direct

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In light of my previous post, here's something new that Google have released that isn't bad at all... (although probably part of their master plan to take over the Universe)Google Checkout is a payment gateway service that can be implemented into almost any website or shop to allow payments for items and services.Much like other payment providers like Worldpay, Paypal etc. but being Google you

Wingeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00089535811246210050noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86372042610655219.post-58364093934172692852007-04-25T07:49:00.000-07:002008-11-13T12:36:06.473-08:00

Hear me now!So I was blown away when Google Earth came out. However I am equally blown away by how much Microsofts offering is better than Googles! Microsoft Virtual Earth, avaialble through their Live Search engine uses photography from planes rather than satellite and allows the images to not only be of a much higher quality, but allows them to photograph buildings from an angle rather than

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Wi-Fi Hotspot Numbers Continue to Grow - Computing News - Digital Trends

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2point0addict: Share any size file

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Google Phone launching end of 2007? - Engadget

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Gizmodo UK : Best Netguard Keyfob Turns Off the Internet, Saves the Children

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The number of marketing emails sent during the third quarter of 2006 was more than 1bn, an increase of 37% year-on-year, but open rates for customer acquisition emails dropped by more than a quarter, according to the DMA.The DMA's National Email Benchmarking Survey showed a "worrying" drop in the average unique open rate for acquisition campaigns from 25% in the third quarter of 2005 to 18% in

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BMW unveils urban lifestyle site to push latest model by Hayley Pinkerfield Revolution UK 10-Apr-07, 12:50LONDON - BMW has partnered with Emap and Google Maps to create a new lifestyle site promoting its new 1 Series model.The site, created by Airlock, targets a young, urban audience, offering celebrity and user-generated reviews of UK city venues.Visitors can use the integrated Google Maps

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http://www.springwise.com/marketing_advertising/free_photocopies_for_students/

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

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