IE6 support: To bin or not to bin?
I said I’ve got opinions and this is no exception. I’ve been wrangling with IE6 since 2001 when it came out during the famous Browser Wars. At the time, we had Netscape Navigator 4.7, Internet Explorer...
View ArticleDear Mrs John Doe - How *do* you want to be addressed?
Mr, Mrs, Sir, Professor (or Prof for short). Esq., MSc, MPhil. Some of us use them, and some of us don’t. So how do you like to be addressed when someone you don’t know emails you, or writes to you, or...
View ArticleHosting part 1: what are my options?
This article is a 4 part article that goes into the detail you need to make sure your website is hosted on hardware that makes sense.I’d say it’s useful to have some idea of how you might host a...
View ArticleHosting part 2: Dedicate yourselves
It’s been a little while since our last post - we’ve been crazy busy, and we’ve got some more fuel for this series in the process too. In this part, we’re looking at Dedicated hosting, and what it...
View ArticleHosting part 3: virtual servers?
Part 3 is here, and it takes a few forms that I’ll discuss.Virtualisation is the process of taking a physical computer and dividing it up so that it thinks it has lots of computers inside it, each...
View ArticleThe development process
It’s maybe an unfortunate consequence of the web being so instantly accessible that development process is often forgotten about when dealing with clients and their expectations. I’d like to put...
View Article"It Doesn't Work"
“The site doesn’t work.”“What do you mean, the site doesn’t work?”“It just doesn’t work.”“So what is it doing that it shouldn’t be doing?”“When I go to the site, I can’t do X.”“But when I go to the...
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McColo. Shut down but what does it mean for spam?
Yesterday, peering to McColo, an ISP accused of providing the transit for 75% of the world’s spam, was shut off. VNUNet and The Washington Post both talk about where the figures come from. I’d like to...
View ArticleContent distribution, now for the masses
We’ve known about Akamai, who’ve been long regarded as the leaders in CDN technology for some time now. As of a few weeks ago, there’s a new kid on the block.Amazon released CloudFront on the 19th...
View ArticleMaking cool sites without Flash! "What?", you say?
It’s well known that Flash makes sites look better. Isn’t it? Well only if you are stuck in the early part of 2000.I would like to draw your attention to a few sites that use no Flash at all to get...
View ArticleHow to keep people from cheating registration systems
Your site is playing host to a competition. You’re giving away a nice hefty prize. A TV, a mobile phone, a holiday perhaps for the winner and his or her mates. And the competition revolves around a...
View ArticleThat elusive integrated campaign
They just don't seem to exist. And there doesn't seem to be any reason why not. OK, every now and again, an agency produces out of its proverbial hat a campaign it calls integrated that actually does...
View ArticleTesting, testing, and more testing!
It is blindingly obvious that testing is utterly important. You can't go live without at least some testing time. But what really is testing, and do we give it the space, time and money it deserves?...
View ArticleMobile technology - what should we build for?
There is a lot of discussion happening in the industry at the moment surrounding mobile technology. Most of it seems to be centred around the iPhone, but it's important to remember the other platforms...
View ArticleSEO, its myths and how to really optimise your site
Everyone needs SEO. Really, we do. OK, but what is SEO and what does it mean? After all, it's one of those Internet jargon bandwagons that everyone seems to have jumped on without really knowing what...
View ArticleIs it right to abandon campaign media sites for social media?
In January, Coca Cola and Unilever announced that they would be shunning campaign media sites in favour of social media based marketing. A bold move, and one many others have followed since. However,...
View ArticleThe importance of the business case on digital projects
We're back with another article highlighting an important aspect of any digital project. This time, it is one that should happen before any work is actually undertaken on the project itself.A business...
View ArticleWhen should we send emails to customers? Is timing really that important?
The killer question for any email marketing campaign manager is "When should I send my campaign out?" Is it best to send it in the morning? Evening? On a Friday? How can I tell?There have been numerous...
View Article5 tips to convert visitors into leads or sales on your website
When discussing websites, people still regularly talk in terms of hits and visitors. But just as important as how many people see your online shopfront is how many of them go on to become customers....
View Article5 ways of engaging with your customers by email
Following on from our last post about how to engage on the web and convert visitors into leads, I'm going to give you a few tips on how to engage with readers of your emails - those people who've...
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