The 3B team would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas!

The 3B Office will be open as follows over the festive period:

24/12/2010 - Open as normal
25/12/2010 - Office Closed
26/12/2010 - Office Closed
27/12/2010 - Office Closed
28/12/2010 - Office Closed
29/12/2010 - Skeleton Crew (please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
30/12/2010 - Skeleton Crew from 1-5pm (please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
31/12/2010 - Office Closed
01/01/2011 - Office Closed
02/01/2011 - Office Closed
03/01/2011 - Office Closed
04/01/2011 - Open as normal

If you would like a meeting or initial quote for any of the services we provide, then please fill out the following form and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.

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So, I bet you'd like to be able to take credit and debit card payments on your site for a few items or events, but aren't keen on the expense of developing a customised ecommerce solution?
Well, we have the answer, and it starts with setting up a Business PayPal account (This allows you to take payment from anyone with a credit or debit card, not just those with PayPal accounts - important as you want to make this as easy as possible for your customers).

You'll want to allow a few days at least to jump through all their hoops, including verifying addresses, bank accounts and the like and we recommend doing everything they ask for ASAP, it will save you a lot of bother in the long run.

Now on to the fun part - making the payment links... (You can see these in action here: http://www.appleyoga.com/classes/belgravia/)

1. Log into your PayPal account
2. Click on the small link at the bottom of the page: "Referrals"
3. Copy the code from the link they give you - it's the highlighted bit in this example:
   
4. Now create a link for the item you want to sell, replacing the bold text with the appropriate data (note that we use %20 instead of spaces in the description, this will appear as spaces in the order):
   https://www.paypal.com/xclick/cart/business=ReferralCodeHere&cmd=_cart&add=1&no_note=0&no_shipping=1&currency_code=GBP&return=http://www.yourdomain.com/optional_thankyou_page.html&item_name=Description%20Here&amount=PriceWithout£sign
   business= code which you copied from your PayPal account above...
   return= wherever you would like them to go to once payment is complete - great for tracking completed sales in Google Analytics
   item_name= description of whatever you're selling. Make sure it includes any variations, and is unique - you need to know exactly what they have ordered. This will show in their cart when they order, on your confirmation email, and on the email they receive from PayPal, so make it count!
   amount= price, for example 115.00 would be £115
   Obviously, you'd use this link in the background, so the text or image might say "Buy blue widget now" but the link would be as above...
5. Create as many of the links that you need above, one for each item or price option. Put them anywhere you like on your site or in emails - they do not all need to be on the same page... They will add one of whatever you are selling to a PayPal cart, and the customer can increase the quantity as they wish in the cart.
6. Now we just need to allow them to view the cart without adding something, so they can finish their purchase... Just put this link on your site or email:
   https://www.paypal.com/cart/display=1&business=ReferralCodeHere

Now, you might be interested in charging varying amounts of shipping to different countries, or for different quantities of various items - that's when things become a little more fun (or complicated, depending what floats yer boat!) so give us a call and we can discuss your exact requirements. PayPal does have limited shipping options within it, and you'll find them under their "Profile" menu.

Let us know how you get on by emailing, or leaving a comment below...

1. Commissioning work from 3B is deemed a contractual agreement between the client and 3B Digital.

2. 3B charges:
3B charge studio time at £75.00 per hour to include all and any effort made on behalf of our clients, recorded and logged as 15 minute units, with a minimum charge for any one task or ticket of 30 minutes. Project work, to include new builds and site redesign, is charged on a fixed-fee basis (whenever possible) based on a pre- agreed cost.

On all project work, fees are charged as follows: a non-refundable deposit 50% of the total in advance of any work (immediately upon commission), and 50% upon completion (and prior to any site launch). No studio time will be allocated to a new project without receipt of this deposit.

3B expects payment by BACs, cheque, credit card (with a 3.4% surcharge) or cash within 14 days of the date on the invoice. 3B charges VAT at the standard rate.

NB: 3B reserves the right to revisit any cost quote if late submission of content by the client results in allocated studio time being wasted or unused.

3. Any print, web or associated work (including code, images and graphics) completed by 3B remains the property of 3B until paid for in full.

