Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed some exciting new upgrades to Facebook Platform last Wednesday at f8. I attended the London Facebook Developer Garage with friends @OliverWaters and @JoshuaBaker and watched 'Zuck' spill the beans in San Francisco via a live stream. Facebook have created easy to use 'Social Plugins' for developers to use across the web. These social plugins allow anyone the ability to add a 'Like' button to any webpage on the web. The beauty of the 'Like' or 'Recommend'
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Buying a domain name and web hosting is a very simple process however, with all the competition out there at the moment it can be very confusing and time consuming. There are a couple things you have to ask yourself before you buy: "Have you chosen an available domain name?" "Will the website contain lots of hosted content including images/video/audio?" "How many people are you expecting to visit your website?" A Brief Intro: If you are starting your own website for yourself, your blog or
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There are many Twitter programs out there that everyone raves about in the Twitterverse. Most of them promise lots and then tend to offer little value or 'under deliver'. I had around 150 followers last summer and I wanted more people to follow my tweets and visit my websites/blogs. Everything has since changed after I stumbled upon the holy grail of Twitter productivity tools, Tweetspinner. With now over 12,000 Twitter followers, my account has flourished with business and networking opportunities, new real friends
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Most of you probably now know about Google Buzz unless you've been hiding under a rock the past few days. 'Buzz' is Google's latest attempt to break into the Social Media realm and after a good ol' play it's actually pretty good. "Google Buzz is a new way to start conversations about the things you find interesting." On my blog you'll now see a 'buzz this' icon in between 'Tweetmeme' and 'Facebook Share'. The Buzz This button is currently not
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Adding a mailing list to your Facebook fan page can really boost your number of subscribers. This post is written for people that have an AWeber mailing list account. If you have not got one yet, check out my post on 'Why you MUST have a Mailing List on your Website'. One of my favourite things about Facebook Fan pages is that you are able to embed HTML into a Tab. AWeber provides you with an embed code for your mailing
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Blogs and websites are high in demand today, website companies often charge a lot to create a custom blog/website so I thought I'd explain how to get setup for free. It's a simple process that requires about 10 minutes of your time and concentration. I've changed this post a few times due to the fact I keep finding cheaper domain and web solutions. I used to recommend Host Gator web hosting because they were recognised in the US as a
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