Using Facebook to build your business

With over 300 million users Facebook has changed the way that people from around the globe interact and keep in touch. Perhaps one of the most surprising aspects of Facebook is how easy it is for users to setup a profile and begin interacting with friends and family for free on the Facebook website. The vast network facilitated by Facebook and available to users means that Facebook can offer great value to your business. The perfect free marketing tool! With each visit users are able to conveni...

Bing web search gains US market share

Microsoft Corp's new Bing web search engine gained U.S. market share in its first month in operation but still trails dominant rival Google Inc, according to data released on Wednesday. Bing, launched on June 3 but available to some users a few days earlier, took 8.23 percent of U.S. Web searches in June, up from 7.81 percent for Microsoft search just prior to its rollout and 7.21 percent in April, said Internet data firm StatCounter.  Google lost share slightly, dipping to 78.48 per

The art of website design and development

In the past a business’ shop front or office building was the face of the organization. For this reason businesses made a significant investment to ensure that their premises reflected their look, success and status. Through architecture, interior design and decorating, premises were transformed. In the age of web 2.0 this attitude has not changed. The only thing that has changed is the shop front which has now become a virtual shop front and there is still no room for compro

Jobs officially back in the office

SAN FRANCISCO — Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and chief executive, officially returned to work on Monday after a five-month medical leave. But for some investors the issues raised by Apple’s secrecy about Mr. Jobs’s health problems and liver transplant are likely to linger. “Steve is back to work,” Steve Dowling, an Apple spokesman, said on Monday. “He is currently at Apple a few days a week and working from home the remaining days.” As wa