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Bad luck for Somerset in the enterprise zone locations

Here at 18a we were excited a few months ago when Bristol's Temple Quarter was announced as one of the Goverment's new Enterprise Zones.After Bristol was named in March as being a spot for one of the new zones, the exact location of 173 acres near Temple Meads was announced…

Wallpaper for your iPad – how to make good sized iPad wallpaper

If you're using your iPad in a presentation, you might want something more branded and professional than a photo of your cat as the background, whilst being more interesting that than patterns and generic squiggles the ipad comes with by default.However - as we all know - the wallpaper/background on…

Are you making the most of social media?

Social media isn't for every business - and if you're going to bother, then you've got to do it consistently - but there are lots of reasons why it's good to find the time for it.With over 600,000,000 people using Facebook, it's quite likely that some of them are also…

Facebook face tagging – and how to turn it off

Facebook have done it again - rolled out a feature and angered people who didn't want it turned on by default. And this latest feature, is more than a little bit creepy!Now, when you upload photos, Facebook will try to recognise if your friends are in any of them, and then…

Gmail autoresponders not working with POP3 email accounts

For years now, I've run my work email through Gmail and never had a problem with people receiving an "out of the office" message when I'm in meetings or on holiday.However, it's just come to my attention that this feature isn't 100% reliable lately, so I've spent this morning investigating...A…

The new Google Chromebook

So when I first heard of the "Chromebook" I honestly couldn't think what it might be! I thought it was maybe a published document of research from Google. But doh! It's a little netbook (small laptop) that doesn't have anything else than a web browser on it.No desktop (and so…

The Facebook Smear Campaign Against Google

I read on the BBC website today that Facebook have admitted to paying a PR company to run a smear campaign against Google.Imagine taking the tactic of rather than paying a PR company to promote you, you pay them to bad mouth your competition? Not an approach I like, or…

Internet World Conference

I'm writing this on the way back from the last day of the Internet World conference, and overall I'd say it was an interesting day out!There was the usual barage of email marketers, SEO-ers and hosting companies and at least one "newly invented brand new product" that has of course…

Adding a Share page on Facebook – tips for your Facebook fan page

So once you've got people liking your Facebook fan page, how do you get them to spread the word?Well one way is to create a Share page, as shown below. A very good adoption of this page is to send people there as soon as they've liked your page. So…

Solid chocolate; solid gold!

This isn't a particularly web orientated blog post, but it's not everyday you get a solid chocolate kit-kat!  Tom just offered me a Kit-Kat and I declined, but really wished I hadn't when he bit into his to find it was solid chocolate! Both sticks! This followed a conversation on…

Good newsletter subject line by Gizoo

I get A LOT of emails - and I really don't read all of them that are just trying to sell me something. So I always take note when one makes my finger click to read it... Gizoo's latest email had the subject line "Our most reviewed product, the amazing…

Giving access to your Google Analytics account

You might want your web developer or someone doing some consultancy for you to be able to view your Google Analytics but without giving them your Google account password and therefore access to your email and everything! Or similarly you might just need other people in your organisation to be…