There are a few geeks floating about out here on the web and a few fashionistas too. So it is with no surprised that more than a few people got excited about these illustrations. It seems some very talented DeviantArt fan decided to create one-of-a-kind design sketches based on popular sites. Yes, it's very exciting. Yahoo, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Megaupload, Google, MSN and DeviantArt are featured. They are actually quite stylish dresses and feature key elements of each site. Each ...

We are all slaves to Mark Zuckerberg. Ok, this infographic is a bit dramatic, especially the whole ‘Internet slaves, meet your masters’ part and all the mobster-ish illustrations of major tech leaders, but it does have a point. As millions continue to sign up for Facebook or a Google account or play a game of Farmville, these companies are becoming more and more profitable and powerful. You probably know all about Google’s privacy problems and that Safari tracking debacle, and maybe ...

Social business, knowledge management and change management are intrinsically interconnected. This is the glue that bonds people, business, process and technology perspectives together throughout the journey of business transformation. People, not processes or technologies, make good companies excellent companies, therefore the primary focus should always on people. With this in mind, it’s important to address how Microsoft’s SharePoint (essentially a broad platform of web technologies aimed at businesses) is introduced into an organisation and how to mobilise and engage users ...

You may recall that Instagram released an Android app earlier this month, and managed to blow past 5-million downloads in the first six days after the version was released. Now it seems the launch has been used as an opportunity to capitalise on the popularity of the app and spread some malware. IT security website Sophos reported that there is a Russian clone of the Instagram website that offers downloads of a fake app. The app doesn’t seem to be a ...

So, you’re in the mobile advertising game, but things are starting to seem a bit crowded in the countries you operate in now. Where should you set your sights next? As it turns out, the answer might be to head East young man (or woman), but not too far East. The results of a new study by a mobile advertising network called Plus7 suggest that the Middle East may well be set for a mobile advertising boom. The study is ...

Sina is responsible for running some of China’s web properties. The Twitter-like Sina Weibo and its native blogging service are immensely popular. Hardly surprising then that its decision to launch a citizen reporting platform should make headlines. The thing is, it’s not making headlines because it’s wildly popular, but because it disappeared just moments after launching. The site, called Baoliao is meant to be an anonymous news reporting site. Along with a number of stories reporting on its launch it has, however, ...

Running a startup is tricky: you have way more work than you would in an office job without any of the safety nets offered by a big corporate. You need all the help you can get. That help couldn’t come in a much better package than seasoned UK-based startup mentor Permjot Valia. Startups attending the Startup Acceleration Workshop at this year’s Net Prophet conference will have the opportunity to spend time with the CEO and founder of Help with ...

It’s simple. Any brand or business that has previously made use of traditional marketing techniques needs to make the transition into the social media space. People now have the control over how, when and where they make purchase decisions, how they communicate and engage with brands as well as how they influence others' feelings or perceptions about a brand. Social media plays a pinnacle role in terms of helping companies get into their consumer's mindset, understand how they want to be communicated ...

We have all heard the terms “black hat” SEO and “white hat” SEO; but what exactly are some of the downright nasty tricks that SEO practitioners can pull? How can we safeguard ourselves against these unscrupulous vigilantes? Let’s start with a generally accepted definition of what constitutes Black Hat SEO techniques. Simply put, Black Hat practices are those which: Generally contravene the search engine rules and regulations Create a poor user experience Unethically present content different to users and the search engine spiders The following ...

Following the recent "Kony 2012" campaign by non-profit organisation Invisible Children, Newsweek reporter, Scott Johnson traveled to Uganda in search of Joseph Kony. On his return, Johnson took to Reddit to answer questions about his trip and the campaign. Kony is the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a group engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government based on the Ten Commandments throughout Uganda. The LRA says that God has sent spirits to communicate this mission directly ...