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Website speed is king. Everything else is a pauper. (0)

Robert Beerworth | 8/10/2012

Nothing is more important.

tags: Technology , Web Design , Web Development , Common Sense

HTML5 Gaming (0)

Jayde Smith | 31/08/2012

We are excited about HTML5 - A new, emerging technology which is open source, completely free and, as you will very quickly realize, powerful enough to create fun and addictive online games.

tags: Technology

Yet another Apple vs. Samsung patent reflection… (1)

Queron Jephcott | 29/08/2012

I don't like the Apple vs Samsung patent outcome one bit.

tags: Technology

Swipe, whiz, fade, slide and pop. There are some cool technologies available to web developers these days, though they need understanding and justification… not simply inclusion because they could be cool.

tags: Technology

RIP Nokia… and Microsoft (0)

Robert Beerworth | 21/06/2012

Out with the old and in with the new?

tags: Technology , Mobile Technology

uMobile: Managing your Umbraco website’s content from your phone (0)

Matthew Boniface | 13/02/2012

It is not just your customers who want to access your website on the go, often you may want to easily manage your website content while away from your desk.

tags: Technology

Android in Q1 2012 (0)

Queron Jephcott | 23/01/2012

2012 will be another big year for mobile phones. Last year ended on a high with the release of Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the Google phone, Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

tags: Technology

The Jetson’s depiction of the future is now our present. (0)

Natalie El-Roueihib | 16/01/2012

Apple and its competitors’ innovation have made movies like ‘Minority Report’ and the Jetson’s seem not-so-farfetched as they once did.

tags: Technology

Mozilla Firefox optimises for Android tablets (0)

Queron Jephcott | 21/12/2011

Mozilla has broken through the mold again with the release of the tablet-optimised version Firefox, for Android of course.

tags: Technology

Blendr into a crowd (0)

Bess Batterham | 16/12/2011

I recently downloaded a new iPhone application called Blendr, made by the same American guy who released the homosexual version of the app, Grindr in 2009.

tags: Technology

High-tech 1. High-touch 0 (0)

Joe Smith | 16/11/2011

Reading, until this high-tech age, has been high-touch. Thumbing through novels, newspapers and magazines transferred the ink to your hands and the sensation of the material to your brain. In exchange you contributed greasy finger prints, coffee stains and other even less savoury things to the pages you read. Now, many will be pleased at the demise of this exchange and the screen of your Kindle can get just as grotty as a printed tome but the role of books as keepers of the records of their own physical interaction is passing.

tags: Technology

The responsibility of innovation (0)

Queron Jephcott | 1/11/2011

1984 wasn’t like 1984, but 2011 looks a lot closer.

tags: Technology

Introducing Develop My Skills (0)

Robert Beerworth | 25/10/2011

We’ve just launch the Develop My Skills website and the end-result is excellent. A really good looking and intuitive website with some clever user-targeting functions to improve leads to the business.

tags: Technology , Usability

When will Smart TV go open source? (0)

Queron Jephcott | 7/10/2011

As one of the office’s many Android phone users (and maybe one of the more passionate ones), I consider myself an advocate of the benefits of open source software. While the iOS vs Android debate will never die between myself and some of the hardline Apple fans in the office, I’m always interested to see where the decision to go ‘open source’ takes other platforms.

tags: Technology

Bravo Google Wallet (0)

Robert Beerworth | 22/09/2011

Google Wallet is pretty awesome.

tags: Technology , Google

Updating an Axure wireframe from scratch (0)

Queron Jephcott | 21/09/2011

As an interaction designer, a large proportion of my time at work is spent using Axure. Axure is a strong tool, helping us maintain consistency across our prototypes by utilising masters and dynamic panels. However, during the course of prototyping a web site, your Axure prototype can easily resemble a mash up of colours, panels and masters.

tags: Information Architecture , Technology

Image animation performance HTML 5 canvas vs HTML 4 (0)

Mark Greenwood | 4/07/2011

In a recent project I had to animate a lot of images simultaneously (up to 700) and went looking for the best solution: HTML 5 + canvas or HTML 4 + css. It wasn't that easy to find anything on canvas and I soon found out why.

tags: Technology , Web Development , Web Design

Google CSE and Structured Data (0)

Simon Miller | 22/06/2011

Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) is a fantastic technology that enables any website, for the low price of $100 annually, to use the power of Google search technologies within your own website seamlessly.

tags: Web Development , Technology , Programming

Why optimising your website and making it mobile friendly is the way forward (0)

Leo Romano | 14/06/2011

As the trend goes, making your website readily available for mobile browsing can mean gains with the ever growing crowd of mobile surfers.

tags: Web Development , Web Design , Technology , Online Trends , Mobile Technology

Launching getawaylounge.com.au (0)

Natalie Ashes | 7/06/2011

Getaway lounge has officially launched last week. This exclusive travel deals site distinguishes itself from the other deal sites flooding the market as it focuses solely on travel deals.

tags: Technology , Web Design , Web Development , Business

The rise of the mobile internet (0)

| 7/01/2011

Look up next time your on the train/bus and just see the number of people interacting with their mobile phones and hardly anyone reading the traditional print media.

tags: Web Design , Web Development , Technology

While we’re reshuffling cabinet (0)

Daniel Wright | 24/06/2010

So over at Gizmodo they’ve launched a campaign for political change. It seems timely given the fresh take on the leadership of the federal Labor party and I, for one, have to agree with their nominee to replace Stephen Conroy in the new government.

tags: Technology

Is GEO-IP reliable? (1)

Robert Beerworth | 18/06/2010

As soon as you suggest Geo-IP as a ‘solution’ for identifying the whereabouts of a user (browser), the invariable question arises: does it work, is it reliable? A look into Geo-IP targeting..

tags: Technology

New hardware is cool, new software is cooler (0)

Daniel Wright | 4/06/2010

The iPad was released in Australia to much fanfare last week. We got all sorts of quality news articles regarding the crowds waiting eagerly outside stores and the disappointed customers who had pre-ordered with Apple who now have to wait.

tags: Technology

Buying a domain (0)

