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Our web team (Gary, Ben and Pete) here at Cosmic have been extremely busy putting the finishing touches to several websites. They’re a modest bunch and don’t really want to boast about the excellent work they’ve done so I thought I’d do it for them.

Firstly, the guys at Pluss asked us to build Your Equipment Services which is a site showing the range of equipment available which empowers people to achieve maximum independence,...

Blog by Jamie Dabrowiecki

This is a topic that has been discussed around the office lately. Recently, we learned that Google have introduced a new tool that gives you the option to have your Google data removed after you pass away (full story), which means the deletion of your e-mails, Google’s social media site Google+ and more.

Death is a sensitive topic, and I expect there to be a wide range of thoughts on this. What do you think should happen to...

Blog by Matt Young

You see it all the time… “Like this photo and we’ll enter you in to a competition to win… this thing and that”. It is the easiest thing to ask someone to like your page or a photo to enter a competition but did you know this is strictly against Facebook’s terms & conditions?

A screengrab of how NOT to do it!

The full (and fairly boring) breakdown of Facebook’s terms & conditions state that all promotions must be managed...

Blog by Matt Young

Keep Calm

The simple answer is… YES, but very sparingly.

There are many factors to consider when asking this question but as is always the way, common sense prevails. If you write “Please RT” in every tweet you send, it will drive people mad and they won’t. They might do to start off with but eventually, they will tire of it. Our advice? Don’t Do It!

If you add this call to action only to your ‘key message tweets’ then people are much more likely to carry out your request. Don’t forget though, you need...