Posted by Social Media Charity on Mar 29, 2013 in Facebook, Mobile, News, Platforms
It appears that Facebook and HTC are warming-up for the launch of a dedicated Facebook phone. Based on Android, the new Facebook device will offer deeper integration between the operating system and the world’s biggest social network. This isn’t the first time Facebook and HTC have teamed-up to work on a device, the ChaCha was the first and had a dedicated Facebook button to quick launch their app. This new project looks much more involved and may include a separate Home Launcher...
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Posted by Social Media Charity on Mar 14, 2012 in Mobile, Platforms
NFC or Near Field Communication to give it its full title, is a way for devices to exchange information with each other without having to plug in or even physically touch each other. Soon it will be used to create “contactless” payments where you can simply place your credit, debit or even phone onto a pad and the retailer can charge you for your purchase in seconds. How does NFC work? NFC uses small chips, sometimes called tags that have no power of their own but when scanned by...
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Posted by Social Media Charity on Feb 8, 2011 in Facebook, Mobile, Twitter
The mobile web has been a long held promise but finally the first wave of mobile web devices like the iPhone and Android devices allow for more advanced ways to get online. New to Europe are QR barcodes a special code that can be read by a mobile phone. Read on to learn how QR can be used to enable an entirely new form of awareness raising for businesses and charities / non-profits. UPDATE: FACEBOOK ADDS QR Hi Facebook users, thanks for your interest in QR technology. First up we know a lot of...
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Posted by Social Media Charity on Feb 8, 2011 in Discounts, Mobile, Twitter
In our look at how Bullying UK launched a mobile website in 24 hours we talked extensively about the Mofuse platform and how easy it is for a charity to create a mobile version of their website just by using a bit of RSS . In fact it was so easy we built two sites! Mofuse have been in contact and would like to offer any charity a 20% discount off any of the premium Mofuse packages. You can also use Mofuse Standard for FREE but you only get a couple of RSS feed inputs which for some...
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Posted by Social Media Charity on Feb 8, 2011 in Interviews, Mobile, Twitter
What is your charity’s name and mission? Kidney Research UK, our mission is to fund life-saving research into kidney disease, to improve the quality of life of those with the kidney disorders and to increase public awareness of kidney health. What is your name? Helen How long have you been using Twitter and whose idea was it? Since mid April – so not too long although personally since August 07. I thought Twitter was something we needed to embrace, having followed a few passionate...
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Posted by Social Media Charity on Feb 8, 2011 in Facebook, Mobile
Children being bullied online can now get instant help from Bullying UK using their mobile phone. The charity has devised a mobile version of its award-winning website with special emphasis on cyber bullying. Young people can access the site by visitinghttp://cyberbullying.co.uk from their mobile phone or by scanning a special QR mobile barcode from an anti-bullying poster that takes them directly to the site. “The idea is that when someone sees that abuse has been uploaded to a website...
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