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- Facebook to End its Free Advertising? - 8/02/2012
Until now it has been free for advertisers to place ads on Facebook, but this could all be about to change. The social...
[ Continue Reading ] - Facebook Extends Its App Possibilities - 26/01/2012
Facebook has recently been rolling out its new Timeline profile, which is more visual and lets people see things more...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google+ and Personalised Search - 20/01/2012
If you use the new social network Google+ to share information, this could be increasingly used by Google to...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google+ or Bust - 10/01/2012
It looks like Google+ is beginning to gain a following. Usage at the beginning of January was up 55% compared to...
[ Continue Reading ] - Social Media Predictions for 2012 - 4/01/2012
Social Media is set to escalate in popularity in 2012. Cornish WebServices offer social media consultancy to a number...
[ Continue Reading ] - JEM Education Direct Choose Cornish CMS - 3/01/2012
Jem Education Direct is a service that enables organisations to communicate effectively with the education sector...
[ Continue Reading ] - New Features for Social Media Platforms - 13/12/2011
There have been plenty of recent updates to social media websites to improve their functionality and networking...
[ Continue Reading ] - YouTube Upgrades Its Analytics - 7/12/2011
YouTube has recently upgraded its analytics to include a quick overview function and improved reporting...
[ Continue Reading ] - WordPress Blog Launches WordAds - 1/12/2011
WordPress bloggers can now opt into an ad program designed excusively for Wordpress.com users. WordAds is set to rival...
[ Continue Reading ] - Facebook’s Sponsored News Ticker - 30/11/2011
There have been many recent changes to the Facebook Newsfeed including a 'News Ticker'. Facebook have now also...
[ Continue Reading ] - HootSuite Integrates with Google+ - 22/11/2011
HootSuite has been chosen as the official launch partner for the Google+ Pages. Google+ Pages is the new business...
[ Continue Reading ] - HTML5 beats Flash for mobile - 21/11/2011
Adobe have just announced that they will be withdrawing from the mobile browser market and not competing with HTML5 for...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google+ Gears Up For Businesses - 15/11/2011
As of last week, Google+ is now open for use by businesses. Users of Google+ who run a business or promote a brand can...
[ Continue Reading ] - Facebook and Twitter Sync Social Updates - 10/11/2011
With social media usage growing, the social networks are now increasingly integrating for a unified social...
[ Continue Reading ] - Research Products and Services with Social Media - 2/11/2011
Social Media can be a great tool for researching a new product or service before launching it. Social conversations...
[ Continue Reading ] - iPhone Integration with Twitter - 26/10/2011
Twitter is now integrated with the new iOS 5 Mobile Operating System. Since this move there have been triple the...
[ Continue Reading ] - Measure Social Media ROI - 19/10/2011
There are easy ways to measure return on investment (ROI) from your social media activity. This is important because...
[ Continue Reading ] - Boost your Business with Facebook’s ‘Secret Groups’ - 11/10/2011
Facebook has a feature where you can create secret groups that only include selected contacts or friends. Facebook...
[ Continue Reading ] - Get to Know Google+ - 6/10/2011
Google+ is spreading fast across the internet, so it is a good idea to get to know how it works and its benefits. It...
[ Continue Reading ] - Social Media and PR - 29/09/2011
Social media websites can help support your online PR strategy. As news organisations increase their online activity,...
[ Continue Reading ] - Panda and Blogs - 28/09/2011
The latest big update to the Google search engines, dubbed Panda, has left many websites less visible as Google has...
[ Continue Reading ] - Facebook Makes Major Changes - 22/09/2011
Facebook has made some significant changes to its interface recently to help share and control information. Like...
[ Continue Reading ] - Good Things About Google+ - 16/09/2011
Google’s answer to social networking is now becoming established and people are noting its strengths and...
[ Continue Reading ] - Optimise your Facebook Newsfeed - 13/09/2011
There is now a new way to help you optimise your Facebook news and get noticed! As a business, if you really want your...
[ Continue Reading ] - Digital Leaflet Printing - 7/09/2011
Leafleting is still a very effective way of getting your message across to a wide number of people. Leaflets can be...
[ Continue Reading ] - The Impact of Brand Marketing on Twitter - 6/09/2011
Twitter is increasingly becoming an avenue for marketers to engage with social media users. However, as Twitter...
