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Hayla Blacknell: Women in Technology
The tech industry is over indulged in men, but why? When we think of all those creative individuals behind the tech companies operating in the UK we often imagine the kind that are fixated on their computer screens, stuffing the domino's in and washing it down with a can of something that fizzes. Whi...
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DOT PR Launch Their New Website
Recently, we featured an interview with Fiona Moseley, Director of Shoreditch based start-up, Dot PR. They have just launched their brand new, parallax website: http://www.dotpublicrelations.com/ We love the moving dots and bright colours. It’s definitely one of the prettiest sites we’ve seen in a long...
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An Introduction to Planvine
Planvine first launched in March and has rapidly grown since then. The easily accessible and visually aesthetic site, boasts that it takes the hassle out of searching for things to do; so Social Shoreditch decided to find out more and speak to one of the site’s creators, Chris Crossley. Can you give our ...
Hayla Blacknell: Women in Technology
The tech industry is over indulged in men, but why? When we think of all those creative individuals behind the tech companies operating in the UK we often imagine the kind that are fixated on their computer screens, stuffing the domino's in and washing it down with a can of something that fizzes. Whilst this may be my personal opinion of the men I have met in the tech industry, this often seems to be the vas...
DOT PR Launch Their New Website
Recently, we featured an interview with Fiona Moseley, Director of Shoreditch based start-up, Dot PR. They have just launched their brand new, parallax website: http://www.dotpublicrelations.com/ We love the moving dots and bright colours. It’s definitely one of the prettiest sites we’ve seen in a long time, and works perfectly with the Dot PR logo. The site was designed and built by another Shoreditch based c...
An Introduction to Planvine
Planvine first launched in March and has rapidly grown since then. The easily accessible and visually aesthetic site, boasts that it takes the hassle out of searching for things to do; so Social Shoreditch decided to find out more and speak to one of the site’s creators, Chris Crossley. Can you give our readers an insight into what Planvine is all about? Planvine is the place to find things to do and recommen...
The BBC's been hacked! Oh no, wait, it's just Goggles!
A new website has launched which allows users to see secret messages on web pages as well as draw their own. Websites such as bbc.co.uk, Guardian.co.uk and Youtube.com have all been targeted by 'Goggles' users. This is, no doubt a revolutionary website which claims to be based on the concept of free speech. Whilst the creaters, Synapse Software state that they are not responsible for the content and drawings that ...
Basho's in Business
Shoreditch’s tech city has a significant new arrival, Basho. A world leader in distributed systems, they bring the number of digital and tech businesses in East London to over 3,200, according to the latest data from the Centre for London. Basho’s London based Europe HQ will be employing twenty staff by the end of 2012. Other recent arrivals into the Tech City include Airbnb, Yammer, Twilio, and Eventbrite....
Could You Be The Winner Of The Million Pound Startup?
The competition which is run by Digital Shoreditch is now open for entries from anyone aged 18+. Competition rules: 1. The idea / product / startup has to be less than 10 years old 2. It should not have turned over the equivalant of £1,000,000 (i.e. it has never made a Million pounds in revenue 3.The winner is willing to re-locate the startup’s HQ to London. Entries close 1st of May 2013 and t...
New Open Membership Policy: How will Pinterest Attempt to Commercialise?
Pinterest has finally scrapped its sign-up policy where previously an invite was needed in order to become a member of the social networking service. Now, Anyone can now sign up with Twitter, Facebook, or just an email address. Being a member of Pinterest allows for pinning online images onto its virtual 'boards' and with such boards members can gather ideas in order to plan their weddings, decorate homes etc. Fou...
The Government incentives that help Silicon Roundabout go round
When Tech City first emerged as the home of all major tech firms in the capital, it could never have been predicted that the area would span into a community of 700 digital companies by 2012. One of the main reasons for this impressive growth, is the amount of Government incentives that have been put in place, encouraging tech firms to set up shop in the area. The most impressive of these is the Seed Enterprise...
