Web Designer Magazine
I’m in this month’s Web Designer Magazine, talking about domain names.
Graham Jones
Princess Diana’s “drunk driver” story has implications for your website
New “evidence” has emerged this weekend which suggests that Princess Diana’s driver, Henri Paul, was not drunk at the time of her fatal accident. Well, at least that’s what the Daily Express says anyway. Apparently, he was “set up” by the French authorities in a botched bid to end her …
Poor Bill Gates exposes league table nonsense
Shock horror..! Bill Gates is no longer the world’s richest individual. Instead, the Mexican telecomms supremo, Carlos Slim, has overtaken Bill to become the richest person on the planet, at least according to Forbes Magazine. He is half a billion dollars richer than Bill and is the first non-American to …
Blogging is not enough
Silence covered the room as the question was asked, but slowly one man at the back raised his hand to answer. “Ah good,” I said, “someone here has been blogging in their business. Tell us your story please.” The middle-aged, balding chap rose to his feet and stumbled out just …
The Advantages of Using PayPal As Your Shopping Cart
Any e-commerce application needs a good shopping cart to handle any purchases and payments for subscriptions. Of course you want the best shopping cart you can get for your blogs or websites, but there are so many options online, all promising you the world, that it can get confusing. Still …
How to make more money on the internet – forget your website
Women have a problem; there I’ve said it, I’ve got it out in the open at last – a bit risky for me on International Women’s Day, but it’s done. Their problem, of course, is men. Men have dominated society for thousands of years, resulting in a bias in thinking. …
Improve your website with teamwork
John Witherow is hard at work today, but luckily most of his work will be done by other people – his team. For John is the long-standing Editor of The Sunday Times and will be beavering away today so that we can get the paper in the morning. Luckily, he …
Think social, not company
Decision makers in small businesses are much more likely to look for information about your company in social networking sites, than on your own website or blog. That’s the significant conclusion you can draw from the Business.com study of how you can engage small business decision makers through social media. …
Just when you thought the BBC understood the Internet…
Mark Thompson, the Director General of the BBC, will doubtless have several nasty things said about him today. In the pubs down the road from TV Centre in Shepherd’s Bush, disgruntled staff will be slagging him off, no doubt. Newspapers tomorrow will be full of vitriol poured out against him. …
You should prepare now for the multimedia future
Children up and down the country had to be cuddled to sleep last Wednesday night as they learned that their local cinema would not be showing Alice in Wonderland, the new Disney movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. The Odeon chain of cinemas had thrown its toys …
7 Ways to Encourage More Blog Commenting
By Bill Wynne Interactive blogs are the most successful and plenty of quality comments is a good indication that your blog is healthy and that it will be successful. There are many reasons why people may not make comments on your blog posts and we will cover a number of …
Your online self could help you in the real world
James Cameron may have created the world’s most successful movie with Avatar, but the merging of a real person with their “other world” fake, may not be as far fetched as it sounds. The notion in the film that a personality could exist in two different individuals – one real, …
Graham Jones caught going into Earl’s Court
Graham Jones caught going into Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre….!
Twitter is not just about cheese sandwiches
“Twitter is Not Just About Cheese Sandwiches“is the latest book from Twitter expert, Mark Shaw. This book will show complete novices to Twitter exactly how to get going. Plus anyone who is an “old hand” with Twitter, it provides some useful reminders and prompts to help you make sure you …
BBC Scotland
On the MacAulay and Co show on BBC Scotland this morning