Crafted Media news archive

01/09/08 - Spending on mobile CMS estimated to rise

Global expenditure on mobile content management systems (CMS) will push past the $8 billion (£4.4 billion) mark by the end of this year, a new study by Insight Research Corporation has predicted....

02/09/08 - Google Chrome browser unveiled

Google has unveiled its latest internet product offering - a web browser.The Google Chrome browser is launched in more than 100 countries today (September 2nd) for Windows in beta format, although Mac...

08/09/08 - Google offers browser-compatible web design tips

Web developers focusing on making their sites compatible with all browsers have been offered advice on the best ways to do so by Google.The search engine recently launched its own browser, Chrome, and...

10/09/08 - UK firms 'could be affected by US accessibility case'

British businesses may need to do more to integrate accessibility into their website design following the settlement of a case in the US, according to experts.Target, a popular American retailer, was ...

12/09/08 - Accessible web design 'should be the norm'

It should be common sense for businesses to utilise accessible website design principles when operating online, it has been claimed.According to Danny O'Brien of the Irish Times, accessible websites a...

23/09/08 - Journalists 'look for About, Press and Blog links'

Companies thinking of revamping their website design have been advised to make them easy to navigate for journalists.Experts at e-consultancy.com say that the first thing looked for is a link to an Ab...

26/09/08 - Yahoo! unveils new ad platform

Yahoo! has unveiled a new transformative digital ad platform at the fifth annual Advertising Week conference in New York.Those involved in pay per click advertising or website design may be interested...

25/09/08 - 'Web design is important', claims SEO expert

An expert in search engine optimisation (SEO) has noted that web design is also an important feature in attracting customers.Rand Fishkin, of SEOmoz, noted that the firms looking to attract the custom...

30/09/08 - Many websites 'too complicated'

Many companies fall into the trap of making their website design too complicated, it has been suggested.The claim was made in an article in the International Herald Tribune, which named too much infor...

03/09/08 - Sitemaps 'should be easy to use'

Website design projects must include the creation of a simple, user-focused sitemap, an expert has said.New research has shown that sitemaps continue to be an important point of reference for web user...

08/09/08 - Second Firefox 3.1 alpha launched

The second alpha version of Mozilla's Firefox 3.1 browser has been released for website design specialists and testers.Codenamed Shiretoko, the browser is based on a pre-release version of Gecko 1.9.1...

18/09/08 - Yahoo! offering personalised home page

Yahoo! has started to offer its users a new revamped home page with a number of features that the company hopes will make it more personalised for each user, news which may be of interest to those inv...

18/09/08 - Social networking website design 'is booming'

Increasing numbers of firms are looking to creative online marketing to get through the current economic downturn, it has been claimed.While some target existing sites, such as Facebook or MySpace, ot...

19/09/08 - Mobile version of visual search engine launched

SearchMe has unveiled a new mobile version of its site at the Mobilze conference in San Francisco, which is news that may be of interest to those involved in search engine marketing.The web design of ...