by Paul
22. November 2011 16:14
Following the US Government’s banning of online scams and the Pakistani Government’s rather humorous attempt to filter out text messages containing words and phrases such as ‘pocket pool’ and ‘honkers’ (use hashtag #PTABannedList on Twitter for more), I started to think about what I would do if I could wave a magic wand and police the digital world in the way I ...
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by Paul
1. February 2011 15:50
From online grocery shopping to recording how far we travel on our Sunday morning runs, smartphones are a staple part of many people's routines, but what might the future hold?
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by Paul
9. September 2010 15:26
The big question that SEOs are asking this week: what effect will Google Instant have on search marketing?
As you may have noticed, Google can now predict your search query and offer up potentially relevant sites as you type, a change which could affect the search world in a few different ways...
How will Google Instant affect search behaviour?
My view is that that the overall affect is going t...
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by Paul
4. June 2010 11:08
The much-hyped Apple iPad finally made its long-awaited entrance to the UK last week, and what an entrance it was! Apple fans and obsessives queued all night outside the company’s flagship Regent Street store in London to get their hands on the ‘it’ gadget of the year so far. I’m still not really sure what it does, but I really want one. What dark magic has Mr Jobs cast on ...
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by Paul
22. December 2009 16:40
How will content providers ever align their goals with those of Google? First Click Free is an attempt to do so through a compromise between the two sides.
For all those not yet acquainted with the process, here is a quick run-down of Google’s ‘First Click Free’ strategy, designed to protect subscription-only content while simultaneously making it accessible via Google’s s...
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by Paul
4. November 2009 12:44
According to a recent study, we're not overly impressed with Rupert Murdoch's plans to charge for use of his online news sites. Of 2,000 people asked if they would ever pay for online news, 9 out of 10 said ‘No!’. Does that mean that Murdoch’s decision to charge users to access his news sites is foolish?
I wouldn't pay for news, either, unless...
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by Paul
2. October 2009 15:44
If you have a website that promotes your product or service, wouldn't you want to gain as much benefit as possible?
Let's say you're planning to launch a new product in a few years’ time. You've done your research and know that everyone will be drooling over it. However, nobody knows you exist and the product is very expensive; you need to make sure you hit the ground running when it comes ...
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