Google has just made a huge splash with its latest upgrade to Google Earth. As part today’s launch of Google Earth 5.0, a whole new ‘world’ of marine data is now available from your desktop. Named Google Ocean, the aquatic module is the latest release of a virtual tour of the planet which allows users to: Dive beneath the surface and visit the deepest part [...]

Design Week announced today that The Times are set to unveil a new design for their Saturday edition. The new look will get its first outing tomorrow. This in itself is nothing out of the ordinary, in fact its great to see they still place a value on the design of the paper, but it [...]

Well, a YouTube channel at any rate. It’s dedicated entirely to Google’s free, on-line Google Analytics service which allows web marketers and content managers the ability to track and measure their website traffic and visitor trends. Specifically aimed at helping users master Google Analytics, the only surprise here is that they didn’t do it sooner [...]

The first phase of the latest top level domain (TLD) is now available for businesses and individuals who want to add their information to what could evolve into the “phone book” of the Web. The.tel domain is designed more as a universal contact point rather than a place where websites point to and is intended [...]

Well now you can with the launch of Google SearchWiki. Create your own SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) with Google’s latest end-user enhancement – SearchWiki. Strictly speaking it’s actually a re-launch from a previous experiment only now it’s official and its got a name. How it works It’s all fairly straightforward. Two icons appear next [...]

How to get better page rank… straight from the ‘horse’s mouth’. It’s not often that Google invites us to share in some of its recommended optimisation strategies especially given its infamous history of silence on the SEO side of things – often leaving most of us to theorise, speculate and test as best we can. [...]

Now .anyone can have a .web .address The principal agency and regulator of the Internet, ICANN, (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), is poised to make significant changes to the web by lifting restrictions on the classification of domain names and allow new, customised web addresses. The changes, issued in a recent press [...]

Did you know that one of the largest areas to be affected by slow broadband is Basingstoke? Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in partnership with ehampshire are going to establish the size of the problem. So if you are having problems, the council would love to hear from you. If you would like to find [...]

Most website owners recognise the value of good website content yet this appreciation can often occur when they are visiting websites other than their own. So how does your website compare? Do you think you’ve got good website content? To find out, ask yourself the following 5 questions: Is your website content relevant and meaningful to your [...]

Quick Online Tips is a portal site offering users the chance to make life on line a little simpler with all sorts of information and tool downloads. The popular page has lists and tips on web 2.0 tools, blogging, Google adsense and Firefox to name just a few.