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Happy international womans day!
International Women’s Day on March 8th each year celebrates the social, economic, and political achievements of women around the world. The day also brings international awareness to gender parity. According to the World Economic Forum, global gender equality is estimated to be achieved by 2133. I think we can do better!

☘️ Happy Plant Power Day! ☘️ Plant Power Day is celebrated every March 7 to raise awareness about the benefits of sustainable eating and encourage everyone to embrace plant-based diets. Did you know Plant Power Day was launched by Alpro and BOSH!? Plant-based diets have different meanings depending on the individual. A plant-based diet may be entirely vegan — no animal-derived products — consisting mainly of plant foods, or is made up of whole plant foods that are minimally processed. While a plant-based diet has been an option for many people for ages, it’s not until recently that it gained mainstream attention with people embracing it as a lifestyle.

5 tips to spring clean your website - Web Design Company

Happy Spring! Why not take the opportunity to spring clean your website along with your cobwebs!

born4digital.com It looks like spring has finally arrived? Get our helpful 5 tips to give your website a little spring clean today. Cleaning your website easily.

Amazon Raises Prime to $99 per Year

Putting up the prices huh Amazon?

mashable.com Amazon has announced that it will raise the price of its Prime membership to $99 starting on June 14.

14 Snapchat Valentines Made With Fleeting Love [PHOTOS]

Awww. Happy Valentines Day from B4D - Enjoy!

mashable.com Snapchat has a sensitive side. A heartfelt snap with a well-placed emoji can strengthen the bonds of love for evermore. Or at least for 10 seconds.

Smart appliances - do we really need the web on our fridge?

So soon you will be able to check emails from your fridge.. A step too far? What do you think?

webdesign.about.com I was reading the first chapter of my new responsive design book to a group of friends the other day and we got to a section where I said:

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Are There Too Many Social Networks?

Are there too many social networks? What do you think?

readwrite.com There's a social network for everything these days, but do we really need so many options?

Not long left to catch yourself a bargain! This year if you, a friend or a colleague need a new website and contact us before the end of January 2014, you will also receive the following goodies:

Free shared hosting for 2014
Your own .co.uk domain for 2014
Half price SEO for the first month
Half price mail shots for Christmas or New Year
Free automated backups for 2014

Don't need a new website? Want something done to freshen your old website up a bit? No problem, the offer above is available for you too. All new websites and re-design projects are eligible, we're all nice like that!

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Twitter's Answer To Snapchat: Direct Messages With Photos

Twitter's answer to snapchat, direct messages with photos.

readwrite.com Twitter DMs are getting visual—a bit too late for Anthony Weiner.

Merry Christmas! Get yourself some free hosting, half price SEO and more!

Even superheroes like us love Christmas and while cheerfully munching away on gingerbread elves, drinking frothy hot chocolates, and dreaming of Santa's arrival, we started to think.
"Can we give something to our loyal and new customers this year at Christmas?"
The answer? "Yes, yes we can!"
Just because we don't work in the world of toys and candy, we can still put together a Christmas hamper that will knock the socks off all of our lovely clients. This year if you, a friend or a colleague need a new website and contact us before the end of January 2014, you will also receive the following goodies in your Christmas hamper:

Free shared hosting for 2014
Your own .co.uk domain for 2014
Half price SEO for the first month
Half price mail shots for Christmas or New Year
Free automated backups for 2014

Don't need a new website? Want something done to freshen your old website up a bit? No problem, the gifts above are for you too. All new websites and re-design projects are eligible, we're all nice like that, Merry Christmas!

Email us at [email protected]

7 Landmark Tech Laws Passed in 2013

Your Facebook “Like” Is Now Protected by the U.S. Constitution.. Oh yes it is.. and many more! What would you like to see in this list? or removed?

mashable.com These were the most important tech laws and legal decisions of 2013.

Why your website should be mobile ready!

Exactly why your website should be mobile ready!

born4digital.com Born4digital take a look at why it is important to have a mobile ready website for your business. Is your website mobile ready? If not, It should be...

Still think you dont need a mobile site? Think again! 5 more reasons to contact us today and get your website and web strategy in place for next year!

Facebook Will Let You Save Links to Read Later

Come and get it while its hot its tasty! Social media or news reader?

mashable.com Mark Zuckerberg has described his social network as a "personalized newspaper" — and for seasoned users with a wide-range of like-minded friends, it's hard not to argue that the...

Twitter Emergency Alerts Come to the UK and Ireland

You may have thought that this has been happening for a while.. I guess its now official, good work using tech to get the news out!

mashable.com Twitter has signed up a number of official agencies in the UK and Ireland for its emergency alerts program.

An E-Commerce Study: Guidelines For Better Navigation And Categories | Smashing UX Design

Got an E-commerce site? Here's some helpful, user-friendly guidelines for organising all those pesky categories!

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com Product findability is key to any e-commerce business — after all, if customers can’t find a product, they can’t buy it.

How to Add an Attribute to an HTML Tag

Back to basics :: Adding attributes to HTML

webdesign.about.com Learn how easy it is to add an attribute to an HTML tag. Attributes modify HTML tags and provide additional information to the web browser. They are easy to add to HTML tags.

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Google Tube?! Born4Digital take a look at Google+ & Youtube, check out our blog for the lowdown!

born4digital.com Born4Digital Web Design Bournemouth | SEO Bournemouth | Online Marketing | Social Media Marketing agency with over 30 years of web design, marketing and SEO

How to Write Effective Web Page Titles

Its all about the :: Effective content writing for the web.

webdesign.about.com Learn how to write web page titles that meet the needs of your site. This article will teach you about SEO for headlines as well as how to write titles that encourage people to click through.

See the Inside of a Submarine on Google Street View

Best of the web :: Another cool Google street view inside a nuclear submarine

mashable.com Google has added another odd place to the long, long list of sights you can see on Street View: a real naval submarine.

The Internet Explorer 8 Countdown

Friday thought: It's time to kill Internet Explore 8. Will you join us?

theie8countdown.com Its name was Internet Explorer 8. Now that we’re in 2013, in an era of modern web standards, it’s time to say goodbye.

25 Amazing Food Infographics, Drawn From 49,733 Recipes | Wired Design | Wired.com

This is just a great use of data to produce something awesome!

wired.com We wondered: Could we scrape a decently massive dataset, and produce something that the average Jane could love?

6 Weird Apps That Might Just Improve Your Life

I'm not sure what we would say if we were asked to build a "rate my s*x" app....

mashable.com Strange on the outside but helpful on the inside, these unconventional apps might just improve your life.

How to give constructive design feedback over email

Ever wonder how best to give feedback to designers?

medium.com During the product development process, designs are exposed to a lot of feedback and criticism. Very few will comment on…

5 Startup Copywriting Tips to Entice Customers

5 Startup Copywriting Tips to Entice Customers

mashable.com If you're launching a startup, make sure you take the time to craft compelling website copy. Here are five quick tips to grab and retain customers.