Archive for September, 2009

Is Twitter bad for blogging?

September 24, 2009 2 Comments

Before Twitter all of our thoughts where focussed into our blog and discussions took place on both our own blogs and other people’s blogs.  You referred to other’s blogs in your own posts and continued the conversation that way. Now we see a blog post that we find interesting, Tweet it and then continue the ... Bookmark to:

Tags: , , , Blogging, Twitter

The importance of page titles

September 17, 2009 No Comments

Writing the meta data for your website can be one of the most laborious tasks, but it is also one of the most important parts of launching any new site or improving your existing site. There are three types of meta data that relate directly to search engine optimisation (SEO). They are: Title tag/Page title: ... Bookmark to:

Tags: , , , , Online marketing, SEO

Finally, an ad that I find truely shocking

September 5, 2009 7 Comments

Every year certain ad campaigns come under fire for pushing the boundaries for what society finds offensive. Famously, the government’s anti-smoking campaign in 2007 was banned for it’s use of shocking images of people with a fishing hook in their mouth.  At the time I was working for a design agency in Leeds and I ... Bookmark to:

Tags: , Advertising

What is SEO (search engine optimisation)?

September 2, 2009 4 Comments

SEO is the art of driving relevant traffic to a site from search engines.  This is done getting a site to rank well on search engines for selected keywords that are most relevant to that site’s core message or product. There are several elements that search engines look for in a site: Page title: this ... Bookmark to:

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Why Blog?

Despite the popularity of blogs, I still get asked on a regular basis what a blog is for and...

When Websites Fail

If you use Twitter then you will no doubt have come across the Twitter Fail Whale: This image is...

The Times Great Paywall Debate

The outcome of Murdoch’s paywall experiment with the Times will have a huge impact on journalism. I have spent...

Citizen Journalism

Last Monday I went to see For Neda, a documentary about a girl who was shot dead during the...

Spotify will Save the Music Industry

The music industry is dying, slowly but surely, as every year record labels lose more and more money. This...