Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category

Is your virtual life protected?

By on June 20th, 2010

I was at a meeting of the Severn Valley Business Group the other day and one the members, Chris Milne, gave an excellent presentation on the topic of what happens to your online life when your real one is over. It’s something that  I personally had never considered, and according to Chris I’m not alone… Read the rest of this entry »

Is Website Content King?

By on June 11th, 2010

Ever heard the phrase ‘Website Content Is King? Quite frankly the answer is, in my opinion…… YES! I think this view is, by and large, echoed across my industry. It’s hugely essential for Search Engine Optimisation. The written copy on your website is absolutely paramount to gaining rankings on SERP’s. Of course, that isn’t suggesting… Read the rest of this entry »

Internet Explorer Adverts on ITV

By on June 4th, 2010

Has anyone noticed the Internet Explorer ’8 seconds’ adverts on ITV – the ones during ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ intervals??? The one going on about Internet Explorer 8 enabling ‘private browsing’ & the other mentioning that it provides ‘safe surfing’ which blocks malicious sites??? Well don’t be fooled into thinking that these are unique features to… Read the rest of this entry »

Which browser to use?

By on June 3rd, 2010

Have you thought about changing your default browser before? Not sure which browser to choose? Most people have Internet Explorer (IE) as a default. Why change browsers? IE has a lot of bugs and some sites may not display correctly in the older versions. If you’re on a older version of this browser, or even… Read the rest of this entry »

Are you recommended?

By on June 1st, 2010

For those of you who have a LinkedIn account are you using it to best advantage? As a business-focussed Social Media site it has features that are much more aligned to business rather than friendship, and one of those is the option to get recommended by other LinkedIn users. Why is this a useful option?… Read the rest of this entry »

Test your Website in Different Browsers

By on May 14th, 2010

If you have wondered how you can test your website using different browsers (i.e. Google Chrome, FireFox, Opera, Safari etc) without  installing 5 different browsers onto your PC, or want to check it with an older version of Internet Explorer then there is a great tool that we use here at e64 which is available… Read the rest of this entry »

Google Page Rank Completely Inaccurate

By on May 6th, 2010

Most people have seen the Google Page Rank toolbar, and indeed a lot of people seem to use it and focus their attention on it  …. you know…. that little green bar that sits on the bottom right hand of your your tool bar?! It is common knowledge amongst the SEO industry that this tool… Read the rest of this entry »

Twitter Password Change Request

By on April 16th, 2010

An email from Twitter has been received by an number of Twitter users (myself included) requesting a change of password due to a Phishing attack. In some case this email is genuine, others it may not be as some hackers may send out emails replicating this and trying to get your details. My recommendation if… Read the rest of this entry »

SagePay System Upgrade Info

By on April 12th, 2010

SagePay plan an major system upgrade next weekend (April 17th). Although everything should be okay, thay don’t always get it right.