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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Facebook – Probably Not an Email Killer

Posted on 16th November, 2010

Facebook. Once it was a way for bored students to try and identify people on their course who might be able to provide notes from missed lectures. Now, it’s going to change the way that human beings communicate with each other (stop us if you think you’ve heard this one … Continue Reading

ISPs Change to a New System, Papers Call It “Doomsday”

Posted on 15th November, 2010

For a year or so, everyone in the digital industry has known that internet service providers (ISPs) are running out of internet protocol (IP) addresses. For those of you who don’t deal in online acronyms, here’s what that means. Once we run out of IP addresses, the Internet will be … Continue Reading

Twitter Trial Verdict – A Complete Joke?

Posted on 12th November, 2010

Picture the scene. You’re chatting away to a friend. You’re excited about going to visit them. Your plane tickets are booked, your bags are packed and there’s only one slight problem. The airport’s shut. You’re frustrated, but instead of going out and screaming at passing traffic, you decide to make … Continue Reading

Women – The Scammers’ Perfect Mark

Posted on 11th November, 2010

Online Scammer seeks professional woman, 25-34, n/s, GSoH. Must enjoy long walks in the park, PayPal transactions and promises from foriegn royalty who just need to borrow 10 grand to pay Swiss bank charges. Police Officers and Watchdog presenters need not apply… Obviously you’ll never see a personal ad like … Continue Reading

Looks Like People Were Wrong About Street View

Posted on 10th November, 2010

When Google launched their Street View service in the UK, the tabloid press howled. “This!” they claimed “Is nothing more than a brochure for burglars! A menu for the mean-spirited thieves!” More than a handful of editorials were written, condemning the service, saying that criminals could use it so see … Continue Reading

So You Want to Friend The Queen?

Posted on 9th November, 2010

As of yesterday, Her Majesty The Queen and her assorted children, grandchildren and royal hangers-on have joined the social media revolution and signed up for the internet’s most popular networking website, Facebook. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to add Queen Elizabeth as a friend, poke Prince Philip or RSVP to … Continue Reading

Do You Have the UK’s Oldest Domain?

Posted on 8th November, 2010

As everyone knows, the first .com domain name was symbolics.com, first registered in March of 1985. It’s a little slice of history that probably won’t appear in any but the geekiest pub quizzes, but it’s the sort of fact that you’ll probably be bored with at some point in your … Continue Reading

Finding FirstFound

Posted on 5th November, 2010

The FirstFound Blog isn’t the only place that you can find FirstFound – why not take a look at some of our other websites? Optimise Magazine is our quarterly newsletter. Catch up with the FF team in “Staffer in the Spotlight”, learn more about search engine optimisation in “SEO Made … Continue Reading

Google Guilty – Told to Behave Themselves in Future

Posted on 4th November, 2010

They’ve told people that they should move house to avoid Streetview. They’ve published censorship maps to ‘rat out’ governments who’ve asked for data to be removed. But Google have finally been succesfully taken to task for continuing to breach UK privacy laws. The Information Commissioner has ruled that Google committed … Continue Reading

Google Analytics Glitch Wipes Out Daily Data

Posted on 3rd November, 2010

If you’ve eagerly opened up your Google Analytics account to discover just how much traffic stopped by your site yesterday, don’t be surprised if your counter reads ’0′. Don’t worry, people haven’t stopped using your website. Google have had a little hiccup and accidentally lost all the data Analytics collected … Continue Reading

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