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Landing page load time available on Keyword Analysis

In early March, we announced that we'd soon incorporate an additional factor into Quality Score, namely landing page load time -- where load time is defined as the amount of time it takes for a user t

When crowdsourcing backfires

Crowdsourcing has been touted by some as a revolution. Popularised by Web 2.0 and the concept of "the wisdom of crowds," the idea that businesses and organisations can leverage a "crowd" (often f

The Analytics Gap

The trend towards free analytics technology, accelerated by Yahoo's acquisition of IndexTools and plan to make it a free service , raises interesting questions both for vendors and for organisation

UK online ad networks to grow by 60% in 2008

UK media spend on online advertising networks will grow by 60% in 2008 to an estimated �385m, according to a report published by E-consultancy today. The report found that the pace of growth for ad

'Basics are important' for online marketing

Effective online marketing techniques motivate people to take action, according to an international Marketing trainer and sales consultant. Lancaster Online reported this week that Mike Blinder c

Online video growth fueled by the young

With the growth of broadband subscriptions, and an increasing number of online viewing options, online video use has expanded in the past year, according to consumer research from Leichtman Research G

The ten commandments of SEO

Most of the time when we pitch to a new client we are asked for SEO guarantees. "Your competition has guaranteed top results and submission to 100,000 Search Engines and Directories". We go all out

MySpace pressures Facebook as it opens up social network

MySpace has put pressure on rival Facebook as it launches an initiative to open its social networking site to the outside world in partnership with a number of social media sites, allowing people to s

Government websites criticised for lack of usability

A new study has been critical of the quality and accessibility of UK government websites. The