• 8 May
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IN THE NEWS: BBC News jump on the HTML 5 bandwagon

Trending at number 4 today in BBC News most read category Ian Hardy's article on HTML 5 titled 'coding for the future' is definately worth a look.

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By Jon Eaton
  • 19 Mar
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IN THE NEWS: UK named as leading G20 'internet economy'

The BBC are reporting that over 8% of all economic activity in the UK comes from the internet with this figure expected to more than double to 23% by 2016.

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By Jon Eaton
  • 28 Feb
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IN THE NEWS: Google Confirms New Panda Update

Yesterday, Google quietly announced another update to their Panda filter, which aims to improve search results by devaluing flimsy links from ‘thin content’ sites.

Earlier Panda updates have had a massive impact on the way linkbuilding is carried out, leading to an emphasis on quality over quantity and an increasing need for good content. However, in Google’s summary of February updates, the news of this Panda update appeared towards the bottom of the page, below news of ‘Improvements to Korean spelling’...

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By Edward Russell-Johnson
  • 16 Feb
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Quba Project Shortlisted for Sitefinity Award

In September last year, we celebrated the launch of our brand new Sitefinity website for Red Production Company.

A few months on, the Red site has been shortlisted in the Sitefinity Partner Website of the Year Awards 2011. The Sitefinity system enabled Quba to create a showcase for Red’s wealth of visual content, while allowing the client to make easy adjustments via the CMS. By keeping the design and navigation sleek and simple, the user journey is also made as smooth...

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By Edward Russell-Johnson
  • 6 Feb
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IN THE NEWS: Unilever, Kelloggs and Proctor & Gamble to...

Big brands are continuing the trend of allocating more of their marketing budget to online activities according to a report by Utalkmarketing.

The article which covers research on leading UK brands by investment website seekingalpha.com claims that demand for online projects is likely to put a squeeze on budgets for traditional marketing activities. More efficient ROI, stronger connections with customers and the ability of digital media to enhance the overall brand experience are all given as reasons for a shift in...

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By jeaton
  • 27 Jan
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IN THE NEWS: BBC report names UK as leading E-commerce...

BBC News are reporting today that the value of the web economy in G20 countries is set to double in the next four years with UK E-commerce providers leading the charge.

The article also includes predictions on the growth of smart phone usage and interesting stats on the projected growth of internet usage in China which could well be a key web marketplace in the years ahead. Click here to view the article...

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By jeaton
  • 4 Jan
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Christmas competition a great success

Thanks to everyone who took part in our Christmas competition! We had hundreds of entries and some really impressive scores so a big congratulations to everyone for persevering.

As it is the start of a new year we will be posting  useful insights in the coming weeks to help make 2012 hugely successful for all our clients and contacts. Keep an eye on our Blog and email me (jeaton@quba.co.uk) if you have any new web projects you would like to discuss. Happy...

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By jeaton