Since Facebook's recent acquisition of the social media service Friend Feed, I have contemplated the strategic impact this move will have.

For those who aren't aware, Friend Feed provide a service which aggregates feeds from 58 popular social media sites.

Prior to Friend Feed's acquisition I had been using the service to post a...

This month YouTube joined a host of major web sites when it announced plans to withdraw support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6.

The news has received a mixed response. While web designers and developers the world over rejoiced, Microsoft responded with concerns over the businesses that still use the browser.

The logic beh...

With a number of companies poised to launch an online presence primarily for the development of online sales channels, I felt it was important to have a look at the changes and new developments in the area of online shopping and product catalogues. Below are 10 ideas you should keep in mind when developing an online sales channel.

Visitor duration is an important measure of your websites performance. Understanding what keeps your visitors at the site and what repels them to click away to a competitor website are important factors when considering the construction and the ongoing development of your website investment. Think about this - your average visitor is going t...

Social Networks will continue to grow into verticals
2006 has seen the explosive growth of Social networks and user based content systems like digg.com and reddit.com. Although there has been negativity associated with these networks in allowing too much freedom for the users, the value and following they have will se...

The organisation that builds trust with online clients will deliver an effective sales and marketing channel. Below are 10 ways we think that you can help build a strong relationship with your client base resulting in improved sales and loyal customers.

1. The Attention Filter Today we live in a world overloaded with information. We ...

Having trouble delivering a consistent message across all the customer channels? Hold on its going to get worse. We have spoken about the growth in Mobile Internet access and many companies are now starting to offer IPTV (Television services across the Internet so where is it going? Well the Integration at the Television is only the start,...

The Internet Show was a great opportunity to get in touch with people who are passionate about the web, and I really enjoyed getting to know those of you who dropped past the stand. It's great to see the world (or at the very least, Melbourne) start to sit up and take notice of the power of the web and the great impact it can have on your bus...

1.Plan The Function of Your Website

Before you launch into building your website, you need to decide what type of environment you are creating. The first step is deciding which type of website you need. In business, there are three fundamental paradigms: A lead generator: a website that people find themselves as the...

According to the Pew Research Centre, 80% of Generation X internet users buy products online, followed by 71% of Genration Y users. Interest in online shopping is significantly lower among the youngest and oldest groups, with 38% of teens buying products online, followed by 56% of seniors 64-72 and 47% of the elderly.

Based on these s...