Yesterday Apple released their latest iPhone software update. I wasn’t as quick off the mark as some of my friends so this morning I deliberately ignored Twitter and other social media so I could make my own mind up without being influenced.
I don’t like doing major iPhone updates as there hasn’t been an update yet [...]

Disclaimer: I, or Connected, do not sell or market any SEO services. Ever.
We’ve been around a while, in fact we’ve been around pretty much since the explosion of the Internet in the late 90’s and during that time we’ve seen our fair share of snake oil come and go. There is one subject that stirs [...]

Just for a laugh this week, we’ve decided to have a ‘beard week’, so no shaving from last Friday to see who can come up with the best beard – we’ll have marks for colour, length, style, funniest looking and density.
We’ll let you know the outcome!
Next week is vinyl week, followed by old photo week. [...]

Some of the really clever stuff we do here is quite difficult to explain, and technologically, even more difficult. We are _not_ web designers.
Sometimes whilst down the pub, I get asked what I do. Depending who I’m talking to and in what context, it’s sometimes easier – and a bit of fun – to use [...]

The next version of the BBC iPlayer has been launched in beta, with changes to the user experience, more personalisation, and integration with social networks.
The iPlayer is as popular as ever, enjoying its best month to date in April 2010, with 123m requests for TV and radio programmes.
The homepage now has ’sliding drawers’ which open [...]

There has been a lot of talk recently about privacy and the right of netizens (god, I feel old) to know who has their data, where it is and what is being done with it. Combine this with the growing realisation that for most organisations the secret to success on the web is to get [...]

The idea of guerrilla recruiting has been adopted by Connected as part of our campaign to attract a new back end programmer.
The reason? because energy and imagination can be engaged rather than a big budget.
Typically, guerrilla campaigns are unexpected and unconventional, quick to deploy, and potential recruits are targeted in unexpected places.
Guerrilla Flyposting
The objective of a guerrilla [...]

I see today that Apple officially overtook Microsoft in terms of Market Capitalisation. Microsoft may still be twice as profitable but it really does mark Apple’s return to the big time. Remember that the key product in this return, iPod, has only been around for a handful of years. Just goes to show that if [...]

We require a back-end web programmer : £25-30k
Call Andy: 07590 293666
We are a small team of creative, fun-loving, ethical, sharing, bright, honest and forward-thinking people. We are also really rather busy helping our clients deal with some of the thornier problems they face on the Internet so we really need a hand or two to [...]