Usability is an essential part of website design. From content and colour to buttons and checkout baskets, many issues need to be considered to ensure a website meets best practice standards. Here are five insightful websites that can guide you through the usability maze... 1.     Useit.com http://www.useit.com/ Jakob Nielsen’s usability studies and “Alert Box” posts are legendary, and deal with a wide range ...
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Web design is a constantly evolving field, so how do you keep track of its latest developments, learn new techniques or get inspired? Here are five top websites for web designers, whether you're fresh out of a design course or self-taught and have been doing it for years... 1. Smashing Magazine http://www.smashingmagazine.com The world’s biggest design blog, and up there among the best. ...
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Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) has announced the shortlist for its annual awards, including the 20 sites shortlisted for its new eCommerce Website of the Year Award. The winner of the eCommerce award will receive a digital marketing campaign to the value of €20,000, plus help with digital strategy and marketing from the eCommerce award sponsor, Google. This is the first time that ...
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New electronic privacy regulations came into force in Ireland at the beginning of this month, transposing an EU directive into Irish law (similar rules now apply in the UK too). Most attention has been on how the rules clamp down on "cold calling" and other spam, but many Irish businesses could face a much bigger headache: how their websites use cookies. What ...
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Where should I go to research my business idea?  How can I use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for my business?  What should I do in Google AdWords campaigns? These are the typical questions that we at AMAS are asked at conferences, seminars and other events that we address on internet business opportunities and on online marketing and communications. While we’d like to ...
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