If you’ve checked your information through the Social Profile Checker and have decided that you want to fine-tune a few privacy settings on your social accounts, here’s our guide on how to do it: Facebook Despite some bad press, Facebook is pretty good when it comes to adjusting your privacy settings, and it can all […]
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For those of you who don’t already know, Uber started life in 2009 in San Francisco, and what started as a top-end luxury car service in one state in America has since become an international taxi lift app phenomenon. Uber is regarded by many in the UK to be the best thing since sliced bread, […]
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‘Do you know what your marketing is doing?’ is the question being asked by Adobe in the recent advertisements for their integrated digital marketing software. Well, it seems they certainly know how to bring marketers’ attention to their own wares with these three commercial offerings. These ads are currently airing in the US and Australia, […]
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Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be the first major governmental department to drop traditional Microsoft software and services and replace them with Google Apps. HMRC, the governmental department that deals with corporation tax, will have more than 70,000 employees making the switch, joining 2,500 Cabinet Office users already using Gmail. A government blog, […]
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Speaking at the Code Conference in California on Wednesday, Omid Kordestani, Google’s chief business officer, said that the search engine will be adding a ‘buy button’ in its search results. In what Kordestani described as an ‘imminent change’, it means that users will soon be able to buy products straight from the search results – […]
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If you live in Leeds, or visit often, you will know of the Merrion Centre; a place to go for shopping, dining, bowling, office space, gym, nightlife and car parking. In the past it also contained several pubs and an Odeon cinema. The Merrion Centre has been looking rather tired inside and out for years […]
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We all know that Amazon dominate the market for… well, most things nowadays. Even people I know who claim to hate Amazon still order from them whilst grimacing, as they have long offered us the cheapest prices for most of the items we require. When times are tight (and when they’re not), the majority of […]
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Blogging is huge. Most businesses know the value of a good quality blog, and many individuals are also jumping on the ‘blog-wagon’; some to simply talk about their lives as a hobby and perhaps to meet others with similar interests, but many in an entrepreneurial way too. Essentially the majority of blog posts made online are […]
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According to leaked insider information, Google is now planning to move it’s UK Headquarters from London to Leeds. Leeds is a rapidly growing city. It is the third largest city in the UK, which has had a strong technology presence for many years; it is often referred to as the ‘digital hub’ of the north, and with good reason.
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We SALTsters enjoy getting involved in what’s happening in and around our local area of Leeds, and this morning that involvement happened to include attending a unique rave event called Morning Gloryville, which was held at the Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen. I believe the concept of a booze-free morning rave started in New York, […]
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In the hopes of raising £3.1 billion, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced the introduction of the so-called Google Tax last week, as part of the new budget that will take the Conservative Party into the coming elections. The new tax, named in homage to Google’s controversial money-saving ethos, formally known as the ‘diverted […]
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No one can reasonably say that they aren’t prepared for what’s coming on April 21st. Since late 2010, we have been wondering just when Google will strike sites that don’t accommodate for mobile users. Of course, in 2010, there weren’t even that many people using internet on mobile devices. In fact, the Galaxy S wasn’t […]
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