Daniel Wright | 27/05/2010

A good idea for a new website can be hard to find, but once you do have that idea it can sometimes be an even bigger task to secure the right domain for your idea. How do you sum up everything that your idea represents??

tags: Technology

Screen Resolutions are a changin’ (1)

Hamish Stead | 21/05/2010

A look at resolutions and how they impact the web.

tags: Technology

Google Earth Browser Plug-in Released (0)

Guy MacArthur | 7/05/2010

Google recently released a browser plug-in for their Google Earth application. With it you can view the Earth, in its entire 3D splendor, via your web browser

tags: Technology

Has that been ‘shopped? (0)

Stuart Horton-Stephens | 7/05/2010

I wouldn’t normally write about software, for two reasons. 1. Its fairly dull and most people don’t want to read about it. 2. It really is dull and nobody you would want to talk to would read about it.

tags: Technology

The wonder of Google Mashups (0)

Hamish Stead | 7/05/2010

We’ve already bogged about the recent integration of Google Earth into Google Maps. But we’re particularly excited that it has allowed a whole new world of mash-up goodness to become available.

tags: Technology

Search Google in a different country & see their results (1)

Patrick Wong | 4/05/2010

Here is a quick and easy tip for searching another countries Google database.

tags: Technology

Will pedal for food (0)

Daniel Wright | 21/04/2010

Customised exercise bikes have been introduced to the hotel that will allow a person of average health to produce around 10 watt hours of electricity in 15 minutes.

tags: Technology

Rapid fire Wednesday (Weekly roundup) (0)

Simon Miller | 11/02/2010

A look at what is happening in the tech world over the past week. Nintendo suing people, online music sales increasing and Facebook revamping their image...again!

tags: Technology , News

Government recommends: Dump Internet Explorer! (0)

Simon Miller | 22/01/2010

Web developers and the more technical-minded of the Internet populace have long ago realised that Internet Explorer is not a good browser.

tags: Technology

Tune in and switch on (0)

Stuart Horton-Stephens | 11/01/2010

Technology is a beautiful thing! The more the merrier, the smaller the better, the faster the more efficient and time saving.

tags: Technology

The beginning of the next big thing? (0)

Daniel Wright | 11/01/2010

Natal is a new technology that uses infrared light to scan and track gamers in front of their screen allowing them to control the on-screen action through motion and voice control only.

tags: Technology

Windows 7, for your whole family! (0)

Guy MacArthur | 1/12/2009

Great news, Microsoft has released a limited edition Windows 7 Family pack for Australia - is it worth upgrading?

tags: Technology

You’re in IT, can you work from home? (0)

Benjamin Tinker | 12/11/2009

When telling people I work in IT they usually follow up with 'that must be good, because you can work from any where'.

tags: Technology , Web Design , Web Design

TurnTubeList – The YouTube DJ (0)

Vince Scordino | 12/11/2009

TurnTubeList works via YouTube’s API. It has some sharp AJAX to search YouTube videos without interrupting playback, along with some funky jQuery bells and whistles like sliders and keyboard shortcuts.

tags: Technology , Web Development

When’s the right time to invest in new technology? (0)

Daniel Wright | 27/10/2009

Here are some reasons why you might want to think a little more about that next big technology purchase.

tags: Technology

Passwords to email accounts exposed using a scam – how to get yourself protected (0)

Peter Nguyen | 13/10/2009

If you are one of the hundreds of millions of people who own a G-Mail, Hotmail or Yahoo account, your email could be compromised (stolen) right at this very moment. All your personal data, electronic bills, credit card information (if you were ignoring all the warnings on not sending your credit card information via e-mail), messages that probably shouldn’t be read by others is no longer just on your account.

tags: Technology

Google Profiles, because people are searching for you (0)

Guy MacArthur | 30/09/2009

Google’s recently introduced Google Profiles. In it you can create a profile all about you. With it people can search and find you on Google.

tags: Technology , Google , Social Networking

Should copyright holders decide if you have the right to access an ISP? (0)

Daniel Wright | 23/09/2009

This isn’t a question you hear very frequently, and yet it is precisely this question that is at the heart of the lawsuit currently being brought against ISP iiNet. As several media and music organisations attempt to sue the ISP for allowing users to allegedly download copyrighted content illegally, they are also pressuring government for legislation that would require ISPs to disconnect users identified by copyright holders as illegal downloaders.

tags: Technology , Issues , Business

Website Improvements – Keeping In Touch (0)

Solaris Ataya | 21/08/2009

Some effective website improvements that you can consider adding to your site which aim to retain users of your site and hopefully generate positive word of mouth that will see referrals to your website increase.

tags: CRM , Technology , Email Marketing

Google Caffeine – Is Your Web Site Caffeine Tolerant? (0)

Patrick Wong | 20/08/2009

Google announced last week that a major search indexing revamp had been in the works for the last few months. Named Google Caffeine, the new infrastructure promises to have improved crawling, indexing and serving of results.

tags: Google , Search , SEO , Technology , SEO Sydney

When Should You Give Up On Old Technology (0)

Simon Miller | 23/07/2009

How many of you still use Internet Explorer 6 as your default browser? You may simply refer to it as “The Internet” and double-click the blue ‘e’ icon on your desktop. Or perhaps it is a “custom” build in your office with your company logo on it and your intranet as your home page.

tags: Technology

Most common errors to avoid when choosing a CMS (0)

Daniel Nelson | 25/06/2009

I spend a lot of time with clients discussing their Content Management System (CMS) requirements and needs. Regularly clients find CMS selection extremely daunting and find it hard to navigate through lists of possible functionality, features and workflows. Regularly I read through RFTs and RFPs where the brief allows only a paragraph each on business and user requirements and devotes 5 pages to CMS requirements complete with checklists and diagrams outlining CMS functionality must haves. Below I have listed some common mistakes that I see.

tags: Business , Web Development , Investment , Technology

Including Video on your website (1)

Benjamin Christie | 4/06/2009

Compared to 12 months ago, the number of prospective clients and long term clients asking about video solutions has vastly increased for us.

