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More to say? Twitter may be moving to a 10,000-character limit

The 140-character limit on tweets has been a fundamental feature of Twitter almost since its inception (although not quite, interestingly...) but it c ...

8th January, 2016

Development

What does the Investigatory Powers Bill mean for end-to-end encryption?

Encryption is a crucial element in online security, effectively 'scrambling' data so that it can only be read by the intended recipient, and cannot be ...

10th November, 2015

Development

The best and worst in modern web design

Modern web design is an ever-changing discipline, so how do you know if you're getting it right? Like it or not, Google have become the 'world inte ...

6th October, 2015

Digital Marketing

How to get on the first page of Google

We all know the first page of Google search results is the holy grail for any webmaster, but how do you actually get there?

14th September, 2015

Digital Marketing

What happened to the Google logo?

If you're a frequent Google user, you probably noticed the major change to the search engine's logo at the start of the month. No doubt inspired pa ...

7th September, 2015

Digital Marketing

Twitter: What is a Website Card?

This week, some Twitter users received emails from the social network inviting them to create a Website Card. "A Website Card makes it easy to conn ...

1st September, 2015

Digital Marketing

Twitter DM changes make social media marketing easier

Many businesses and sole traders use Twitter as a key component in their social media marketing mix, but recent changes have made it increasingly easy ...

21st August, 2015

Digital Marketing

5 Tips for Local SEO in Manchester

The internet made the world into a 'global village', but that's no reason to turn your back on your local customer base - here are five of our top tip ...

7th July, 2015

Digital Marketing

Chocolate and Politics!

Easter weekend – 4 days filled with chocolate, hot cross buns, walks in the sunshine and of course - love it or hate it - the election campaign! How ...

7th April, 2015

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Hi There! Please allow me to introduce myself…

I’m Brodie Mackenzie and I’m thrilled to be joining the First Internet team as a Digital Marketing Account Manager. My background mainly lies in P ...

31st March, 2015

Development

Make web forms mobile-friendly with autocomplete

Responsive web design is about to become an absolute imperative, as Google are now assessing websites for their mobile-friendly attributes, and will r ...

26th March, 2015

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How VAT MOSS affects web design

You may have heard about the new rules, commonly referred to as VAT MOSS, on the sale of digital products to customers in EU member states. From th ...

5th January, 2015