Larger screens 'part of mobile applications development'
30th November 2009
Mobile applications development is being assisted in part by larger screens on phones, according to an industry figure.Jonathan Morris, who edits What Mobile magazine, explained that browsing the web on phones has become easier since screens were made larger.He also pointed out that people are...
Ebay predicts bumper ecommerce Christmas
30th November 2009
A growing number of consumer will be going online to buy Christmas products this year, according to eBay.In news to interest people who work in bespoke web design, a spokesperson for the auction website explained that internet sellers can give better prices and more choice than bricks-and-mortar...
Open source firms 'more valuable strategically'
30th November 2009
Software that is open source, such as MySQL, faces a discrepancy between its financial and strategic value.This is the claim made by Ashlee Vance, writing for the New York Times.She used MySQL as an example, pointing out that despite the "astronomical" number of downloads it had, sales...
How to start using social media in website design
27th November 2009
Website design should include blogging as part of a social media strategy, a professional has said.In an article for Practical Ecommerce, Lawrence Cramer explained that a blog makes a company seem more reliable and suggested using links from social media websites to drive traffic to it.Keeping...
Legal profession 'involved in mobile applications development'
27th November 2009
Mobile applications development is being sparked partly by the legal industry, according to an expert.Mike Suchsland, senior vice-president for Thomson Reuters division West, told What PC? that the sector was making itself established within the world of mobile apps."We are fascinated by the...
Mobile applications development 'could be hindered if charged'
27th November 2009
Users may become disenchanted with music streaming service Spotify if they have to pay for it.This is the belief of Jonathan Shingler, research analyst for GfK Technology.He explained that Spotify's appeal is largely from the fact that it allows people to listen to the songs of their choice...
Website design 'must consider security'
26th November 2009
Commercial websites should take security into account when planning their web design, according to a professional.Tony Neate, managing director for Get Safe Online, highlighted the danger of screen scraping, which is when websites are copied in full.Victims of screen scraping could find the copiers...
Mobile application development 'prompted by poor broadband'
26th November 2009
More users may choose to access the internet through their phones as mobile broadband services perform too slowly.This is the claim made by Chris Marling, who edits Broadband Genie.He called mobile broadband "a great product" but admitted that consumer confidence in mobile firms has...
Website design 'must consider mobile applications development'
26th November 2009
Website design needs to be suitable for mobile access, according to a professional.Social Media Portal co-founder Tim Gibbons said that this would be a "prudent" approach for those creating bespoke websites, whether or not they are driven by social networking.He noted the rapidly...
Website design 'must be suited to skimming'
25th November 2009
Text in website design needs to be adapted to suit people skimming it, according to a professional.Writing for the Summit Daily News, Erin Pheil explained that most internet users scan web pages rather than reading them thoroughly.She explained that while web copy may be high quality, if it is not...
Blogging 'should be part of website design'
25th November 2009
Website design should include blogging to assist a social media strategy.This is the claim made by Trevor Ginn in an Econsultancy blog post.Quoting research from Hitwise which showed that just 31 per cent of the main ecommerce retailers in the UK use blogging and social bookmarking, Mr Ginn...
Mobile applications development 'will grow'
25th November 2009
Rich content will drive the increasing growth of mobile applications development, according to an author.Writing for Linux Magazine, Frank Abieson noted how mobile applications have advanced significantly from being text-only products.He noted that as mobile devices have become able to take more...
URL links 'important for web design'
24th November 2009
Web design needs to incorporate consistent internal links with its URLs, an expert has said.In an article for ClickZ, Adam Audette stressed that URLs "need to be consistently used in internal linking and navigation".He also pointed out that the infrastructure of a website needs to be...
Social media strategy reviews 'crucial for web development'
24th November 2009
Firms should make reviews of their use of social media in order to keep it effective, an expert has said.Kevin Gibbons of SEOptimise wrote a blog post for Econsultancy in which he advised businesses to work out how often they should review.He explained that doing so too often could waste time, but...
Web design 'must account for changing face of internet'
24th November 2009
Bespoke website design needs to accommodate the diverse nature of the internet, according to a professional.Peter Crisafi pointed out that social search is a newcomer to the online world but is one that web design needs to embrace in order to thrive.He pointed out that social media sites such as...
