Posts Tagged ‘manchester’

Greater Manchester Police Swap the Beat for the Tweet

14, Oct 2010

The head of the Greater Manchester Police claims that only a third of the calls his force receives are about genuine crimes. And to prove it, the GMP have set up live Twitter feeds to share 999 calls with the public, as they happen. Unfortunately, by 10am, Twitter had suspended the force’s first account for [...]

Another Week, Another Broadband Story

12, Oct 2010

Here at the FirstFound Blog, we love a good Broadband story. Solely because they crop up at the time of week when there’s not really much else to write about. The latest story is news of a survey carried out by BroadBand-Expert.co.uk, ranking the UK’s towns and cities in order of broadband speed. Perhaps surprisingly, [...]

Chris Bellamy Sets the Pace in Marathon Bike Ride

5, Jul 2010

If you cast your mind back to May, the FirstFound Blog covered the news that our Managing Director, Chris Bellamy, would be riding 60 miles from Manchester to Blackpool to raise money for The Lancasterian School in Didsbury. We’re happy to report that Chris finished the course without any drama, posting a time of Four [...]

Metro Newspaper Launches News iPhone App

29, Jan 2010

This week, Metro announced the launch of their news iPhone App, the FirstFound blog reviews this interesting move from the North West UK based newspaper and identifies the broader context of what similar moves mean for the news industry.


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