May 5th, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed poll: Conservatives 44%, Lib Dems 36%, Labour 12%

The General Election is set to take place tomorrow and almost every newspaper and news channel in the land seems to have carried out a poll of some sort. At present The Sun has The Conservatives leading with 35 per cent, Labour on 30 per cent, and the Lib Dems trailing behind with 24 per cent. But the only poll that the party leaders really need to take notice of is Speed’s office poll.

The result of our internal staff poll suggest that the Conservatives will enjoy a landslide victory with 44 per cent of the vote. The Liberal Democrats are put in second place with 36 per cent and the Labour party is placed in third position with just 12 per cent.

The results of the poll also revealed that 4 per cent of Speed staff would be voting for independent candidates. Another 4 per cent said that they intended to vote for John Brown, despite him not running for a parliamentary seat.

The results are based on a turnout of 67.57 per cent, which is markedly higher than the turnout at the 2005 General Election when just 61.3 per cent of people bothered to vote.

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April 13th, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed Quiz: @GuyClapperton wins a picnic hamper

Guy Clapperton (@GuyClapperton) has won Speed’s weekly quiz. He correctly identified that Nick Clegg is the leader of the Lib Dem party.

Guy wins a packed picnic hamper so he can make the most of the sun while it’s here.

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.

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April 9th, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed Quiz: The Winners’ Gallery

It’s been nearly three months since we launched our weekly quiz on Twitter. We’ve given away loads of fantastic prizes ranging from a spa day for two to a llama trekking experience, a case of Belgian beers and even a zorbing experience.

Here’s a roundup of some of the winners enjoying their prizes:

@CMRLee won a box of creme eggs

@clairebarb won oodles of poodles

@sarahp1986 won a floral bouquet

@Crossy won a box of mini cupcakes

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March 29th, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed Quiz: @CMRLee wins a box of creme eggs

Chris Lee (@CMRlee) has won Speed’s weekly quiz. He correctly identified that The Independent was bought by Alexander Lebedev for the princely sum of a pound last week. Chris has won a box of creme eggs.

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.

Click here to find out a bit more about our weekly competition.

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March 22nd, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed Quiz: @angelicamari wins a spa day for two

Angelica Mari (@angelicamari) has won Speed’s weekly quiz. She correctly identified that Robert Pattinson shot to fame in the Twilight saga movies. Angelica has won a spa day for two.

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.

Click here to find out a bit more about our weekly competition.

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March 15th, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed Quiz: @clairebarb wins oodles of poodles

Claire Barber (@ClaireBarb) has won Speed’s weekly quiz. She correctly identified that Mark Owen  admitted to having 10 extramarital affairs last week. Claire has won a gift box filled with oodles of tasty little cookie poodles.

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.

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March 1st, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed Quiz: @BeccaJW wins a Llama trekking experience for two

Rebecca Wheeler (@BeccaJW) has won Speed’s weekly quiz. She correctly identified that Cheryl Cole’s maiden name was Tweedy. Rebecca wins a llama trekking experience for two.

She will spend the evening walking a llama through beautiful woodland paths just outside of London before enjoying a meal at the award-winning Merry Harriers pub.

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.

Click here to find out a bit more about our weekly competition.

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February 26th, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Daily News 26/02

IT PRO – Ofcom investigates real UK internet speeds
Ofcom is asking consumers to volunteer for a research project to discover what broadband speeds users are really getting at home, compared to those advertised.

Computing – British Library unveils UK web archive
The British Library has launched its UK Web Archive to capture and record thousands of UK web sites, but has warned that the future of the project is at risk owing to copyright legislation.

CBR – Email scanning damned by UK consumers
Two thirds of UK citizens don’t know that if they sign up for a free email service their messages could be scanned for advertising opportunities. Of the 1,580 UK adults surveyed by GMX, a free email provider, 56 per cent said they were concerned by the practice and 19 per cent professed to be anxious. One in four felt they should be allowed to opt out of having their emails scanned.

Computer Weekly – Nominet votes for internet self-rule
Nominet members have voted overwhelmingly to accept changes to its constitution that should allow it to retain its self-regulatory status as the registrar of the .uk internet domain. At an extraordinary general meeting members voted in favour of resolutions to change the Nominet constitution in way that addressed government concerns about its independence and public-spirited ideals. The government is seeking to give itself the power to manage the .uk domain through the proposed Digital Economy Bill now going through parliament.

The Daily Telegraph – Facebook voted best invention of the decade
Britons have named Facebook as the best invention of the past decade in a new survey. More than 1,000 people were asked to name their favourite three inventions of the Noughties, and almost three-quarters (73 per cent) included the social networking website among their choices. The iPhone was the second most popular (62 per cent), closely followed by networking website Twitter (58 per cent). 2 per cent even voted for X Factor’s twins John and Edward.

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February 22nd, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed Quiz: @DanRaywood wins a case of Belgian beers

Dan Raywood (@DanRaywood) has won Speed’s weekly quiz. He correctly identified that Mobile World Congress took place in Barcelona last week. Dan wins a mixed case of Belgian beers.

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.

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February 16th, 2010 by Matthew Watson

Speed Quiz: @sarahp1986 wins a bouquet

Sarah Porter (@sarahp1986) has won Speed’s weekly quiz. She correctly identified that ntl:Telewest Business relaunched as Virgin Media Busienss last week. Sarah wins a floral bouquet.

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.

Click here to find out a bit more about our weekly competition.

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