In our last blog post we discussed the four key changes that Facebook will be making to its social network, including replacing Personal Profiles with Timelines and adding in more Gestures than the standard “like”. However, the focus so far has been on how Facebook’s changes will be affecting personal users, but how might business…
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A guide to Facebook’s four key f8 changes
Last week at Facebook’s annual f8 developers conference, key representatives from the social network and its founder Mark Zuckerberg himself made a number of big announcements about the ways the platform will be changing in the near future. These changes include a new look and feel personal profile, less focus on the Facebook “like” and…
Understanding cookies: How to make sure your website is legal
There’s a lot of misconception when it comes to what web cookies are and where they’re used. This BBC resource called Web Wise provides a brief explanation: “When you visit a site that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your PC. The next time you visit that site, your PC…
Payvment: Understanding Facebook commerce options
Many businesses with Facebook pages write about the products and services that they offer on the social network so fans can find out more about their companies. They then include links through to their external websites, so if someone wants to find out more or even purchase something, they can do so quickly and easily….
3 Useful cloud storage services for small businesses
When people refer to storing content in the “cloud”, it means keeping things on the internet so you can access them from anywhere, regardless of the device you’re using instead of keeping it on your hard drive. So, if you realise you need a document you’ve been working on from your home computer but only…
The importance of Google Place reviews
Here at Codastar we help clients optimise their Google place pages, which makes their businesses visible in important local searches. One of the main components of these local searches is a review section, created by users that have visited or had contact with your company, whether that be someone who’s eaten in your restaurant or…
How many social networks do you need?
The launch of Google+ a few weeks ago had many individuals and businesses wondering whether they really needed to sign up to another social network. So how many social networks do you really need to be signed up to and actively using?
Minimal website design and higher Google rankings
A major trend in web design is to have a very clean and simplistic home page with minimal text content. Instead the focus is on large typography, pictures, video content and large icons that lead the user to other sites and pages. Although this style is visually very appealing, it’s important to remember that Google…
How to prevent and solve website malware infections
Malware infection is usually associated with scripts disrupting personal computers. However, there is a rapidly growing strain of malware designed specifically to infect websites. Basically, a malicious piece of coding is added to your website page’s code without you even noticing. The website may function as normal on the outside. However, anyone visiting your website…