Internet
Balloonacy is back!
Orange has announced the return of the award winning online game Balloonacy, the world’s first internet balloon race.
Festival goers tag themselves into the record books
The Guinness World Records have confirmed that Glastonbury Festival's 2010 communications partner, Orange, has succeeded in setting the new world record for the Most People Tagged in an Online Photo.
BT to trial Wi-Fi at Charing Cross tube station
Customers will be able to log on to the internet from their laptops or mobile phones at Charing Cross Tube Station from 1 November. London Underground has teamed up with BT Openzone, the Wi-Fi provider, to launch a six month trial.
Get a free fiver with Quidco
Quidco, the UK’s favourite cashback and voucher code website, has long provided its members with thousands of offers enabling them to save hundreds of pounds a year on their shopping. What’s new is that Quidco has now created a way that members can earn money without spending a single penny.
Free tickets for tweeting modern brides
Luna Rosa (lunarosa.co.uk) the Italian specialist luxury events and weddings company, is offering brides to be complimentary tickets to the Modern Bride Show, 5-7 November, when they join them on Twitter.
Men more at risk from online fraud
Garlik, the online identify theft and fraud experts, have announced for the first time, unique research findings highlighting the extent to which the UK public is at risk of unintentionally exposing personal information online, which can then be used to commit financial or identity fraud.
Social networking website users urged to use caution
Over a third of UK adults are regularly using social networking sites to update people on their actions and whereabouts, without consideration of the risks associated - according to research by The Co-operative Insurance.
Quidco helps shoppers save twice
Voucher code sites offer thousands of savings on fashion stores and restaurants but there is a way to save even more by earning cashback on the same purchase. The UK’s number one cashback and voucher code site, Quidco, currently has over 700 double savings from a selection of its 2,400 retailers.
Controversial Frenchman returns to Gisburn
This weekend, Lancashire will roll out the red carpet for Claude – the Frenchman who caused uproar the last time he visited our shores when he compared Gisburn to his home town Menton.
Social media guidance produced for insurance brokers
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has produced a collection of legal guidance to help brokers understand and manage the potential risks surrounding the use of social media.
Search is on for 'Geek of the Year'
Geek and nerd used to be interchangeable negative terms, but not any more. Website geeks.co.uk is scouring the UK to find their Geek of the Year 2010 – the person who embodies the definition of what it means to be a geek in the modern age.
Unleash the value of your ‘hidden talents’
VideojugPages.com is a new knowledge sharing website that enables anyone to freely and easily share the things they know and earn money in the process.
O2 launches UK’s first location-based mobile marketing
O2 has become the first network provider to offer large-scale location-based mobile marketing in the UK, enabling brands to deliver relevant SMS and MMS to consumers in a more targeted, engaging and effective way than ever before.
Web benefits failing to click with over 60s
80 per cent of over 60s who are offline have a lack of awareness of the benefits of the internet, according to a new survey from the Post Office to mark the run-up to ‘Get Online Week’ which aims to show people across the UK how simple it is to reap the benefits that access to the internet can bring.
One third of motorists buy tyres online
Price, choice and convenience are the principle reasons why UK motorists are increasingly buying tyres online rather than from high street retailers according to recent research.