The tangled world wide web: Google being sued by everyone - and BT claim they had every idea first!
By lisa, 8.05.12
I was reading an article today on the BBC about the latest in the Oracle vs. Google copyright trial.It seems it's proving hard to prove if Google are at fault - and it's a tricky situation when something is released for common use... but within certain boundaries.A story I've found…
The Queen visits Somerset!
By lisa, 2.05.12
I was very excited to hear that the Queen is visiting South Somerset today - I found out courtesy of Facebook a few days ago when my friend announced her little girl had been selected to meet Her Majesty whilst she tours Somerset as part of her jubilee celebrations.So I…
Semantic Web and Google - what does it mean for your site?
By lisa, 16.03.12
With reports in the news that Google are going to be focusing more and more on semantic search, what does that mean for your website?I just had a call from a client asking what "semantic web" meant as they'd just read an article about Google making some big changes to…
Smartphone city guide is launched by the Mayor of Poole!
By lisa, 1.02.12
After lots of careful planning and hard work, PooleTrail.com has gone live, officially opened by the Mayor of Poole on the 31st January.We were approached by City-Insights.com to help them realise the technical side of their fantastic new offering to locations around the world. City Insights are a team of…
The Dead Circus has come alive!
By dean, 25.10.11
One of our latest website is now live! It is The Dead Circus. This site was made to promote a one off Halloween party. It is set to be a great event and it's now fully booked. The site had an in-built ticket booking system, which let customers buy not only a ticket…
Facebook rolls out new privacy settings.
By dean, 5.09.11
Yet again Facebook have made some more changes to their privacy settings. They are continuing to roll out new measures to increase privacy to users. The latest, is the ability for users to have greater control over who can and can’t see their status updates. Many people are seeing this as Facebook’s…
Bad luck for Somerset in the enterprise zone locations
By lisa, 17.08.11
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…
Does Social Media Have an Effect on Society?
By dean, 12.08.11
Over the past week we have seen riots all over the country. Most of the rioting has been contained to the London area, where some horrible scenes have unfolded. But how did this all happen? How did people know to riot, and where? It would appear that today’s social media…
Do Internet Explore Users have a lower IQ??
By dean, 4.08.11
An interesting article appeared on the web at the beginning of the week about research that had been conducted regarding web browsers. The conclusion that was found by Canadian firm ApTiquant was that Internet Explorer (IE) users have a lower IQ than people who use other browsers. The story made headlines…