November 19th, 2009
With so many converters available it is hard to choose the right one. Do you pay for it or use the free one? Will it break my file into parts or over compress it? In fact, what is compression and codecs anyway?
Well Pascal Beyeler has the perfect solution for you: Media Converter
Media Converter is an amazing online solution allowing you to convert your video and audio files as well as YouTube files into a respectable list of formats. It is even free to use without any registration but it is capped to 5 files per day which we think is reasonable. The paid for version has a lot of additional benefits including large file sizes and support for Facebook, Vimeo, Daily Motion and many other websites.
Media Converter is definitely worth a look!
Website: www.mediaconverter.org
Tags: audio, daily motion, facebook, media converter, pascal beyeler, video, vimeo, youtube
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November 7th, 2009
Harmonize Media are proud to announce the launch of Piccolo Mondo Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria.
Piccolo Mondo has been around since 1982 and is located in the beautiful town of Wimborne in Dorset, UK. Their reputation is fantastic and stretches as far as other counties such as Hampshire and Somerset.
Morris, the owner decided that it was time for them to bring their website out of the dark ages and provide their customers with an up-to-date source of information about the restaurant including menus and photos.
Harmonize Media was chosen to undertake this project by Morris and his business partner Alessandra who are absolutely thrilled with the results! Along with their new website we have also create a Facebook group to help spread their reach and allow for customers to meet and discuss their experiences.
Website: www.piccolomondoristorante.co.uk
Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=163942214452
Tags: clients, facebook group, italian restaurant, italiant pizzeria, piccolo mondo, website
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October 8th, 2009
Cloud computing is on the rise at the moment and thanks to innovations such as Good OS it’s easy to see why!
Good OS is the next generation of Operating Systems utilising existing free or open source tools such as the Google Apps suite (Google Mail/Calendar/Documents etc…) to form a free, easy to use environment.
This means a reduction in the cost of purchasing new computers that have operating systems like this pre-installed and a move forward towards the ever expanding open source market.
Good OS is still in private beta testing of its “Cloud” operating system but there are already systems available to buy that come pre-installed with Good OS!
Website: www.thinkgos.com
Tags: cloud computing, good os, open source, operating system, platform
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February 4th, 2009
Over the years l have tried and tested many email marketing programs including free ones such as PHP List, Dada Mail and OpenNewsletter as well as paid for services such as Constant Contact, Mail Chimp and Dot Mailer.
I have gained a vast amount of experience in how these programs operate and the amount of time and effort required to make sure your emails are delivered to the inbox and not a spam folder. But no matter how many l tried l always found holes in the program or service and l don’t think that l am asking for much more than any other email marketer.
This search for the perfect email marketing software ended early 2008 when l came across Vertical Response.
Not only was Vertical Response the program l had been searching for over the last god knows how many years but it also had a fantastic support team behind it as well! Amongst the impressive feature list the one feature l have found to be worth it’s weight in gold is the integration with Google Analytics. This feature alone allows me to track the effectiveness of my email campaigns and single out what companies are interested in what both in my emails and on my websites.
The pricing structure is something that l considered carefully when using an email marketing program and again Vertical Response are very cost-effective for me in comparison to other services.
Overall, l would recommend anyone to start using Vertical Response!
Visit: www.verticalresponse.com
Tags: email, enewsletter, mailing list, mailshot, newsletter
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December 1st, 2008
Need to escape a sticky situation like a blind date or a meeting with your boss? “Get me out of here!” is your answer!
Get me out of here is a free automatic call back service that allows you to schedule calls to your mobile phone no matter where you are in the world for free. You can choose from the well formulated and very funny recordings and even submit your own.
Website: www.getmooh.com
Tags: funny, mobile, online service
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July 11th, 2008
I was reading the .NET magazine today and came across Piwik.org in their beta meta section. After further investigation l felt it was worthy of a mention on my site!
Piwik.org is an open source web application specific to the analysis of your website traffic, much the same as Google Analytics, AW Stats, Webalizer and Analog Stats to name a few. All the mentioned packages are free to use an require various different methods to allow them to track your website and it’s visitors.
So what’s so different about Piwik.org? Well, for starters its Open Source which is the favoured phrase across the internet nowadays. This means you can tinker with the code and modify it to your needs. It also has a customisable interface which means you can rebrand it and offer it as a service to your customers. Along with this it has a growing community creating plugins and integrations with such web applications as Word Press.
Aside from this it still provides everything you come to expect and love about web analytic programs but with the open source spin it has a massive potential to grow into a big contender to the already established website analytics software vendors. Watch this space…
Website: http://piwik.org
Tags: web analytics, web stats, website analytics, website statistics
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June 20th, 2008
Have you ever over heard or been part of the tea making arguments in the office? Fed-up of battling against the other employees to get a descent cup of tea? Well fear not, Make The Tea.com is here!
Make The Tea.com is Cravendales Web 2.0 approach to help settle arguments and calm the tempers of the office with the use of the web. It’s approach is both entertaining and useful. Upon signing up you select your “brewers” within the office and when it’s that time you ask the system to choose a brewer at random and hey presto… your tea maker is chosen.
So sit back, relax and enjoy a decent tea (until it’s your turn)!
Website: www.makethetea.com
Tags: fun, office, online marketing
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May 3rd, 2008
Ever fancied driving around London but can’t stand the traffic? Phatfusion have the answer!
Phatfusion Google Maps mashup allows you to actually drive around London – GoogleDrive!
Website: www.phatfusion.net/googleDrive/
Tags: google maps, maps
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April 7th, 2008
With Web 2.0 in full throttle and the need for increased accessibility of websites, the time has come to focus this attention on emails.
Emails are the strongest communication tool that exists today. The majority of any companies b2b, b2c can start, develop and end with emails. They are kept as a record of agreements and conversations from individuals and companies both in the form of just plain text conversation and/or with the use of attached files such as quotes, invoices or product sheets.
If you were to take a look at the last 12 months worth of emails that you have both sent and received you would notice that there is a very large percentage that are business related and have generated either some sort of income for you or have resulted in your purchasing a product or service.
It is because of this that emails are so important and this is only for business communication and thanks to the internet, the entire world is heavily connected together. This means communicating with family members and friends through the internet (more specifically emails) has become part of day-to-day life as well.
So suddenly you can see the importance of email in our lives. Because of this and the drive for accessibility backed by Web 2.0, the time has come to look at emails; their formats and their accessibility. This is where the “Email Standards Project” steps in. The Emails Standards Project was setup to work directly with email client developers to ensure that emails displayed correctly. This means that emails will display correctly no matter which email client you use (Yahoo! Mail, GMail, Microsoft Outlook and so forth). It is a community run project coordinated by 3 individuals (more details about the email standards project can be found here).
Emails are important and thanks to the likes of the Email Standards Project they are now getting the attention they deserve and hopefully the email of the future will more comfortable in our inbox.
Website: www.email-standards.org
Tags: b2b, b2c, email, email accessibility, email campaigns, email clients, email design, email marketing, email standards, email standards project, gmail, html, html emails, microsoft outlook, plain text emails, rich text emails, web standards, yahoo mail
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