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Check out our new look facebook page - it's taken a while but we finally found some time to turn it into a good refelction of our business:

CHECK IT OUT!

It is, and always will be, a work in progress, but as you'll see there are a number of different ways you can make your FB page work for you.

If you check back in in a day or two, we'll have our FB feed streaming straight to this page...

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I am not sure if you have been following the hullabaloo that has been going on for some time now between Adobe and Apple, but it seems that this stand off is not over just yet. When Adobe began talking about the release of CS5, they were chuffed to announce that the suite would come with the capability to create Apps for iPhone in Flash. It was kind of exciting because it meant that fledgling developers who saw Flash as an easy way to develop apps for mobile could branch out beyond the PC based phones and now create for the Apple platform. This feeling of solidarity between platforms was short lived however, as Apple soon came stomping out onto the parapet to advise that it had decided only native Apple software was good enough to use to create apps for the iPhone and iPad. Fair enough, some might say, it is their product, however it was bad news for Adobe. This meant no Flash App development for iPhone. Then began the showdown of 2010, with Steve Jobs spouting anti-Flash sentiment and Adobe coming right back with accusations of competition and innovation stifling. To that end Adobe have just taken out some full page ads in USA newspapers - Check it out!


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Chris Martin and Henrik Pagh from Clearmedia will be conducting a seminar on Wednesday the 5th May titled 'See Yourself Online'. The seminar is aimed at innovators and SMEs who want a successful website that will increase sales and build brand awareness.

The seminar will be conducted at:
Innovation @ 257,
Level 1, Emirates House,
257 Collins Street, Melbourne

Unfortunately all seats have been booked out, however we will upload a YouTube clip next week for those interested.



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PepsiCo sent shockwaves through the carbonated beverage industry Monday when the multibillion dollar corporation announced that it would cease all advertising of its popular soda product, effective immediately. Click here to view the full article.

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Tomorrow at MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems
Incorporated will announce with partner Research In Motion (RIM) their progress in bringing Flash support to BlackBerry devices.

RIM, the company behind BlackBerry’s wireless platform, including email and touchscreen technologies, is joining Adobe’s Open Screen Project, a 50-organization-members-strong organization that aims to promote better apps for richer mobile, television, and desktop browsing experiences for users.

With this announcement, 19 out of the top 20 mobile handset manufacturers are now collaborating with Adobe to integrate Flash technology into their devices.

Also at MAX, Adobe and Nokia are jointly announcing the funding of more than 35 multi-screen applications as part of the Open Screen Project Fund. Several apps will be demonstrated at the show, including Twitter client Twittle, interactive map MyFestivalGuide, entertainment app SmartGrooves, frequent flyer app MileBlaster, real-time audience feedback app Live TalkBack, and many more.

Adobe is also announcing support for HTTP streaming and several new mobile-ready features, including multi-touch, gestures, accelerometer, and screen orientation.

Flash Player 10.1 is the first consistent browser-based runtime from the Open Screen Project that offers browsing of Flash-based web apps, HD video, and other content on smartphones, netbooks, other Internet-enabled devices.

Flash support is also expected for several other mobile platforms, including Google Android, Symbian, Palm webOS, and Windows Mobile. A public developer beta will be available for Windows Mobile, webOS, and desktop operating systems before the end of the year. A public developer beta for Android and Symbian should be announces early in 2010, with general availability and publicly available devices coming in the first half of 2010.


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Yes, Google has got the most popular search engine on the planet, and yes it has quite a few useful features. For me though, it does lack one important feature, and that is the ability to visually preview a site before actually clicking to enter. A thumbnail preview if you like.

This brings me to the reason why I am scribbling today. I found such a search engine, with not only thumbnail preview, but REAL-TIME thumbnail preview. Which means when you enter your search term, the images it delivers are real-time snapshots of the actual site you plan to visit. Cool, just what a designer like myself is after. This rich visual search engine is called Murgurdy Search. When I first found Murgurdy Search, a few months ago, it was by invite only, so I tried, and loved it. It is now open to everyone, so I thought I would share this great app with eve

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Love this ad campaign...It perfectly captures the way that children interpret Lego and the possibilities it affords for their imaginations to run riot. Long Live LEGO...
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Welcome to the all new Clear Media website!

Keep in touch with the team at Clear Media as we plow our way through the digital world on our quest to provide the best for our clients.

In the days and weeks to come, you will find all sorts of interesting stuff posted on our blog, from solutions to coding problems to cool stuff we found while surfing the web.

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