The final winner of our #SpeedQuiz is…@nicosartiCongratulations go to today’s #SpeedQuiz winner, @nicosarti, who correctly told us that, according to the carol, ‘twelve drummers drumming’ was the gift given on the twelfth day of Christmas. @nicosarti wins a rather fabulous Christmas cookie jar filled with chocolate coins and a bottle of booze.
This brings us to the end of our festive quiz and just leaves us to wish one and all a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
See you in 2011!
Today’s #SpeedQuiz winner is…nickzeasmithCongratulations go to today’s SpeedQuiz winner, @nickzeasmith. He wins a luxury Christmas pud for correctly identifying Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerberg as Time Magazine’s person of the year.
Well done Nick, everyone else – keep your eyes peeled as there’s only two days left until we wrap up for the year.
#SpeedQuiz – Today’s winner is Sue Hunter @ideasukCongratulations go to today’s SpeedQuiz winner, Sue Hunter @ideasuk. She is the lucky winner of a luxury ‘Pamper Hamper’, which comes complete with a selection of rose wine, chocolate hearts, lavender body cream and bath cream!
There’s only four days left of our Christmas Twitter Quiz so keep your eyes peeled for the daily questions next week – there’s still a nice hoard of prizes well worth winning!
SpeedQuiz: Today’s winner is @alexkinchCongratulations to @alexkinch who correctly identified the mystery cricket player from today’s quiz question as Shane Warne!
@alexkinch wins a bottle of champagne!
There’s still plenty of festive goodies to be won as we count down to Christmas so stay tuned!
The boring bit – Christmas Twitter Quiz Ts&CsSpeed’s Christmas Twitter Quiz Terms and Conditions
1. This prize competition is open to residents of the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland aged 18 years or over, except employees of Raymond Loewy International Limited (trading as Speed Communications) and their associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies, and their families, agents or anyone else professionally associated with the draw.
2. Details regarding how to enter as published form part of the terms and conditions. It is a condition of entry that all rules are accepted as final and that the competitor agrees to abide by these rules. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
3. Only one entry per person. Late, illegible, incomplete, defaced or corrupt entries will not be accepted. No responsibility can be accepted for lost entries and proof of transmission will not be accepted as proof of receipt. The winner(s) will be drawn at random from all entries received by the published date and time. The winner(s) will be drawn at random from all correct entries received.
4. All entries must be received by the published closing date and time.
5. The winner(s) will be announced at www.speedcommunications.com/blogs and the name of the county where they live may be published. The winner(s) will be notified within seven days of the close of the closing date. The name and county of the winner(s) may be disclosed to anyone who writes within one month after the published closing date, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope, to Speed Communications, 6th Floor, The Communications Building, 48 Leicester Square, London WC2H.
6. The prize will be delivered to the winner’s home address within 28 days of notification, unless the winner is notified otherwise. Prizes will not be awarded as a result of improper actions by or on behalf of entrants, illegal or otherwise.
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Speed’s 12 Working Days of Christmas Quiz
Help us countdown to Christmas! Following the success of last year’s Christmas Twitter Quiz we’re bringing it back during the last 12 working days before Christmas this year – kicking off on Wednesday 8th December.
Follow @speedcomms and at midday each day to see the media question from 2010.
Each day one of the correct responses will be picked at random and the lucky winner will receive a fantastic prize from the fairies atop the Speed Christmas tree. The answer to the day’s question and the winner will be announced via @speedcomms and here on our blog so keep your eyes peeled.
Festive prizes naturally include plenty of booze, chocolate and maybe even a turkey!
A list of terms and conditions can be found here.
Tube strikes set to encourage remote workersWith the first of several planned tube strikes scheduled to kick off at 5pm this evening the number of people working from home tomorrow looks set to sky-rocket. Many of the London workforce will be swapping their bustling daily commute for a more relaxed start to the working day.
Technology such as virtual private networks, cloud computing, teleconferencing, webinars and smartphones are all making this possible. Employers can now provide their staff with the flexibility to log in to corporate networks wherever they are. With such technology becoming more widespread it looks like employers are becoming more convinced of the productivity and green benefits that remote working can bring and bending to the demand from employees for such flexibility.
A recent survey by Reed Recruitment revealed that almost half of respondents (48%) wanted to up the amount of time they spend working from home, and 43% also wanted to give up on the traditional ‘nine to five’ working hours in favour of a more flexible approach.
And if it’s not the threat of a tube strike that coaxes the nation to give up on their office desk for the day then this year’s Work Wise Week is taking place later this month. Here’s some key dates to pop into your diary:
Speed Quiz: @JenBrannan wins a retro sweet hamperJenny Brannan (@JenBrannan) has won Speed’s weekly quiz. She correctly identified that it was Naomi Campbell who hit the headlines last week for allegedly attacking her chauffeur driver.
Jenny wins a retro sweets hamper.
Follow @speedcomms and every Friday at midday we’ll tweet a question. To take part simply send an @ reply with your answer. The winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the day and will be announced on the Speed Blogs and on Twitter on the following Monday morning.
Communication in a crisisIt’s hard to believe that the introduction of mobile communication and the leaps and bounds that the technology has seen since has taken place in the majority of our lifetimes. Advances in mobile communication have taken us from phone calls and messaging, to internet access and the more recent flurry around mobile apps as well as access to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter on the go.
For many, whiling the hours away browsing the internet, checking emails and downloading the latest apps on our mobile phones comes far too easily and although we can’t overlook the business benefits of mobile communication it’s the lifestyle and entertainment pros that more often catch our attention and make their way into our conversations.
However, the recent disaster in Haiti has highlighted quite clearly how, for all the fun that mobile access can provide, there is a more serious side to how this technology can be used for our benefit. The first images and videos to reach the public from the earthquake-torn region on Tuesday were captured with mobile phones and now, with the breakdown of traditional means of communication tools such as Twitter are being used as the primary means of contact and Google and Facebook are making missing persons lists available.
Charities worldwide have been quick to set up text aid lines for the public to pledge money to relief work to those in Haiti. As a result the Red Cross and other relief organisations have now raised more than $20 million via text message donations. Not only has mobile communication aided the spread of information quickly, but has had a direct impact on getting help to the right places and people.
For a list of ways to donate money, including by your mobile phone click here
Daily News: 12/01BBC – Complaints greet Google Nexus One phone
Google is being inundated with complaints about its Nexus One phone. The touchscreen smartphone was launched on 5 January and many people are unhappy with Google only responding to questions by email and are calling for it to set up phone-based support.
CBR – Intel unveils app store for netbooks
Intel has launched a beta version of its software application store, the Intel AppUp centre for netbook computers and four other Intel partners Acer, Asus, Dell and Samsung are collaborating with Intel to bring their apps to consumers.
Computerworld UK – Google Energy to trade electricity
Google continues to broaden it business focus, now seeking permission to buy and resell electricity.
The Financial Times (online) – Component shortages set to push up computer costs
The cost of assembling personal computers will rise this year for the first time in six years because of shortages in some key components, industry analysts have forecast.
IT PRO – Mandelson launches new IT courses for adults
New IT courses are set to give thousands of adults the computer skills they need, according to a new Government initiative.
