• Google Books Agreement Blocked By Court

    Google’s agreement with publishers to make millions of books available online via their eBooks platform has been blocked by a US court. The web giant has already scanned around 15million books onto their databse, and had agreed a deal to make them available for users, and then to pay around…

  • Google Apps for Business

    If you are looking for a way to save money and improve your business efficiency then Google Apps could be the next big thing to integrate into your day to day life. Google have developed a range of online tools that are designed to increase your productivity and reduce your…

  • The Worlds ‘Most Valuable Brands’

    A recent ‘league table’ of the most valuable brands in the world has revealed that technology and online focused businesses are becoming increasingly dominant throughout the world. From the top 10 list, 6 are internet or technology related – and only 1 is British. Search engine giant, SEO focus and…

  • .xxx Domain Given Final Approval

    After years of battles and disagreements, the internet overseer Icann have given final approval for a new top level domain to come into use. The .xxx domain, which rather predictably will be used for adult and pornographic websites had faced competition in the past from conservative groups, however it has…

  • Only 16% of Social Network Links Go To Business

    I know, I may sound like a broken record with my multiple shameless mentions of social networking sites and how they should be used for business promotion, but its true! and its never been more evident than now. Recently released figures have confirmed what we all sort of already knew,…

  • Social Media beats Entertainment In The UK

    It was revealed last year that social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter had become the most popular internet pastime in the world. As can be expected, this has continued to grow and following the news that reportedly half of the UK are signed up to Facebook, it has…

  • Google Step Up For Viral Marketing

    Following the purchase of several other companies to widen their market grip, Google have struck once again, this time purchasing an aid for one of their more established children. Irish company ‘Green Parrot Pictures’ who specialise in image processing to improve things such as camera sharpness and shake, have been…

  • Microsoft Launch Internet Explorer 9

    Microsoft have officially launched the finished version of their newest web browser, ‘Internet Explorer 9’. Internet Explorer has been the most popular browser for many years now, however with the emergence of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, internet explorer has been slipping year on year, and now hold around a…

  • Google To Release Social Network?

    The internet has for a while now been dominated by two giants of the online world, search engine and pretty much anything else they can get their hands on masters, Google and the 600million user strong social network Facebook. Any searches for anything technology related will doubtlessly bring up something related…

  • Google release block results option

    Search engine giant Google have unveiled the newest update to their search engine results, one which allows the user to further personalise their results and what they see. Everyone has had the experience of  searching for something, clicking a result only for it to be a poor, low quality site…