Google launched a completely redesigned Google+ on Wednesday at Google I/O with features that could make Google+ a fierce Facebook competitor… this level of commitment from Google, it is assured that Google+ will continue to grow in its already important place in the SEO strategy of businesses online.

It is common sense for people to ensure that their home computer and internet are secure but for businesses it is a legal requirement that they ensure their information and data is secure and that requires having procedures in place… here are some areas that a business might want to look at in order to try keep you safe from breaches.

Testimonials can play a vital role in securing new customers for your business and getting them to buy your products. Simple truth is that no matter how honest you are, your customers will always be more persuasive than you.

Research has shown that 63% of consumers are more likely to purchase from a website that has reviews and testimonials.

A blog is an easy way to introduce dynamic content to a website and offer fresh and unique content. However, with so many blogs out there it can often be a challenge for people to distinguish their blog… often people struggle with ideas about what to write or even how to keep up with all the latest trends surrounding their particular industry. So with that in mind here are a few easy to use tools that can help you keep up with what is happening, what is the latest trend and write content that people want to read.

You may work very hard to restrict the amount of personal details available on the internet but have you ever considered how your Twitter and Facebook Friends may allow “Data Leakage”?

The majority of the newsletters I receive are built for desktop computers. And they look great on my computer, even the iPad. That’s because the screen size supports the width of the newsletter. But they don’t always look so good on my mobile.

You can make your newsletters look great on mobile by using responsive email design.

If you have your own domain for your email, you need to protect who is allowed to send emails from your domain. It’s too easy to spoof an email address and spammers can easily pretend to be sending emails from yourcompany.com. There is a way to protect your email and domain, using an SPF record that doesn’t take long to set up.

We all use it and along with our mobile phones, email is probably one of the top things we couldn’t live without in this modern day. How we use email is constantly changing and with the explosion of smart phones and tablets, so many of us are using email even more now, with this ‘always on’ culture.

We’re always on, checking email, replying immediately… even if you’re in the middle of something. Email drains productivity and is a resource hog. Let’s face it, email is great but it takes so much bloody time, a minute here, 2 minutes there. There has to be a better way…

Following on from our recent success in the IIA Net Visionary Awards, we were mostly delighted when we saw the shortlists for the Eircom Spider Awards and the Irish Web Awards.

Last Friday, we attended the Irish Internet Association’s Net Visionary Awards in the National Gallery of Ireland. We were shortlisted in the ‘Most Innovative Web Developer’ category and up against some well established web agencies and development companies, such as Arekibo, EightyTwenty, Strata3 and Red Hills Software. Guess what happened?