Google launched its authorship program last year and, using the “rel=author” markup, authors are given a more prominent listing in the SERPS.  Implementing this is relatively easy to do (some useful instructions here) and it has the potential to improve CTR through enhanced search results.  But how significant is this now, and how will Google...Read More

While ASOS and Topshop may have larger followings, New Look’s social media strategy is driving more valuable engagement, according to a new study.  Following last week’s stats showing Topshop as the most popular retailer on Facebook and Twitter, stats from Stickyeyes look at the balance between volume and social engagement.  As well as engagement, the...Read More

A free and open internet is the most efficient market place in the world and needs to be protected, according to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The internet entrepreneur kicked off TNW 2012 in Amsterdam with a keynote that highlighted the power of the internet to innovate and create new businesses, and the threat posed to e-commerce...Read More

It’s certainly hard to label it an ‘important’ part of a website, and in many cases, it’s not even noticed, but for some, there’s a special place in the heart for the favicon. Proving this point, there is no shortage of websites that offer up favicons for download, or which allow users to turn their...Read More

UK consumers spend 25% of their disposable income online, according to a new report from WorldPay. This is the highest percentage among European nations and is 2% more than the average US consumer. WorldPay’s Global Online Shopper Report found that the top three online spending categories for UK consumers are clothes (36%), food (33%) and...Read More