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ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

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Nine Non-profit Organizations Partner in the i’m Initiative

Representatives from nine of the world’s most reputable non-profit cause organizations gathered today to announce their involvement in the i’m Initiative and to discuss the role technology is increasingly playing in their efforts to reach new audiences. This new initiative connects nine of the world’s most effective organizations dedicated to social causes to Windows Live Messenger customers. When joining the

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Will Music Festivals survive the web 2.0 revolution?

I was just reading a post by Samantha Wilcox who was wondering whether the whole social media thing is going to impact on ticket sales to Music Festivals. What do you think, will people continue to pay to camp in muddy fields and share toilets with thousands of other people when they can get it all streamlined via a selection

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Reuters News Alerts to be sent through Windows Live Messenger

Today Microsoft and Reuters announce a deal which will bring Reuters News Alerts direct to consumers’ desktops through Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger). Windows Live Messenger customers who are keen to keep up-to-date with breaking news can sign up to receive the free alerts at www.msn.co.uk/messengeralerts, choosing the type of news they want to receive from Top UK News

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Give to ninemillion.org with every search!

This has been said before but many of you still haven’t hear of it so I beileve it deserves a mention again as help for the world’s nine million child refugees is just a click away thanks to the online fundraising effort called Click for the Cause. For every windows live search made using Click for the Cause until March 31, 2007,

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The Great Escape 2007 – More Artists & Speakers Announced!

The Great Escape Festival returns on the 17th-19th May bringing the best of live music from across the World back to Brighton. ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT! – More Artists announced for 2007: Barfly are excited to announce that the following artists have been added to the bill for this year’s Great Escape Festival:This follows last week’s announcement where we confirmed that The Besnard

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Headliners for Virgin Mobile V Festival 2007

Virgin Radio have just this moment exclusively revealed the headliners of the 12th Virgin Mobile V Festival on the 18th and 19th of August 2007 as The Killers, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol. Other bands confirmed to play are Virgin Radio regulars Mika, The Kooks, The Fratellis, The Fray, The Goo Goo Dolls, Manic Street Preachers, James Morrison, KT Tunstall, Damien Rice,

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Microsoft’s List Of 800 Windows Vista-Compatible Apps

Earlier this week, Microsoft published a list of 800 applications that should run properly on its new Windows Vista operating system. On its Web site, Microsoft says the number of applications certified for use with Windows Vista is constantly growing and that its list “will be update weekly.” View: Applications that Microsoft has approved for Vista

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Second Microsoft Student Partners Event – London 2007

Wow what a great weekend I had last week (Monday 18th – Sunday 19th February 2007), probably one of my best in London yet! Because not only was in London for the second MSP (Microsoft Student Partners) Event to take place this academic year 2006/2007 but I was also there to have the chance to celebrate the first day of the

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UK Workers spend 24 working days a year in stitches!

It’s a funny old business UK Workers spend 24 working days a year in stitches  New research today reveals that UK workers spend an average of 45 minutes each day having a good giggle. That’s the equivalent of half a day (3.75 hours) per week and 24 working days each year – 4 days more than the average UK worker’s