How fast is your broadband? The Gadget Show on channel 5 is running a ‘How fast is your broadband’ campaign, apparantly to try and get the major ISP’s to give accuarte broadband speeds to customers. Their broadband speed test has been designed in conjunction with thinkbroadband. It may take a couple of minutes to run, [...]
Is Twitter the Fastest-Growing Search Engine? So what is the world’s fastest growing search engine? According to one expert, it isn’t Microsoft Bing or even Google but Twitter. Of course, you need to consider that the source might be a little biased since according to PC Magazine, the proclamation was made by Twitter CEO Biz [...]
Yahoo! Launches Testing with Bing As part of the Yahoo! and Microsoft Search Alliance, Yahoo! recently announced that they have started testing organic and paid search listings from Microsoft Bing for up to 25 percent of Yahoo! search traffic in the U.S. According to the announcement, searchers won’t see the difference by simply looking at [...]
Is your website Optimised or are you just being Optimistic? For many businesses the focus when starting out on their Internet campaign is the design of a great looking website, a website that not only looks good but also reflects the right image for the business. However, it is also very important that the company [...]
Choosing and Researching Keywords It can be difficult to choose the keywords that describe your company and its products or services so that users will see your website when they perform an online search. Obviously, you want people who are searching for what products or services you provide to find your website near the top [...]
Search Engine Lisitngs Update The days of the 10 blue links are numbered. Search engine companies were once more or less content to spit out a list of Web sites ranked by a computer algorithm, and send off users to navigate the Internet wilderness on their own. Increasingly, however, they’re offering more of a guiding [...]
Online lifeline for local charities in the North East Six charities in the region are being given the opportunity to boost their online profile and fundraising potential thanks to Webdurance. Webdurance is the first North East fundraising webathon and takes place this July 15th and 16th in Newcastle. The free event, Webdurance, will see the [...]
Grabbing the Prospects Attention If you are not new to marketing, you have surely heard about the AIDA formula. AIDA is an acronym for Attention – Interest – Desire – Action; these four mental steps are necessary for you to inspire in your prospect if you are selling her your product or service. Attention – attract [...]
Follow the Code to Stay Safe Online The internet opens up a wonderful world of entertainment, opportunity and knowledge. To help your children to enjoy it all safely, the UK Council for Child Internet Safety has developed the Click Clever, Click Safe code. The code has three simple actions: `Zip it, lock it, Flag it’. [...]
Apple announce Bing Search Option on the iPhone In the latest love-hate relationship with search giant Google which is developing rival products like its Android operating system and Google TV among others, Apple announced Bing as a third way for people to search on the iPhone alongside Google and Yahoo. Mr Jobs referred to Microsoft, [...]