Chrome speeds up Prototyping

With much debate about the value of developing for chrome there are certain characteristics that give it the edge over its competitors, but it is at the end of the day a choice based on personal experience. Continue reading

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Web Access: Internet freedom or control

The worldwide web may experience a clampdown if the latest developments on international attitudes towards curbing Internet access are realised. Many countries including the UK are actively seeking to construct national firewalls to confront “online copyright infringement through site-blocking”. Continue reading

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Mobile Apps – make the most of geo-social networks

With Foursquare having established itself and having experienced unfettered growth over recent times, it has pushed Facebook into a headlong rush to capitalise on mobile advertising with its own geo-social networking feature, “Places”. Continue reading

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Social Media and Web Design Belfast

The astounding news that almost 200 million registered Twitter account holders posting 110 million Tweets daily reinforces the need to embrace this social media phenomenon especially with an ever growing global community. Continue reading

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Google’s Panda Update – Implications for SEO

The Google algorithm has been updated and will impact 14% of search queries. Through understanding the key to success for search engines we can appreciate the thinking behind this Panda update. They endeavour to supply searches with the information they seek much faster and more consistently than any other search choices available. Continue reading

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A Strategy For Building Social Media – Web Design Belfast

The reality of social media marketing is that it is becoming more difficult to break through the noise of multiple connections now present on Facebook and other social media sites. Continue reading

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Web Design Northern Ireland – Security Through Vulnerability Scanners

We find in web design Northern Ireland vulnerability issues and it is also a universal problem with websites globally. Their vulnerability to hacking is caused by security holes in their application. XSS cross-scripting and SQL injection are both ways of exploiting weaknesses in website design. Continue reading

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Mobile Sites Need SEO

There is an explosion in the proliferation of mobile devices. The ubiquitous smart phone and tablet now account for approximately five per cent of traffic to client websites. More than sixty per cent of that traffic is directed from Search Engines so consequently it is essential that your mobile website comes top of Google’s mobile search engine results pages. Continue reading

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Mobile Apps – Evolution To A Business Model

Research indicates that consumers love to add apps to their mobile devices and with the proliferation of smart phones and other digital devices apps are continually evolving with the mobile technology. Continue reading

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Google – Website Speed Is Crucial

In this age of instant gratification we have to ensure our websites are appearing within 5-6 seconds. Web analytics suggest that users will click on the next search result if boredom sets in through unresponsive page display. Net speed is paramount in retaining visitor interest and we must take steps to enable our websites to run faster should they be under-performing in that respect. Continue reading

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