Hostelling International (HI) are back on the lookout for 16 passionate, adventurous bloggers from across the globe. When the big blog exchange first ran last year, it had never been done before, and 16 excited bloggers from all corners of the globe were sent on an adventure, swapping countries, cultures and blogs with each other for 10 […]
McDonald’s UK Launches New Fry Packaging Designs & Augmented Reality Trick-Shot App For FIFA World Cup
May 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
McDonald’s UK replaces the iconic design of its red fry boxes with original football-themed artwork to mark the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The new fry boxes can be used in conjunction with an innovative augmented reality (AR) app, McDonald’s GOL!, to play a virtual trick-shot game. When app users hold their mobile device up […]
McDonald’s UK Launches New Fry Packaging Designs & Augmented Reality Trick-Shot App For FIFA World Cup
May 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
McDonald’s UK replaces the iconic design of its red fry boxes with original football-themed artwork to mark the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The new fry boxes can be used in conjunction with an innovative augmented reality (AR) app, McDonald’s GOL!, to play a virtual trick-shot game. When app users hold their mobile device up […]
World Travel Market offers cash prize for inspirational start-ups
September 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Technology-driven trip planning and travel inspiration start-ups can win £5,000 in a new WTM initiative, Fresh, sponsored by Sabre Travel Network as part of the dedicated Travel Tech Show at WTM. WTM Fresh will focus on companies less than a year old which have innovative and viable ideas for using technology – such as web, […]
Stepping Out
August 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Stepping Out, which will hit our screens on Saturday 31st August at 6.30pm is the new ITV1 show sponsored by Baylis & Harding and will see six celebrities and their real life partners put their relationships to the test through dancing. Viewers will see their journey from home to dance-floor as each couple tries to […]
Matt Dusting’s M-24
August 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Farmer’s son Mat Dusting has catapulted onto the up-cycling scene, his innovative use of lorry tarpaulins and reclaimed seatbelts grabbing the attention of ski and snowboarders. Since obtaining an initial Prince’s Trust start-up loan for £2,000, Mat’s business is now working at full capacity to meet orders – operating entirely out of an 8 mile […]
Join the O2 Campus Party & win 12 month paid innovation internship at The Lab
July 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
O2 is running an innovative hiring process this summer for fresh tech talent. For the winner: A 12 month paid internship with O2’s flagship innovation team – The Lab. The Lab is an innovation team powered by O2, set up in 2011 to rapidly test new ideas and concepts in a completely open environment. Projects […]
Google Ranking Factors
June 27, 2013 by 2 Comments
See how important social is in SEO – backlinks are still SEO gold but social signals are as strong as ever. http://www.searchmetrics.com/en/white-paper/google-ranking-factors-us-2012/
“Feeling Better But Doing Worse” The Positive and Negative Effects of Facebook Self-Presentation
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In a recent study by Routledge Journal’s Media Psychology, entitled “Feeling Better But Doing Worse: Effects of Facebook Self-Presentation on Implicit Self Esteem and Cognitive Task Performance,” author Catalina Toma Ph.D. uses self-affirmation theory to make predictions about the effect of Facebook profile self-presentation on two psychological outcomes: users’ self-esteem and performance on a cognitive […]
