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It's Movember!
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.
Two of our guys here at StormIT Web Design, Richard Oram and Russell English are taking part and growing their Mo's! They'll be posting on the blog about their progress so be sure to check back regularly!
If you'd like to sponsor them, you can do here:
We've been nominated for a VBA!
We are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted and nominated for the Virtual Business of the Year 2010 Award. We of course, can't do this without you, so we would love to have your vote!
Please click here to vote for StormIT Web Design as the Virtual Business of the Year 2010
Welcome to Richard Oram!
All of us at StormIT Web Design want to welcome Richard Oram to the team. Richard arrives with a wealth of experience and talent in the design industry and is an asset to the company.
Richard joins us heading up the design team. You can follow Richard on Twitter - @richardoram
Global Event: Wear Yellow with Lance Armstrong
On LIVESTRONG Day we come together to raise awareness and funds for the fight against cancer. Join Lance Armstrong and thousands of supporters around the world in wearing yellow on LIVESTRONG Day - Saturday, October 2nd. It's an easy way to show your support for 28 million cancer survivors worldwide. To join, click the ''Yes, I'm in'' button on the right. Remember, signing up for this global, virtual rally is just the first step. Make sure you also RSVP to attend a LIVESTRONG Day event in your community.
One reason you should quit Facebook this Summer...
If you ever needed an excuse to quit Facebook, then why not start this Summer? As this picture really puts it into perspective
Google "World Cup" Easter Egg
So have you seen it yet? Google has celebrated the anniversary of the Pac-Man game, Wallace and Gromit, and the birthday of Antonio Vivaldi. Was there any doubt that Google would be introducing some sort of ode to the World Cup?
If however, you were hoping for a colorful World Cup doodle, you'll just have to wait until the tournament officially gets under way. For now, you'll just have to settle for a Google World Cup easter egg.
What are you on about? I hear you cry, well see for yourself - just Google "World Cup" and you're greeted (at the bottom of the page) with the above image!
We love Google.
New Website
Introducing Google TV
Google introduce Google TV - the web meets TV, the TV meets the web. Interesting? or just another Google product?
YouTube hits two billion views per day
To celebrate its fifth anniversary, the Google-owned site will launch a campaign in which users tell their personal stories of how YouTube has affected their lives, underlining its founding commitment to be a place where "anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can share a story with the world".
Five years ago Chad Hurley, the site's co-founder and chief executive, said he had pinned his hopes for YouTube on the basic premise that "everyone in the back of their mind wants to be a star".
The ‘My YouTube Story’ campaign will be featured on a Five Year Channel showing interactive world maps of user videos and an interactive timeline of video milestones.
Guest curators including American chat-show host Conan O’Brien will pick five of their favourite YouTube clips from the past five years.
The site has gained a billion views a day in the past seven months, indicating that its decision last year to introduce long-form content is paying off.
In October, YouTube struck its first content deal with Channel 4, making the broadcaster's long-form programmes available on YouTube for free for the first time.
It has since struck deals with Channel Five, as well as with the Indian Premier League.
The site was bought by Google in 2006 for $1.65bn
New Look for Wikipedia
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