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The latest news from the world of digital, along with insights, opinions and practical tips.

  • WhaleSlide versus Google – privacy and philanthropy

    Google may sit pretty in its search engine top spot, but in this review series I look at some of the smaller startups that take a different approach to search.

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  • My Five #239

    It’s that time of the week again…it’s My Five time! This week’s celebrates the 30th birthday of the GIF, a very unusual husky, an obese monkey and some political “news”.

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  • Keeping your brand safe on social media

    If it’s not used correctly social media can really damage a brand’s reputation. These are our top tips for staying safe when using social media.

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  • The Digital Brute : The dangers of automated transcriptions on YouTube

    An amusing collection of automated subtitle errors from the fourth episode of The Digital Brew. What does this tell us about automated language recognition?

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  • Why Heat Maps are Smokin’ Hot

    Heat maps are useful in conversion rate optimisation, but can be misinterpreted. Mouse-tracking, click, and scroll maps have their merits but present questions not answers.

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  • What is realtime data all about?

    The Digital Brew : Episode 4. We chat to Matt O’Riordan about what realtime data delivery means and the challenges / complexities that the demand for speed creates.

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  • My Five #238

    This week’s My Five features social media challenges, GIFs, and four-legged friends. Happy Friday!

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  • Google Optimize & Google Surveys 360 to integrate with AdWords

    Learn more about your customers with A/B testing and customer surveys, directly from AdWords, as Google integrates the platform with Google Optimize and Google Surveys 360

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  • Improving crawl efficiency

    The content on the site is great. There are plenty of high-quality links. So why isn’t my site ranking? Poor crawlability could be the issue.

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  • My Five #237

    This week’s My Five includes a marketing masterclass, Skype Stories, Facebook’s new political tool, and covfefe?!

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  • You’re rushing into a/b testing

    It’s tempting to rush into a new conversion rate optimisation project, but keep in mind that the goal of a/b testing is to solve usability problems, and not to please the marketing team.

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  • My Five #236

    This week’s My Five focuses on the positive after a week of negative news – PPC bust ups, social media triumphs and an emojional retirement.

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