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Redesigning Textburst

Redesigning a web app can be quite a complicated process and the redesign of Textburst was no exception. It involved lots of different steps and numerous design iterations before the final product was released.

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How car manufacturers are getting it wrong

You must have all seen it by now. Car manufacturers including SMS shortcodes and keywords on their TV adverts so you can text in for more information. And good on them too, it’s the right thing to do…..but can we learn from their mistakes? continue reading How car manufacturers are getting it wrong

Further network upgrades

On Tuesday 16th February we’re going to install new firewalls in our Manchester data centre.   While we do the work we’ll be operating all services through our Derby site and turn off Manchester.

This work follows on from our network upgrades in Derby last week and will bring our network fully up-to-date. continue reading Further network upgrades

Cake…and eat it

It’s not just Avatar that’s in 3D, today our mediaburst birds have appeared in 3 dimensional form courtesy of Phil Thompson, or more actually Phil’s girlfriend.

For once I’m lost for words….let the cake eating commence!

Web Design for Dummies

At Stiff Rowlands we spend a lot of our time attempting to get under the skin of our clients. Not in a creepy “Silence of the Lambs” way, we just like to get a thorough understanding of their business so that we can deliver the right solutions.

It’s not often that we find ourselves (or our processes) the focus of much scrutiny as our industry tends to be more about the visible results. The behind-the-scenes stuff stays, well, behind-the-scenes. You can imagine our surprise and trepidation then when we were invited to write a guest article on this blog about the design process behind the new Mediaburst website. Well we’re not ones to shy away from a challenge, so here goes… continue reading Web Design for Dummies

Outlook Mobile Service is ready for 2010

With a new website and rebranded products, 2010 is proving to be a busy year so far. But let’s not stop there.

Next in line is Outlook Mobile Service. continue reading Outlook Mobile Service is ready for 2010

Network Upgrades

On Tuesday 9th February we’re going to install new firewalls in our Derby data centre. For a short period of time we will turn off Derby and operate all services through our Manchester site.

While Derby is turned off  we’ll also be upgrading our network and servers to make sure we offer you the best service possible.

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World’s fastest texter

So here’s a roundup of the 2010 Texting Championships held in New York.

Now although this will slot into our fun category in the blog this is no light hearted event. It’s sponsored by LG and offers prize money of US$100,000. There are 26 competitors from 13 different countries competing in teams of two.

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Chip, shop

Today I’ve been working on a job for a new client that involves credit cards, microchips, “over the air” functionality and all manner of crazy hi-tech stuff. continue reading Chip, shop

Formatting contact data for upload into textburst

A common question we get asked is how to format mobile numbers correctly before uploading into our Online SMS product textburst. So to help here is some straight forward instructions. continue reading Formatting contact data for upload into textburst

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