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  • ivy_bean

    THE DEATH OF IVY BEAN, THE OLDEST TWEETER IN TOWN

    THE oldest person on Twitter, Ivy Bean, died this week at the age of 104. The great-grandmother from Bradford had first hit the headlines when she got ‘bored’ with one social network – Facebook – and switched to Twitter. She ‘tweeted’ about her love of...

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  • globe_west1

    New businesses want more web marketing – Sound Communication survey

    FLEDGLING businesses in Greater Manchester want more help to market themselves on the internet as the recession bites, according to a Sound Communication survey. They want better technical support, more training and stronger creative input to help market their businesses more effectively on the web....

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  • Using MySpace to engage and involve young people in schools project

    Using MySpace to engage and involve young people in schools project

    A SOCIAL networking site about a new schools programme has attracted more than 600 friends, mainly young people. The website – on the giant MySpace system – carries the latest news about the school building project, up-to-the-minute photographs of the buildings under construction, comments and...

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