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Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards Nomination…

Posted on 19th October 2009 by swanny

I am very proud to announce that we have been nominated for an award for the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards 2009. Check out Computer Weekly to find out more:- Voting on Shortlist will begin on the 27th October. *Fingers Crossed*

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FOWA 2009

Posted on 6th October 2009 by swanny

Having lived a mile or so away from last year’s venue, I remember my local Twitter stream showing nothing but tweets from the conference. Many Web professionals talk highly of the Future Of Web Apps Conference (FOWA) and so this year I thought I would go along and see what the hype is all about….

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Geek Girl Dinners go down a storm

Posted on 27th August 2009 by swanny

Last night I was invited to the fourth anniversary event for London’s Girl Geek Dinners and it was the first one I had ever been to. The event, which takes place every few months, looks at and debates how girls and tech can be moved more into the mainstream arena and get advertisers to take…

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A Model Search?

Posted on 2nd July 2009 by swanny

Calling all model scouts! Do you feel like surfing websites for models is a waste of time? How many hours, days, weeks even, do you spend before finding ‘the one’? How about a website that will save you time and deliver relevant and accurate results for even the most demanding of client requests? Interested? I…

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Blame Drew’s Cancer – Do it today!!!

Posted on 4th June 2009 by swanny

Blame Drew’s Cancer for anything and everything you want. Tweet with the hashtag #BlameDrewsCancer and it’ll come here. We’ll keep a tally and hopefully when all is said and done and Drew beats Cancer, some nice company or companies will donate a dollar for every unique person who Blames Drew’s Cancer to the American Cancer Society and the Make a Wish Foundation.
@geechee_girlfor intolerant asshats assassinating people. also, my glasses constantly being lost. oh! and the rising price of gas
Tweet with the hashtag #BlameDrewsCancerLike this: “I #BlameDrewsCancer for losing my keys this morning”
©2009 Drew & Mike — Site created by 9Astronauts

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Send someone a little love…

Posted on 19th May 2009 by swanny

Ilikeucoz has got to be one of the most addictive sites I’ve come across in recent weeks! Did someone do something nice for you? Or maybe you just think someone’s great and you want to tell them? Whatever the reason, ilikeucoz is the perfect way to show your appreciation! It takes 2 minutes to sign…

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Renting online? You can with Zilok.com

Posted on 13th May 2009 by swanny

A new site that helps us make money, and save money, renting from each other! Zilok – Rent Anything Online   Want to get your hands on a Blackberry Storm, but don’t have the spare cash? Make your lawn mower, handbags, bicycle and Nintendo Wii work for you! Zilok, a website aiming to do for…

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G’n’G Women in Tech Week – Elizabetta Camilleri, Aroxo and Tereca

Posted on 12th May 2009 by swanny

Originally from Malta, Elizabetta first worked for Price Waterhouse Coopers before coming to London to study for her MBA at the London Business School. One of her most formative early influences was being appointed Strategic Marketing Director for eDreams.com, one of the first travel Internet companies. Having experienced everything an Internet start-up had to offer,…

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G’n’G Women in Tech Week – Wendy Tan White, Gandi.net & Moonfruit.com

Posted on 11th May 2009 by swanny

  Wendy Tan White www.Gandi.net & www.moonfruit.com Hi I’m Wendy Tan White, founder of Moonfruit.com and Marketing Director of Gandi.net. I’m a tech entrepreneur, mother of two and a smart textiles designer for fun. When I started out in tech in 1989 there were certainly no groups like Girls n Gadgets, SiliconStillettoes or TheNextWomen so I’m…

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G’n’G Women in Tech Week, Anke Holst

Posted on 9th May 2009 by swanny

Thinking about my earliest Social Media memories, I remember one warm summer night in 1994 in Sweden. My good friend Zeljko ran the networks for the publishing house we both worked for, but then I’ve always liked geeks. He was a really clever guy from Croatia who I totally fancied. We used and developed the…

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