What would Google do?
Google UK head of mobile advertising, Simon Morgan, considers the most significant developments in the field of m-commerce and crunches the mobile numbers Over the past year we’ve seen smartphones overtake PC sales for the first time. The number of people on the mobile web globally has doubled, reaching one …
3 Ways You Can Stay Productive On Mobile Devices
By Maria Rainier Mobile devices have exploded in popularity in the last few years and now smartphones and tablets are commonplace. Unfortunately, as useful as these mobile devices can be, the temptation to play games, watch movies or mess around on the web is even greater. Here are a few …
The mobile VOIP market set to grow by almost 18% says new report
Visiongain’s latest management report “Mobile VoIP: Opportunities and Challenges Report 2011” offers in-depth analysis of all the latest developments in the nascent VOIP market. This brand new report provides forecasts of growth, market sizing and analysis for the key regional markets from 2011-2016. The report gives an insight into the …
Five Psychological Tips for Websites
Getting people to engage with your website and to click on anything is an ever increasing problem. The number of available web pages is rising dramatically – 40 new websites are created every single minute of each day. And together with the existing websites (all 260 million of them) Google …
BBC Radio Newcastle
Just been on BBC Radio Newcastle talking about “Internet trolls” – the people who say negative things on other people’s social networking sites.
Fasthosts Warns Small Firms Not to Spam Their Customers
Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a leading web hosting provider, has warned UK businesses not to spam their customers with unsolicited newsletters and marketing emails. Over the past year, the company has seen an 88 per cent rise in the number of spam reports it has received, most commonly where consumers have …
1&1 Extends Hosting Portfolio
1&1 Internet Ltd., www.1and1.co.uk, a global leader amongst Web hosts, has launched an optimised product portfolio for the British market. 1&1’s new Business hosting package, provides unrestricted use of its professional hosting at an affordable price. Furthermore, 1&1’s Dynamic Cloud Servers have been enhanced with additional features. With the new …
Google +1 as a ranking factor: how it influences your website
Google has confirmed that the number of +1 clicks influences the position of a website in the search results. How does this affect your web pages and what do you have to to do make sure that Google lists your website? What is Google’s +1 button? The +1 button is …
eCommerce Awards for Excellence announce 2011 finalists
Over 40 of the UK’s most innovative and successful ecommerce companies have been announced today as finalists for the third annual eCommerce Awards for Excellence, the only awards of their kind in the UK. The number and quality of entries for this year’s awards have been exceptionally high, and after …
It does not really matter where you place your links online
Colonel Gaddafi probably isn’t top of your mind at the moment. Yet he is in the news. Equally, Keira Knightley probably isn’t your hot topic of the moment, yet she too is making headlines today. And while we’re at it, spare a thought for George Osborne; he’s been getting a …
Why We Prefer Safety Over Freedom: The Apple II vs. the iPhone
In 2007, Steve Jobs came out with the iPhone. It was a miracle. It combined three electronics in a never-before-seen way. A computer, a phone, and an MP3 player, mixed to perfection and served in a palatable, petit package. It worked great. There was just one catch. You couldn’t mess …
Are you in the mood for Facebook?
All over England today mums (and some dads) have a tear in their eye; it’s the start of the school year. Some rather small almost 5-year-olds will be off to Year R, whilst 11-year-olds start “Big School” today. Proud mums and dads will have waved off their youngsters outwardly smiling, …
Webhosting leaders 1&1 set to advertise on TV
This weekend sees the launch of a substantial new advertising campaign by 1&1 Internet Ltd., (www.1and1.co.uk), a global leader amongst Web hosting providers. Aimed at small business owners, tradesmen, the self- employed, professionals and entrepreneurs who require a website on the Internet, the company offers 1&1 MyWebsite – an easy online …