Today is the the day that the US Senate is voting on a bill to save America’s economy by increasing its debt limit by $2.4trillion. Now as someone who works for a telecoms business, I like long numbers but in this case I had to write trillion as I didn’t want to type out all the noughts for a million million! (more…)
Will the 4G licence auction fund rural broadband?
The people of rural Britain are getting fed up….As if slow, or non-existent broadband wasn’t bad enough because of long line lengths and decaying old copper wires, going mobile isn’t even an option to them like it is for urbanites. That’s right, the price you pay for living in the beautiful British countryside is a lack of decent broadband speed or mobile phone services. (more…)
Robbie gets people talking with controversial tactics
So, Robbie Williams is at it again. Where would we be without his media-friendly, attention seeking outbursts? Whether you love him or loathe him, Robbie knows how to get people talking about him, and here I am writing a blog about him for 08 Direct…so, “what’s all this got to do with non-geographic numbers?”, I hear you ask….I’ll explain…. (more…)
Who will win? BlackBerry vs iPhone vs Android
Research In Motion, BlackBerry’s parent company had a bad week last week.
RIM’s quarterly profit dropped and it missed its revenue forecast, forcing it to slash its outlook for the future. This announcement sent its shares plummeting as investors were clearly unimpressed. (more…)
Cheryl Cole X Factor
Pop star Cheryl Cole has reportedly been dropped from the judging panel of the US version of The X Factor. Entertainment website TMZ said sources claimed the show’s producers were concerned the singer’s Newcastle accent was too strong for US audiences. And as the show generates millions of dollars from the public’s votes it would be extremely costly to have a judge that isn’t able to encourage the viewers to call in because they don’t understand what she’s saying. (more…)
Artist impression of the Olympic Stadium
The ticketing for London 2012 has been controversial to say the least. It may have generated massive demand but the customer experience leaves a lot to be desired.. (more…)
www.BloomInBusiness.co.uk
Bloom in Business was founded by three Yorkshire Business Women who identified a gap in the market for a fun, creative, relaxed environment where businesses could meet, learn and bloom.
Disillusioned with the typically unproductive, run of the mill business events, their mission is to create a UK-wide series of regional business events that provide businesses with an effective and enjoyable networking and promotional forum. In addition to these events, they also publish Bloom In Business Magazine, a regional publication showcasing local businesses to the local business community. (more…)
Here at 08 Direct, we love our customers and we hope you love us too.
And if you do, we’d like to say thank you.
You’re certainly not alone – thousands of businesses use our services and almost all are happy to recommend us. We have featured a small selection of them on our testimonials page. (more…)
Chris Moyles - ranted about Radio 1's 03 number
Driving into work this morning, the sun was shining, the birds were singing and, as usual, I had the Chris Moyles Show on the radio. Now, Moyles likes to talk but one particular link caught my attention when he had to read out Radio 1’s telephone number so that listeners could call the show.
Now it isn’t unusual for him to have a bit of a rant, but in this case Moyles vented an opinion that he thinks Radio 1’s phone number is, frankly, rubbish. And he’s got a point because most radio stations use a phone number that has something to do with either their broadcasting frequency or the name of the station. But Radio 1’s number is 03700 100 100. (more…)
Image of job advert in newspaper
In these unprecedented times of economic uncertainty, it gives us all a boost when industry commentators announce good news off the back of their latest piece of research.
Take the latest survey from Barclays Corporate, which has revealed that the majority of firms in the North plan to create new jobs this year. Good times!
Unfortunately there is a big ‘but’…these firms say they’ll only create the jobs if sales grow first. (more…)
