Archive for March, 2006

Design - Step by Step

Posted on March 30th, 2006 in Design. No comments.del.icio.us:Design - Step by Step  digg:Design - Step by Step  spurl:Design - Step by Step  wists:Design - Step by Step  simpy:Design - Step by Step  newsvine:Design - Step by Step  blinklist:Design - Step by Step  furl:Design - Step by Step  reddit:Design - Step by Step  fark:Design - Step by Step  blogmarks:Design - Step by Step  Y!:Design - Step by Step  smarking:Design - Step by Step

Browsing through Digg today, I came across a great example of how designers develop a series of pictures to end up with something truly beautiful.
If you have ever dabbled with design, you’ll appreciate just how clever this is. Hats off to Taylor James, the Photographic Retouchers…

Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index

Posted on March 29th, 2006 in SEO. No comments.del.icio.us:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  digg:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  spurl:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  wists:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  simpy:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  newsvine:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  blinklist:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  furl:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  reddit:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  fark:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  blogmarks:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  Y!:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index  smarking:Search Engine Promotion - Yahoo Changes Index

Yahoo have announced they have made changes to there index last weekend.

Why is this important?

Search engines don’t actually search the internet in real time, what they do is pre-search websites and build a database to all the pages they have found – this is the index.

When you […]

SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?

Posted on March 28th, 2006 in SMS. No comments.del.icio.us:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  digg:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  spurl:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  wists:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  simpy:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  newsvine:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  blinklist:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  furl:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  reddit:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  fark:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  blogmarks:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  Y!:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?  smarking:SMS Marketing - Hotxt the new Skype?

Hotxt is launched today. It’s a subscription based text messaging service, which uses the internet to send your messages.
Co founder Doug Richard (the American guy, who is on the Dragon’s Den panel), seems to think the service can save users hundereds of pounds a year, “SMS text messaging typically costs 5-12p per message whereas the […]

Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google

Posted on March 27th, 2006 in SEO, TH UK. 1 comment.del.icio.us:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  digg:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  spurl:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  wists:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  simpy:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  newsvine:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  blinklist:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  furl:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  reddit:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  fark:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  blogmarks:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  Y!:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google  smarking:Search Engine Promotion - Look no further than Google

Three out of every four UK searches are made using Google. That’s the latest statistic, which has been produced, independently, by WebSideStory.
These figures, which state that the UK are bigger ‘Googlers’ than the Americans (UK 74.67, USA 55.39%), will have a major impact on companies that are looking to drive traffic to their website. Basically, […]

eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure

Posted on March 22nd, 2006 in Email Marketing. No comments.del.icio.us:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  digg:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  spurl:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  wists:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  simpy:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  newsvine:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  blinklist:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  furl:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  reddit:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  fark:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  blogmarks:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  Y!:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure  smarking:eMail Marketing Tax? AOL Facing Pressure

AOL’s planned charges for sending emails to their email users is facing pressure from businesses and individuals around the internet.
There are many groups now opposing the charges which are due to begin testing later this month (see previous post).
One such organisation is the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who now have well over 500 organisations supporting their […]

PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over

Posted on March 21st, 2006 in SEO. No comments.del.icio.us:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  digg:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  spurl:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  wists:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  simpy:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  newsvine:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  blinklist:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  furl:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  reddit:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  fark:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  blogmarks:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  Y!:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over  smarking:PR Machine Google Forced to Pass Data Over

Google were ordered by the courts to hand over search data to the US Government.
Unlike AOL, MSN and Yahoo, Google had held back from releasing any data to the US Government. They formally rejected demands to comply with the request stating “The request would violate the prvacy of its users and reveal secrets to their […]

Microsoft Motivates

Posted on March 16th, 2006 in Technology. No comments.del.icio.us:Microsoft Motivates  digg:Microsoft Motivates  spurl:Microsoft Motivates  wists:Microsoft Motivates  simpy:Microsoft Motivates  newsvine:Microsoft Motivates  blinklist:Microsoft Motivates  furl:Microsoft Motivates  reddit:Microsoft Motivates  fark:Microsoft Motivates  blogmarks:Microsoft Motivates  Y!:Microsoft Motivates  smarking:Microsoft Motivates

Following my last post, a reader sent this short clip in…. Microsoft Motivates
And another….. Developers
I’ve heard many motivational  speeches before, but this guy - Microsofts CEO… well take a look.
Keep them coming, all good examples will be posted on this blog.

Lesson in Branding

Posted on March 16th, 2006 in TH UK. No comments.del.icio.us:Lesson in Branding  digg:Lesson in Branding  spurl:Lesson in Branding  wists:Lesson in Branding  simpy:Lesson in Branding  newsvine:Lesson in Branding  blinklist:Lesson in Branding  furl:Lesson in Branding  reddit:Lesson in Branding  fark:Lesson in Branding  blogmarks:Lesson in Branding  Y!:Lesson in Branding  smarking:Lesson in Branding

A recent viral email doing the rounds, shows a short video demonstrating Microsofts branding strengths! View the video here and  a news piece about it.

Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)

Posted on March 15th, 2006 in TH UK. No comments.del.icio.us:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  digg:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  spurl:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  wists:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  simpy:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  newsvine:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  blinklist:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  furl:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  reddit:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  fark:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  blogmarks:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  Y!:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)  smarking:Web Accessibility Guidelines (PAS 78)

My recent post regarding the accessibility guidelines, has obviously had some impact with the BSI (well i’d like to think it was down to me).
For anyone wanting a copy of the guidelines they are now available to order and download online. I still think that for an awareness document it should be free, however the […]

Offensive eMail Marketing?

Posted on March 15th, 2006 in Email Marketing, TH UK. 1 comment.del.icio.us:Offensive eMail Marketing?   digg:Offensive eMail Marketing?   spurl:Offensive eMail Marketing?   wists:Offensive eMail Marketing?   simpy:Offensive eMail Marketing?   newsvine:Offensive eMail Marketing?   blinklist:Offensive eMail Marketing?   furl:Offensive eMail Marketing?   reddit:Offensive eMail Marketing?   fark:Offensive eMail Marketing?   blogmarks:Offensive eMail Marketing?   Y!:Offensive eMail Marketing?   smarking:Offensive eMail Marketing?

lastminute.com have admitted that their recent email marketing message was inaproppriate. Inappropriate? That’s an understatement.
Their email marketing message, was sent to their subscribers advertsising children’s shows in London’s West End, with two young boys faces and the headline….
“Doing it for the kids. Like Gary Glitter in a sweet shop, you too can have your pick […]