While reports continue across the media about the fragile state of the economy, one new report shows the e-retail sector is thriving and could hold the key to business success in difficult times.
As the time counts down to a general election, the Government is finding itself under further pressure. The latest amendments to the Digital Economy Bill by the House of Lords has led to a number of industry chief executives, consumer groups, academics and even celebrity internet guru Stephen Fry, co-signing a letter to the Financial [...]
The news this week that the BBC is to cut back up to 25% of its website spend comes as a sharp contrast to a little-reported post on the BBC Internet Blog last month from Bronwyn van der Merwe, Head of Design and User Experience, Central Team, BBC FM&T.
You probably already know that you need to think about IT security, no matter what you use computers for. Falling victim to an online threat – like spyware, a virus, worm or hacker – could cost you dearly.
There’s no need to panic too much though. If you’ve installed security software onto your computers, keep your applications up-to-date and take regular backups of important data, you’ve got the basics covered.
But what about your hosting? After all, your website and other online services (like email, your company intranet or order processing system) can be vulnerable to attacks from hackers, viruses and other online threats too.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the process of boosting your website up the Search Engine Results pages (SERPs) for searches that are relevant to your website.
A new global survey from research experts Nielsen suggests consumers might be becoming more receptive to paying for web content.
Nominet Trust is ploughing funds back into good causes based around the internet.
Opera 10.5 beta has hit the top of the browser speed charts within a week of release. Could Opera finally become a brand leader?
Creating a successful advertising campaign for your business isn’t as hard as you might think. Great marketing ideas come in all shapes and sizes. You don’t have to be a jet-setting Manhattan ad agency to run a successful campaign, but it certainly helps to think like one. After all, big ideas can work wonders for [...]
The last couple of years have seen lots of talk in IT and business circles about “the cloud”. Also sometimes called “cloud computing”, many people think it’s an idea that could change the way companies organise and manage their IT. The problem is that the cloud is a tricky concept to grasp. So what is cloud computing and why has it got people excited?