Using your phone while driving is an unfortunate habit for many drivers in the United States (and Australia), but let’s face it - we’re addicted to multitasking and staying connected. In the U.S., carmakers are moving forward on this trend (and catching up on Hyundai’s Blue Link and Toyota’s Entune systems) by combining mobile technology with...
Universal Analytics is a Google service that was initially available to Premium customers only, but is now available to everyone with Google Analytics. So what is Universal Analytics, and how will this tool help businesses manage and execute their online strategies? What is Universal Analytics? Universal Analytics allows for a better understanding of how visitors are arriving at...
Has it become an industry standard to become both proficient in code and design? Most would argue yes, being skilled in both is now becoming the norm. Because of how easy it is to learn HTML and CSS, many designers have taken the initiative to learn both. And because of this more and more businesses have come to believe that all web designers come with the ability to code. But should we all...
The recent events in Boston are one of the latest examples of how social media and technology is affecting general media coverage today. There have been positive effects, like how photos, videos and information could be instantly shared among people at the scene, those following the events at home, and with reporters and TV crews, but this instant information access also lead to some negative...
Last week I wrote about the importance of data when creating, implementing and maintaining an online strategy. But with so many tools, platforms and metrics out there, how can a business wrap its head around this information without feeling overwhelmed and outmatched? Overcoming the Over-Info Looking at a Google Analytics report can give anyone a headache if there is no focussed...
Google’s recently released Universal Analytics for all users (it was previously only available to Premium customers), and it’s a good reminder of the importance of data in online strategies in 2013. Forming a strong web strategy to back up your business goals is basically impossible without some data behind it. We’re always talking about how you can’t manage...
Founded in 2009 by anonymous programmers, bitcoin is a decentralised digital currency that have attracted proponents like the Winklevoss twins, also known by the great nickname Winklevii, as well as major sceptics (to quote a New York Times article about bitcoin: “‘To say highly speculative would be the understatement of the century,’ said Steve Hanke, a professor...
According to an article from Search Engine Journal , “Yelp reported several months ago that about 40% of searches came from their mobile app. BGR chimed in to say that a little more than 10% of all web searches originate from mobile devices. We’re now past the stage of expecting that mobile devices will take over web searches — the process is already...