News stories from August 2008
59 News Stories
Stories 1 - 10
- Larger ads for YouTube homepage on the way?
- 29 August 2008
- YouTube may be set to see a larger portion of its front page given over to display ads, it has emerged.Sources within the ad sector told the Silicon Alley Insider (SAI) blog that an agreement is in pl...
- Category: Internet Marketing,
- 'Improve the user experience with simple rules'
- 29 August 2008
- Some companies spend significant amounts of money creating the flashiest websites possible, but to truly appeal to web users it is best to stick to a few simple guidelines, according to one expert.Int...
- Category: Web Design,
- New extension for Google Firefox deal
- 29 August 2008
- Google's deal with Mozilla to be set as the default search engine in Firefox has been extended for a second time. The agreement was originally contracted to run until 2006 but was extended to November...
- Category: Search Engines,
- Microsoft unveils IE8 Beta 2 amid privacy feature concerns
- 28 August 2008
- Microsoft has launched the second beta version of its new Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser.The browser offers features such as a smart address bar - like that seen in Firefox - as well as better secu...
- Category: Web Design,
- Social media 'offers much marketing potential'
- 28 August 2008
- Marketers can gain much from harnessing the power of user-generated content (UGC) to increase their company's online profile, it has been claimed.Chris Davies, digital marketing manager at British Air...
- Category: Web 2.0,
- Unique content "crucial" for SEO
- 28 August 2008
- Marketers should concentrate on creating exclusive content that is likely to be favoured by search engines, an expert has recommended.According to editor-in-chief of E-consultancy Chris Lake, unique c...
- Category: Internet Marketing,
- Internet gaining ground as ad medium, says study
- 27 August 2008
- The internet is becoming an increasingly popular marketing channel for businesses around the world, new research has indicated.Spending on online advertising will grow this year and next, while expend...
- Category: Internet Marketing,
- Websites 'should include high quality content'
- 27 August 2008
- Businesses should ensure they populate their websites with quality copy to help search engines find and index them better, according to Mark Jackson of Search Engine Watch.The expert noted that search...
- Category: Internet Marketing,
- Businesses to maintain strong digital spending levels
- 27 August 2008
- Businesses intend to continue strong spending on digital media over the next year, according to a new study.Channels such as social media, mobile and advertising were identified by StrategyEye Digital...
- Category: Web 2.0,
- Microsoft: IE8 will feature private web surfing
- 26 August 2008
- Users of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 will be able to temporarily browse the web in complete privacy, Microsoft has revealed.Writing in a blog post, Microsoft program manager Andy Zeigler said that the ne...
- Category: Web Design,