tags: Business , Technology , Web Design , Web Strategy

Social Networking Boosts Your Business (0)

Benjamin Christie | 16/04/2009

The other day, we mentioned how some businesses are struggling to make the great shift towards going social. Social Networking, as you probably know by now, is now very much in, and with Facebook continuing to rise in popularity, hitting 200 million members early this week, and social networking in general getting more popular every day, it's becoming clear that social networking has a lot to offer the business world.

tags: Technology , Business , Online Trends , Social Networking , Web 2.0

Why You Should Take Notice of The Widget Channel (0)

Benjamin Christie | 21/01/2009

Intel recently showcased prototype products designed to deliver an interactive Internet experience on your television. Intel has partnered with Yahoo and will utilize their Widget Engine to deliver content. This venture has been branded The Widget Channel and will be much more than simply an Internet browser displayed on your TV.

tags: Technology , Business , Online Marketing , Web Strategy

Extending Word Press with Plug-Ins (0)

| 12/01/2009

Word Press is a very popular platform for hosting your blog. While Word Press offers a wide range of publishing features out of the box, there are numerous free plug-ins available to extend the platform. Here are several you may want to consider if you are want to get the most out of your blog

tags: Corporate Blogging , SEO , Technology

Protecting the Virtual Keys to Your Domain (0)

Robert Beerworth | 7/01/2009

Your passwords are your virtual key to your online assets. Yet too often, these aren’t given a second thought. Anyone who obtains your password can essentially become you. In a matter of moments someone with ill intent can destroy the reputation of your business.

tags: Common Sense , Web Strategy , Technology , Web Marketing

Should You Consider Using Microsoft Silverlight (0)

Gillian Lindsay | 23/12/2008

In October, Microsoft released version 2.0 of Silverlight. This may leave you with a few questions. What is Silverlight, and do I need to invest in this technology?

tags: Technology , Online Trends , Web Development , Web 2.0

IE Vulnerabilities: Are You Part of the Problem? (0)

Robert Beerworth | 22/12/2008

By now you’re probably familiar with the latest Internet Explorer security issues. If not you can review our previous post on the topic. Over the past few years there have been an increasing number of vulnerabilities in Internet browsers. When these issues occur the blame is always placed with the browser itself. However, there is another party that shares some responsibility.

tags: Online Trends , Web Strategy , Web Design , Business , Technology

Planning Your Website’s Display Resolution (0)

Hamish Stead | 22/12/2008

800X600 has been the safe standard for many years. Statistics now show almost all users with resolutions of 1024X768 or higher. Some statistics even show a majority of users at this resolution as early as January, 2004. But does this trend automatically mean you should develop your site in 1024X768?

tags: Web Design , Usability , Online Trends , Technology

Confirm Your Site’s Availability with a Site Monitoring Service (0)

Gillian Lindsay | 17/12/2008

You’ve invested time, money and numerous other resources to ensure your website is profitable. Have you taken all the necessary steps to protect your investment?

tags: Technology , Web Strategy , Usability

Remaining Accessible: Mailto Links vs. Contact Forms (0)

Gillian Lindsay | 15/12/2008

If you have a website or blog you probably want to provide a way for users to contact you directly and privately. While email is the perfect vehicle for this type of communication providing your address in a secure but usable manner may take some planning.

tags: Online Trends , Technology , Web Design

Web Browser Trends for 2008 (0)

Daniel Nelson | 9/12/2008

Since the year is nearly over it’s an excellent time to see how the top web browsers have faired in 2008.

tags: Online Trends , Technology , Web Design , Web Strategy

Why You Should Develop an Online Widget (0)

| 27/11/2008

You have probably heard the term Widget used more and more these days, but are you still left wondering what a widget is or why you should jump on the widget bandwagon?

tags: Technology , Web Design , Web Development , Business , Media , Viral Marketing , Web 2.0

Adding Twitter To Your Website (1)

Benjamin Christie | 13/10/2008

In the past, we’ve looked at how you can maximize the potential of Twitter for your business by following what your customers have to say about you. The next step is to maximize how you communicate with your users utilizing Twitter.

tags: Web 2.0 , Online Trends , Technology , Web Design

Benefits of Search Part 2 – Learning from Intranet Search (0)

Benjamin Christie | 22/09/2008

In the last post we looked at the benefits you can gain from the search data gathered from your public website. Monitoring your search is one of the most valuable tools for ensuring your site is relevant to your customers. However, are you applying the same approach to your Intranet?

tags: Business , Technology , Search , Web Strategy

Benefits of Search Part 1 - Learning from External Search (0)

Benjamin Christie | 19/09/2008

You might have noticed that the Wiliam website search is powered by the Google Mini Search Appliance. You are probably well aware of the importance of a good search feature for your website. Statistics show that up to 80% of your users will leave a web site if the search is poor. However, have you ever considered the benefits that can be reaped from the data generated from your search tool?

tags: Technology , Search , Web Strategy

Is your website iPhone 3G ready? (0)

Adam Tedeschi | 18/09/2008

Is your website ready for the iPhone 3G? If you are considering whether to iPhone ready your website, here are some tips to ensure a positive user experience.

tags: Business , Online Trends , Technology

Innovative RSS in Action (1)

Benjamin Christie | 18/09/2008

We are always on the look out for innovative ways companies are using web technologies. We recently came across a very useful tool that allows you to see all domain names that are expiring.

tags: Technology , Business , Online Trends

RSS Feeds: 10 Reasons Why Your New Company Website Has To Have It (0)

| 15/07/2008

Readers who subscribe to your website’s RSS feed are not just opting in to its updates, they are self-identifying their interest in your company. By tracking this list, you are building an invaluable list of contacts. Here are 10 reasons you should activate one for your new corporate website...

tags: Corporate Blogging , Technology , Business , Online Trends

Social Networking - Trend or Fad? (0)

| 9/07/2008

Social networking can be a powerful medium to create brand dialogues - as has been proven by iconic Aussie brands such as Tim Tams, Breville, Vegemite... A business must identify the fit between their target audience and their chosen method of communication.