4. Hosting:
3B will in all cases make a hosting recommendation, but the decision as to where and with whom to host rests with the client.  Moreover, 3B does not take responsibility for any hosts performance, and does not guarantee any server “up-time”. All hosting contracts are subject to the chosen hosts’ terms and conditions.

We will ensure that where appropriate the site works on a chosen hosting server and carry out any server set up that is necessary. In certain circumstances there is an additional cost associated, but in most instances server set up is straightforward and incurs no extra charge.

5. Domain names:
3B will manage a clients' domains for them and endeavour to maintain the registration and re-registration of a clients' domains ongoing until instructed otherwise by the clients. We do so under the terms and conditions of the nominated domain registrar (our preferred registrar being 123-REG), and 3B Digital cannot be held responsible for domains being "lost" or becoming unregistered.

6. Copyright:
3B will make recommendations regarding image usage and associated copyright infringements and permissions. However it remains the responsibility of the client to seek and acquire any required permissions and rights, and all material (both text and images) supplied by the client and used in the construction of the client's web site, will remain the client's property.  All such material will be assumed to be the property of the client and free to use without fear of breach of copyright laws.

7. Browser & Platform compatability:
All websites will be built to work best with the most popular current browsers (Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 and above, for example). Whilst every effort will be made to check browser compatibility, 3B can take no responsibility for an individual's PC or Mac browser settings (meaning that we cannot be responsible for a user experience (UX) if certain features have been disabled locally, or if a firewall and / or security setting has affected the UX.

Typically we test compatibility on the following browsers & platforms: Opera, Chrome, Firefox, Safari (all latest versions), IE (6 to 9), mobile web kit, mobile Chrome, mobile Safari, Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux (ubuntu), OSX 10.6, Android 4, iPhone OS5 & iPad.

We will check for IE6 compatibility if we know that a sizable portion of potential site users are likely to be in large corporations (especially in the city) where terminal set-ups are antiquated or long overdue for upgrade. There is an additional charge of 15% to cover the additional development time involved for this browser’s compatibility.

Here at 3B we LOVE the iPhone - you're probably bored by now of every man and his dog going on about how they can change your life, but we're not exaggerating!

The iPhone has a phenomenal email interface, which interacts beautifully with our recommended enterprise-level email system Google Apps. Text message conversations are displayed logically, in a thread so you can see what you have previously discussed with your contacts, and the web browser (forgiving the lack of Flash and Java) is fantastic. If you can get your hands on one, have a play - you won't regret it!

Now, we have spent a lot of time playing with (and using for business!) our iPhones, and would like to offer you a list of the most useful (or at least the most used by us) applications and tips...

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General Downloads

London Underground Map formatted for iPhone - http://smogr.com/2007/08/london_underground_map_formatt.html
Grab these images and sync them with your iPhone using iTunes to have a Tube map on your iPhone! More cities covered here...

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Web Apps (Browse to these in the Safari browser on the phone, then add to your Homepage using the + sign at the bottom of the screen)

UK Train Times - http://themacbox.co.uk/iphone/trains/
Perfect - check on train times now and in the future using this streamlined interface. No waiting for adverts and styling to download!

BT PhoneBook - http://themacbox.co.uk/iphone/pbook/
Slick and quick - find people's numbers with ease.

BBC iPlayer - http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/index.html
When you're in a WiFi-covered area (your home, office, any open network or Cloud/BTOpenZone hotspot) you can watch the BBC shows free-of-charge!

IM+ for Skype - http://s4iphone.com
This enables voice and text communication with other Skype users and provides cost-effective calling to landlines and mobiles, pure SkypeOut quality with no extra voice delays!

Remote Desktop Management - http://iphone.rdmplus.com
RDM provides you with complete access to your remote PC from anywhere. You can use your iPhone to conveniently manage your email, files, programs and network resources.

iQ Mobile Search - http://iq.ifonify.com
Simple, yet very useful, multi-search webapp for the iPhone, covering websites such as amazon.com, ask.com and wikipedia.org

Roshambo - http://themacbox.co.uk/iphone/roshambo/
The timeless classic of rock, paper and scissors has been brought to the iPhone, and you can now while away your time duelling the computer.

