Crafted Media news archive
24/10/08 - Yahoo broadens Inquisitor's availability
In news that may interest those involved in search engine optimisation, the second largest search engine is now making its browser plugin Inquisitor available for a larger number of browsers.Yahoo ann...
28/10/08 - Spending on internet advertising 'will grow'
Spending on online advertising is likely to continue to grow over the next year, it has been claimed. The latest projections by eMarketer predicts that online advertising, such as pay per click system...
02/10/08 - Web 2.0 can 'work in schools'
Teachers can use Web 2.0 technologies, such as social networking websites, to improve education provision in schools, it has been suggested.Research by the government’s web design partner Becta f...
02/10/08 - Yahoo attempts to set the record straight
Yahoo has stepped up its defence of its proposed advertising deal with Google by launching a website giving details of the arrangement.Antitrust regulators in the US are currently examining the terms ...
07/10/08 - Ask gets an overhaul
The internet search engine Ask.com is being subjected to an overhaul so that it can deliver faster search results, which may interest those involved in search engine optimisation (SEO).It is hoped tha...
08/10/08 - Hakia revamps search engine
Those involved in search engine optimisation may be interested to know that Hakia has revamped its interface.Rather than displaying "ten blue links" as is standard with crawlers such as Goog...
08/10/08 - Keep important pages 'a few clicks away'
Those involved in web design should make sure that the important pages on a website are no more than a few clicks away from the homepage, it has been claimed. Experts at Google noted that relatively f...
29/10/08 - Google searches rocket in September
Google has experienced a 21 per cent growth in the month of September on a year-on-year basis. It topped the rankings for most used search engines, with 4.8 million people using the site compared with...
13/10/08 - MyAds enters public beta
Social networking site MySpace has just announced that it is launching the public beta of MyAds.The do-it-yourself advertising platform is being hailed by MySpace as a way for those involved in online...
21/10/08 - Google is 'most popular US site in September'
Recent figures have revealed that Google was the most visited US site through the month of September. According to data collated by comScore, Google had a total of 144 million unique visitors in the n...
01/10/08 - YouTube tool 'will help advertisers'
A new YouTube analytical tool could help advertisers to test the effectiveness of their campaigns, it has been claimed.Google has announced that it is adding a feature entitled Hot Spots to YouTube In...
06/10/08 - New Google browser declines in popularity
The use of Google's new internet browser Chrome has declined in the last week, news which may be of interest to those involved in search engine optimisation (SEO).Recent reports from Net Applications,...
09/10/08 - Internet advertising up in the US
Recent figures have revealed that revenue from internet advertising in the US is currently on the increase.A study by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) found th...
10/10/08 - Online advertising expanding during credit crunch
The amount of money spend on online advertising is continuing to rise despite some firms being forced to cut back on spending due to the current financial climate. At least these are the findings of t...
23/10/08 - Google 'could benefit from financial crisis'
Google may be set to benefit from the financial crisis as its competitors may find it harder to weather the storm.According to Forbes.com, Google's stock has been halved by investors since the beginni...
17/10/08 - Web 2.0 is 'the best way to target millennial market'
A recent poll has revealed that a large proportion of executives believe that Web 2.0 is the best way to market to those born between 1982 and 1984.Approximately 40 per cent said that Web 2.0 technolo...
14/10/08 - Internet is the only marketing channel with increased budget
A recent survey has found that the internet is the only channel to see an increase in budget in the third quarter of 2008.According to the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising's (IPA) latest Bell...