Archive for May, 2010

The Top Social Networking Sites for Students

share_button_v1Ah, nostalgia. I remember tipping up to University back in 2005 – all fresh faced, badly dressed, and certainly by no means web savvy. Ofcourse, back then you didn’t need to be; the most complex thing I needed to know how to do was upload my latest preening, doe-eyed Myspace profile picture. Yup, back in those days there was no Twitter, LinkedIn was in its infancy, and (whisper it), Facebook had yet to achieve world domination. It barely seems possible. Anyway, fast forward to the ‘Tennies’ and the world seems a very different place. Social networking is now an unavoidable reality of modern life, so you’d better be prepared to use it to your advantage. The below is a brief outline of what the biggies can do for you. Read the rest of this entry »

FreelanceStudents wins Natwest special prize at the Smarta 100 awards

smartaBack in February of this year, FreelanceStudents was voted as one of the most promising small businesses by Smarta – a popular free online business resource for small business owners. The panel of judges included Deborah Meaden and other leading entrepreneurs such as Bebo founder Michael Birch.

To celebrate the Smarta 100, a winners’ reception was recently held on 20th May where FreelanceStudents, to our complete surprise, picked up one of four awards – ‘The Natwest special award’!

Being chosen as a Smarta 100 company was fantastic, especially as the list was evaluated by respected and experienced business people. However, to go on and win one of four prizes at the winners’ reception is unbelievable. We’re truly humbled and this has given us the motivation to continue to improve and grow the site!

See the full article here: http://www.smarta.com/blog/2010/5/the-smarta-100-awards-special-prizes-%28and-special-times%29

Web Watch – A Mashup of Useful Websites #1

student_geek_on_computerWelcome to Web Watch edition number one! We’ll be running a regular short article where we scour the goliath that is the Internet for interesting, quirky and useful links for your entertainment and enlightenment. Read the rest of this entry »