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Native Apps (These are downloaded in the App Store on the iPhone or within iTunes - we recommend connecting the phone up occasionally so iTunes can back up your settings and purchases)

Movies
This brilliant application allows you to not only check film times in a cinema near you, it even provides the trailers! Combine these two fine features with a wealth of box office information, and you have an application for your iPhone that cannot be beaten if you are a movie-goer.

TubeStatus
Real-time alerts of tube faults and delays - essential for anyone working in London.

FaceBook
Awesome mobile version of FaceBook, which allows you to publish photos straight into your profile, update your status, live chat, read and send messages and view all your friends' profiles and photos. Is lacking the option to add new friends, but we know that FaceBook are citing "Mobile" as the future of the social networking phenomenon, so watch this space as this application develops even more!

LinkedIn
Great mobile interface for your LinkedIn account - professional social networking on the move!

NetNewsWire
Brilliant RSS News Feed application from NewsGator - allows you to sync your news feeds from all your favourite sites, so you never need to read an article twice. Works alongside your NetNewsWire application on your Mac, or the online NewsGator reader and various PC email application plugins.

Google
Quick and easy searches - improves on standard Google Search Engine with local searches (try typing in "pizza" for example) and searching of your contacts.

Palringo
Requires another login account, but this only takes seconds, before you're logging in to your favourite IM services - MSN, ICQ, AOL, Yahoo and all the others! Supports voice messaging, and will continue to run in the background until you open another application - unfortunately that's a restriction put on the application by Apple themselves.

Bloomberg
Brilliantly designed financial news service, with stocks and shares valuations showing the % or £ change in the value of your investments. Just try zooming in on a graph, and you'll be impressed!

Currency
Convert your money using realtime exchange rates.

Midomi
What fun - tells you the artist and song you're listening to on the radio or at a club. Even works if you sing or hum the tune into your iPhone!

PangeaVR
Excellent free service showing 360-degree panoramic photos from around the world... Make do with this until Microsoft release an iPhone implementation of Photosynth (not very likely methinks!)

Voice Recognition
A feature that is lacking in the included tools and applications on the iphone, is easily added through the download of “Say Who - Dialer” from the AppStore. It is a freeware alternative to the “Vocalia” software which costs £2.99 and is a fair amount better than the Cactus alternative. “Say Where” is a similar tool, but for voice recognition in the GPRS software and google maps.

Locly
This is the epitome of the potential that exists in the iPhone with its GPS awareness and Geotagging capabilities. You can find local attractions, shops and cafes, look at Flikr photos and Wikipedia articles that are relevant to your locality.

Wikipanion
A great tool for searching the fount of knowledge that is Wikipedia on the move. It does exactly what is needed and no more, providing faster access than Safari, with a format perfected for the iPhone.

ShopShop
It does exactly what it says on the tin, it is an interactive shopping list, that is quick, easy and clean. It avoids all of the usual pitfalls of the classic list, such as being unable to read your handwriting or leaving it at home! You can sleep easy knowing that you are also protecting the environment by saving paper!

Ebay
This tool from the auction giant, allows members to easily search, sell, bid and buy from your iPhone! It has a nice elegant and streamlined interface that is optimised for the iPhone and touch. Its great for bagging that last minute bargain you forgot about when you left the house.

Remote
This is a brilliant application released by Apple which allows you to control your iTunes library on your computer or TV over your wireless network with just your iPhone or iTouch. This turns your gadget into a serious remote, with access to all the navigation options and album art, including coverflow, and the ability to edit and create playlists.

Lastminute.com Free Phrasebooks
Lastminute.com have released a series of phrasebooks for all the major European languages, each covering the basics needed to survive a long weekend or week abroad, allowing you to impress the locals and survive your holiday. The main attraction of these offerings are that the hundreds of essential phrases are actually SPOKEN back to you, allowing you to revise your pronunciation before a weekend break across the channel.

Stanza
Read electronic books on your iPhone or iTouch, store and categorize hundreds of books in this powerful organisational and display tool. There are a simply staggering number of books available for free from the Lexcycle library, and if that is not enough, you can even add your own!

iPint
iPhones have been sold on the strength of this fun application alone - you can pour a pint of beer in your iPhone and drink it back out again. Just follow the instructions - they're not water- (or beer-) proof!

MazeFinger
This is a fun and addictive game that allows you to “unleash the power of your finger” and reminds us of the old buzzing wire game.

