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Re: Technology is changing college life, but how? [INFOGRAPHIC]

David Beharall — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:27:14 -0000

This is a test

Re: Technology is changing college life, but how? [INFOGRAPHIC]

David Beharall — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:25:57 -0000

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Re: Will Foursquare be a hit in the UK?

CandidSky — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:00:05 -0000

Interesting, thanks for the insight!

Re: Will Foursquare be a hit in the UK?

tyates86 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:57:52 -0000

As a consumer. I thought it was spread to thinly, was it about businesses and offers or was it a game between friends and strangers to see who get the most badges and become mayor? To me it seemed there wasn't a clear enough reason or aim.

Re: Will Foursquare be a hit in the UK?

CandidSky — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:49:15 -0000

How did you use it? as a consumer or business?

Re: Will Foursquare be a hit in the UK?

CandidSky — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:47:56 -0000

Hi Lisa, yes there is a danger of overload. To combat this it's important to regularly segment your market down (location, age, gender, interests, spend etc) and then find out which social network your customers spend most of their time.

I regularly speak with businesses who mainly use Twitter as their main focus. However when we start the segmentation process we quickly find that the majority of their customers reside elsewhere and only a small minority use Twitter.

When I ask them what prompted them to use Twitter their response is always the same - "because it's easier". This is a big red flag, you should spend any allocated time for social media in the area that has the most impact and not in the area that's the easiest to use.

Lisa with regards Foursquare you should look at your market and segments and ask simple questions like - are my customers here? If they are, can I add value for them here?, Why are they here? If you do this you'll have more clarity and justify any time invested on this platform.

As for your question will Foursquare take off in the UK? only time will tell, however I think it will have a small impact on the UK but nothing on a major scale. I also got the following response to your question:

Via Twitter from @acrobatonline
"For a specific socio-economic and age profile yes"

Via LinkedIn from a respected marketeer Dan Sodergren:
"No - well in London - but I wouldn't think so elsewhere"

Re: Will Foursquare be a hit in the UK?

tyates86 — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:58:34 -0000

I was using it for a short while but did not really see the benefit. This was back in the middle of 2011. Doubt it will really take off but who knows.

Re: Will Foursquare be a hit in the UK?

Lisa Marie Gee — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:25:07 -0000

I've never even looked at Foursquare. Are we not in danger of social network overload now? I suppose I should check it out, but do you really think it is going to take off here? Surely there's a reason it hasn't done so far?

Re: Testimonials

N Meredith — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:08:12 -0000

I was recommended Candid Sky and have now been working with them for the last 8 months. They have advised me with regards to social media and digital marketing and they helped me with the design of a wire frame and specification for the new web site. All of which has proved invavluable. Their base camp is very useful as you can track work and progress at any point and David and Tom are always available on the phone or email for help and support. I particularly like the fact that they genuinly know 'their stuff' and are happy to share and impart what they know freely - with no pressure.
Nicola Meredith - Executive Director Wigan & Leigh College

Re: It’s coming: launch of iPad 3 expected to take place in March

David Beharall — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:23:15 -0000

Ha ha nice try Lisa but I think one of my team might get their hands on it first!

Re: It’s coming: launch of iPad 3 expected to take place in March

Lisa Gee — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:42:03 -0000

Can I have your old one then? ;)

Re: Facebook iPad app to be unveiled at iPhone 5 launch

iPhone 5 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:25:26 -0000

i Have an iPad 2 and waiting t o have iPhone 5because i am not interested on 4

Re: Zuckerberg announces new Facebook Timeline feature

Samah79 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:59:28 -0000

I think it's a bad idea. Facebook is already becoming too 'public' in terms of sharing info. I think the idea of timeline is a bit creepy. A few friends I know have tried it and have deactivated their accounts very soon after, saying it messed up their account and that they felt exposed....I think it should be optional and not enforced on all users.

Re: CandidSky’s social network wins business award

David Beharall — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:26:54 -0000

Also featured on the front page of the newspaper today.

Re: Oldham Business Network nominated for Pride in Oldham award

David Beharall — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:25:39 -0000

Thanks Carl!

The awards are on the 9th of December so not long now.

I believe the future of social networking is now in niche networks. Gone are the days of trying to topple the big networks, I mean come on let's face it Facebook have won they are the number one site and will be for a long time to come.

Go niche, go hyperlocal if possible and that's where you'll create the most value.

I'm more than happy to chat with you with regards your ideas Carl so feel free to give me a call and we can arrange a chat/brew :-) 0161 838 5782

Kind regards
David Beharall

Re: Oldham Business Network nominated for Pride in Oldham award

Carl — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:07:34 -0000

Fantastic, good luck. I will be watching with interest to see if you win. When are the awards?
I have got several ideas buzzing around in my head since our conversation regarding niche social networks.

Re: Yahoo! launches new Search Direct feature in the UK

Web Filter — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:59:43 -0000

Grate, yahoo new search features are really wonderful and helps to find relevant search results.

Re: Steve Jobs: a huge loss to the technology industry

CandidSky — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:45:03 -0000

Hi Daniel

That's a very good point, Dennis Richie was a great man and your right he's done a lot for computing. We were very sad to hear about him passing away.

Re: Steve Jobs: a huge loss to the technology industry

Daniel George — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:25:34 -0000

Nothing about Dennis Richie though? He's arguably done more for computing.

Re: Steve Jobs: a huge loss to the technology industry

David Roy — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:42:05 -0000

Yes I also believe he was a greatest CEO In Telecommunication industries.
It was great to read me about Steve form your post, thanks for nice info about them.

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Re: New website for Great Langdale Road Race

David Roy — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:38:20 -0000

I have used your website , it was awesome website, Main things with i have notdown it was done for popular road races, I think it was great concept.

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Re: Do you check Facebook at work? Apparently 67% of you don’t

David Beharall — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:37:44 -0000

One staggering statistic from the infographic above I forgot to mention is that 64% of users view social media on their mobile device vs 36% on a computer.

Re: PHP vs Microsoft ASP.net

David Roy — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:07:10 -0000

I believe your views, However the people I'm talking about use faked
extensions not for the security reasons, Very nice post, I glad to read about PHP.
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Re: Dropbox: Tech’s hottest startup

Tom Lambert — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:07:15 -0000

After losing faith in cloud based backup systems (*Cough* Sugarsync *Cough) I was so happy to stumble across Dropbox. Although there were less features at the time I was so happy that the core functionality worked, and it was fast.

The core benefits are: If a computer fails, all files are backedup and can be accessed on any other computer using the web based application. Once the computer is fixed, just install dropbox and its like nothing happened, all files are restored! Not only this but you can sync several computers so multiple people working on the same set of files is handled with great ease and speed.

These days with the iPad and Mobile applications I can access files no matter where I am and even forward them onto people via email.

Sending files to people via email is really inefficient, so instead give them a secure link to the files on dropbox. Just right click in windows explorer and click "Get dropbox sharable link". This can be posted anywhere, facebook, email etc.

We initially installed this for business use, but since you can now choose which folders you want to sync on your computer from the dropbox cloud, it folders for personal use. So this means I can have the above mentioned benefits for my personal projects too.

You need this! If not for the simple fact that computers break! Make sure your files are safe.

Re: Oldham Business Network nominated for Pride in Oldham award

David Beharall — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:56:41 -0000

Thanks Steve!