[ Continue Reading ] - Maximizer CRM quoted in PC Today - 5/09/2011
The August 2011 edition of PC Today features a two page article on using a customer relationship management (CRM) tool...
[ Continue Reading ] - Why blogs are bad for business - 27/08/2011
The information on the web about blogging is one sided. It is mostly written by individuals, software or website...
[ Continue Reading ] - Use QR Codes with Facebook - 23/08/2011
QR Codes or Quick Response Codes are becoming increasingly popular so why not integrate them into Facebook. These...
[ Continue Reading ] - Twitter Makes Changes - 16/08/2011
Social networking site Twitter has made some enhancements to its interface. The old Twitter @mention tab is replaced...
[ Continue Reading ] - Video Marketing Top Tips - 9/08/2011
More people are utilising video marketing to enhance their business. There are many ways to make the most of this...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google Chrome Is Second Most Popular Browser in UK - 6/08/2011
Google Chrome has surpassed Firefox to become second only to Internet Explorer in terms of most favoured...
[ Continue Reading ] - Joomla: The sting in the tail. - 3/08/2011
“I want Joomla because it is free. “ We hear this so often, yet it is not true. Joomla is free yet Joomla...
[ Continue Reading ] - How to Convert Social Media Traffic into Leads - 28/07/2011
If you are a business that uses social media the biggest issue is how to convert traffic into leads. If you...
[ Continue Reading ] - Will Facebook Still Dominate over Google+? - 19/07/2011
With Google asking companies to refrain from joining Google+ until they have developed a business edition, there...
[ Continue Reading ] - Optimise your Online Presence with Twitter - 18/07/2011
Twitter can be used by businesses to increase their exposure on the internet. If used in the right way it can be an...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google+ Currently Not Open To Businesses - 12/07/2011
Google have requested that businesses avoid using the new Google+ platform for the time being. The new social...
[ Continue Reading ] - Facebook and Skype Join Forces - 11/07/2011
Last week Facebook launched a new video calling feature. This live web chat capability has been enabled through a...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google’s Social Media Projects - 6/07/2011
This week Google has launched a social media platform that rivals Facebook. Called Google+ (not to be confused with...
[ Continue Reading ] - Grahams Website Enjoys SEO Success - 25/06/2011
Due to a focussed SEO campaign, Grahams saw the number of natural search visitors to their website increase by 34% this...
[ Continue Reading ] - The Latest Social Media Tools - 21/06/2011
There are many ways to make social media work for you and your business. It is easy to increase your visibility on the...
[ Continue Reading ] - Using Brand Advocates to Market your Business Online - 15/06/2011
You can use loyal customers to speak on behalf of your brand in the social media arena. This is a cost effective way...
[ Continue Reading ] - Maximise Twitter's Potential for Business Marketing - 13/06/2011
Do you want to make Twitter work as a marketing tool for your business? Online magazine Social Media Examiner have...
[ Continue Reading ] - The Latest Twitter Updates - 4/06/2011
Twitter has made a couple of recent changes in order to offer more usability and keep up with other social networking...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google’s +1 Launches For Websites - 2/06/2011
Today Google has launched its +1 button across the whole of the web. Google has been testing out the +1 button since...
[ Continue Reading ] - How to Implement a Successful Blog - 29/05/2011
The title of this article is about ‘successful blogs’. This is unusual as very few people decide to...
[ Continue Reading ] - Is Twitter Less Intrusive than Cold Calling? - 24/05/2011
Some argue that Twitter can work as a less intrusive sales tool than a phone call. When receiving a sales ‘cold...
[ Continue Reading ] - Successful email marketing is about well segmented data - 23/05/2011
The success of email marketing depends very much on the quality of your data and email address. If you are simply...
[ Continue Reading ] - Facebook Moves into Emails and Texting - 20/05/2011
Facebook has added yet more usability to its social networking site by providing email and text capabilities to its...
[ Continue Reading ] - Less is More with Inbox Advertising - 19/05/2011
When logging into an email account many people find being bombarded with image heavy advertising distracting Both...
[ Continue Reading ] - Skype Attracts Big Name Interest - 10/05/2011
Skype is reportedly considering separate tie-in deals with both Facebook and Google. Facebook has expressed interest...
