London fashion week: it's raining Anya Hindmarch handbags as show closes
Zero gravity is the theme with dancers suspended on wires and aerial yoga for Stella McCartney's sportswear presentation Zero gravity emerged as the unlikely trend as London fashion week drew to a...
View ArticleLondon fashion week: the word from the catwalk
After five days of fashion shows in the capital, here is the word from the catwalks. Drop these phrases into your conversation and everyone will know you were on the front row. Even if you weren't •...
View ArticleLondon fashion week: 10 things we've learned
After five days of fashion shows in the capital, here is the word from the catwalks. Drop these phrases into your conversation and everyone will know you were on the front row. Even if you weren't •...
View ArticleColorado flood deaths reach eight but number of missing continues to fall
Search-and-rescue teams finally reach devastated communities devastated as number of missing remains in the hundreds Eight people have been confirmed dead following the flooding in Colorado, but the...
View ArticleMobile Key to Twitter IPO Success
On 13 September, Twitter announced, via a Tweet, its intention to go for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The listing of the social network, valued at £6.65bn, has been long anticipated following the...
View ArticleShould you mix business and personal on social media?
Personal tweets from a business account are risky – but authenticity may demand it It's been a rough week for Pax Dickinson. The chief technology officer (CTO) of popular web publication Business...
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Tweeting cow Trewdy has big Facebook following too
This is Devon -- Trewithen Dairy near Loswithiel is leading the way in the digital field with a seriously social tweeting cow called Trewdy, regular online video competitions, a growing herd of...
View ArticleWhat social enterprises can learn from Fairtrade
Social enterprise products need to be widely available and easily accessible in order to compete with the consumer market The main problem faced by social enterprises who are making and selling...
View ArticleHow social media helps bridge the gap between home and school
Digital tools keep parents and teachers in touch, but anonymous postings can encourage cyberbullying. *Rebecca Ratcliffe* writes Students at Saltash School are busy practising their French speaking...
View ArticleWhy Nationwide stopped advertising on Facebook
Nationwide decided that appearing next to sexist content was bad for business, and bad for women. So why didn't more companies leave the social media giant? Social media has changed the way we...
View ArticleCan retail learn from One Direction?
The music industry has plenty to teach retailers: treat your consumers the way 1D treats its fans – entertain and inspire The music industry is often touted as an example of a business model that...
View ArticleGhostpoet: why tech hits the right notes
The singer and producer on social media, apps – and lightbulbs*Which social media do you use?* Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. In that order. Before that, I was on MySpace. They are good for having an...
View ArticleUniversity of Alabama: hundreds protest Greek system racial segregation
Protests follow revelations by student newspaper that some groups had denied entry to black students Several hundred people marched Wednesday at the University of Alabama to oppose racial segregation...
View ArticleCompanies respond faster to Twitter complaints
Do businesses respond faster to complaints via social media? Reported by BBC News 2 hours ago.
View ArticleBack up all your data – but memories worth keeping will live on in your mind...
Our phones have become address books, diaries and visual records of our lives, but all that is digital melts into air I am adrift in the world now and it is entirely my own fault. My phone went wrong...
View ArticleUkip to give priority to council house applicants with parents born locally
Party blames 'inflow of migrants' for social housing crisis as it prepares to launch policy at conference on Friday Council house applicants whose parents or grandparents were born locally should be...
View ArticleNew Merlin season puts audiences in the spotlight
This is Somerset -- This Autumn season sees the start of an exciting time for the Merlin Theatre in Frome. Thanks to funding from the Arts Council, the Merlin has been granted the opportunity to carry...
View ArticleDate chosen for next city half marathon
This is Plymouth -- THE DATE for the next Plymouth Half Marathon has been announced following a public consultation. Organisers GO2 say the race will take place on Sunday April 27, 2014. After moving...
View ArticleMP denies Nazi slur was ever intended
This is Derbyshire -- DERBY North MP Chris Williamson has called claims that he compared the Liberal Democrats to Nazis as "utterly ludicrous". The Labour MP tweeted on social media site Twitter: "The...
View ArticleMassive ERROR message for Apple as thousands of users take to social media to...
Thousands of frustrated Apple customers are unhappy after receiving error messages while attempting to download its latest software released on Tuesday. Reported by MailOnline 2 hours ago.
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