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  Shocking Tesco Typo

  2nd January 2008 07:16 by lisa

  From working in PR and updating websites 24/7 (or so it seems sometimes!) I've developed a keen eye for typos. But I don't think it even takes a 'keen' eye to spot this striking blunder on a banner outside a Tesco store in South Somerset! A blunder that's very likely… Read more

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  MSN Messenger Trojan Alarm

  20th November 2007 09:32 by lisa

  We've just heard that a new malware (software designed to infiltrate and/or damage a computer) is spreading like wildfire through MSN Messenger. The Trojan is an IRC bot which sends itself in a .zip file, either as a file including the word 'pics' with a double extension executable (DSC00432.jpg.exe) or… Read more

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  Magical list generator using jquery

  20th November 2007 09:02 by lisa

  Just found this simple but effective javascript code, utilising the invaluable jquery library to create linked select lists. You select the first list and it magically goes off and generates the options in the 2nd and 3rd lists. This in itself isn't anything particularly ground breaking, but this code connects… Read more

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  The Affiliate Marketing Board Game

  15th November 2007 14:10 by tom

  It occurred to me the other day, just how much affiliate marketing is like playing monopoly! It's probably the reason I like it so much. Everyone trying to make it around the board, picking up as many properties as they can, in the hope that some will make decent returns.… Read more

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  Cool CSS Dim Effect

  13th November 2007 18:01 by tom

  I'm always looking for cool new effects to build into our sites. It can be tricky to balance out supporting older browsers and keeping things interesting, not only for our visitors/clients, but also for myself! I've been experimenting with a few cool CSS effects and AJAX widgetty things lately, including… Read more

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  Resources for Web Design (tutorials, tools, code libraries, templates and more)

  7th November 2007 13:32 by tom

  Some great links to resources for design tutorials, inspiration, tools, code libraries, browser bugs, galleries, templates, articles and web forums. http://www.softwaredeveloper.com Read more

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  Future-proof your CSS with Conditional Comments

  5th November 2007 09:09 by tom

  Anyone who has ever made a website, then tried to make it look the same for everyone will have come up against the nightmare that is cross-browser compatibility. Things are no doubt easier than they used to be. Back in the days of ie4/5 and Netscape you practically had to… Read more

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  The Internet is Illegal

  29th October 2007 16:46 by tom

  I've just been sent an interesting article about the, now infamous, tv-links.co.uk website. For those that don't know TV Links provided links to TV shows online and in effect gave people the opportunity to view them. From my understanding they didn't actually host anything themselves, rather just gave people one… Read more

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  a4uexpo Affiliate Marketing Conference 2007

  29th October 2007 10:19 by tom

  If Carlsberg ran conferences they would probably be something like a4uexpo! That was one of the comments I've read today about the a4uexpo affiliate marketing conference held last week at ExCeL London. It was a fantastic event although probably the most exhausting couple of days of my life! Here's a… Read more

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  Why Web2.0 is 90% Rubbish

  22nd October 2007 06:04 by tom

  Whatever happened to editorial control? Since when has every Tom, Dick or Harry been an expert on everything and anything!? Sharing information and ideas is a great thing and the internet has given everyone a voice. Web 2.0 has taken this a step further by taking control away from the… Read more