[ Continue Reading ] - Create a Following on Twitter by Offering Advice - 6/05/2011
If you want to create a quality group of followers on Twitter then the best thing to do is offer sound advice and...
[ Continue Reading ] - The Facebook Send Button - 3/05/2011
Facebook has created a new Send button that allows users to transmit Facebook posts to other selected friends. Users...
[ Continue Reading ] - Facebook Provides Localised Offers to its Users - 28/04/2011
Facebook has launched an opt-in service called New Deals so that users can get money off deals specific to their...
[ Continue Reading ] - Small Businesses can Benefit from Social Marketing - 21/04/2011
Small businesses can use the social networks as an effective internet marketing tool. According to a recent survey,...
[ Continue Reading ] - Maximizer CRM launches cloud based solution. - 20/04/2011
Maximizer Software has now (April 2011) released a cloud based solution of its customer relationship management (CRM)...
[ Continue Reading ] - The technology behind the ceramic tile - 18/04/2011
Ceramic tiles are seen everywhere and widely used in homes and shops, toilets and kitchens, hotels and public...
[ Continue Reading ] - Use KPIs to Measure Social Media Effectiveness - 8/04/2011
A recent talk at the Web 2.0 Expo tradeshow has revealed the importance of looking at the long-term effectiveness of a...
[ Continue Reading ] - Social Media Sites Continually Enhance Functionality - 5/04/2011
Every week new enhancements to social networking sites are announced, increasing functionality for the user. With...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google's new "+1" Feature Rivals Facebook "Like" Button - 31/03/2011
Following recent rumours that Google may be investing in social media, they have now introduced a feature which may...
[ Continue Reading ] - LinkedIn Attracts One Million New Users a Week - 29/03/2011
The social business platform LinkedIn is a popular way for business people to network and promote themselves or their...
[ Continue Reading ] - Total Logistics Launch Innovative New Website - 25/03/2011
Total Logistics new website has recently launched. The industry-leading supply chain consultants commissioned a cutting...
[ Continue Reading ] - Use Social Networks to Strengthen Customer Experience - 23/03/2011
Social networks should not be used purely for brand promotion but also to strengthen customer experience. If companies...
[ Continue Reading ] - Are Facebook ‘Likes’ Worth More Than ‘Tweets’? - 21/03/2011
To further fuel the ongoing popularity contest between social networking sites, it has been announced that Facebook...
[ Continue Reading ] - Will Google Launch a Social Network? - 17/03/2011
Rumour has been circulating recently in the technology industry that Google is to launch a social network to rival...
[ Continue Reading ] - Trends in Social Media Analytics - 16/03/2011
Social media analytics can help companies analyse their social media campaign results and therefore measure...
[ Continue Reading ] - Twitter Usage Increases in Small and Medium Sized Business - 8/03/2011
The use of Twitter and other social networking sites doubled within small to medium sized businesses in 2010, according...
[ Continue Reading ] - Could Facebook Take Over from Company Websites? - 7/03/2011
Facebook is apparently now such a popular way for companies to interact with their clients that it may one day replace...
[ Continue Reading ] - More Spend on Digital and Social Media in 2011 - 23/02/2011
A recent survey of marketers has revealed an increased interest in online consumer behaviour. 80% said they plan to...
[ Continue Reading ] - Is Facebook Advertising Worth the Fuss? - 21/02/2011
Facebook display advertising is ever more popular because of its global reach, but some are now questioning whether it...
[ Continue Reading ] - Award for Maximizer CRM - 20/02/2011
Maximizer Software Receives Repeat Top Honors from Leading Analyst Firm for Customer Relationship Management...
[ Continue Reading ] - Search Rankings Boosted by Social Media - 16/02/2011
The targeted use of social media like Twitter and Facebook could help to improve a websites search engine rankings,...
[ Continue Reading ] - The Power of Visual Learning in Education - 15/02/2011
The influence of technology in the classroom cannot be denied. Computer-based learning has become a top priority for...
[ Continue Reading ] - Twitter Sparks Interest from Big-Name Buyers - 14/02/2011
Facebook and Google have recently expressed interest in buying Twitter, resulting in multi-billion dollar valuations of...
[ Continue Reading ] - Social Media - Leapfrogging our business systems backwards or Turning - 10/02/2011
An earlier article written by Dr Rachel Cornish, suggested that social media will have as big an impact on internal...