tags: Facebook applications , Technology , Viral Marketing , Corporate Blogging

Decluttering Your Website – When Having it All is Too Much. (0)

| 2/07/2008

One of the biggest problems customers can face with designing their website is the desire to have it all. From LinkedIn and Facebook profiles to Twitter updates and photo streams, employee blogs and charity microsites. The result is sometimes a cluttered jumble that doesn’t resonate with the online audience – in fact, it can drive them – and their business - away.

tags: Web 2.0 , Web Design , Technology , Usability

Applications for the 3GiPhone (0)

| 1/07/2008

With the recent launch of Apple’s 3rd Generation (3G) iPhone, many of our customers have been interested in discussing in-house applications for it. With download speeds that near those of WiFi and several design enhancements, using the new iPhone as a way to engage customers with free content is a very attractive marketing option – and companies want to be quick to take advantage.

tags: Web 2.0 , Web Design , Technology , Media

Embedding PowerPoint into your Website? (0)

| 30/06/2008

PowerPoint is the leading business software for presentations. It has become ubiquitous in most corporate meetings. But why keep such an extraordinary wealth of information locked inside the conference?

tags: Technology , Business , Media , Web 2.0 , Online Trends

Google Analytics (0)

Jason Deacon | 23/04/2008

Ever wondered how your company’s website fares against others in your industry? Google Analytics, a free service offered by Google, can provide detailed statistics about your website – including industry benchmarking that tells you exactly how your website compares.

tags: Technology , Online Trends , Issues

Google Mini Search (0)

| 23/04/2008

Search is important on the Internet, shouldn’t it be important on your website or intranet? The Google Mini has been deployed on a wide range of websites built by Wiliam providing the best search in the world.

tags: Search , Usability , Technology

5 Ways to Go Green With Your Website (1)

| 23/04/2008

Earth Day and other initiatives build awareness of how we can work to save resources, reduce waste, and recycle what is already in use. As you build and develop your company’s website, here are some ideas to ‘Go Green’.

tags: Sydney Web Design , Online Trends , Technology

Has Social Networking blurred the line between Blog and CMS systems? (2)

| 9/04/2008

We are starting to see a convergance between Content Management Systems such as Sitedock and Blog systems such as Wordpress driven by a need to leverage social networking to achieve a greater market share.

tags: Technology , Web Development , Web 2.0

e-Commerce strategies (0)

Sushiv Mathur | 17/03/2008

Electronic commerce, known as eCommerce, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over the Internet. It has exploded in popularity over recent years; almost all big retailers have an eCommerce presence. Due to its low headcount and overhead costs in comparison to physical shops, getting customers to do business via eCommerce is a financially advantageous preference.

tags: Web Development , Business , Technology

Wiliam’s dictionary of web design part one (2)

Cheb Dagher | 10/03/2008

In not so successfully trying to avoid the cliché that the web design industry can sometimes be a tsunami in the great ocean that is the World Wide Web – Wiliam is pleased to present an A-Z listing of popular web design buzzwords. We’ve searched high and low; even as far as under our desks and on our office dog – to come up with the most bizarre, over-used yet under-explained – and sometimes even confusing buzzwords used in the web industry.

tags: Web Design , Web Development , Technology , Common Sense

Web Strategy 2008 (1)

Benjamin Christie | 9/01/2008

For most businesses, January is often a quiet time when you get some solid work and planning done for the year. You’re probably thinking about what promotions or events you’ll run or even pondering how you’ll achieve your KPIs. Do you actually plan your strategy on online for the year? Do you create an annual web strategy and review every month? If not, here are 12 ideas (one per month) to ensure your website stays top of mind throughout the year and not be forgotten.

tags: SEO , Technology , Business , Corporate Blogging , Web 2.0 , Melbourne Web Design

.NET and Data Modeling (0)

| 3/10/2007

When a web development agency approaches a new website implementation on behalf of a client, they must bring a surprisingly wide set of expertise into play. Web site development is not just about programming or visual design

tags: Technology , Web Design , Web Development

Top Five Tips for Choosing a Web Developer (2)

| 19/09/2007

There are several factors you need to consider when choosing the right web developer for you. Look at the web developer’s capability to construct the right web site in-line with your product, technical and artistic talents and coding skills that allow for search engine optimisation.

tags: Technology , Web Design , Web Development , SEO Melbourne , Search Engine Optimisation Melbourne , SEO

Combining video content with SEO (0)

| 6/09/2007

As a great selling point, organisations can use a creative, cleverly marketed video package to demonstrate and display your product or service. Optimised content entices users to your web site and increase the average time spent browsing your web site.

tags: Technology , SEO , Podcasts , Online Trends , Web 2.0

What does web 2.0 mean to my business ? (2)

| 5/09/2007

Trends are fantastic and the internet has taken hold of the iconic web 2.0 phenomenon like the drop-shadow of an e-Fish to Water; luckily for web design firms across the world, a new era of web 2.0 design and web 2.0 development has ensued.

tags: Web 2.0 , Business , Web Design , Technology , Online Trends , Melbourne Web Design , Melbourne

The benefits of blogging and its acceptance as a form of mainstream media (0)

| 3/09/2007

There has been growing acceptance and awareness of the terms blogs and blogging. An article on Tech.Blorge.com revealed that 80% of Americans are aware of blogs and visit blogs on a regular basis.

tags: Technology , Business , Corporate Blogging , Web 2.0

Social Networking, how advertising is bringing in the profits (1)

| 29/08/2007

A report from eMarketer outlined the predicted increase in advertising revenue generated by social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook. MySpace recorded an annual profit of $440 million for the year ending on June 30th.

tags: Online Trends , Web 2.0 , Technology , Viral Marketing

4 Things to Consider When Delivering Online Video Content (0)

| 15/08/2007

Online video content offers great opportunities for companies to deliver to users a rewarding and engaging experience. With the continual uptake of broadband users it is a known fact that online video streaming and online video viewing will continue to rise.

