We have launched an updated version of our Android Swanage Guide app to the Android Market

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.virtualswanage.swanageguide

The new app has many updates including new overall look, sharing facility, new maps and updated nearby search system.

Over the past few months we have had an increase in calls complaining that accommodation advertisements have been removed from the site, this is because the renewal invoices which are sent via email have not been paid.

We send the renewal invoices before the due date and we also send a reminder after the due date.

The website automatically removes any adverts that have not paid their invoice thirty (30) days after the renewal date. This is an automated process.

The invoices are sent to the contact email you entered for your accommodation listing so please ensure that this is correct.

Advertisers (accommodation) can login to their admin section at any time to view their invoices and pay any outstanding ones.

Some email clients will put emails with attachments in the Junk or Spam folders so please can all our accommodation advertisers add payments at virtualswanage.co.uk to their safe senders list. (change at to @ and remove spaces for full email address).

This will save all our advertisers a lot of problems and loss of customers from the Virtual Swanage website due to expired advertisements.

If you do not remember your login details, the accommodation admin login page has the facility to request your login details which will be sent to the email address you registered with your entry.

We are pleased to welcome Bayview Swanage to the website in the accommodation section.

http://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/accommodation/details.aspx?id=306

We have reintroduced the Purbeck Buy and Sell section to the Virtual Swanage website for 2012.

This updated section which was first added around 8 years ago, allows people to advertise items for sale or to give away and also wanted items in and around the Isle of Purbeck.

http://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/buyandsell/

Why advertise on the Purbeck Buy and Sell pages?

•  No advertising charges, it’s FREE to advertise on this website.
•  No limit for the number of photos you can add to your item.
• Adverts will be shown for 20 weeks.
•  Item contact form, your buyers will be able to contact you using email via a contact form on each item and their details will not be shown to anyone else.
• We respect your privacy, we won’t show your contact details to everyone who looks your items.
•  Advertise your items by category.
•  Separate wanted section for requests for items you require.

http://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/buyandsell/

Our Android mobile app has some new additions. The app now has an updated Nearby facility which shows the nearest 20 business near your location based on GPS or mobile signal and we have added a new News feed which gets the latest news and events from our Virtual Swanage Twitter feed.

Download the app now from https://market.android.com/details?id=com.virtualswanage.swanageguide

We have added a new book to order online from local author Colin Baines

Harry Cocque - Thats Reet Boy

http://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/details.aspx?p=65

A new design business, Flying Duck Creative has been added to the business directory

http://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/directory/info.aspx?id=848

We have new versions of our Android and iPhone apps available to download.

iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

http://itunes.apple.com/app/swanage-guide/id441277272?mt=8

Android phones and tablets

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.virtualswanage.swanageguide&feature=search_result

We have added a new HTML and Jquery based history timeline to the site to replace the older Flash based version so it now works on all mobiles so the people who use ipads and iphones to look a the site can now see the same as the ones using android phones and tablets

http://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/history/

At Virtual Swanage we are now able to offer our accommodation businesses Interactive Virtual Tours to add to their accommodation listings.

Working with apexviews (www.apexviews.co.uk) we are able to offer a large discount on the normal cost of their fully hosted virtual tours for our advertisers.

We have added one business today who have taken advantage of this offer and you can view their interactive virtual tour on their accommodation listing on

http://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/accommodation/details.aspx?id=30