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How amalgamating social media might be able to help you get more from your feeds and highlight those networks which aren’t delivering on value There has been much written recently (this post and this one at Econsultancy are good examples) about the difficulties businesses, marketers and individuals have in being able to quantify and analyse...

As social networking continues to become a key strategy for businesses and start-ups to promote themselves online, photo sharing is an activity which seems second nature to some but almost entirely ignored by others.  So – from a business point of view – is it worth downloading the latest photo app, snapping away at every...

Or, how a non-developer can make sense of the terminology we sometimes spout... It all starts from a simple question: Is .NET a programming language? No, .NET isn't a programming language, it's a framework. Framework! Like Ruby on Rails! Yes like Ruby on Rails. A framework is a load of bits of code that someone...

...And emerging ways to pay online and on mobile Using the internet to sell products and services is the ultimate goal of many websites we come across each day.  Yet, as an increasing number of businesses and companies move online, emerging technologies are also bringing fresh ways to pay and receive money as well as...

For today's web developers, start-ups and forward thinking businesses the notion of ‘web content’ and where it’s seen is changing at an incredible rate. Gone are the days of designing and producing a site suitable just for a desktop PC monitor. In 2011 web content must be developed to be viewed and interacted with across...

The source code which makes up the software we develop is our most valuable asset. As such, it needs to be treated with love and care. While backing up assets like this is important, with something such as source code - which is changed by multiple developers - you also want something to analyse and...

iPhone or iPad, Android or Windows Phone 7?  Why it’s important to have an app development strategy Smartphone applications are a big part of our work here at Go Tripod.  We enjoy working with fresh ideas and knowing that we are contributing to one of the most current, fast advancing and exciting industries out there. ...

This is a pretty straightforward one - Facebook's messaging solution matters because Facebook matters to its users. Facebook is a compelling platform - keeping in contact with your peers is undeniably important. But here's the rub - people are more likely to check Facebook than check email. So if I can send someone a Facebook...