tags: Technology , Business , Web Development , Online Trends , Common Sense

Gadget Guy TV Launches, Online Video Advertising On The Rise (0)

| 27/07/2007

Last week Wiliam Web Design and the Gadget Guy launched Gadget Guy TV, featuring a comprehensive archive of all appearances of the Gadget Guy and special online only videos this website is an example of the growing trend of online videos and online video advertising.

tags: Technology , Online Trends , Business

Email Marketing, increasing click-through rates (1)

| 5/07/2007

A recent article Button Vs. Links: Which Is The Call-to-Action Hero? interpreted several different online surveys and queried top online retailers in an attempt to draw conclusions between the use of buttons or links in an email as the primary call-to-action.

tags: Email Marketing , Technology , Online Trends , Common Sense

Web Design, Social Networking the Great Divide (1)

| 2/07/2007

An article on BBC News, Social sites reveal class divide illustrated that just like the real world, social networking websites are showing signs of social divide, class and societal values.

tags: Technology , Viral Marketing , Online Trends , Web 2.0

Apple’s Safari 3 Browser for PC - First Impressions (0)

| 22/06/2007

With the hot news of Apple releasing Safari For the PC, we take a look at how this new browser performs against the market leaders.

tags: Technology , Online Trends , Programming , Web 2.0

Online set to take the title this year at local dealer level (1)

| 25/05/2007

There is no doubt about it, 2007 is set to be a monumental year for Automotive online, a year that sees the end of the traditional, a year that sees the crowning of a new king.

tags: Business , Technology , Clients , Online Trends , Online Trends , Melbourne Web Design , Melbourne

Microsoft and Google Compete (0)

Dominic Main | 16/05/2007

John Davidson’s recent Australian Financial Review Article reveals that Microsoft, having failed to acquire DoubleClick recently (losing out in the bidding to Google,) had moved on to attempt a partnership with Yahoo! in order to strengthen its on-line advertising capabilities.

tags: Technology , Business , Online Trends , Issues

10 tips to developing a successful intranet solution (0)

| 8/05/2007

The best strategies for developing an intranet solution become less and less clear the bigger the organisation becomes. The evitable intranet project that is correctly undergone by most large organisiations in an attempt to improve efficiency, is patched together in a scattered manner with different divisions creating their own areas and little coordination or experience.

tags: Web Development , Web 2.0 , Web Design , Technology , Melbourne Web Design , Melbourne

Email Marketing Survey, how to make campaigns more effective (0)

| 8/05/2007

What are the latest statistics from the Internet Retailer Email Marketing Survey and the techniques to improve the effectiveness of your next email marketing campaign

tags: Technology , Business , Web Design , Online Trends , Email Marketing , Viral Marketing

Design and Development of a Web 2.0 classic (0)

| 7/05/2007

Wiliam has just lauched it's new website, built using cutting edge Web 2.0 technology, combined with truly breathtaking designs.

tags: Technology , Web Design , Web Development , Clients , CSS , Programming , Web 2.0 , SEO Melbourne , Search Engine Optimisation Melbourne , SEO

Best New Technology Gadget Guy (0)

| 4/05/2007

Gadget Guy wins Sun Microsystems IT Journalism Award for Best New Technology Title 2006

tags: Technology , Web Development , Business , Clients , CSS , Programming

web 2.0 Shifts Paradigm for CIOs (0)

Dominic Main | 3/05/2007

Beverly Head’s recent article in the Australian Financial Review investigates the impact that Web 2.0 orientated business interests and models will affect the IT infrastructure demands placed on chief information officers.

tags: Technology , Web Development , Programming

Web 2.0 it is the Future (0)

| 29/04/2007

An article in ZDNet titled Cisco CEO sings praises of Web 2.0 future confirms that Web 2.0 is definitely the future and John Chambers CEO of Cisco is ‘betting his business on it’ (ZDNet).

tags: Technology , Business , Online Trends

web 2.0 leverages user interaction (0)

Dominic Main | 19/04/2007

In a recent article in the Australian Financial Review, IT reporter Beverly Head provides an erudite and well informed commentary on the semantic and definitional difficulties surrounding what is commonly referred to as Web 2.0.

tags: Issues , Technology , Common Sense , Management

Email Marketing Solution That Works (0)

| 12/04/2007

An recent article Email Marketing Still Works referred to a recent Forrester report that confirms that email marketing is still an effective tool.

tags: Technology , Business

Gadgets and Sidebars (0)

| 11/04/2007

The new Vista Gadget and Sidebar technologies bundled with Microsoft Windows Vista are available to third party developers to build Gadget and Sidebar offering of their own.

tags: Technology , Web Development

Web design for maximum conversion (0)

| 5/04/2007

One of the key goals of a website for businesses is to engage users and to maximse the conversion rate. A conversion of a visitor can be many things, some examples include newsletter opt in, sales enquiry or document download.

tags: Web Design , Online Trends , Technology , Melbourne Web Design , Melbourne

Microsoft’s 3D Revolution (0)

| 4/04/2007

There are several technologies which work in concert behind the scenes to provide the eye catching enhancements to Microsoft based application and Web site interfaces.

tags: Technology , Web Development

Google – the ‘Democratic’ Multi Billion Dollar Ad Machine (0)

| 3/04/2007

In a recent article in BusinessWeek, reporter Robb Hoff provides a sweeping and well informed overview of the state of Internet advertising as in the hands of Google Inc.

tags: Business , Technology , SEO

Mobile Phone Advertising – a New Development Niche (2)

Dominic Main | 3/04/2007

In a recent article in [?], Mark Jones reports that the number of mobile phone users will soon exceed the number of fixed line telephone subscribers. Concomitantly, and with the popularity of new multimedia capable mobile phone devices, there is a ‘gold rush’ of sorts for the mobile phone advertising dollar.

tags: Technology , Media , Issues

What (use) is a Vista Gadget? (0)

| 2/04/2007

Most frequent Web users are familiar with the Google sidebar and Google Gadgets – even if we have not installed them then we may have seen them.

