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Blog was word of the year in 2004

by Ally Simpson | Jul 25, 2018 | Connecting Communities | 0 |

After everyone finally remembered that it was short for “web log,” Blog was crowned...

Ballymena Today just tells the story

by Ally Simpson | Mar 6, 2017 | Ballymena News, Connecting Communities, Featured Post | 0 |

One of the quirks of the modern news website is the deluge of advertisements that frequently...

More than just good writing

by Ally Simpson | Jun 4, 2015 | Local Business | 0 |

Look at that lovely juicy looking bunch of grapes… The very essence of social media and of blogging is more than just good writing. This might seem like an obvious statement to make to some readers but, often businesses...

Over 1000 Ballymena blog posts

by Ally Simpson | Apr 29, 2015 | Ballymena News, Featured Post, Lifestyle | 0 |

In December 2011 we posted for the first time online as The Directory Page, talking briefly about Ballymena, social media, print, design and a local directory for businesses. After those first few tentative steps we began...

On The Road

by Ally Stewart | Aug 16, 2014 | Ballymena News, Featured Post | 0 |

The Directory Page has evolved into Ballymena Today but our aim remains the same. To write about...

20 Years since first online sale

by Ally Simpson | Aug 11, 2014 | Featured Post, Lifestyle, Local Business | 0 |

Today marks the 20th Anniversary of what is widely accepted as being the first secure online sale of a product. That product was the album Ten Summoner’s Tales by Sting and it sold for $12.48 + Shipping. A year later Jeff...