http://technology.iii.co.uk Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:46:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We expanded our email based alerts today on www.iii.co.uk, adding the ability for users to receive a price or news alert to their mobile ('SMS'). Price alerts are available to any registered user, and work as follows :- 1. Ensure your master phone number in your Account profile is your ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/07/04/sms-alerts-launched-on-interactive-investor/ Aims: To become the leading provider of free (or at cost) real-time stock market data in the UK. Ensure data is as accurate and timely as possible. To utilise modern technologies to deliver a feature rich, highly functional desktop / mobile based service. To provide simple access to share price data and research tools ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/05/28/sharepricecouk-launched/ We've released a couple of usability enhancements :- 1. All users can now benefit from the 'Ignore User' feature on our bulletin boards.  This was previously only available to subscribers but we felt it should be available to all due to the increasing levels of postings on our boards. 2.  Logged in ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/04/17/a-couple-of-new-features/ Even if Robocop was a favourite movie during my teens.....this US defence funded robot is just a little spooky. http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/03/28/im-suddenly-scared-of-dogs/ Our main site has a very active stock bulletin board - Desire Petroleum - where the same old questions have kept cropping up over the last few years:  When is drilling going to commence? What is the price likely to be when drilling commences? And, what are the chances of of finding a ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/03/11/an-experiment-with-google-maps/ The importance of internet based media companies such as ours embracing the social networking phenomenon and engaging with new (and existing) users on sites other than their own has been well documented.   Facebook is one such site and for us offers a way to introduce a fun, yet competitive, game to a potential audience of ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/03/03/pick-of-the-week-launched-on-facebook/ Interactive Investor is one of the largest community of financially savvy individuals in the UK.  Regardless of how clued up someone is, there's always a time when posing a question to others is useful.  The answer/s may not necessarily be right, but often raise interesting pointers to help you reach a decision. 'Ask' - ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/02/22/ask-launched/ Interactive Investor is looking to expand its technology group during an exciting period of growth and planned website enhancements. Candidates should be experienced in the creation of PHP driven websites, ideally using frameworks such as PRADO or Zend.  We're looking for people who are passionate about the code they cut and want ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/02/12/were-hiring/ Good to see video based stock market commentary in the web2.0 world seems to have a common theme. Today saw the official launch of 'Stock Rockets', hosted by Barbie Hargrave. Check her qualities out on MySpace; or I guess just watch the show. What, with our own Susan Hickey, Wallstrip's Julie ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/01/29/survival-of-the-fittest/ As hysteria gripped the markets this week, I thought it was about time we got the Dow Jones price and graph sorted - a challenge we've been having with our data provider for some time now.  There was also the fact that my Uncle mentioned he had to go to ... http://technology.iii.co.uk/2008/01/25/dow-joneswhere-are-you/