[ Continue Reading ] - Network Issues and Denial of Service Attacks - 3/02/2011
Earlier this week one of our servers was affected by a Denial of Service Attack. We initially reported this as a...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google Realtime Search - 12/01/2011
What is Google Realtime Search? Google Realtime is a search engine which lets you see the most recent social posts,...
[ Continue Reading ] - How does Google Social Search rank results? - 5/01/2011
How does Google Social Search rank results? This question has been researched and analysed for many years by forward...
[ Continue Reading ] - Social Search - 4/01/2011
Social Search or Google Social search is one of the more recent examples of the Google Search products evolving to take...
[ Continue Reading ] - The latest Cornish CMS module - The Lightbox - 17/12/2010
Cornish WebServices are continually making updates to our content management system, the Cornish CMS, by developing add...
[ Continue Reading ] - New look for Cornish CMS marketing site - 15/12/2010
The Cornish CMS marketing website has a fresh, new look. Featuring our new logo and colours the new site contains all...
[ Continue Reading ] - Climate controlled containers latest software - 1/12/2010
CRS Mobile Cold Storage have teamed up with a Californian based company to offer an exciting and unique new product...
[ Continue Reading ] - IDB Selects Kofax for Enterprise Capture Solution - 27/11/2010
Scanning Software to Process Over Three Million Documents Annually Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a leading...
[ Continue Reading ] - Kofax Announces VirtualReScan Elite - 4/11/2010
New Release of the De Facto Industry Standard Image Enhancement Software Adds Enterprise Capture Capabilities Kofax...
[ Continue Reading ] - Orbital Marketing utilise Cornish WebServices CMS and search marketing - 15/10/2010
Orbital Marketing Group recently unveiled their new website design and chose Cornish WebServices content management...
[ Continue Reading ] - Twitter, Tweets, Re-tweets and the no follow tag - 12/10/2010
Are tweets good for your business? Often, No Are tweets useful for SEO? Often No, Sometimes Yes. Does our business...
[ Continue Reading ] - Data Capture Solutions Achieves ISO 27001 Certification - 11/10/2010
ISO 27001 is an international standard for data security that puts necessary security checks in place to ensure that...
[ Continue Reading ] - O2 streamlines internal mail by moving to a digital mailroom solution - 7/10/2010
O2 has streamlined it internal mail distribution system using electronic document management. The mobile operator is...
[ Continue Reading ] - Denial of Service Attacks - 3/09/2010
Denial of Service Attacks are becoming increasingly popular and the targets are usually large websites or data centres...
[ Continue Reading ] - Research Finds Paper Invoices use Twice as much Energy - 17/08/2010
Recent research commissioned by the Dutch Government has discovered that paper invoices use nearly two times more...
[ Continue Reading ] - U.S. Military Chooses Kofax Software - 12/08/2010
Kofax plc the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions has announced it will be...
[ Continue Reading ] - Global Manufacturer Selects Kofax Scanning & Capture Software - 27/07/2010
Kofax Software to Process One Million Pages of Invoices and Financial Documents Annually Rohm and Haas a leading...
[ Continue Reading ] - New Kofax Capture Integration with MS SharePoint Server 2010 - 12/07/2010
Kofax has recently reported the integration of its Kofax Capture software with the newly released...
[ Continue Reading ] - Power Surveys - 8/07/2010
Power Surveys measure your electrical power consumption, power factor, power peaks, and maximum demands over a period...
[ Continue Reading ] - Part P and building work - 10/06/2010
What is part P? Part P is a jargon word used in the building industry when referring to some new regulations...
[ Continue Reading ] - Cloud Computing is the Popular Choice - 25/05/2010
Recent research commissioned by Juniper Networks has shown that 25% of European companies have recently evaluated cloud...
[ Continue Reading ] - Choosing domain name extensions - 19/05/2010
In the UK there are only 2 extensions to consider for most businesses, the .co.uk and the .com. A business marketing...
[ Continue Reading ] - Juniper Network research shows Cloud Computing is the popular choice - 19/05/2010
A recent research study commissioned by Juniper Networks shows that 25% of all medium to large European companies...
[ Continue Reading ] - PAT Testing - 10/05/2010
What is PAT testing? PAT testing or Portable Appliance Testing is a required test to be carried out on portable...
