February 2012
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Woolies to be the first bricks and mortar to top...
SMH reports Australian retailer Woolworths is projecting annual online sales will reach $1 billion by 2014 - buying on web sites and smart phone applications.
Accessing the Internet by mobile device doubled in...
Over the past 12 months, mobile access to the Internet nearly doubled to 8.5%, not counting tablets, according to data released this week by StatCounter, a Web analytics company.
The vast majority of Internet usage is still tied to desktop PCs, the data shows. Yet in the fast-growing mobile space, the name that dominates the PC world, Microsoft, is invisible. Nokia remains the leading mobile...
January 2012
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BBC News - Google persuades Spanish bank BBVA to... →
techspotlight:
Spanish banking giant BBVA is switching its 110,000 staff to use Google’s range of enterprise software. The deal is the biggest that the search giant has signed with one company for its cloud-computing services, where software is offered as a service via the internet. The bank told the BBC it will use Google’s tools only for internal communication
December 2011
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12 Days of Christmas Super Giveaway a festive hit...
Built by ZOIK, the fangate promotion was viewed by Facebook fans and their Facebook friends over 744,903 times, receiving 8,425 post feedbacks (comments, likes, shares with friends etc).
November 2011
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12 days of Christmas Facebook promotion for CRVA
Today ZOIK helped the Caravan, RV & Accommodation Industry of Australia Ltd build a new Facebook Fan Gate based promotion. 400 likes in the first hour… not a bad start! See and enter the promotion online now.
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Apple to leverage iTunes for shopping everywhere!
Via its special Store app, you can order and pay for goods in an Apple store—including walking out of the store with your new purchases without having to do anything other than tap at your iPhone screen.
Neat trick.
But the value is the seamless connection to millions of users’ credit card details, via Apple’s iTunes system, as this recent article @ Fast Company explains.
October 2011
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ZOIK builds new site for Brisbane's Managed... →
Brisbane based property management company specialising in residential and commercial property management.
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ZOIK launches RQAC! →
ZOIK is proud to relaunch a nifty WordPress site for Royal Queensland Aero Club (RQAC), one of the longest established flight training schools in the world.
September 2011
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Facebook changes: updates to be sidelined, "like"...
Last week Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg announced a bunch of changes to the online behemoth.The goal posts have shifted for App developers and marketers. Starting with status updates (including Fan Page posts) will be pushed off to the Ticker, a real-time list of things your friends are posting. This will scroll down the side of your screen and into promotional oblivion with greater...
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Each year Google changes its search algorithm up... →
Each year Google changes its search algorithm up to 500-600 times. Here is a great summary of the recent changes, prepared by SEOMOZ.
August 2011
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Take Off with Townsville Airport! →
If you live in North Queensland visit Townsville Airport’s Fan Page to enter this competition to find two Amateur Journos (and.. because ZOIK built the app!)
FAcebook still #1 in Australia, but Tumblr up 50%...
TOP SOCIAL MEDIA SITES: Number of Unique Australian Visitors
1. Facebook – 10,436,860 2. YouTube – 9.8 million (down 100,000 on June 2011) 3. Blogspot – 4.6 million (down 1,000,000) 4. WordPress.com – 2.1 million (down 200,000) 5. LinkedIn – 2 million (steady) 6. Twitter – 1.9 million (steady) 7. Flickr – 1.5 million (steady) 8. Tumblr – 1.5 million (up 600,000) 9. MySpace – 930,000 (down 70,000)...
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Augmented Reality Kills The QR Code Star
What if you could hold your iPhone up to something in real life that you just came across and get an overlay of data about it, perhaps an option to click to this web page or a special offer of subscriptions? It’s coming.
Read the background article on Fast Company.
Watch check out Layar’s promo video on Youtube.
July 2011
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10 good iPad apps for developers
iPad is becoming a useful tool for development. This article takes you through the essentials… a very useful list.
http://thinkvitamin.com/code/10-apps-for-web-developers-on-an-ipad/
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Testing Google's Live Map creation and...
View Mountain Trail in a larger map
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Google+... one for business
New social media platform Google +1, has plans to put itself in direct competition with LinkedIn and Facebook’s Fan Pages by offering business accounts.
Google+ is similar to Facebook, allowing people to add profile pictures and connect with friends. The main difference is that a user’s friends or contacts are grouped into ‘circles’ - rather than just having a giant pool...
