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Google Doodle Marks Agatha Christie’s 120th Birthday

admin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:04:16 +0000

Google has marked the 120 birthday of the legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie with a doodle on its homepage.

The internet search giant has celebrated the anniversary of the famous British author with an elaborate doodle depicting the famous Belgian detective from her novels, Hercule Poirot.

The Google doodle depicts the letter ‘G’ wearing the hat and a moustache belonging to the famous detective, while the remaining letters are also dressed up as famous characters taken from her crime mystery novels, theTelegraph has reported.

Agatha Christie, who was born on 15 September 1890 and died in January 1976, wrote more than 90 books, selling an estimated four billion copies worldwide, and around one million copies for her publisher Harper Collins each year – a figure surpassed only by Shakespeare and the Bible.

Harper Collins has said that her books have never been out of print since her death.

She also wrote a number of West End performances, including the world’s longest running play The Mousetrap.

Originally published on ITProPortal.com

Google Celebrates 12th Birthday With New Doodle

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:51:00 +0000

Google has swapped its usual logo for a fully interactive ‘balls’ doodle.

Users can chase the balls around their screen, or cause them to bounce in place with the movement of their mouse.

The company regularly adds doodles to its site, usually put in place to mark an iconic event, with this one apparently up to celebrate Google’s 12th birthday.

British newspaper the Guardian reports that Google first opened its doors on 7 September 1998 in Menlo Park, California

Before this became apparent, web users and tech pundits alike flooded the internet with queries, attempting to discover the motive behind the new doodle.

The new doodle follows the recent Buckyball, and second interactive, doodle, celebrating the anniversary of the discovery of the Buckyball. The company had replaced one of the ‘Os’ in its logo with a rotating Buckyball.

The first interactive doodle was a fully functional version of the game PacMan, put up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the game. The PacMan doodle can still be found and played here.

Originally published on ITProPortal.com

Social Media World Forum Europe 2010

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:12:58 +0000

Social Media World Forum Europe 2010

www.socialmedia-forum.com

Venue: Olympia, Earls Court, London

Date: 15th/16th March 2010

Organiser: Six Degrees Events, Bristol

Social Media World Forum is now firmly established as Europe’s leading social media event. With 5 supporting conference streams, over 300 speakers, free to attend workshops and exhibitions, the show is a must attend on the social media calendar.

The show covers the latest in brand engagement using social media, monitoring social media campaigns, brand building using social media, b2b social networks, social media & pr, virtual currencies, gaming, applications and many more.

The Social Media World Forum is part of the Social Media World Series http://www.socialmediaseries.net and will also take place in North America in June and Asia in September 2010.

Cloud Computing Congress Europe 2010

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:50:38 +0000

Cloud Computing Congress Europe

http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com

Date: 16th March 2010

Venue: Olympia, Earls Court, London

Organiser: Six Degrees Events, Bristol

The Cloud Computing Congress examines the latest state of cloud computing, the technical challenges, and how the applications can be controlled and managed in a cloud-based environment.
Areas covered include, a practical guide on cloud computing for your business – how your business can benefit, the value proposition, and the impact on the IT function. Building and managing applications in the cloud – how to manage and control applications and resources in the cloud environment? Finally, security, testing and management of cloud infrastructures – key risks in cloud computing and interoperability of cloud systems.

The Cloud Computing Congress is an event designed for the CIO, Head of IT, government IT decision makers and more, allowing you to learn from key cloud computing deployments – their successes and failures, and how far the market has come so far?

Cloud Computing Congress is part of the Cloud Computing Series http://www.cloudcomputingseries.com and will also take place in North America in June and Asia in September 2010.

Enterprise Social Media Europe 2010

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:28:32 +0000

Enterprise Social Media Europe

http://www.enterprisesocialmedia.net

Date: 15th March 2010

Venue: Olympia, Earls Court, London

Organiser: Six Degrees Events, Bristol

Enterprise Social Media provides the ideal platform for employees to communicate, share information, and discuss the real issues affecting their businesses. The Enterprise Social Media Conference looks at the next generation workspace, how new application stores can be harnessed within a web 2.0 environment, and how internal business communities can be built.

Enterprise Social Media is part of the Enterprise Series http://www.enterpriseseries.net and will also take place in North America in June and Asia in September 2010.