tags: Technology , Online Trends

Vista – user friendly technology (0)

| 2/04/2007

The new Microsoft Windows Vista graphical user interface (GUI) offers some significant advantages and improvements over previous versions of the operating system. Wizards for performing common tasks and configuring the desktop and its applications are more streamlined and intuitive, and application interfaces are generally better appointed and easier to work with.

tags: Technology , Programming , Web Development

Sleepy and green - Vista runs environmentally cleaner and financially cheaper (0)

| 2/04/2007

In a recent press release, Microsoft revealed that the latest version of the Windows operating system can help reduce power consumption and waste for individuals and corporations.

tags: Technology , Business , Issues , Programming

Competing for the Search Space’ (0)

| 29/03/2007

In a recent article published in the Financial Review, Joshua Gliddon reports that Google’s search engine competitors are maneuvering in to gain a footing in the on-line search and directory space. However, are they making any ground on Google in terms of search engine power and know how?

tags: Online Trends , Technology , Business , Issues , SEO Melbourne , Search Engine Optimisation Melbourne , SEO

We’re here for the long haul – the changing face of Web Services (0)

| 20/03/2007

Complacency is a killer when it comes to retaining your competitive position online. The past 18 months has seen a significant increase in the adoption of technologies and techniques that only last year, were perceived by some as “never going to catch on”.

tags: Web Design , Technology , Online Trends , Corporate Blogging , Email Marketing , Web 2.0 , Melbourne Web Design , Melbourne

2006: The Year of Social Bookmarking. (1)

| 4/01/2007

Thus with continuing growth in traffic, increased revenue from social bookmarking websites and the overwhelming up take of these technologies by consumers, it is clear that social bookmarking will significantly impact the way we source our news into the future.

tags: Technology

Living with Internet Explorer 7 (0)

| 12/12/2006

So, is Internet Explorer a vast improvement, or just another nail in the coffin for Microsoft's browser? A look at the pros and cons of this new browser.

tags: Technology

DotNetNuke 4.3.6 - the Aftermath (0)

| 8/12/2006

Here is part 2 of my DotNetNuke experience. In part 1 I was moaning about how long things took to get up and running. I have now successfully deployed 3 skins to our client, who has expressed how happy they are with their skins. Tops! Here's my findings on DotNetNuke.

tags: Technology

Design: The Importance of Specification (0)

James O`Brien | 7/12/2006

“Measure twice, cut once”, this wise piece of advice is relevant to many facets of life but in particular website design. How often is a site revised, tweaked, manipulated and revised again before going live? In more cases than not this painstaking process can be avoided by placing greater emphasis on project specification.

tags: Technology , Business , Melbourne Web Design , Melbourne

My take on DotNetNuke 4.3.6 (0)

| 30/11/2006

I have been working on a proof-of-concept for a client to be installed in DotNetNuke. The new site was designed, cut up into images, HTML and CSS, and given to me to convert into a DotNetNuke skin (template). Having previously only played with the administrative interface of DotNetNuke, I was faced with the task of installing it on my dev machine and setting up the new portal. Here are some of my findings.

tags: Technology

Google imperfection adds brand spoofing hole to Web sites (0)

Sushiv Mathur | 30/11/2006

A security flaw in Google’s search appliances could expose Web sites that use the products to information-stealing and brand spoofing attacks.

tags: Technology

Typography Dilemmas (0)

James O`Brien | 29/11/2006

One of the major limitations facing the modern web designer is typography. How do you ensure that your web type will even remotely reflect the initial design when users are viewing your work on different browsers with different functionality on a multitude of operating systems?

tags: Technology

Linkbaiting – SEO Technique or Publicity for Good Content? (0)

James O`Brien | 28/11/2006

The emergence of linkbait as an actual SEO technique can be directly associated with the adoption of web 2.0 technologies and the growing influence of social networking pages

tags: Technology

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Changing the way of Search Engine Optimisation (0)

| 16/11/2006

Since June 2005, Google has created its Google's Sitemaps protocol, allowing website owners to manually submit their pages to Google.

tags: Technology

MySpace at risk of a Kazaa like Plunge? (1)

James O`Brien | 16/11/2006

As with P2P file sharing giants Napster and Kazaa, MySpace is now under attack from Universal Music Group for breach of copyright laws. Universal claims that MySpace "encourages, facilitates and participates in the unauthorised reproduction, adaptation, distribution and public performance" of material it isn’t legally entitled to.

tags: Technology

Websites Amass 100 Million (1)

James O`Brien | 7/11/2006

It seems as though our obsession with the internet has reached an ever growing pinnacle that now soars beyond 100 million websites.

tags: Technology

Web 2.0 and What Youtube and MySpace do differently… (0)

| 25/10/2006

Previously, most web users would only remember the best of websites; put simply, now the best web 2.0 sites remember you.

tags: Technology

Google pushes Web Applications (1)

Jason Deacon | 16/10/2006

Google have combined their online Word Processor and Spreadsheet systems into an online combination, able to be collaborated and published, all online with no additional software.

tags: Technology

Web 2.0: The ’Consumerization’ of The Enterprise (0)

| 11/10/2006

Technologies such as AJAX, REST and RSS form the technical underpinnings of Web 2.0, the term used to characterize the next generation of Web applications.

tags: Technology

Google focusing on Mac users (0)

| 11/10/2006

Google is slowing development of new software, consolidating what it has, and focusing on the Mac

tags: Technology

Girls Wants Technology Now (0)

Robert Beerworth | 11/10/2006

Shocking fact for the guys!!! The survey conduct by Oxygen Media shows that woman are equally interest in technology as man.

tags: Technology

YouTube sold to Google for $1.65 billion (0)

Sushiv Mathur | 11/10/2006

The worlds largest search engine Google has just bought the worlds largest online broadcaster, where millions meet over the internet to watch and share videos.

tags: Technology

Pandora Internet Radio changes the way we listen to music (0)

| 11/10/2006

Pandora Internet Radio works by allowing all of its millions of users to “vote” on a particular song in a playlist, ultimately building a list of artists and songs that you are likely to be into.

tags: Technology

Microsoft opens up office documents (0)