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June 2011
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CRM systems: web and interactive customer...
Whether organisations opt for an on-premise or cloud solution, analysts from both Gartner and IDC agree the CRM systems market continues to be buoyant.
The market was worth US$1.06 billion in Asia-Pacific and Japan last year, after having grown 21 percent year-on-year, says Praveen Sengar, principal research analyst, e-commerce and CRM at Gartner.
Research shows there has been much...
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“Facebook says Like buttons get 3 to 5 times more clicks if:
-Versions that show...”
– http://searchengineland.com/by-the-numbers-how-facebook-says-likes-social-plugins-help-websites-76061
SEO checklist →
On and off page SEO ranking factors presented in a funky Periodic table. This post provides a simple reference you can save for future reference.
“In 2011 it’s more or less a given that your brand can be found on Facebook, and...”
– Why I Don’t Like Your Brand on Facebook
May 2011
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Am I wasting my time organizing email? IBM says... →
“Thanks to the iPad, consumers have come to expect devices that are aesthetically...”
– Mike Elgan (Computerworld (US)
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“Almost three quarters of companies are earmarking over 10%
of marketing spend...”
– B&T TODAY MAY 18 2011
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Style Sheet grabber - very handy →
Primer undercoats your CSS by pulling out all of your classes and id’s and placing them into a starter stylesheet. Paste your HTML in to get started!
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BitCoin – a global digital currency grows
A unified global digital currency is coming… maybe. Skeptics and supporters are lining up to see if Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer transaaction system can become a real alternative to traditional exchange markets. Right now you can purchase real world goods including coffee, server time and web development services. See what it is all about at Bitcoin
April 2011
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“Google’s Farmer/Panda Update: Analysis of Winners vs. Losers by SEO MOZ:...”
– An algorithum update, code named Farmer/Panda, has sent a few big sites crashing in the US page rankings… more to come in UK and Australia as it is rolled out.
Apple joins Microsoft and Mozilla to offer... →
March 2011
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“The best way to learn is to experiment and fail”
– - Michael Dell (current net worth $10bn)
“I think that’s different from not listening or learning but somebody who’s perpetually seeking advice may be waiting too long because I think the best learning comes from actually doing things and experimenting and failing,” Dell...
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Google for Nonprofits program downunder? →
US based not-for-profits can apply for the ‘Google for Nonprofits program’ and get access to exclusive products and resources.
Why not Australian based NFPs? When is it coming downunder? We wait.
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“‘Satisfy + Suffice = Satisfice”
– Herbert Simon coined the term to describe decision making theory. Originally designed to describe how the average person picks the option that is adequate rather than optimal. Some useful implications for web apps:
- Design websites for scanning not reading
- Assume people look for shortcuts
-...
February 2011
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“In essence, current location based services lack the smarts to be able to offer...”
– Facebooks Deals a killer blow to Groupon for travel offers
January 2011
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December 2010
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10 IT-related predictions for 2011 →
Tablets will abound, long-rumored mergers will happen, real cyberwarfare will occur and perhaps a major CEO will exit…
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Online user testing with webcam eye tracking →
Interesting testing concept: For every user tested, YouEye collects screen capture video, webcam audio/video, mouse activity, and written comments.
Youeye is on the hunt for Beta tester now. Visit their website for signup.
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best new browsers of 2010: upgrade now or miss... →
November 2010
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Kickstarter makes Times Top 50 best inventions of... →
A site devoted to providing an interactive funding platform for artists, designers, filmmakers makes a splash on the Times list for 2010. (Hey, I’ve got a great idea for you!) Check out the full list.
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New Google Tool Makes Websites Twice as Fast -... →
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Faceted Navigation, the funky alternative to... →
” To oversimplify, there’s the Google model and the faceted navigation model. Choosing between these two is a major strategic decision. Determining whether or not faceted navigation is sensible and feasible is among the earliest steps in design. The infrastructure for faceted navigation can enable a tighter relationship between search and browse. It can shape the structure and navigation of...
October 2010
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Collective buying takes hold online
The concept of collective buying power is not new. Heck, this is a mainstay of trade Union shopper programs. Social media, however, presents a completely new space for the old rule of thumb, there’s power in numbers. For example: you’re ready to buy a new flat screen TV, why not use your social media contacts to see how many ‘facebook friends’ are also interest: imagine...