In its first 24 hours available, EIGHT people -- six Americans and two from Europe -- bought "I Am Rich," a seemingly useless iPhone app that has since been removed from the App Store, for a penny under one grand. I am dead serious.
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It's been a great week for our first book Travel Photography with the local media going crazy over it! We've been featured in our local paper the Shropshire Star and on local news website Shropshire Live.
Heres the story from the Shropshire Star.
The Book featured on Shropshire Live:
Read full story on Shropshire Live.
Travel Photography is available in print (£12.95) or digital download (£5.95) from the ImAFish Shop!
Drupal Views is one of the most powerful modules available, paired with the automation service IFTTT you can post to Twitter in some fancy ways.
Shropgeek is proud to present our biggest Rebellion event to date!
Join us for our (almost) Christmas party on the 21st November!
We've invited some of the digital industries leading talent to come along, share skills and present earth-shattering ideas. So why not join us for some food and drink and maybe even a cocktail or two - it will be (almost) Christmas after all.
Held at The Alb, Shrewsbury - 6.30pm til late - First talk starts at 7pm-ish.
Tickets are only £10 and are limited so don't miss out!
Full details about the evening can be found on our website: shropgeek-rebellion.co.uk
The Talks:
Harry Roberts
Ten top tips for tidier type.
In this talk we’ll take a look at a number of things that even the most design-challenged people (like myself) can do to enhance and improve the quality and appearance of their typography online. As well as some practical tips, we’ll also learn a little about the quirks and reasons behind many typographic rules and nuances.
Steve Leighton
Swimming in a sea of shit, standing out in a crowded market place.
In this talk I will take a look at three leading brands, and how they stand out in a crowded market place, and are able to charge much more than their competitors for a similar product and still make them happy. But be able to do this on a large scale and be in the mainstream.
Ben Everard
Web Performance Improvements In Less Than One Hour
With performance on the internet ever important, Ben gives an introduction to performance improvements you can make in just one hour, along with pointers on where to look to next to understand and implement good performance techniques on your client's websites.
Tickets
Tickets cost £10 and can be purchased at: shropgeek-rebellion.co.uk
Ticket prices cover the costs incurred when running an event of this nature. All of our speakers are generously donating their time to make this event a success. However, we do pay for their travel and accommodation. Any money left over after costs have been covered will be donated to a bar tab on the night. There is no VAT Applied to the ticket price.
The Web Orchard, one of the region’s leading website developers who are based in Shrewsbury, have recently been delivering support to their growing number of international clients.
A project funded by the World Bank targeting Women in Iraq, is amongst the latest organisations to benefit from The Web Orchards managed hosting, aiming to solve any technical issues and user support requests.
Speaking in regards to the Nina-Iraq website, Pete White says “Nina-Iraq represents the heart of enterprise and the spirit of Iraq. It is great for us to be able to share our technical abilities and expand our services, into other countries from our operating base in the heart of Shrewsbury.”
Website hosting and ongoing technical support are just two areas where The Web Orchard excel in supporting numerous renowned companies.
For more information on The Web Orchard and their web services, visit www.theweborchard.com, to see the Nina-Iraq website, take a look at www.nina-iraq.com