Google appear to be testing a new feature on their search results pages which displays recommended brands for certain search queries. Malcolm Coles was the first to report on this and used ‘digital cameras’ as an example. (more…)

Mobile advertising in the UK has grew by 32% according to research from the Internet Advertising Bureau and Price Waterhouse Cooper. (more…)

Google have provided some useful information to help webmasters get video content indexed more effectively. (more…)

Google have added one of the most significant and useful features to its Webmaster Tools to date that finally allows you to see data on impressions and clicks for natural search! (more…)

Twitter has announced that it will allow paid advertising for the first time.  Since its establishment there has been continued speculation when Twitter will incorporate paid advertising and we finally have an answer. (more…)

Google announced before the weekend that site speed is now officially a component of their ranking algorithm. (more…)

As the build up for the next general election gathers pace, we constantly hear references to this being the UK’s first “digital election”. Back in 2005 Facebook was barely a year old, YouTube only 2 months old and Twitter did not exist at all!

BBC News reports that over the weekend Facebook is to ask its 23 million UK users whether they have registered to vote in a tie-up with the Electoral Commission. (more…)

AOL has announced that it is looking to sell-up or shut down social networking site Bebo after two years. Bought for USD 850 million in 2008 AOL has decided to that it is best cut ties with the site which was once one of the most popular social sites in the UK. (more…)