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Websites
Burnden Aces
Website: burndenaces.co.uk
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Tools: PHP, MySQL, UNIX, iPhone, Photoshop, Email, Facebook, Twitter
Info: Initially the subject of a part-time hobby, Burnden Aces quickly developed into the number one Bolton Wanderers fans website around.
Offering the latest news, fixtures and league tables, along with interactive games and a fans forum, it continues to grow on a daily basis.
With a presence on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, and news articles delivered to NewsNow and DayLife, fans of Bolton Wanderers are never far away from their number one source.
Chorley University
Website: chorley-uni.chris-mann.co.uk
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Tools: ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, XML, XSLT
Info: For a final year University project, I was required to deliver a multiplatform website for a fictional educational institute, 'Chorley University'.
Using ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server and XML, these tools had to be combined in order to create an online prospectus that was to be available on the desktop, with an alternative iPhone version also available with automatic redirection.
This website has been converted into PHP and MySQL for the purposes of this portfolio and the iPhone version will be available soon.
Tipster
Website: tipster.chris-mann.co.uk
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Tools: PHP, MySQL, jQuery, Photoshop
Info: The subject of a University project, Tipster is an affiliate website for online gambling company Totesport.
Providing users with the option to play flash and casino games online, for real or fake money, it provides an insight into how easily an affiliate scheme can be made and published on the web.
Wireless IT
Website: wireless-it.chris-mann.co.uk
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Tools: PHP, MySQL, jQuery, UNIX, Email, Facebook, Twitter, iPhone, Android, Blackberry
Info: Launching soon, Wireless IT will be a multiplatform application that will provide tutorial and training resources to users in the web and technical industries.
Initially created as a final year University project, the product is set to continue beyond the anticipated lifespan.
With iPhone, Android and Blackberry versions of the website also set to be available, Wireless IT has the potential to become a big success.
iPhone
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Burnden Aces
Website: iphone.burndenaces.co.uk
Tools: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, Photoshop
Info: Due to popular demand, Burnden Aces launched on the iPhone in the summer of 2010.
Acting like a native application, users must save the 'web app' to their home screen before being granted access to the system.
Once access has been granted to the service, users are kept up-to-date with the latest news, squad details, fixtures and league standings. Links to the Burnden Aces Facebook and Twitter pages are also provided, which will load in a new window of the built in Safari browser.
Wireless IT
Website: chris-mann.co.uk/wireless-it
Tools: HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, Photoshop
Info: Launching soon, the iPhone version of Wireless IT will provide tutorials to users of the web and technical industries, on the move.
Android and Blackberry versions of the system will also be available, with the user being automatically directed when they type the Wireless IT domain into their mobile browser.
Social
Facebook - Burnden Aces
Website: facebook.com/burndenaces
Tools: Facebook SDK, RSS Integration
Info: With over 500 million users, Facebook is a great way of advertising your business or website for free through their 'Pages' or 'Groups' features.
The Burnden Aces page keeps users up-to-date with the latest news and displays updates in their Facebook news feed.
With the integration of the 'Like' button on the main website, Facebook users are just one click away from being kept in the loop.
Twitter - Burnden Aces
Website: twitter.com/burndenaces
Tools: Twitterfeed
Info: With the integration of Twitterfeed, the Burnden Aces news feed is displayed on Twitter.
Though not as popular as it's Facebook counterpart, this page still attracts followers and allows the users of Twitter to leave comments and feedback, again, free of charge.