First it was the news that Facebook would become the killer of Gmail earlier this week, now Facebook are in the headlines again as they announce their new partnership with MySpace. It seems we can’t go more than a couple of days without mention of the online behemoth, let alone the hundred odd times we [...]
It was officially announced yesterday that Prince William will marry his long term girl friend, Kate Middleton. It is expected that the couple will marry either in the spring or next summer. The Prince officially proposed to Kate on their holiday in Kenya back in October. It was very fitting that William gave Kate his [...]
Education has been in the headlines lately for all the wrong reasons. Tuition fees are to increase up to £9,000 in 2012, affecting a large number of students. Many students expressed their anger, protesting in large numbers throughout the streets of London. Sadly those protest turned into violence! This anger boiled over to pure aggression, [...]
Today is a day where people remember the brave men that gave their lives for our future. On the 11th Hour of the 11th day of the 11th month thousands of people throughout the UK will stop what they are doing in a 2 minutes silence, to respect those that lost their lives. It is [...]
“Thousands of gamers are expected to queue at over 400 stores in the UK to get their hands on a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops.” This has been a very highly anticipated release and is expected to break all gaming records regarding sales and profit margins. It’s predecessor, Call of Duty Modern Warfare [...]
How well do you know your friends? Facebook is a wonderful thing as it keeps you connected to the people that matter most to you. It helps keep old friends in touch and makes distant friend’s feel close. So who is that Joe Blogs in your contact list, who I have never met before? You [...]
There was a double incentive for Philip de Belder’s recent visit to Munich. One was to take in a major exhibition and meet a few old acquaintances as well as some new contacts; but the other and far more important aspect of the trip was a meeting that had been arranged with a senior Egyptian [...]
It has been brought up in recent political debates that Britain’s intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to “make them fit for the Internet age,” Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. Cameron would like to see the law relaxed allowing greater use of copyright material without the owner’s permission. This has been highly encouraged [...]
While in Düsseldorf to attend the Aluminium 2010 exhibition Philip de Belder was able to introduce de Belder Associates Ltd to a number of major organisations who were interested in the company’s specialist metals industry recruitment expertise, especially regarding any foundry vacancy they may have. Part of the reason for the visit was to keep [...]
Facebook has set out a strategy it hopes will make it as dominant in mobiles as it is in social networks.” Their goal is to make the mobile experience more sociable as well as offering shopping discounts. The biggest area where Facebook can exploit is the new “checking in” feature. Facebook introduced the idea that [...]
