Between Transport for London (TfL) investing £80m into the city’s ‘Boris Bikes’ upgrade, ongoing strikes and social media blunders from Southern Rail and Virgin Train’s rivalry with Aston Villa this week our news feeds have been filled with updates from UK transport services. We compared these three companies with Translink, the transport company which serves Northern […]
Amazon joins the Internet of Things
Amazon has released their contribution to the world of voice activation and tech personal assistants – Amazon Echo. The Amazon Echo is a challenger to Apple’s Siri, Microsoft Cortana and Google Now. The Echo comes in the form of a wireless voice-activated home speaker and the home of its personal assistant- Alexa. Users can speak […]
The Debate Showdown: Trump vs Clinton
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump went head to head at the first presidential debate on Monday. A record-breaking 84 million people tuned in to witness the face off. Trump spent the majority of the speech on the defensive, provoked by Clinton and host Lester Holt. He angrily defended accusations of racism, sexism and tax avoidance, […]
Hillary Clinton: Fit to be President?
Hillary Clinton’s abrupt exit from the Ground Zero memorial service on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11 caused a mighty uproar. The subsequent announcement that she is suffering from pneumonia has sparked controversy over her presidential ability. The announcement of Hillary’s pneumonia has led to Republican opponent Donald Trump publicly raising questions about the Democratic candidate’s health. Trump […]
The Great British Bake Off leaves the BBC for more ‘Dough’
Is this the end of the Great British Bake Off?! The Adoreboard team’s hearts sank this week it was announced that the nation’s favourite baking show, the Great British Bake Off, is leaving the BBC after the current series finishes in favour of a £25 million bid from Channel 4. As if the channel move was […]
3 Lessons We Can Learn From Buzzfeed About Crafting Engaging Content
Many publishers from almost all industries, the web over, are in awe of and rightly very impressed by the online viral content pioneer and well-oiled meme machine that is Buzzfeed. In less than ten years the site has rapidly ascended to become one of the most visited in the world, which is no easy feat […]
Meet the Team: Lauren Harris, Content Marketing Executive
This week we are kicking off our new series, and giving you a chance to meet our team! Starting us off is Lauren Harris, our Content Marketing Executive. She has been with us since June, while she is completing a masters in Marketing at Queen’s University, Belfast. What do you do at Adoreboard? I write content […]
The Big Three: Who’s got the Power?
Regardless of how often it crosses our mind, we rely utilities everyday to sustain us. Whether it is gas or electricity, it is often easy to forget how much you use something until something goes wrong. The UK energy market is dominated by six companies who supply gas and electricity to over 50 million UK […]
What’s Trending this Week: #GenderPayGap
The Institute for Fiscal Studies found an average wage gap of 18% between males and females in the UK. This gap apparently widens when women have children, which raises the debate of whether a mother is more likely to miss out on a pay rise or a promotion when compared to her male counterpart. Prime […]