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Google has announced that it’s open source web browser platform Chromium (the framework behind Google’s Chrome browser) will be dropping support for the popular h.264 HTML video codec – favoring Google’s own WebM platform (based on the VP8 codec which Google acquired in 2009).
The reasons for the drop in support of this widely popular video codec, have been explained in the official Chromium blog, and the main standpoint Google has, is on the issue of “innovation in the web media platform“. Open Source enthusiasts may welcome this news, due to new h.264 licensing and royalty rules…
In our industry it’s quite common to hear comments from potential clients such as:
“I’ve got a budget for SEO but lets start off small, if the SEO brings results then I’ll carry on with the full budget”
or a variation on this:
“If you make us more money then we’ll spend more money”
Both of the above comments makes perfectly sound business sense – after all, we do marketing to get a return on investment. However, the issue here is not just ROI, but how quickly that ROI is achieved and how sustainable it is. Remember SEO…
After a year working on ecommerce site Express Bathrooms, UP Search are proud to announce a new SEO contract for sister brand Tubs and Loos, the Cheshire based bathroom retailer that has one of the largest luxury bathroom showrooms in the North West has seen month on month growth through it’s ecommerce website for bathrooms and accessories, and UP Search are now to launch a new ecommerce site under the companys main brand.
Terry Chiu Head of SEO at UP Search commented.
“Express are a client we love working with, its been a special year for…
I had been scratching my scalp off recently, trying to decipher why Magento, the popular eCommerce platform, had decided to stop displaying an entire library of product images on a client’s site. Finally I had a “EUREKA” moment, and decided if it could have been a permissions problem. As it turns out, it was! (For the most part anyway).
So I thought I’d share the fix here:
- Log in to your server via SSH
- cd to the media directory of your magento installation
- Run:
find. -type d -exec chmod 757 {} \;
This fix…
UP Search are proud to announce and welcome on board Cashcaretaker.com, a new price comparison website that provides consumers with advice and comparisons within the financial services sector, in a competitive pitch against some stiff competition UP Search are pleased to launch the new website together with a full online, SEO, PPC and Social media strategy for 2011.
Terry Chiu head of SEO at UP Search said.
“This is a great win for UP Search, in particular the calibre of company we were up against in the pitch, we are excited about making a success of…
UP search are proud to announce that they have been accepted and are officially an approved company by the RAR (Recommended Agency Roster). The RAR works on the basis that companies can only be accepted onto the roster as a direct result of their clients recommendations, which makes the acceptance by the RAR all the more important.
Christian Mcginty, Director at UP Search commented, “we are extremely pleased to have achieved this recognition, Its particularly special as it is based upon what our clients have to say about the work we do on their behalf, Its testament to the…
Bing, Microsoft’s Search Engine, has announced an even deeper integration of Facebook into it’s service by implementing Facebook “Likes” further into it’s search results.
Currently, there is a designated area of Bing search results showing “liked” content from your Facebook friends. But Bing says that (for US users only at the moment) this will be changing – with the “like” buttons appearing in-line along with your search results.
More info can be found on the official Bing blog. (Image Credit: Microsoft)
According to the Giftmeister 2010 Holiday Gifting Trend Report, video games and consoles reign supreme when it comes to electronic Christmas gifts.
Following the news that the new World of Warcraft expansion pack, Cataclysm sold 3million copies in it’s first day of sale, it comes as no surprise to find video game related products sitting at numero uno. One surprise however is that E-Readers and tablets came in last of the top 5 – with just 4% share. This contradicts a similar trend report into the top 10 electronic products of 2010, which saw the Amazon Kindle take the top…
News has surfaced that Facebook, the World’s largest social networking site, is getting a pretty impressive (albeit, potentially controversial) update to it’s Facebook Photos product.
The update will suggest friends to tag in uploaded pictures, by using facial recognition software “built in-house”.
Unbeknown to some, this auto-tagging system is already available – through 3rd party websites such as Face.com.
This feature will surely add fuel to privacy war Facebook finds itself constantly battling, however Facebook has assured users on it’s official blog, that users will be able to opt-out of their name being suggested…
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