Versioning—a brilliant, daily newsletter about the web One resource that I’ve been enjoying over the last few months is Versioning from Sitepoint. which describes itself as a “a social news site for kind web folk”. At…
Online ads: log in, tune out, turn off Economists have been researching how successful online banner advertising is. It’s bad news for commercial website owners. The study paid subjects to complete tasks online, with…
Overseas PhD students rely on rankings to select a university This article about how PhD students select universities contains some interesting findings about the use of websites and the perception of the brand. The…
The future of marketing is to be useful Gerry McGovern provides a reminder that the first job of a website is to be useful. I recently dealt with an organization that had employed an award-winning ad agency to help…
What is still on the web after 10 years of archiving? Digital preservation is not typically at the forefront of most people’s minds today. But it is likely to become a bigger issue as more people begin to realise we…
Five toe-curling blunders from university marketing teams It can be easy to get things wrong in university marketing schemes. From dodgy acronyms to risqué hashtags, this article looks at five real-life examples of…
B&Q’s new £60m responsive website reviewed Unfortunately, getting digital right is not cheap or easy. B&Q have just spent £60m on their new website, along with an upgrade of backend systems. As this article from…
Google reveals most searched-for universities It is important for us to keep an eye on trends across the sector. The digital era is a disruptive one that has changed and even threatened some industries forever: music,…
How to stop your WordPress intranet becoming an unmanageable mess Our web developer Sam Parsons brought our attention to this article about intranets. Although the article is primarily aimed at WordPress developers,…
Customer-centric and easy-to-use is the new business model (The Alibaba story) In the wake of Alibaba going public, Gerry McGovern has assessed the company’s success. Putting the customer’s needs ahead of the…