Vegas Pool Sharks
A very detailed and addictive pool game that pits you against friends or computer opponents for cash.

Sol Free Software
The classic time wasting card game for your iPhone, enough said!

21 Pro
Bring the casino blackjack table to your iPhone in this smooth and well rounded application, which is even more polished than Apple’s own version.

FS5 Touch Hockey
The old arcade favourite of air hockey, except this time it is all in the finger!

The following is the 3B Digital guide to help you make sense of Google Analytics campaign tracking. The following is a guide of our "best practices" to help you understand the campaign tracking and see how we use it for our clients. I think this guide will aid you create simple URLs that will help you track the flow of traffic to your site.

The idea of campaign tracking is that you see how effective your campaign has been. Google Analytics accurately tracks visitors from a source, such as a search engine or Email link, to a conversion or transaction on your site. It is used perfectly for site traffic driving initiatives such as banners, e-mails and newsletters.

The following are the data elements that can be tracked within the URL:

The original site URL: http://www.example.com

* Source: This identifies where the traffic came from - email, newsletter, twitter, banner, MSN, YAHOO
* Medium: To identify the medium of the campaign that it resides on - email, social-media, cost-per-click
* Content (optional): Used to differentiate links that point to the same URL - header of a newsletter or content of a newsletter.
* Term (optional): Uses a keyword filter so you can see how each link of the email campaign performed - [EMAIL], [LANGUAGE], {keyword}
* Campaign: Identifies the specific campaign/promotion - Product Launch, Glastonbury2009, Summer Sale

These are examples of valid URLs:

* http://www.example.com/example.html?utm_source=newsletter_001&utm_medium=email&utm_content=header&utm_term=[EMAIL]&utm_campaign=summersale
* http://www.example.com/example.html?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=leftbanner&utm_term={keyword}&utm_campaign=my-campaign


There are a few pointers that we at 3B recommend.

* Only use one question mark. One URL should only contain one question mark, if not the URL will/may break. (e.g. do not do the following http://www.example.com?id=123?utm_source=src&utm_medium=med&utm_campaign=cmp)
* It is good practice not to use capitals. Capitals can be used but it will mean that Google Analytics will think they are two different campaigns (when in fact they want to be tracked as the same campaign):
- http://www.example.com/example.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=header&utm_term=[EMAIL]&utm_campaign=summersale
- http://www.example.com/example.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=header&utm_term=[EMAIL]&utm_campaign=SUMMERSALE


Some more examples - Campaign specific:

A TWITTER CAMPAIGN
The original site URL: http://www.example.com
Source: twitter
Medium: social-media
Campaign field: tweet

URL: http://www.example.com?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=tweet

E-NEWSLETTER CAMPAIGN using PHPList
The original site URL: http://www.example.com
The source: newsletter
The Medium: email
The Content: Within the main text content (instead of header or footer etc)
The Term: Tracking language field within PHPList (English or German) (this could be any attribute - just use [ATTRIBUTE] instead - capitals, in square brackets - [EMAIL] is a good one if you don't need to track other attributes, and lets you know exactly who hit the site!)
Campaign field: product-launch

URL: http://www.example.com?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=main-content&utm_term=[LANGUAGE]&utm_campaign=product-launch

Phplist is the world's most popular open source email campaign manager. It is free to download, install and use, and is easy to integrate with any website.

Here follows some of the main benefits:

• Posting to the mailing list is via a webpage. It is therefore a one-way announcements system, directed from you to your audience.
• PHPList enforces a double opt-in subscription system. Subscribers who enter their details in a web based subscription page, will receive an email and have to action their subscription to receive emails.

We help clients with every aspect of online video and audio - from recommending camera crews and directors, through to hosting the creations and displaying them live in the site. Our portfolio features video from many sources, including live webcam feeds, customised YouTube TV Channels as part of a strategic marketing campaign and even high definition professional videos.

Joomla! is one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems on the planet. It is completely free and is supported by an ever growing and active community of 180,000+ developers, allowing you to publish your content on the world wide web and intranet quickly, easily and efficiently with the minimum of hassle.

Joomla is already installed on our web server, meaning that you do not need to install any extra software and you can easily update or change your site from anywhere in the world, be it your home, office or even aboard your yacht in the Bahamas (as long as you have an internet connection!).