News Archive

Ebusiness news archive from September 2006
Unexpected networking

We've all heard about the internet being a giant networking tool. Hardly a day goes by without something in the news media about bebo.com, MySpace and YouTube. But one that may have escaped you, well, me at least, is eBay.
25 September 2006


Online Royal Mail

Amid the hoo-ha surrounding the launch of Royal Mail’s new web postage service, a couple of salient facts were buried. And these are of interest to the small and micro-sized business.
25 September 2006


Web data center launched

Despite the Americanized usage of center, the UK has a new source of insider knowledge to draw on.
25 September 2006


War on terrorism does VC a favour

Sad as it is to say, but the continuing concern over terrorism, together with stricter airport security and rising oil prices, has a positive aspect. And that is the greater adoption of video conferencing as a means to cut business travel.
14 September 2006


Keyhole surgery with search engines

Are your search engine results leaving you frustrated and bewildered? Are the results served up with all the finesse of a machete when what you really want is keyhole surgery? Read on…
14 September 2006


Connect, collaborate and change seminars

The creative industries in the Highlands and Islands are being offered a free one day seminar on connecting, collaborating and change later this month.
08 September 2006


Key to e-commerce success

The arguments in favour of online trading are by now well rehearsed, what is not so widely appreciated at the planning stage is the key to success.
08 September 2006


Repeat your business with customers – 2

Keeping existing customers – and winning repeat business – is much cheaper than finding new clients. But how can we build up relationships with existing customers, and can technology help?
04 September 2006