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Latest Google ‘Balls’ Logo an experiment in HTML5?

September 7th, 2010
Published by Will O'Hara
Latest Google 'Balls' Logo an experiment in HTML5?

Many of you will have opened your Web browser this morning to find the Google logo made up of many tiny balls of colour bouncing into place above the search box. Move your mouse pointer through the balls of colour and they’ll jump away from it and then bounce back once the pointer has moved far enough away. In addition to moving your mouse through it, you can also shake your browser window to see... Read: Latest Google ‘Balls’ Logo an experiment in HTML5?

Website Survey Competition Winner

August 27th, 2010
Published by Will O'Hara
Website Survey Competition Winner

If you entered our recent feedback survey you’ve probably been sat with your fingers crossed, hoping to scoop the chance at driving an Audi R8 or spending the day relaxing in a Spa… Well, we can now reveal that the lucky winner is Mell Tymm from BBI Healthcare. We’ve contacted Mell and she’s chosen the Audi R8 Thrill day prize, we’ll be presenting this to her in the next week. Photo Credits: Jeff Glucker &... Read: Website Survey Competition Winner

Can NHS Websites Still Offer Value For Money?

August 12th, 2010
Published by Katy Newell
Can NHS Websites Still Offer Value For Money?

A recently leaked government report evaluating the effectiveness of NHS websites has concluded that the majority of the websites in the survey – with development costs over £86m per year – were difficult to find, badly designed and irrelevant to patient needs. It found that only half of the websites provided email addresses, believing that “vulnerable members of the public are often not being properly catered for”. The report highlighted that GP’s websites were of... Read: Can NHS Websites Still Offer Value For Money?

Google Caffeine Boosts Web Index

August 3rd, 2010
Published by Nadeem Anjum
Google Caffeine Boosts Web Index

Finally, on 8th June Google posted an article about launching their new search engine indexing architecture. It’s been a long time coming, it was first talked about in August and many rumours already existed about it apparently being live. As the web has evolved, Google have needed to stay ahead of other search engines and the best method to achieve this is to provide the best results. Read: Google Caffeine Boosts Web Index