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We Require Your Facebook Password [Comic]

comic about facebook passwordsvia All Things D For background: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-passwords-employers-schools-demand-access-facebook-senators/story?id=16005565 Reaction from Facebook: http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/6634162/Facebook-warns-employers-on-passwords
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Too Much SEO?

Google's Matt Cutts last week announced that changes to its algorithm will penalise “over-optimized” or “overly SEO’ed” sites: "What about the people optimizing really hard and doing a lot of SEO. We don’t normally pre-announce changes but there is something we are working in the last few months and hope to release it in the [...]
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Pinterest Takes Interwebs by Storm

Pinterest goes crazyBefore you say, 'not another bloody social media fad', take a look at the Pinterest site and stand in awe of the statistics. Done that? Good. Now you can sigh if you must, but don't get left behind eh. The tides of change are unstoppable. Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall, and Pinterest (quickly add that [...]
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Flame ‘n Fortune [pic]

Acappella quartet

Women's barbershop quartet "Flame 'n Fortune" from Nelson, New Zealand. Casual shoot for promotional material.

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LivingWisdom.co.nz Redesign

The 2012 Living Wisdom WebsiteThe Living Wisdom site redesign has gone live. We've been working with David and Rosemary Riddell - and around their hectic schedule - on a redesign of their original site launched back in 1997! The new site is powered by WordPress which puts site owners in the driving seat with the ability, after a little [...]
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‘Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch’

An excellent blog post on company/organisation culture from Fast Company Culture is a balanced blend of human psychology, attitudes, actions, and beliefs that combined create either pleasure or pain, serious momentum or miserable stagnation. A strong culture flourishes with a clear set of values and norms that actively guide the way a company operates. Employees [...]
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Google rolls out ‘Search, plus Your World’

We've already noted some reaction to Google's new search features below. Here' the official word from Google on 'Search, plus Your World' Search, plus Your World » ...and here's a rather funky video that gives a clever insight into the new look...
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Top 10 Most-watched YouTube clips of 2011

Rebecca BlackAs 2011 draws to a close it can be interesting to ponder on the year that was - online. Of the top 10 clips viewed by New Zealanders this year, eight were homegrown, including the now-infamous Nek Minute and Ghost Chips videos. The clip Nek Minute, uploaded by skateboarder Levi Hawken mucking around with a [...]
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Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011The sad passing of Steve Jobs has revealed just how great his influence has been and the impact he has had on people's lives, not just through Apple, but through his inspiring life. Just a few of the tributes: Frank Chimero - for Steve Techcrunch - Steve Jobs: “Death Is The Destination We All Share” [...]
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Little Pig Building Company Site Rebuild

Page shot of the Little Pig Building Company WebsiteI've just completed some work for Nick Marer, a Nelson client and owner of The Little Pig Building Company. Nick decided it was time to bring his site into the new century and power it up with WordPress. We've retained the great look and feel of the original site by Dry Crust, reusing and updating [...]
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