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Nowadays most blogs get the majority of their visitors from social media channels, which alone can drive thousands of hits every month. In fact, social platforms like Twitter are now so popular they are effectively search engines of their own. And yet, optimising your site for Google can attract drive tons…
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Leave a CommentThe other day, a team from Linden Lab, the guys behind the online virtual world Second Life, came all the way from San Francisco to visit our offices and showcase their latest virtual reality technology: Project Sansar. The perks of working in digital… The headset and experience were cool, with one…
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Leave a CommentWhen Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it took out everything in its path including many towns established in its shadow. Famously, this included the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, ravaged but preserved for posterity in volcanic ash. A lesser known victim of the volcanic disaster was the small town of Herculaneum, Ercolano in…
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2 CommentsLast weekend, a team of Arsenal legends took on AC Milan at the Emirates Stadium to raise money for the Arsenal Foundation, a club-run charity organisation which has donated millions for a range of educational, social and health-related projects since the 1980s. The opposition team they took on didn’t look too bad, and included…
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Leave a CommentFor my first visit to Italy, I headed over to the birthplace of pizza, Europe’s pick pocketing capital and a town-sized temple to Saint Diego Maradona: the city of Naples. It might seem a random choice, different to the flamboyance of Rome or Venice. But I really liked it. Naples is a…
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Leave a CommentI’ve had the chance to travel around quite a bit over the last few weeks. Unfortunately, this can’t last forever and I have to (at least occasionally) go back to work to sponsor the nice trips. Luckily, even work seem keen to send me back on the road at the…
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Leave a CommentNotting Hill Carnival is an annual street festival that has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea since 1966. For a couple of days every August, the event celebrates the British West Indian community in particular, and the beauty of cultural diversity more generally. The…
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Leave a CommentLaïcité is the French principle of state secularism. It is based upon the separation of church and stately institutions, including the government and education system. Laïcité was born in the context of Catholicism’s stronghold over a fast diversifying France. It aimed to nullify Catholic influence in national affairs to create an environment of…
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Leave a CommentIt really is all or nothing with Arsenal! After a dreadful start of the season, which further highlighted the team’s needs to strengthen (home loss to Liverpool due to thin defense, goal-less draw at Leicester due to lack of striker), the fans’ pressure seems to have paid off. Arsenal have…
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