Social media marketing 'needs strategy'
24th November 2009
Companies need to have a plan of action when they start using social media as part of their web development, an expert has said.Writing for Search Engine Watch, Liana Evans warned that simply appearing on social networks without optimising the approach would end in confusion and disappointment in...
Website design 'must consider customer requirements'
23rd November 2009
Businesses have to ensure that their bespoke web design caters for customer needs, according to a professional,.In an Internet Retailing article, Stephen Pratley explained that aesthetics alone are not enough to build web design upon and urged marketers to keep users' viewpoints in mind.He noted...
Web design 'needs to adapt to change'
23rd November 2009
A marketing professional has warned firms to ensure their web development stays abreast of change within search marketing.Kevin Gibbons used an SEOptimise article to highlight the need to adapt to the field and ways of doing this.He warned companies to be aware that competition can appear very...
Social media tips for web development
20th November 2009
Companies have been given help on making social media work for them.In an Econsultancy blog post, Patricio Robles warned that social media projects are often too abstract and urged businesses to make sure they had clear and specific targets in mind.He suggested setting goals, objectives, milestones...
Social media 'good for small businesses' ecommerce website design'
20th November 2009
Small companies can all benefit from incorporating social media into their web development programme, according to a professional.Internet marketer Janak Mehta told business conference MichiganWorks! that social media marketing is free to use and advised small and local firms to ensure they...
Social media part of police web development
20th November 2009
A police force has revamped its website design in order to incorporate social media.West Midlands police carried out the redesign to make its website more compatible with blogs and Facebook, while it is also using keyword-rich Twitter tweets to help stay in touch with people in the...
New mobile application development launched on Facebook
19th November 2009
Mobile application development has branched into social media as a new app store has been launched using Facebook.The page for Mplayit contains an "apptivity" feature to let users see trends and find out which applications are most popular for playing, reviewing and downloading.Apptivity...
Old content 'can spoil bespoke web design'
19th November 2009
Businesses carrying out new website creation have been warned to check that old content is not ruining their efforts.Jill Kocher noted in a Practical Ecommerce article that "legacy content" - which is what is left after such events as the end of a promotion or the discontinuation of a...
Aesthetics matter in bespoke web design
19th November 2009
Bespoke web design needs to take appearance into account, an industry blogger has stated.In an article for MediaPost, Rachel Moran said that online marketers prioritise "high visibility" and noted: "Superb digital presentation is the synergy between art and technology."She urged...
Social media 'large part of web development'
18th November 2009
Bespoke website design ought to utilise the growth of social media.This is according to Lee Williams, who outlined the role of social media for ecommerce marketing to Glenn Baker of NZBusiness.Mr Williams said that social media is "the big online development of the last couple of...
Bespoke web design needs to take speed into account
18th November 2009
Graphic designers may need to pay more attention to the load speed of webpages, Google has suggested.The search giant implied that it will alter its algorithms to give preference to websites that load more quickly.Matt Cutts, a software engineer for Google, spoke to WebProNews about page...
Trends identified for mobile application development
18th November 2009
A research and analyst firm has listed the ten trends it says will drive mobile application development for consumers in 2012.Gartner considered matters such as business models and consumer value when identifying the biggest fields for advancement.Top of the list is money transfer, which would be...
Website SEO 'benefits from guest bloggers'
17th November 2009
Posts written by guest bloggers can help websites boost their profile, according to StuckOn.Blogger Cheryl noted that guest posts tend to be quite popular on large blogs that already have a strong following, adding that these tend to appear when the main writer is on holiday.She added that guest...
'Rude' social media marketing 'will not last in ecommerce'
17th November 2009
Marketers for ecommerce firms have been warned against adopting bullish approaches to social media.Writing for Practical Ecommerce, Armando Roggio stated that while consumers will accept a degree of inconsiderateness in a new and novel market, this will not continue indefinitely.He noted the...
Website content 'must appeal to people'
17th November 2009
Copy on websites needs to be written to appeal to people and not only to game search engines, an expert has said.In an article for the Econsultancy blog, Kevin Gibbons observed that while many ecommerce enterprises produce website content for search engine optimisation (SEO) purposes, the text may...
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