2012 has only just begun and Google is already making news in the online world with Google Plus Your World. The search engine has always brought information from across the web. Now with Google Plus Your World, Google has rolled out its most innovative gimmick yetfor its search results. Searches will provide all web activities related to your search including the personal ones too including: Photos of friends Profiles of people you know or follow Family or friends posts from other social networks... (more...)
Google Plus Your World: Google takes search to the next level
January 24th, 2012 Posted in Development, SEO, business, lifestyle, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
Facebook Timeline Apps.
January 23rd, 2012 Posted in Development, SEO, business, design, lifestyle, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
Facebook Timeline has been around for a while now, worldwide (available on Mobiles too) and it’s already offering more to the user. It wasn’t going to be long before we were able to dress our Facebook Timelines up and make them even more personal. It was promised after all, that Facebook Timeline would be able to “tell your story”. Facebook Timeline Apps have arrived and give Facebook users a chance to share their interests and activities with their friends. There are literally hundreds... (more...)
Panoramio: Google takes picture sharing to the next level
January 19th, 2012 Posted in SEO, business, design, lifestyle, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
What is Panoramio? Are you familiar with Flickr or Twitpic? Well, Panoramio is also a picture sharing website; except it is geolocation-oriented which means one can find images taken near a specific location around the world. Photos loaded on to Panoramio can be accessed as a layer in Google Earthand Google Maps, with new photos being added at the end of every month. Panoramio’s goal is to allow Google Earth users to learn more about a given area by viewing the photos that other users have... (more...)
SOPA and PIPA: Internet vs. Congress and the online blackout to come
January 17th, 2012 Posted in Development, SEO, business, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
By now I am sure you’ve probably seen the acronym SOPA (and its sibling, PIPA) around the web. No, SOPA and PIPA is not Latin for salt and pepper but certainly something a bit more serious. What is SOPA? Well, SOPA is the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, written with the intent of more vigorously protecting copyright around the web. SOPA is intended to curb online piracy, specifically piracy facilitated by “foreign rogue websites,” meaning sites that are hosted outside of the United... (more...)
Business blogging: is it important?
January 5th, 2012 Posted in Development, SEO, business, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
Business blogging has revolutionised how people communicate and do business with companies online. More and more, people expect to be able to interact and communicate with a human being instead of just a corporate name. Blogging in general is usually seen as something more “human”. For this reason business blogging has become very popular. Many business owners confuse business blogs and websites. There are many differences between the 2; a blog allows a two way conversation whereas a website... (more...)
iPad2 vs. the original iPad: what’s changed?
December 9th, 2011 Posted in Development, business, design, lifestyle, local, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
The iPad 2 embraces the vision, innovation and forward thinking of the company’s late founder and CEO, Steve Jobs. The first iPad introduced the world to the future of the computer and how it will operate. With the iPad2 already on our shelves that future we have all been eagerly anticipating for is indeed already here. Just under one year ago, Apple shocked the computing world with a 9.7-inch touch-screen tablet that few truly expected. Some called the original Apple iPad a large-format... (more...)
Online Marketing: where to spend your money in 2012
December 8th, 2011 Posted in Development, SEO, business, design, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
Marketing. It’s a strange beast. Constantly changing and evolving to adapt to the plethora of platforms that are available. The marketing evolution is something that has left many companies choking on the dust of their competitors whilst it has accelerated the success of many others. Online Marketing has for years, been the one area of marketing that has dominated. Without an online presence, many businesses have started drowning in their pool of competitors. Nothing evolves quite as rapidly... (more...)
Facebook Timeline: the evolution of online socialising
December 8th, 2011 Posted in Development, SEO, business, design, lifestyle, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
We’ve been hearing about it for a while and it has finally been released publically, well in New Zealand at least. Facebook Timeline may one day be the default setting for all Facebook users, however in the mean- time it will slowly become available in various parts of the world. If you would like to enable Facebook Timeline now however, you are able to, in a few simple steps. Facebook Timeline is in essence, a collection of items that Facebook already allows you to post up on your profile.... (more...)
Social Screening: the online FBI
December 5th, 2011 Posted in business, lifestyle, local, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
Gone are the days when a great CV and interview were enough to get a job. Most companies are taking advantage of social networking platforms to screen (social screening) potential employees and to get a deeper understanding of who they are. There are over 535 million social networking users across the world. These users have one or multiple accounts across LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Any company looking at hiring new staff, looks for the most qualified and talented people as possible candidates.... (more...)
SEO copywriting vs. other styles of writing
November 18th, 2011 Posted in Development, Other, SEO, business, online marketing, social media, technology | No Comments »
What is online or SEO copywriting? Well, SEO is the acronym for the phrase “search engine optimisation.” Search engine optimisation is all about doing specific things to your website to drive more traffic to it with the aim of getting a certain reaction from the people visiting your site. Whether it’s to get them to purchase something online or simply get them to enquire about your company’s product or service, their experience on you site needs to be interesting and helpful. What... (more...)