[ Continue Reading ] - Flash on the iPad - 20/04/2010
One of the biggest, if not the biggest mistake that Apple made with the iPad was the lack of Flash. This is now causing...
[ Continue Reading ] - Monitor Resolutions for 2010 - 25/01/2010
Have you ever wondered why older websites look poor, especially in terms of image quality? It is likely they were...
[ Continue Reading ] - Internet Explorer Security concerns - 23/01/2010
January 2010 has shown another major security issue with the Internet Explorer browser and many countries such as...
[ Continue Reading ] - Facebook Advertising and endorsement by friends - 15/01/2010
Facebook advertising is a good opportunity for selling some products and services. It works well because the...
[ Continue Reading ] - DCS Wins Award for FileStore BPM Workflow Software - 1/11/2009
Data Capture Solutions (DCS) business process management software FileStore BPM has won best workflow/BPM product of...
[ Continue Reading ] - Google Wave - 14/10/2009
Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. It aims to change the way we communicate...
[ Continue Reading ] - The hidden costs of Joomla for small business and owner-managers - 8/10/2009
Small business owner: Can you build us a website? Web developer: Yes. Small business owner: We want a content...
[ Continue Reading ] - E-discovery and Legal Discovery - 18/06/2009
In the current economic environment increased litigation and regulatory investigation is predicted in the data...
[ Continue Reading ] - Cornish Emailer gets very positive feedback from copywriter - 17/06/2009
The email marketing system offered by Cornish WebServices to its clients is praised for its user friendliness and ease...
[ Continue Reading ] - Integrity (or admissibility) of electronically scanned documents - 13/06/2009
Electronic documents have greater weight of evidence providing their integrity can be proved. BS BIP0008 is the most...
[ Continue Reading ] - A Third of IT Staff Secretly Peek at Confidential Data - 12/06/2009
Cyber-Ark® Software’s annual survey for 2008 into Trust, Security and Passwords has discovered that...
[ Continue Reading ] - Page flips or Flip page or Page Curl - 6/06/2009
Page flips refer to the effect of flipping through the pages of a digital document as if it was a physical document....
[ Continue Reading ] - Google Wave - 2/06/2009
Google have a history of redefining the usage of the internet. This time is no different, as they ask...
[ Continue Reading ] - IM vs. Facebook - 1/05/2009
Instant Messaging has been around for a long time, with AOL and Micorsoft topping the list with their AIM and MSN...
[ Continue Reading ] - Firefox 3.0.10 Released - 28/04/2009
Hot on the heels of the previous Firefox release, 3.0.10 fixes major stability issues as well as a security fix. It's...
[ Continue Reading ] - Electronic document management systems in the UK - 18/04/2009
An Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) is a computer system or suite of programs designed to store and track...
[ Continue Reading ] - Easter Eggs on cornishwebservices.co.uk - 12/04/2009
Does the Cornish WebServices website have Easter Eggs? Easter eggs are not just made of chocolate!! So what are...
[ Continue Reading ] - Email Marketing is rated higher for ROI than any other digital marketing channel - 1/04/2009
Email Marketing is rated higher for ROI than any other digital marketing channel. This is the findings of...
[ Continue Reading ] - What is social media? - 2/03/2009
Many people have heard of Blogs. Facebook, YouTube, Bebo and Web2.0 and these are frequently grouped together...
[ Continue Reading ] - Using LinkedIn to help Search Engine Optimisation - 2/02/2009
LinkedIn is a networking tool for business, and can form an effective part of your Marketing Strategy. It is...
[ Continue Reading ] - PCI compliance - The twelve PCI DSS standards - 2/11/2008
What are the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards? The PCI DSS are twelve specific standards that need to be...
[ Continue Reading ] - What is PCI and PCI compliance? - 2/07/2008
PCI is short for Payment Card Industry. PCI Compliance refers to a set of standard created by the PCI to protect...
[ Continue Reading ] - Email marketing campaigns showing impressive returns - 10/03/2008
Startup email campaigns enjoying click through and action rates of over 40%. These remarkable results have been...
[ Continue Reading ] - New Email marketing campaigns for the Spring - 12/02/2008
Spring is a good time to start email marketing campaigns. At least this is the case for many of our clients....
[ Continue Reading ] - New accessible website browser called A-browser - 5/04/2007
New accessible website browser called A-browser A-browser is the name of a new accessible web browser being developed...
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