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CES 2012: evolution, rather than revolution

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:54 +0000

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012), which was held in Las Vegas last month, gave us a glimpse into the electronic gadgets of the near future.

Some may have been disappointed by the absence of revolutionary products and technologies at this year's CES, but we believe that the current focus on

BT profits up on broadband and cost cutting

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:50:41 +0000

Telecoms group BT has reported a rise in profits, thanks to cost-cutting and an increase in broadband users.

Pre-tax profits for the three months to the end of December were £652m, 48% higher than a year earlier.

Digital R&D Fund for Arts & Culture launched

Polly Purvis — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:00:20 +0000

The Digital Research and Development Fund for Arts and Culture, Scotland is a partnership between Creative Scotland the Arts & Humanities Researcgh Council (AHRC) and NESTA to support arts and cultrual organisations across Scotland who want to work with digital technologies to expand their audience reach and engagement,

EdgeCase acquired by Digital Garage to form new context

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:04:24 +0000

EdgeCase, the leading Ruby on Rails software company, has announced its acquisition by Tokyo based technology company Digital Garage, creating a global consultancy – New Context. New Context will operate out of the US, the UK and Japan and signals a change in the way startups are supported.

Head Resourcing tops chart of fastest growing recruiters

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:58:28 +0000

Head Resourcing has topped the chart of the 2012 Recruiter Fast 50 (the 50 fastest growing privately owned staffing companies in the UK compiled by Boxington Corporate Finance).

The award is recognition of the recruitme

Facebook: We can help small firms morph into big business

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:13:53 +0000

Social networking giant Facebook has claimed it is supporting more than 35,000 jobs in the UK as small businesses use its site to market themselves to a wider audience.

The US firm, valued at about $100 billion (£64bn), cited the example of Edinburgh-based Morphsuits, which has built up a cult following on

Easyspace transforms international scouting website

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:54:14 +0000

Web hosting and design company Easyspace has given the UK’s ugliest website a makeover.

The website, http://www.jamborette.org.uk/, which promotes a popular international Scout camp - the Blair Atholl International Jamborette - was judged to be

Award winning presenter praised for new website

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:11:34 +0000

A new website designed to help people achieve success in Scotland’s media industry has been launched and is receiving glowing reviews from its users.

Media presenter Colin Kelly and fellow social media expert Gary Ennis from NSDesign have worked together to produce www.colinkelly.net – a comprehensiv

Brightsolid plans fresh impetus for £25m Friends Reunited

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:42:11 +0000

Internet pioneer Chris van der Kuyl, chief executive of Brightsolid, is to build closer links between the company’s range of family history websites and social network Friends Reunited, bought from broadcaster ITV for £25 million.

The company remained tight-lipped over the finer d

Internet Hall of Fame

Leigh-Ann Donoghue — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:26:49 +0000

This year, the Internet Society turns 20.