News Stories from July 2008

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News Stories from July 2008

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Retailers advised to embrace organic SEO: 31 July 2008; Retailers with online e-commerce portals should do more to ensure they are making the most of natural search engine opti ...; Categories: E-commerce
Microsoft redesigns Live Search homepage: 31 July 2008; Microsoft has rolled out a new version of its Live Search homepage in the US.The homepage features a backgroun ...; Categories: Search Engines
Guidelines for mobile web developers unveiled: 30 July 2008; The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced the publication of a new set of standards aimed at those developing we ...; Categories: Web Design
'Boost web usability with eye-tracking research': 30 July 2008; Businesses could improve the usability of their e-commerce portals by utilising eye-tracking research to discover how co ...; Categories: Web Design, E-commerce
Channel 4 site sees 32% boom in visitors: 29 July 2008; The Channel 4 website was the fastest growing online property with regards to unique visitors last month.This ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Firms urged to cater for disabled web users: 29 July 2008; Companies could see significant benefits by improving their websites to take disabled internet users into account, accor ...; Categories: Web Design
SEO essentials: Selecting the right keywords: 28 July 2008; When creating a search engine optimisation strategy, web developers should be careful in their selection of keywords, on ...; Categories: Search Engines
Optimisation 'could benefit lawyer websites': 28 July 2008; Optimising the website of a law firm could potentially broaden its client base, it has been claimed.More peopl ...; Categories: Search Engines
Marketers 'should measure online visitor behaviour': 25 July 2008; The numbers of clicks received on a website should form just the first part of tracking search marketing success, it has ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
'More opportunity' for paid-subscription Facebook games: 25 July 2008; Games and other paid-subscription applications on Facebook have been identified as an up-and-coming advertising model at ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Search marketing spend 'increases by 30%': 24 July 2008; A new study has revealed that spending on search engine marketing has increased by 30 per cent worldwide this year. ...; Categories: Search Engines
Display ads to be 'new focus' for Google: 24 July 2008; Google exec Eric Schmidt has indicated that it may be interested in capitalising on the display advertising sector in th ...; Categories: Search Engines
Facebook expands UK market share: 23 July 2008; Facebook accounted for 45.29 per cent of the social networking market in the UK last month, according to new figures. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Online ad expenditure doubles: 23 July 2008; Spending on online marketing has soared in the last three years, according to new statistics published in the latest E-c ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Improving usability recommended for SEO purposes: 22 July 2008; An effective way of boosting search engine optimisation (SEO) may be to concentrate on improving website usability, it h ...; Categories: Web Design
Google continues web domination in US: 22 July 2008; Google attracted the greatest number of unique US visitors over the course of June, a new report has showed.Ac ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
SEO advised for local websites targeting sports fans: 22 July 2008; A new report from JupiterResearch has revealed that sports fans tend to search for news updates via their local press - ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
US search market led by Google in June: 21 July 2008; Google accounted for 61.5 per cent of all online queries made by US web users last month, it has been revealed. ...; Categories: Search Engines
Facebook aims to improve website usability: 21 July 2008; Facebook has made an attempt at improving the usability of its website by launching a new design.The new site ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Google enables contextual, keyword ads in one campaign: 18 July 2008; Marketers making use of Google's AdWords program can now manage their keyword and contextual ads in a single campaign. ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Microsoft looks to contextual ads: 18 July 2008; Microsoft is testing a program that utilises its adCenter engine to provide contextual ads.The company began l ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
UK online shopping continues to boom: 18 July 2008; British consumers continued to make the most of e-commerce portals to buy goods such as clothes and alcohol in the first ...; Categories: E-commerce
Expert: Future of marketing lies in social networking, mobile: 17 July 2008; Social networking is the sector that will see some of the marketing industry's most significant growth in the future, ac ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Mobile marketing code of conduct launched: 17 July 2008; Mobile marketers can now look to a new code of conduct when formulating their strategies.Unveiled by the Mobil ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Local web design 'more important' for international firms: 17 July 2008; A growing number of multinational corporations are designing their websites to meet the needs of specific regions while ...; Categories: Web Design
Report: Google-Yahoo! deal could increase PPC ad prices: 16 July 2008; Paid ad search prices on Yahoo! could rise if the advertising deal between Google and Yahoo! is approved, it has been cl ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Web developers 'should look at custom search': 16 July 2008; Website designers could gain much from installing a custom search solution on their sites to improve the user experience ...; Categories: Search Engines
Most UK searches conducted on Google in June: 16 July 2008; Google sites were responsible for 87 per cent of all searches carried out in the UK in June, according to Hitwise figure ...; Categories: Search Engines
Consider crawlers when optimising sites, says expert: 15 July 2008; Marketers could benefit from focusing on the aspects of their website that search engine crawlers or spiders are likely ...; Categories: Search Engines
