http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/ Internet Marketing Web Design, development and Media company en-uk Copyright (C) 2004 - 2010 by Lancashire Web Design Company Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:28:14 GMT Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:28:14 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.brickweb.co.uk/images/page/logo.gif http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/ 222 39 http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2010/february/google-phases-out-support-for-ie6.html Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a cyber attack on the search engine... 313 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 9:27:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2010/january/internet-marketing-bill-gates-on.html Microsoft’s founder and the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, has just joined Twitter. You can start following him at @BillGates. Twitter can be used to interact with potential customers, suppliers and organisations. Contact Brick Technology to discover how Internet Marketing can benefit your business... 312 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:31:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2010/january/bing-to-become-default-search-engine.html Reports are speculating that Apple is currently busily tied in talks with Microsoft to try and make Bing the default search engine on the iPhone Safari Web Browser for the smartphone. This will make Bing a much more important player when it comes to Search Engines... 311 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:43:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2010/january/eu-gets-internationalised-domain-names.html The European Commission has just introduced the use of non-Roman characters in .eu domain names, allowing the names to incorporate characters from all twenty-three official languages of the European Union for the first time... 310 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 7:27:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2010/january/top-10-internet-marketing-techniques.html Internet Marketing techniques are constantly evolving, new methods emerge every week. But there are some core things every successful website owner should do. Discover some of the most essential aspects of Internet Marketing that are crucial to your online success in 2010... 309 Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2010/january/internet-sales-jump-by-21-per-cent-in.html ONLINE shops were the big winners last year, with UK internet retail sales up 21 per cent on 2008. Retail Decisions, a card fraud prevention firm, have estimated that UK web sales hit _49.8 billion in 2009. 308 Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:36:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2010/january/google-set-to-reveal-its-rival-to-the.html Gadget-lovers and industry rivals are gearing up for the unveiling of Google’s first mobile phone. As predicted, it seems that the next big growth market for 2010 and beyond is mobile internet. Mobile Internet usage has increased dramatically over the last few years, prompting the world’s biggest search engine Google, to release the Nexus One mobile phone handset.. 307 Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:48:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/december/rage-against-the-machine-christmas.html If ever the increasing power of social networks were doubted, here’s the proof that the Internet has found a voice and is making it heard. Rage Against the Machine has beaten all the odds to take the Christmas Number One! 306 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:35:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/december/google-goggles-search-the-world-by.html Google is testing a new mobile service that enables users to perform searches using the cameras on Android smartphones 305 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:35:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/december/google-release-real-time-search.html If you stand still everybody will pass you. The world of Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimisation is changing rapidly. Google have now introduced real-time search results 304 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:02:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/december/how-do-i-know-if-a-website-is-safe.html Shopping online this Christmas? You may be wondering how you can tell if a website is safe. Here are 10 simple tips to keep you safe.. 303 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:33:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/december/promoted-videos-be-discovered-on.html Now, every business in the UK can now benefit from Promoted Videos, a new advertising programme that combines the precision of AdWords with the power of YouTube. Through the new AdWords interface, advertisers of all sizes will now be able to create a Google style campaign that is Keyword targeted and priced on performance (CPC) to trigger their video ad in locations across YouTube and the Google Content Network where users generally go to discover great videos. 302 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/december/google-announce-improvement-to-google.html Google have announced that it has implemented a number of changes to its free-to-use website traffic monitor – Google Analytics 301 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:48:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/december/add-vouchers-to-your-newsletters.html A survey of Brick newsletters found that 80% of newsletters sent with promotion codes or vouchers received higher click-through rates and conversions than campaigns with no incentives. The Internet is a growing place to find vouchers and deals. Over the last three years, the number of shoppers that get their coupons online has increased by 46 percent... 300 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 5:18:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/november/online-christmas-shopping-jumping.html Online sales to jump this Christmas. The UK’s adult population will give a major boost to e-commerce sales during Christmas 2009, benefiting the e-tailers who ensure better availability of product, effective search tools and smarter delivery options. 298 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 6:49:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/november/dont-forget-about-the-other-search.html Although Google is by far the major search engine you shouldn’t forget the other search engines. Bing is certainly one to watch right now. So make sure that your site is performing well on other search engines such as Bing.... 297 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 6:59:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/november/cyber-monday-30th-november-2009.html Cyber Monday is this coming Monday! The unofficial kick off to online shopping for the Christmas season. Make sure that you're ready, willing and able. Happy Christmas season to one and all! See how Amazon is getting ready... 296 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/november/browse-londons-west-end-from-home.html Going shopping in London is set to become a whole new experience, with a "virtual West End" being created online. 295 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:59:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/november/vat-change-of-standard-rate-01-jan-2010.html All businesses registered for VAT should be prepared for the change back to 17.5% on the 1st of January 2010. Brick clients will have their rates adjusted automatically, if you have any questions or exemptions, please contact us... 294 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 4:32:00 GMT http://www.brickweb.co.uk/news/2009/november/mobile-websites-are-we-there-yet-dad.html Mobile web users are on a steep rise. Don't ignore that currently in the UK 14% of web browsers now access the Internet from their mobile device. This is due to a convergence of things, better hardware, cheaper connectivity packages and more and more of us on the move... 293 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 6:05:00 GMT