Jason Deacon | 11/10/2006

Microsoft Office 12 (2007) will be primary using a new document format for all the office applications. This new 'Office Open XML' file format means that 3rd party integrators will have the necessary information to integrate seamlessly into the various Microsoft Office components such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

tags: Technology

KISSing the world wide web (0)

Louis Lam | 11/10/2006

In today’s world of cutting edge technology for web development, a lot of people still forget what is one of the key principles of a successful website/web application.

tags: Technology

CSS: Floats – the duct-tape of the web (0)

| 4/10/2006

Floats are designed to make designing on the web easier, but they can be both a hinderance and a saviour on the web. Once you've learnt how to handle them, you'll never look back.

tags: Technology

To Zune or not to Zune (0)

| 22/09/2006

There has been a lot of hype going around lately with Microsoft’s soon to launch media player Zune, targeted to compete with the ever so popular Apple ipod. So what features will Zune have to offer the market to break the dominance of the Apple ipod?

tags: Technology

Australians Choose Business Over Sex (0)

| 12/09/2006

According to an article called “In web search, business is better than sex” in the Sydney Morning Herald today, Sex and pornography have been trounced by business and e-commerce as the most popular internet search topics.

tags: Technology

Online Video Streaming (0)

| 23/08/2006

Better ways to connect – Vodcasting First there was RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds that allow users to subscribe to the text content of your website, then came podcasting and now our savvy companies are embracing vodcasting.

tags: Technology

Firefox Top 5 Addons (0)

| 8/08/2006

With the growing number of Firefox addons we decided to conduct an in house survey on the 5 most popular tools used within the office. Here are the results and some of the reasons why they are the favourites amongst the Wiliam team.

tags: Technology

Wireless Internet Connections at the Snow (0)

| 28/07/2006

As we embrace ourselves for the snow season what better news to hear besides the extra dumping of snow we have received in the last couple of days then the fact that we can stay connected while we are hitting the slopes. Yes, you heard it Perisher Blue (www.perisherblue.com.au), Mt Buller (www.mtbuller.com.au), and Falls Creek (www.fallscreek.com.au) are in the midst of providing us with a resort wide wireless internet connection.

tags: Technology

Big Brother Broadcasts Live Via Streaming Video (0)

| 12/07/2006

This combination of streaming online media, streaming mobile content and television seems to satisfy what has been labeled the “simultaneous media consumption” needs of today’s youth; the habit of watching three things at once

tags: Technology

Our Ignorance of technology and blogging (1)

| 8/05/2006

In a recent article in the Weekend Australian Financial Review ‘Ignorance is anything but bliss’, Craig Murray notes that “managers of Australian owned companies have a resistance in general to wanting to know anything about an underlying technology”.

tags: Technology

Practical RSS feed ideas which increase revenue and profitability (0)

Benjamin Christie | 2/03/2006

The team at Wiliam though it would be great to publish these ideas in order to get people thinking about adding RSS as part of their ongoing web strategy. Software developers such as Microsoft have really embraced RSS and as such has incorporated functionality in both Outlook 12 and Internet Explorer 7 which are slated for public release later this year.

tags: Technology

RSS Feeds Marketing by Travel Giant Travelocity (0)

Benjamin Christie | 23/02/2006

RSS Feeds Marketing by Travel Giant Travelocity. RSS feeds are beginning to popup all over the place which provide businesses a really new way to market customers. Take a look at Travelocity’s new RSS Feed for promotions. The page allows users to customise their RSS feed for particular routes. For example you could create a feed which shows all the discounted flights between Los Angeles and New York.

tags: Technology

Corporate email via GMail from Google (0)

Benjamin Christie | 13/02/2006

This week Google announced the ability for corporations to use Gmail for corporate email. The first to implement this technology is the San Jose City College which will be offering 10,000 student email accounts. The corporate Gmail product will offer large storage, powerful mail search and conversation view for messages

tags: Technology

My telco should be worried, Netgear Skype WiFi mobile here I come (0)

Robert Beerworth | 6/01/2006

Being a super high mobile phone user, slaving away every day just to pay my exorbitant mobile phone bill every month, it is safe to say that I am eagerly awaiting the launch of the new Netgear Skype WiFi phone.

tags: Technology

Outlook 12 adopts RSS Technology (0)

Benjamin Christie | 23/12/2005

For most people who use personal computers, RSS feeds continue to remain the unknown. However Microsoft’s Michael Affronti program manager on the Microsoft Outlook 12 development team is out to change this in the upcoming release of Outlook. Michael discusses RSS and how interacting with RSS feeds will be extremely similar to managing your mail items now. The integration of RSS into Outlook 12 will have a dramatic effect on RSS use worldwide as Microsoft Outlook is probably the most used application in the world after Internet Explorer.

tags: Technology

David Sifry and the Technorati Tag (0)

Benjamin Christie | 22/12/2005

Recently on Technorati CEO David Sifry mentioned the new look Technorati tools which include charts, improved site extracts, search based on related tags as well as enhanced profile information about a blog or website. David also provided a link to the Technorati Blog Finder which is great for locating articles on a particular topic.

tags: Technology

Firefox Release Candidate 1.5 now available for download (0)

Robert Beerworth | 7/11/2005

Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download off the Firefox website. This is the first release candidate of the next generation Firefox browser scheduled to be released later this year. The Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate is being made available to the developer and testing community for compatibility testing and to solicit feedback.

tags: Technology

Matt Cutts and Jagger the recent Google Update (0)

Robert Beerworth | 27/10/2005

Matt Cutts, a Google Engineer who has been at the search engine for over 5 years is considered the main liaison between Google and Webmasters. Matt who some regard as the Google Guy has been writing on his blog recently about last weeks updates called Jagger1 and Jagger2.

tags: Technology

Electrical Trades Union of Australia launches podcasting (0)

Robert Beerworth | 21/10/2005

The former independent federal member for Wills, Phil Cleary is now the voice of the Australian Electrical Trade Union podcast. Launched last month, the union’s podcast was designed to unite workers. “Podcasting is just a great way to communicate with our members” says Phil Cleary.