Website mistakes 'can lose customers': 15 July 2008; Omitting important information such as contact details from a website can significantly hamper a company's online effort ...; Categories: E-commerce
Companies 'increasingly boosting brands with micro sites': 15 July 2008; More micro sites are being built by businesses looking to capitalise on consumer engagement with their brands, according ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Internet marketing 'set to grow' amid advertising downturn: 14 July 2008; Spending on internet marketing will increase for a fifth of UK businesses in the coming months, according to a new repor ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Google provides website optimisation advice: 14 July 2008; Ambroise Fensterbank of Google has offered tips on some of the things that marketers can do to organically improve their ...; Categories: Search Engines
Mobile web design in the spotlight: 14 July 2008; The recent launch of the iPhone 3G - which offers faster web browsing speeds than its predecessor - has thrown the issue ...; Categories: Web Design
Interactive marketing industry 'looking healthy': 11 July 2008; The online marketing sector is continuing to perform well, although there are signs of a possible slowdown in growth. ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
App Store for iPhone 3G launched: 11 July 2008; A new store providing web applications for the new iPhone 3G has been launched today in tandem with the release of the n ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Good navigation design 'beneficial for conversions': 11 July 2008; Having a sound website navigation structure in place can do wonders for a company's online conversion rate, it has been ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion
New social collaboration software aims to improve accessibility: 10 July 2008; A new collaboration program that relies on interactions between web users to improve site accessibility across the inter ...; Categories: Web Design
Yahoo! opens up technology to enable tailored search: 10 July 2008; Yahoo! has launched an open platform called Build Your Own Search Service (BOSS) to allow third parties to create their ...; Categories: Search Engines
Opera compiles web design curriculum: 10 July 2008; Opera, the company best known for its browser software, has launched a web design curriculum as part of an initiative to ...; Categories: Web Design
Google launches interactive 3D application: 09 July 2008; Search engine Google has launched a new three-dimensional application which allows users to customise an online space. ...; Categories: Search Engines
Web adverts 'drive brand engagement': 09 July 2008; Online advertisements are crucial for attracting customers to a brand, according to an Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) ...; Categories: E-commerce
Design 'a key influence' on online shoppers: 09 July 2008; Most web shoppers are happy to use sites they find well presented without checking any security features, according to a ...; Categories: Web Design
IAB unveils search marketing help centre: 08 July 2008; The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced the launch of a new search engine marketing resource centre through ...; Categories: Search Engines
Make online shopping more personal, says expert: 08 July 2008; A new study has revealed that many music fans are now turning to online stores and social networks for recommendations, ...; Categories: E-commerce
Website goals 'should be clarified before visuals': 08 July 2008; It is good practice to consider the goals of a new website before actually thinking about design, according to one exper ...; Categories: Web Design
How to make websites more usable: 07 July 2008; Tips on improving the usability of websites have been offered by Shailesh Manga of consultancy Optimal Usability. ...; Categories: Web Design
Google highlights new privacy policy link: 07 July 2008; Google has added a new link to its privacy policy on the main search homepage, with search products and user experience ...; Categories: Search Engines
'Engage readers with optimised articles': 07 July 2008; Articles geared towards search engine optimisation (SEO) can do much to improve a company's search positioning on a webs ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Brits spend more time on the web: 07 July 2008; Britons are spending more time surfing the internet than they did last year, new research has suggested.Carrie ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Cosmo UK site sees 136% traffic increase: 07 July 2008; The Hearst Digital-owned Cosmopolitan.co.uk website experienced a 136 per cent surge in traffic over the course of May, ...; Categories: Search Engines
Latest version of Opera adds Ask.com: 03 July 2008; The Ask.com search tool has been added to the latest version of the Opera web browser.Opera 9.51 now enables u ...; Categories: Search Engines
EC calls for greater website accessibility: 03 July 2008; More should be done to improve website accessibility for the 15 per cent of Europeans who have a disability, according t ...; Categories: Web Design
British internet use trends revealed: 03 July 2008; A new study has revealed the amount of time Britons spent on popular websites and internet applications in the last 12 m ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Microsoft acquires search start-up: 02 July 2008; Microsoft has announced the acquisition of semantic search start-up Powerset.The company's senior vice-preside ...; Categories: Search Engines
Good web design 'incorporates SEO': 02 July 2008; Search engine optimisation (SEO) should be considered from the beginning of a web design project in order for the site t ...; Categories: Web Design
Brits go searching for sales: 02 July 2008; Traffic to online retail sites grew last week thanks to higher numbers of searches for sale-related terms, Hitwise's Rob ...; Categories: E-commerce
Survey highlights web design frustrations: 01 July 2008; Half of marketing communications (marcomms) managers never get the exact website they desire for their function, new res ...; Categories: Web Design
'Boost e-commerce with customer-centric features': 01 July 2008; Making the customer the centre of online retail operations can provide a significant boost for businesses, it has been c ...; Categories: E-commerce
Google, Yahoo! offer Flash search boost: 01 July 2008; Google and Yahoo! are working to improve their search indexing procedures for Flash content.Adobe announced to ...; Categories: Rich Media