The Internet has always been used for communication, and with the development of social networking sites, the way in which media is shared and people stay in touch has been transformed. Web users can easily send messages to each other, share photographs or post events with sites such as Facebook and Twitter, which has sparked their boom in popularity.

This overwhelming rise in social networking has also opened up a new medium of communication with consumers and brands are able to directly interact with a global audience. Using social media as a marketing channel can be highly effective, but very few brands seem to be able to successfully employ its full potential.

Tim Ferriss' fabulous blog over at the Four Hour Work Week has featured a very interesting article on buying domains, written by the founder of PhoneTag.com, James Siminoff.

Should you migrate your website from Joomla 1.0.x to Joomla 1.5.x?

There is a lot of information online about this subject but we at 3B Digital know the answer is a resounding "YES!". We have been using Joomla as a CMS (Content Management System) for around 4 years and over this time we have been delighted with its ease of use and potential for development.

Joomla 1.5.x is a very different beast from Joomla 1.0.x and for this reason is not a straight-forward upgrade, and has to be migrated methodically and expertly. Essentially you must start with a fresh install of the site and migrate the data and the third party extensions to the new site.

3B Digital's photographer Laura Slater visited teenage girls at Mayville High School in Southsea to tell them the truth about airbrushing. After two years working in the fashion industry as an airbrusher, Laura saw how widespread retouching is, and told the schoolgirls that computers are used not just to remove skin blemishes but to remove ribs showing on skinny models or to even add flesh to some very thin models to make them look healthier.

Read full article >>