tags: Technology

RSS Feeds statistics explained by Yahoo (0)

Robert Beerworth | 21/10/2005

Yahoo released a white paper on RSS usage, and the findings are similar to other surveys in recent time. According to Yahoo approx 4% of total internet users are actually use RSS.

tags: Technology

Yahoo Podcasts for Podcasters (0)

Robert Beerworth | 20/10/2005

Yahoo entered the podcasting arena with the launch of Yahoo Podcasts, which is a new service for finding podcasts on the web.

tags: Technology

Blog Design mistakes by Jakob Nielsen (0)

Robert Beerworth | 20/10/2005

With the rise and popularity of both personal blogs and corporate blogs, Jakob has published an article on Weblog Usability and The Top Ten Design Mistakes for blogs.

tags: Technology

AOL to Buy Blog Site In Bid to Expand Reach (0)

Naveen Yedugani | 7/10/2005

America Online will create more of a presence in the blog community with its acquisition of Weblogs, a leading blogging company.

tags: Technology

Corporate Blogs and why CEOs in Australia should start a blog (0)

Robert Beerworth | 7/10/2005

Recently the CPA of Australia - Chartered Practicing Accountants published an article by Ed Charles, a freelance writer encouraging Australian accountants to start a blog and start blogging. The article discusses the basics of blogging as well as the rules of corporate blogging and the differences between a website and a blog. Surprisingly, a critical message from article is the lack of corporate blogs and CEO blogs in Australia

tags: Technology

Google and Sun Microsystems partner with OpenOffice (0)

| 6/10/2005

Sun, Google will allow users to download OpenOffice via the Google website and users downloading Sun's java program will be given the option to download the Google toolbar. Will this partnership affect sales of MS Office, or will the usability and the still standing reputation of Microsoft's software draw users to carry on using Office?

tags: Technology

Google teams with NASA for research (0)

Naveen Yedugani | 5/10/2005

Web search company Google Inc said on Wednesday that it plans to partner with NASA on space research projects and to build a new campus at a NASA research center in the heart of Silicon Valley.

tags: Technology

Nielsen NetRatings reports RSS users read more news (0)

Robert Beerworth | 30/09/2005

Nielsen NetRatings in New York recently reported that RSS users significantly read more online news than non RSS users, visiting an average of 10.6 news sites compared with 3.4 news sites for non users.

tags: Technology

Rollyo search engine launches (2)

Robert Beerworth | 29/09/2005

With Rollyo, you can easily create your own custom search engines, and explore and save those created by others. Rollyo uses Yahoo search for results which in my mine is rather skeptical considering Yahoo has a habit of banning legitimate sites.

tags: Technology

Rogelio Choy from eBay talks about Skype (0)

Robert Beerworth | 25/09/2005

Rogelio Choy, manager of eBay's Live Auctions business discussed Skype on his blog. Rogelio is responsible for marketing, business development, product vision, and the day-to-day operations of eBay.

tags: Technology

Microsoft Blogs, Blogging and The Wiliam Reading Room (0)

Robert Beerworth | 22/09/2005

As part of the relaunch of www.wiliam.com.au the team at wiliam have developed our own Australian blog called the Wiliam Reading Room. The Wiliam Reading Room is a service for clients and colleagues of Wiliam, and provides relevant, up-to-date articles, commentary and news on website design, website technologies and the Internet.

tags: Technology

Microsoft includes open source component on new Windows (0)

Robert Beerworth | 20/09/2005

The Microsoft is including, for the first time in its history, open-source technology in one of its operational systems, the Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition, that should be launched in the first semester of 2006. The company already implements Message Passing Interface (MPI) - a library specification for message passing proposed as a standard by a broad-based committee of vendors in the 1990s - in the operational system for servers, which arrived at the first public tests phase this week.

tags: Technology

Developer Toolbar for IE6/7 (0)

Robert Beerworth | 17/09/2005

Microsoft has launched a toolbar for IE7 (backwards compatible with IE6), designed for web developers. At first glance, it's a good effort and worth the download.

tags: Technology

Call forwarding and ringtones added to new Skype Beta (0)

Robert Beerworth | 17/09/2005

Less than a week after Skype was purchased by ebay, the VOIP company has released its latest beta version of the popular phone software. As Skype now looks towards revenue growth, these new features come with a price tag with ringtones and and pictures costing E1 each. Each forwarded call to a standard phone number is charged at Skypeout rates, however call forwarding to another skype account is free.

tags: Technology

Podcasts and Podcasting in Apple iTunes 5 (0)

Robert Beerworth | 17/09/2005

The most interesting feature to be added to iTunes 5 is its ability to automatically download and play podcasts. Apple have developed a Podcast Directory where there are literally thousands of podcasts available on every different topic. For those that don't know Podcasting is radio your way. You can listen to whatever you want, whenever you want either on Itunes or on your iPod - wherever you want. Podcasts are radio-style shows - some from major media, others from passionate individuals - delivered over the Internet to your computer.

tags: Technology

Google Launches Google Blog Search (0)

Robert Beerworth | 16/09/2005

Google launched Blog Search which is the easiest way to search for blog content. Blog Search includes content from blogs all over the web including Google's own blog service Blogger.

tags: Technology

Apple Launches new iPod Nano (1)

Robert Beerworth | 16/09/2005

Apple launched the iPod Nano which is the latest edition to the iPod family of products. The iPod Nano is available in either 2GB (500 songs) or 4GB (1,000 songs) both pencil-thin weighing only 42 grams.

tags: Technology

Google adds RSS Feeds to Google News (0)

Robert Beerworth | 16/09/2005

Google has added both RSS and Atom feeds to their popular aggregated news service Google News. There are a handful of predetermined RSS feeds for popular topics like entertainment, sports or businesses; however users can create keyword driven RSS feeds.

tags: Technology

Online Video Streaming (1)

| 1/01/2000

"Consumers are hungry for it. Broadcasters are terrified of it. And well they should be - if the internet has its way, broadcast television could soon be tumbleweed in the dust."

tags: Technology

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