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Flash is Dead! Long Live Flash!

Adobe isn’t giving up on Flash, it’s just changing its direction on its mobile player based on industry trends.

Making and Using QR Codes

The QR (Quick Response) code was first developed in 1994 in Japan to track vehicle parts but has since grown to become a handy way to encode all sorts of data, most notably web site addresses for use in traditional media campaigns.

Recent(ish) News on Google, Bing, SEO/SEM

Sometimes, it's worth wrapping up some of the more interesting developments because they can genuinely affect clients who aren't trying to game the search engines.

Time to Update Your Web Site Copyright

It's that time of the year where you should take a few minutes to log in to your CMS and update the copyright date on your web site.

You Get What You Pay For

If you as a user are not paying to use a service, then is it a wise decision to build your social life or your business around it?

SEO as Snake Oil

Getting your site into the search engine in the top spot has become the holy grail of online marketing, one that far too many people are happy to exploit as an opportunity.

Your Site Speed to Affect Its Google Rank

If your site is an extremely heavy download or just takes too long to draw, it may be penalized in the organic search listings.