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The rise and rise of Facebook – Part 1 – the demise of webmail
Is Facebook going to be the death of webmail? People have been talking about this possibility since late 2007, but there are two new pieces of information that make all the conjecture a little more solid.
Merging your Facebook Page with Facebook Places
Tweet Are you one of those people wondering what to do with the existing Facebook page you have for your business now that Facebook Places has arrived? By ‘claiming’ the physical location of your businesses as a Facebook place, you will suddenly have a brand new page on Facebook. This geographically aware page has it’s [...]
The History of E-commerce
Tweet Like almost everyone, we love a good timeline. We came across this one covering the history of E-commerce from waaaaay back in 1979. Groovy! [Via: Shopping Cart Reviews] View Larger Image and Get the Embed Code to Add This Infographic to Your Site.
iPad apps and websites usability report
Tweet Have you been wondering about how millions of iPad users are using websites and apps on their shiny new devices? You’re in luck. Web usability guru Jakob Nielsen, through his Nielsen Norman Group has published a 96 page report on iPad usability findings from user testing. In their own words, “This report is less [...]
What is a search engine, and how does it work?
Tweet One of the questions we’re often asked by our clients is how search engines decide to rank your website. A good place to start is probably at the very beginning: What is a search engine? The great thing about the internet is that there are literally millions of pages of information on any given [...]
Getting the best SEO results
Choosing a strong Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) partner can be tough. With so many companies now offering to boost your position in the natural rankings, how can you tell who’s really going to deliver?
We’ve compiled a list of our top ten questions to ask any potential SEO company (including Thinkun!)
So, what makes a great website?
When you boil it all down, the best websites are USABLE. To provide great site usability, you need to nail four things:
* Original, informative, current content
* Intelligent and intuitive structure
* Flawless, easy to use functionality
* Attractive yet simple design
The chequered flag
Tweet Perhaps it’s quite fitting that we were putting the finishing touches on our website on Sunday night, at the same time as Mark Webber was scorching his way around the track in Turkey. And while it definitely was a sprint to the chequered flag (otherwise known as our May 31 self imposed deadline), at [...]