Facebook tax story, Amazon rumours and Bing surprise with something new
Facebook tax story, Amazon rumours and Bing surprise with something new This week’s 3 stories aren’t exactly difficult to find, and the first one regarding Facebook is an update on a story that’s already been news for while. So, with Facebook about to go public, we begin with co-owner Eduardo Saverin – who successfully sued Zuckenberg after [...]
Read MorePinterest meets BigCommerce, all about a Penguin and Kuwait get angry (again)
Pinterest meets BigCommerce, all about a Penguin and Kuwait get angry (again) You won’t be surprised to learn that BigCommerce is now the world’s fastest expanding Ecommerce platform, and recently the firm announced a compelling collaboration with Pinterest that looks interesting. The main idea of the Australian company, formed in 2009, is to give merchants [...]
Read MoreA bear hits the deck, Google queries get transformed and MasterCard concerned
A bear hits the deck, Google queries get transformed and MasterCard concerned This past week has been as fascinating as ever, hasn’t it? Not only that, but, once again, things have managed to happen which we could never have predicted, and it all started with a bear falling out of a tree in Colorado after [...]
Read MoreGoogle ads suffering, Spotify and Coca-Cola get together and Google+ gets even better
For anyone who has been following the enormous Facebook versus Google power-struggle-debate in past months, it should come as no surprise to learn that advertising revenue is the latest weapon which both companies are trying to win the war with; it’s always been this, but more recently it’s been right there in our faces and [...]
Read MoreFacebook link emails to URLs, a very special birthday and Wi-Fi spying stirs up a hornet’s nest
Facebook link emails to URLs, a very special birthday and Wi-Fi spying stirs up a hornet’s nest Another interesting week for social media, with more than a few interesting and noteworthy announcements to make (we only have time for 3 here but there are numerous more all over the web). The first thing to focus [...]
Read MoreInstagram set to explode and what’s this Google have up their sleeve?
Instagram set to explode and what’s this Google have up their sleeve? The last week has been as exciting as any other for SEO and social media news, and if you’ve been anywhere near the internet recently then you’ll have heard about global phenomenon Instagram being bought out; add to this a recent announcement by [...]
Read Moreallaboutnews week 1 (02nd April 2012)
Facebook face competition, Google talk privacy…and April Fool’s jokes! As ever, this week’s All About Online blog covers some interesting ground; you’d think that social media would slow down every now and again, but actually, sometimes it seems that the complete opposite happens. Unsurprisingly, the force that is Google is at the centre of [...]
Read MoreGoogle news from Matt Cutts, March, 2012
Social media is now huge. And how do you keep track of the immense number of web-sites currently in existence today, not to mention the numerous dead web-pages that have been floating around for a while? Answer: you don’t – doing so would doubtless be a waste of time anyway, considering how quickly the internet [...]
Read MoreSocial media revolution: why you can’t afford to miss out
Ever overheard a conversation about the hash-tag (#) and turned the other way? Or maybe you’ve been involved in a heated debate in the pub about how Facebook’s web design is brilliant, when you think it’s a waste of time? In either case, personal opinion is fine, but when it comes to not heeding the [...]
Read MoreQuality web design: why it really matters
On the surface, a web-site seems all about aesthetics. However, as any business owner involved in SEO and Social Media will be well aware, there’s a lot more to it than that, such as… Colour is crucial When considering how to use colour in your web design, there are three significant things to remember. [...]
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