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Cassetteboy vs Dragons' Den: one of the best

Cassetteboy vs Dragons' Den: one of the best

A new viral video is setting the internet on fire today: Cassetteboy vs Dragons' Den. The edgy mash-up can be viewed here. But be warned, some of it is laugh-out-loud funny (and occasionally NSFW).

Published 9 hours ago by Jason Hesse.

Four ideas to save email time

Four ideas to save email time

You spend a lot of time on email – maybe too much time. How can you cut down on this? What are some of the tricks to become more email-efficient?

Published 11 hours ago by Heather Townsend.

Protect your firm from online threat

Protect your firm from online threat

Protect your firm from online threat by securing your PCs. Read these tips for securing your PCs and keeping your firm protected from online threat.

Published 16 days ago by Thomas Vollrath.

Nine mistakes to avoid on your website

Nine mistakes to avoid on your website

Your website is often the first point of contact for your customers. What are the nine classic mistakes you need to avoid when building a website?

Published 17 days ago by Heather Townsend.

QVC: everything you need to know about ecommerce

QVC: everything you need to know about ecommerce

Though he doesn't own a QVC card himself (honest!), web design guru Paul Ashton deconstructs the QVC website, telling us why it's so brilliant. What lessons can you learn from QVC to improve your ecommerce offering? Read his hilarious and informative analysis here.

Published 21 days ago by Paul Ashton.

Skype files IPO - but its model is flawed

Skype files IPO - but its model is flawed

Skype has filed for an IPO on Nasdaq. Grown from entrepreneurial roots, the ever-popular service hopes to raise $100m in the offering – that’s the easy part. But will Skype’s “freemium” model work in the long run, or is it doomed to fail?

Published 22 days ago by Victoria Hodgson.

Meet your new driver: @TweetALondonCab

Meet your new driver: @TweetALondonCab

A tech-savvy group of London cabbies has banded together to create the world’s first Twitter-based taxi service. Could this group change how people travel?

Published 28 days ago by Jason Hesse.

Bath entrepreneur given key to internet

Bath entrepreneur given key to internet

A British entrepreneur, Paul Kane, has been given the unusual responsibility of holding the keys to the future of internet security.

Published 34 days ago by Jason Hesse.

Email marketing tips for your business

Email marketing tips for your business

Need some tried-and-tested tips on marketing your business via email? From shameless self-promotion to personalised messages, here are five tips to get you started.

Published 37 days ago by Becs Rivett .

Naming and shaming: the top 50 retailers on Twitter

Naming and shaming: the top 50 retailers on Twitter

Which UK retailers use Twitter effectively and regularly? Who are the best and the worst retailers on Twitter? We've got the results. Illiya Vjestica, founder of Smartdog Digital, a Leeds-based online marketing consultancy, dissects the results for us.

Published 42 days ago by Illiya Vjestica.

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