Is VoIP still a good choice?

by Colman Carpenter | Apr 19, 2012 | News, VoIP

Since the beginning of this year I have been running a regular Google+ Hangout (a video chat session for up to 10 people) as a type of online business networking service. It started of being called Coffee and Tech, but was often confused with another regular hangout...

EU Cookie Law: Another twist

by Colman Carpenter | Mar 29, 2012 | News, Websites

“Not again!” is bound to be a common reaction to this topic. I’ve blogged about it twice already this year, after all… Jan 11th – Cookies and your Website Mar 16th (yes, only 2 weeks ago) – Cookie Audit Why write again so soon? I...

Just how Social is Social Media?

by Colman Carpenter | Mar 22, 2012 | Marketing, News, Social Networks

As I write this, I’m sitting in a cafe in the middle of Folkestone having my lunch whilst my car is having its annual MOT (a UK test of a car’s roadworthiness). I’m using the cafe’s wifi and my trusty Asus Transformer, and finding it a very...

Cookie Audit

by Colman Carpenter | Mar 16, 2012 | News

Just a short update this week, but it could easily be the most important article you read this year! The “Cookie Law” Back in January I wrote about the so called “EU Cookie Law”, a directive from Europe that was enacted into law back in May of...

Why SEO is not enough

by Colman Carpenter | Mar 8, 2012 | News, SEO

Before I start, I must give a big thank you to Andy Harris of Custwin, who helpfully pointed out that I had neglected to give people a way to subscribe to my monthly summary of blogs. The sign-up box has dutifully been added to the sidebar, so if you enjoy my...

Facebook move the goalposts – again!

by Colman Carpenter | Mar 1, 2012 | News, Social Networks

So Facebook roll out their new timeline feature to business pages, to a bit of a mixed reaction. It’s a bit of a curious move, as in a stroke they have removed one of the features of the old pages that businesses exploited to the full to gain as many...