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We’re Attending: Publishing Expo & Internet World 2012

January 19th, 2012 by Leave a comment

Internet World and Publishing Expo

That’s right folks! Just like 2011, bbAuthority will be heading over to Earls Court in merry ol’ London for Publishing Expo (February 28th – 29th) and Internet World (April 24th – 26th). The two massive events are set to cater for most needs in the digital world, from social media to advertising, from content management systems to email providers.

Not only that, but Internet World is celebrating its 20th year running – not bad going. Should you be up for attending, both events are free to register for, and should you be going along be sure to say hi. Follow us on Twitter (@bbAuthority) for details of where we’ll be and there may even be a few pints in a nearby pub afterwards.

Head on over to Publishing Expo and Internet World to register for an attendee badge.

Sites close for Blackout Day, is it worth it?

January 18th, 2012 by Leave a comment

Wikipedia Blackout

A number of web properties have closed their doors for the day, while a good deal more are expressing their concerns about the SOPA. While bbAuthority is against the bill (even though we’re British born), we can’t help but to question the blackout. Is it worth it?

For example; the English edition of Wikipedia is blacked out (see above image), but one can still access the site and articles should Javascript be disabled in the browser, or the user interrupting the page load. But, to get a message across, and to get visitors looking up SOPA/PIPA, the blackout could be labelled a success.

Namecheap has announced its stance on the matter, and has taken advantage of competitors who are backing the bills by drawing in potential customers who aren’t satisfied with current providers. Over 27,000 domain transfers have taken place from SOPA supporting registrars.

What’s your stance on SOPA? Do you believe enough is being done by the big website properties? Check out the video after the break for more info on the bill.

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MyBB Goes Under Rebranding

January 15th, 2012 by Leave a comment

MyBB New Logo

The MyBB team has announced on the official blog that the bulletin board software will be rebranded with a new logo, accompanied by a mascot. The new logo (seen above) is a massive improvement on the current and has a more professional finish. Both designs are results of collaboration between the MyBB team and Mike Creuzer of Audentio Design.

The mascot, which is an un-named astronaut, will be used for product promotion and official merchandise. You can check out the new MyBB mascot below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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Has Social Media on Mobiles Taken Over the Use of Laptops?

January 14th, 2012 by Leave a comment

Social Media Laptops

During the past few years, the mobile smart phone has become the preferred device for many when it comes to accessing social media. While mobile devices still lag laptops and desktops in certain areas of web usage, the world of social media is quickly being overtaken by mobile hardware. When it comes to Tweeting, posting on Facebook Walls, and checking RSS feeds, consumers overwhelmingly prefer using their smart phones. Thanks to the proliferation of mobile-optimized websites, practically every major platform online can be accessed from a mobile phone.

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UK ISPs to help Parents Police the Internet

October 11th, 2011 by Leave a comment

Police InternetDavid Cameron was reported to be forcing a “porn filter” on UK Internet connectivity, which would certainly anger the majority of users due to too much Government interference, but ISPs were quick to correct the claims by stating that only new customers will have a choice to block or allow adult content. Customers already tied to contracts will see no difference to content available.

This confusion arose after a new “filtered feed” system was suggested to be applied to all customers who actively use an Internet connection with the four top UK ISPs – BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin. The accumulated number of broadband customers between the ISPs is 17.6 million of the 19.2 million UK total.

Customers who take up new contracts with one of the named ISPs will have the choice to enable parental control or allow full access to Internet content. Sources at the broadband providers say that this is an “active choice” rather than an opt-in or opt-out option. BT has said that their parental controls will be provided by security firm McAfee.

It’s been a long concern that parental controls are inactive by default, and for parents this introduced code of practice will be seen as a positive step forward to protect sensitive kiddies.

What are your thoughts? Can parents (or the ISPs for that matter) really police traffic that is sent to and from household computers? Do children require protection?