Google Removes Right Hand Ads
Google are known to change their logo in fun, creative ways with their Google Doodles, but major changes to the actual search engine results page (SERP) happens very rarely. That’s why their recent decision to remove ads from the right-hand side of their desktop SERPs is a big change and making waves. What exactly did they change? They removed ads […]
How to make sure your online store is profitable
Search dominates the Internet when consumers are looking for products and services. Google’s market share in the U.S. is 67%, and their market share dominates throughout most of the developed world, no search engine is more important. To generate traffic from Google, or any of its competitors, you have two options: Search engine optimisation (SEO), […]
Economic downturn
I am sure you have seen it on TV read in the newspaper. It is everywhere. The doom and gloom – the credit crunch the housing market collapsing etc. I am sure you know all these things are cyclical. Yes it is bad this time round due to the greed of those in Wall Street. […]
Minimalism in Digital Age
I read a very interesting article today on the BBC news website. It was about how the Internet has made many physical things kind of disappear from out lives. When was the last time you bought a CD from a brick & mortar music shop? or for that matter a vinyl? It has been years […]
Best photo & Video editing apps for the mobile
Great visual content will engage the website visitor more on your website. Facebook is changing the sizes if its images and videos in the feed. They will be larger. Instagram is expanding to ads now. It is handy to know which apps to use to edit the photos you take on the phone and post them […]
Best Websites to Learn Something New
The Internet has levelled the playing field in terms of new business (startups), new ideas, new way of thinking, learning a new skill or trade. (Did you know Elon Musk literally Googled his way up in Astro Physics amongst other fields? So yes you can use the Internet these days to become smarter, think differently, […]
Internet search keeps your brain smarter
For middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet could be a boost to the brain, a new study suggests. Two groups were used in this study. One read passages from books. The second read passages and performed searches on the Internet. While all the participants showed the same activity as during the book-reading, the Web-savvy […]
The future of Internet
I read a very interesting article today on the BBC website. The article traced the advent of Internet and how it has grown with a huge impact on the global population. We do banking, shopping, learn, interact with family and friends through the Internet. Take me for example, I don’t think I can live without […]
How Mobile has changed how we get things done
Smartphones are popular research tool when consumers need to make important decisions based on personal values. Marketers should consider their brand’s unique value proposition, and think about how this aligns with the key attributes their audience cares about. Brands that provide easily discoverable, relevant and timely information—such as product descriptions and reviews—will be positioned to […]
How to take great photos with your phone
A few years ago to take a good photo you needed a good camera – the fancier the better. Then you had to learn how to use the camera and learn how to take good photos. These days thanks to smartphones and photo editing apps, we can shoot high quality photos and edit them easily. It […]