News Archive
Ebusiness news archive from May 2007
| BT leads the way on video conferencing Using broadband video conferencing has reduced BT’s carbon footprint by at least 97,000 tonnes and eliminated travel expenses for more than 860,000 face-to-face meetings. | |
| Charting your position #2 Google Earth is a free download application allowing users access to global satellite imagery. Find out how it can be used on your web site… | |
| Address hunt needs checking out Talking of web sites and business promotion, I was on a hotel site this week and, try as I might, couldn’t find their postal address. Several clicks later it turned out the address, the only incidence of it appearing anywhere on the site, was on the contact us page. | |
| EatScotland winners show recipe for success What do almost all of EatScotland’s food award winners announced this week have in common? Apart, of course, from serving up some exceptionally fine food. | |
Google Earth | Charting your position An elementary piece of furniture for most web sites is the location map. Often what is offered up is pretty to look at but seriously underwhelming in terms of informational content and functionality. Here’s a good tip and it won’t cost you a penny. |
| Distance Lab holding first major Open Studio event A unique opportunity to visit a cutting edge research institute is offered to those who are interested in learning about how digital media technologies will be transforming our lives in the future. | |
| Last call ... free places at EDAS conference A few free places are still available at the major Scottish economic development conference 'Scotland in a Global Market: Economy - People - Place - Connectivity' which takes place on 5 June in Dundee. | |
| No solo mio when eyeballs count Is having your own web site enough? Probably not… | |
| WEEE getting ready July 1, 2007 sees the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive come into force across Europe. | |
| E-tourism workshops get the thumbs up Excellent advice. Some very useful ideas. Outstanding and interesting talks... | |
| Three decades of Orkney life to be preserved A unique photo archive charting three decades of Orkney life is to be preserved for posterity using the latest computer equipment. | |
| On the money with YouTube marketing As regular site visitors may recall, we have been rabbiting on about guerrilla marketing on YouTube and the use of promo online video for some time. Now, a research firm has released a report on the subject complete with best practice case studies and a detailed how to guide. | |
| Keyword guessing a lottery Guessing at your keywords is no more accurate than what would be expected purely by chance. And even seasoned search engine optimisers struggle to do any better without the help of database technology. | |