In a previous blog post we wrote about Google Adwords sitelinks – text providing up to six additional destination URLs for visitors to choose from when searching your website – and how effective they could be for your business. Google Adwords has now introduced enhanced Adwords sitelinks. They work in a similar way to normal [...]
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About Josie
Josie recently graduated from Curtin University in journalism. She has a passion for creative writing and was shortlisted for the Curtin Sitelines online journal for her creative non-fiction. My G+ Profile
The Facebook IPO
February 7th, 2012 | By Josie | No CommentsYou may have noticed there has been a lot of talk lately about the Facebook initial public offering (IPO). An initial public offering or stock market launch, is the initial sale of stock to the public by a private company. This basically means before the IPO, Facebook only had a limited amount of stock holders [...]
Google Introduces Circles
October 11th, 2011 | By Josie | No CommentsGoogle is testing a new kind of advertising option called Circulars that is designed to imitate the look of full-page newspaper ads complete with large images and text. These ads will act like destination sites where users can look through specials at nearby retailers when searching a store. The ads will work as a new [...]
The New .xxx Domain Name Option
October 7th, 2011 | By Josie | No CommentsThe new .xxx domain name option has opened for registration. The .xxx domain name option is specifically formulated for adult sites and is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). This means it stands for a specific group or organisation such as .gov meaning government website. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the [...]
QR Codes and How They Can Be Used
September 13th, 2011 | By Josie | 1 CommentQuick Response codes are a two-dimensional code designed for camera enabled Smartphones to read. They work in a similar way to barcodes but because they are two-dimensional, they can contain a lot more information than a standard barcode. Once the code is scanned through a Smartphone application the person can be taken to a website, [...]