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Red Nose Day 2011 at Fubra HQ
Red Nose Day 2011 has just passed, and everyone at Fubra decided that we should do something a bit out of the ordinary this year to raise money for this great cause. Ideas came flooding in ranging from a quiz night or all night game-a-thon to a bush tucker trial style buffet for all! We thought long and hard and settled on a few things that everyone could take part in. It turned out some of us were particularly eager to take on a funny task for charity and our well loved graphic designer, Nick Haines, had no hesitations in making the most of his already look-a-like appearance, by offering to dress up as Commander Riker from Star Trek for the day (if we raised enough money of course!) We all agreed this would be funny, but wanted to take it that little bit further, so emptied our pockets for him to dress up as Riker for a whole week rather than just the day.
The costume arrived, and on Monday 14th March, Nick came into work fully prepared (beard trimmed, hair in the style of Riker, facial expression toned and polished) and we handed over the costume, with instructions to make sure it got a lot of exposure. Take a look at the resemblance below. During the week Nick reluctantly willingly took part in the many embarrassing challenges we set for him, including a trip to the bakery and into town. It turned out that people in Aldershot didn’t really bat an eyelid at the fact he was dressed as a Star Trek enthusiast! Read the rest of this entry »
TalkOn.it keeps growing!
It has been quite a few months down here at TalkOn.it HQ. The sites are currently undergoing another re-design but we see this one as being the one that’ll stay for the foreseeable future.
The reason for this blog is to celebrate our first day where we’ve broken the 5,000 unique visitors to the network and to let everyone into what exactly is going on with the sites.
New TalkOn.it Websites
Hi Everyone, My name is Matt Godwin and I am one of the website developers for Fubra. I have been working here for over two years now and I am the developer behind the TalkOn.it Network.
Ever since we launched TalkOn.it back in July 2007, the network has mainly focused on Sports and now boasts 46 dedicated websites. It has always been our plan to launch new websites covering different topics in the future.
After a while of developing the network and the forums we feel it is now a good time to start launching some new websites covering Motoring and Technology.
For our Technology websites we have launched Talk Mobiles, Talk HDTV and Talk Consoles. Whilst with Motoring we are aiming to create a website for each major car manufacturers, starting with Ford and Subaru with more currently in the works like Ferrari and Mercedes.
So come over and take a look at our new sites and tell us what you think and keep an eye out for new car websites coming out in the near future!
A TalkOn.it Network update
Howdy Folks. A bit of an update for you all on the TalkOn.It Network. I’m Neil and I’m the editor of all the sporting websites we run.
First things first, I know my picture shows me with the long hair, but after intense pressure from the developers, housemates, basically 99.9% of those who know me, I cut it all off. So I now have short hair with cold shoulders and freezing ears. On to more important and interesting matters…
The Birth of our Talkon.it Network
Back in November 2000, just a few months after Fubra Limited was formed, we registered the domain TalkOn.it. This was part of a general domain buying strategy that Brendan had been pursuing to get some of the web’s wackiest finest domain names; buyon.it, sellon.it, startabusinesson.it – letsface.it, youname.it, wehad.it!
Since then I have always poked fun at him as to when we would ever get round to using these domains, but not any more… as now that time has finally come!
Today marks the alpha launch of our new network of websites: The TalkOn.it Network. These sites are focussed around a number of specific interests, initially sports, where we are aiming to build a thriving community of passionate aficionados.
To give you an idea of what you can expect:
- Beautifully illustrated guides to each sport, such our page on Football Tactics
- Fubra Passport enabled discussion forums
- Daily podcasts and vidcasts from our resident Sports Geek Expert – Neil
And loads more!
So… just maybe… Brendan might get the last laugh after all!