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So... it’s all over again for another year... no more turkey, mince pies or mulled wine for another 12 months. We’re all agreed here that this is not entirely a bad thing! With Christmas over and done with, it’s time to look forward to the New Year!

Things we’re looking forward to in 2010:

• Google’s Nexus One Phone. Launching today – likely to well and truly divide the camp here. So long iPhone? The jury’s out as yet.
• Celebrity Big Brother. Or the backlash anyway. At the very least, we can be pleased that it’s the last one. EVER.
• Real – time search taking off. Still not sure whether I need to know everybody on Twitter’s opinion on my desired search term, but could be a giggle to start with.
• Onwards and upwards for Focus. We’ve had a great 2009, with a bit of a team reshuffle, and we’re looking forward to a cracking 2010. 

Happy New Year from all of us at Focus New Media!

We hope you've all eaten and drunk a plenty over the Christmas period, and aren't to shocked at the prospect of returning to work after the longest Christmas break (according to the radio) in twenty years!

We would like you all to know that we're back and with a fully functioning team as of the 2nd, so please get in contact if you need us for anything.

While Lisa dined out on croissants and hearty English fare yesterday, I quaffed a few glasses of complimentary red with the cream of Bristol media society... dahling! 

It seemed that everyone had turned over the same leaf, with a collective decision made to be sociable and 'get out there'. 

Goldbrick House's champagne bar was heaving with an eclectic mixture of folk representing the entire spectrum of media.  I met cameramen, post production crews, an artistic dance director and a lovely illustrator amongst others, whose lengthy job titles prevent me from mentioning them here.  What they all had in common, however, was an open, friendly approach - cooperation rather than competition seemed to be the order of play here.

Bristol Media are doing a great job of providing a link between disparate arms of the well established media body here in the South West - I'm looking forward to the next event in February.

After a lovely Christmas and New Year break, the Focus team are back and raring to go. There are still a few sniffles to be heard, but overall we're in fine health and good spirits.

So what's new for 2008 at Focus towers?

Well, we have the small, but perfectly formed development team working on some wonderful new products which will be ready in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2008. As well as creating a new internal framework - to increase productivity.

Amy and I shall be getting out and about at various networking events across the region. The next one we shall be attending is on the 9th Jan with the Bath Business Women's Association. It's at Browns Restaurant in Orange Grove Bath, if anyone fancies coming along. Only ladies of course!!

And towards the latter end of 2008 we shall hopefully have a brand spanking new Focus office!

So it's all go here! See you soon.