Mobile-friendly sites are designed for the small screen and the capabilities of mobile devices. But being mobile-friendly is more than just fitting onscreen. Google’s 10 Mobile Site Best Practices outline important things you can do to turn your site into a great mobile experience.
There were 2.2 billion visits to search engines in January 2012 in the UK, with Google accounting for 9 in 10 searches, according to new data.
Google has launched a new initiative called GetMo, aimed at helping British businesses ‘Get Mobile’ by providing them with tools and resources to make their websites more mobile-friendly.
Just over half (51%) of all website traffic originates from automated software programs, rather than humans, according to a new study.
Antitrust regulators investigating Google have asked Apple how it incorporates Google search on its iPad and iPhone, according to a news report.
Recently departed Google employee James Whittaker has criticised his former company, claiming the firm has sacrificed its focus on innovation to morph into an “advertising company with a single corporate-mandated focus”, and that focus is Google+.
By 2014, personal online cloud services will take over from the personal computer as consumers download and use services on cloud-based systems on a variety of products, including smartphones and tablets, according to a new report.
Global tablet users have high expectations for web experiences and a third are less likely to make purchases online from companies that don’t meet those expectations, according to new research.
Pinterest, an online pinboard that lets people share images and interests, is starting to attract attention in the UK after soaring in popularity in the US. This infographic, from MDG Advertising, looks at who is using Pinterest, how to make it work for you, and why it has become the second most engaging social network … [Read more…]
Yahoo! has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social network giant infringed 10 of its patents, in a move that could disrupt the social network’s plans to go public this year.