We are looking for someone with strong command of standards-compliant CSS, HTML/XHTML. Good understanding of accessibility/usability issues and cross-browser compatible coding. Good design skills  (i.e grid structure, typography, visual design) will be helpful but not necessary.

 Ideal candidates will also be widely read on usability and have the passion to create exceptional user experiences. Knowledge of Photoshop, logo design and other areas of design would be an advantage.

Contact (+44)( 0)1273 704 787 or email hr<at>kwiqq.com with your CV and salary expectation
 

Tags: WebDesigner, Kwiqq

I’m speaking on How to make Social Networking work for you at the British Library on Tuesday 29th. Its an open event and free to attend. To register click here.

This talk will cover topics:

“If you want to take advantage of using social networking for your business this will be a great place to start. With a presentation on how to create a network for your community and then plenty of time to meet others and business experts – this is a fantastic opportunity to get started.”

Tags: BritishLibrary, Raj, Social Network

I blogged about it earlier and now the moment of truth RESULT TIME ! I’m glad Kwiqq is one of the companies going to San Francisco with the delegation.

Overall the judge’s feedback was very positive:

 Some of the companies I’m looking forward to meet:

Coull - Interactive video platform

Byteplay (dotHomes) - Real estate search engine

Hubdub - News prediction social network

WAYN - travel and lifestyle social networking community

TrustedPlaces - Venue recommendation network

Mydeo - Mainstream application for storing and sharing video

Silobreaker - Contextual and graphic search results

edocr - Making business documents interactive

Companies who made it

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Tags: WebMission08, San Francisco, TCUK

White Paper - How to Blog for Business (using Wordpress)

I initially wrote a draft on how to Blog, a common sense way to get you into the blogosphere, using Wordpress. Now with the help of some experts in the field: Leif Kendall (at Kendall copywriting) and wonderful guys at Dharmafly: Madhava and Premsagar we have come up with part 2.

The text is re-written for people who are looking to dip their toe into blogging. You don’t have to be technical, just curious to learn more about blogging. Towards the end, we try and cover some Next Steps in Web 2.0 for people looking to take blogging to the next level.

Topics covered:

Preparation 6
Branding 6
About You 7
Geeky Bits – Explained for All 8
Setting up your Blog 8
URL structure 9
Widgets 9
Track Your Success 12
Let’s Write! 15
Relationships 15
Writing Style 15
Live and Direct 16
Moderation 17
Next step in Web 2.0 18
About Us 20

Just a quick reminder that Kwiqq will be exhibiting at Technology for Marketing and Advertising in Earls Court London on the 12th and 13th Feb

You can find the details in my earlier post.

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Tags: TFM&A, Technology, Marketing, Kwiqq, London

They say its always good to keep your site looking fresh. We have just done that and re-branded our website. Here is how it looks, Kwiqq V2:

We have made the site, so that users can really quickly browse through the Features of the Kwiqq Framework:

And see our client sites as screen shots at a click of a button:

This new site reflects the upgrade of our software. Kwiqq.com is built on Symfony as well, which is what Kwiqq Version2 is all about.

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Tags: KwiqqV2, Symfony, Ajax, Clients

Let me give you a quick over view of Voxswap. The site is still in its early stages and allows users to learn a new language with the help of the community.

There are chat, search features so you can quickly find people who can help you out and have a conversation. The site is targeted at languages hence there is a virtual keyboard for users to type all accents.

What in my mind is the USP (Unique Selling Point) of Voxswap ? I think its the attitude to KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid. The site is kept simple and the focus is to learn a language in a fun way. No silly unnecessary tools: pokes, super walls, vampire bites etc. Things like drag and drop mechanism to build your profile.

The site is not even a week old and already there are 225 users on it.

The site is powered by Kwiqq. We have gone through months of upgrade to build version 2 of our software. Voxswap is our first website in this series. Kwiqq V2 is built on Symfony.

Symfony is an open source PhP framework developed over several years. What I really like about Symfony is its:

1. Enterprise ready: Hence it allows us to scale as the community grows.
2. Built in Ajax: We can quickly deploy Ajax features for our clients
3. Clean code: I love the modular code and MVC model symfony follows
4. Open Source: This allows us not only to access the wider open source development community but also to give something back

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Tags: Voxswap, Learn Language, Kwiqq V2, Symfony, Open Source

Today is Kwiqq’s 1st Birthday and Wikipedia’s 7th Birthday. I’m proud of the team we have, who made this all possible. Thanks for everyone who has supported Kwiqq and been there for the good and the bad times.

You can see our achievements and ambitions for 2008. Big things expected this year, keep it Kwiqq !

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Tags: Kwiqq, Wikipedia, Happy Birthday

I’m speaking tomorrow (15th Jan 2008) at the Entrepreneur Panel, LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science). The panel will consist of James Eder from Student beans, Saj Jetha from The Smarty Train and me.

The talk will focus on Entrepreneurship after university. If you are a LSE student you are welcome to join us: Room U1 (Tower 1) at 6.30pm.

I will cover the following topics:

• Introduction to me and the company
• Where is Kwiqq now
• Before I started Kwiqq
• Entrepreneurism and Entrepreneurs
• My proudest accomplishment
• Most difficult challenge
• Should a student start a company after university ?
• Who supported me through out my Kwiqq journey
• Inside tips for budding entrepreneur

After the event the entrepreneur panel will be available for questions over dinner.

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Tags: LSE, Raj Anand, James Eder, Saj Jetha, Kwiqq

This is what Facebook had to say about my Account deactivation:

Hi Raj,

Your account was disabled because you took repeated actions that could be construed as spam. For instance, it is a violation of Facebook’s Terms of Use to repeatedly send the same message or to make the same post. Facebook prides itself in protecting users from spam, and we take this standard very seriously.

However, after reviewing your situation, we have reactivated your account, and you should now be able to log in. Please refrain from sending the same message or repeating the same post, as further violations of our Terms will result in your account being permanently disabled.

If you would like to spread the word about an organization you are starting, I recommend that you use our Groups feature to share information with other users. You may also want to consider using our new Pages feature. These Pages are distinct presences, separate from users’ profiles, and optimized for these presences’ needs to communicate, distribute information/content, engage their fans, and capture new audiences virally through their fans’ recommendations to their friends. Facebook Pages are designed to be a media rich, valuable presence solution for any artist, business, or brand.

Please let me know if you need any further assistance with your account.

Thanks for your understanding,

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My Reaction

So Facebook deactivated my account because I sent “the same message or to make the same post“. Excuse me ! What else should I say on a message to a members of a Brighton Salsa Group?

Remember I addressed the email to every person I sent it to. Not that I sent 100s of email. I didn’t even send the email to the entire group and the group only had around 84 members.

For some reason I don’t seem to have, ever connected with my Facebook profile, like I did with MySpace. And now I know why.

Keep controlling your users Facebook and slowly you’ll loose them!

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Tags: Facebook, reactivated, WTF