Digital Design blog

Europe's Court of Justice has just made a ruling that could have wide-reaching implications for online marketing. Companies using competitors' names as Internet advertising keywords are not infringing European trademark laws, according to the ruling. This is good news for users of the Google Adwords...

In February 2010 Adobe Photoshop celebrated its 20 th anniversary. Over the past 20 years, the program has become an indispensable tool for amateur and professional designers, hobbyists and artists alike. The program was first developed in the ­autumn of 1987, when Thomas Knoll, a PhD student wrote...

A lot of people are confused or unaware of the differences between Facebook profiles, pages and groups so here’s a breakdown: Facebook personal profile With a Facebook profile, individuals can add friends, send messages and keep people up to date with their lives by posting updates, text, photographs...

People in today's workforce would rather have unfettered internet access at work than get a pay rise, according to research into how social media and the web are impacting the workplace , from Clearswift, the IT security firm. The company surveyed more than 1,600 managers and employees in USA, UK, Germany...

We are delighted to host Forward Ladies Isle of Man (formerly Isle of Man Women in Business ) for a social media masterclass on the evening of 7 July 2010. The masterclass, run by Sherrilynne Starkie , will cover how Facebook, Twitter, blogging and other online networks can help a business. Participants...

Results for April show that Google Chrome was fastest growing web browser for fifth month running, despite Microsoft Internet Explorers dominant market position. Web giant Google looks poised to engage Microsoft in pitched battle in a bid to grapple browser-market dominance from its rival over the next...

How To Unlock Your World With Foursquare on Howcast...

If ever there was an example of social media having a direct influence on corporate policy this is it. Nestlé has just announced it's working with The Forest Trust to ensure its sourcing of palm oil is not contributing to illegal rainforest clearance. This follows the recent Greenpeace 'Give rainforests...

Many organisations don’t want start a blog or Facebook fanpage because they’re afraid of people contributing nasty or unwelcome comments. This can be a big issue for many organisations; we only have to look at the whole Greenpeace v KitKat affair of a couple of weeks ago for an excellent...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may believe that “the age of privacy is over,” but users of world’s most popular social networking site are actively concerned with protecting their privacy — especially from their employers. According to an international survey of Facebook users...