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Category: Internet & Online
news, opinion, information and advice about apps Internet & online based startups and SMEs based or active and trading in the UK
Advanced ecommerce: Be mobile ready
Chris Barling (chairman of ecommerce software specialist, SellerDeck) has over thirteen years experience in helping SMEs to sell on the internet, and he has become a walking, talking encyclopaedia of ecommerce and here, in an extract of his new book The Insiders Guide to Ecommerce he gives advice on being mobile ready.
Businesses don’t need to be super-sized to super-compute
David Craddock, Chief Executive of High Performance Computing (HPC) Wales explains how supercomputing technology can transform the competitiveness of SMEs in a wide range of sectors.
Want to spy on rivals? There’s an app for that!
Social media can offer lots of clues into your competitors’ strategies. The trouble is capturing all that data. A new app promises to do it for you.
Keep IT moving
Leigh Bradford, UK sales manager at KEMP Technologies, explains what server load balancing is and why SMEs need to take it seriously
Is your website turning off customers?
A recent Ofcom report has found that two fifths of UK adults now own and use a smartphone to access the internet. Tim Wedge, Design Director, bss digital investigates.
Many small businesses forget about the importance of owning their businessname.com
The first step to running a small business is to own your domain name, explains Sally Tomkotowicz from Names.co.uk
Duedil launches features that are part of on-going redesign
Duedil, the world’s largest database of free company financials, is rebuilding their website to improve users’ access to data from all over the web. A string of features launched recently include a Google Chrome extension, new financial ratios widget and faster data imports.
10 Things You Should never Tweet
Whilst it is important to show a human element to your Twitter followers there are some tweets that can kill your social media goodwill with customers, 140 characters at a time.
UK firms patent could mean remembering website passwords will be thing of the past
UK start-up company Ensygnia confirmed today that, following an 18-month process, it had been granted its first technology patent by the UK Patent Office which could consign (forgotten) IDs and passwords to the past.
Facebook launches Business Boost programme to help SMEs thrive
A series of initiatives for British businesses has been launched by Facebook today, including a flagship advertising credits programme to help small businesses reach potential new customers.
Are you cookie compliant?
Last May, the EU Privacy and Communications Directive came into force which stated that all non-essential cookies used on websites must be clearly identified to the website’s users and that the website users must consent to the cookies being used (on an opt in basis).
How the websites of insolvent businesses could be a step up on the online ladder
Although the number of retailers going into administration has fallen since 2008, there is still a steady stream of established names disappearing from the high street. But is there life in the domain names past death? Alex Wares, managing director at search marketing agency Mediarun explains
Why generic keyword domain names are so valuable to your business marketing
Some companies are sitting on the sidelines, sticking to their outdated traditional marketing strategies, other companies are quickly gobbling up all the best generic domain names related to their products, services, and locations. Here we explain the power of keyword domains and the role they can play in strategic marketing.
LinkedIn launches dedicated iPad application
LinkedIn has expanded its mobile offering with the announcement of the LinkedIn application for the iPad as well as the availability of its iPhone and Android applications.
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