on August 06, 2008, 6 comments
Well that was long overdue! Nevertheless, we’ve finally managed to give our own website (and logo) a much needed facelift. It’s been a long time coming but our other projects and client work always come first. Before: After: Hope you like it! p.s. Special thanks to Petar & Alex for a great ... read more»
on June 16, 2008, no comments
Cell Phones etc., the first site to leave the nest of our web hatchery, has made the Alberta Startup Index. The index, compiled by TechVibes, ranks Alberta tech start-ups based on an average of Alexa and Compete traffic ratings. We’re very happy to be on that list with the likes Nexopia, Shopster & Shoptoit.ca. Cell Phones etc. ... read more»
on June 13, 2008, 1 comment
One of the projects we’re working on here at ten24 Media is Vagablond.com, a web-magazine that covers the latest in luxury travel. Last night we gave Vagablond a bit of a face lift, moving from your typical blog layout to something a bit more representative of a newspaper site. This was the first of many ... read more»
on May 09, 2008, no comments
The BBC reminds us that writing compelling material starts with the headline. How’s this one for an example: Great tits cope well with warming That headline is currently the most read article on the BBC website. It’s captured so much attention that it’s already more read than articles many months older. You can learn more about effective headlines ... read more»
on May 09, 2008, no comments
Are there any readers left out there? If so..please accept my apologies for the very long delay between posts. As many of you may know, ten24 Media has been making the transition from a pure marketing services company to a web-incubator of sorts. In the days to come I’ll tell you a bit more about ... read more»
on January 30, 2007, 1 comment
Good news today for those of you who’d like to research what keywords to optimize your website for. The industry’s most popular keyword research tool, Wordtracker, is now offering a free version of their service. Get started here. [via SEOB... read more»
on January 24, 2007, no comments
Some important news for Yahoo advertisers. Beginning February 5, the ranking / position of your ads will no longer be based solely on your bid amount. Instead, they’ll be ranked by both bid amount and ad quality, similar to the way Google does things. This change, which will impact all advertisers, is designed to allow you ... read more»
on December 07, 2006, no comments
Google announced yesterday a new feature called “hosted business pages.” Designed for small businesses who don’t have a website but still want to advertise online with Google, the feature is basically a single, informational webpage that you can use to tell people more about your business, how to contact you, etc.. Hosted Business Pages are ... read more»
on September 29, 2006, 3 comments
The search engine optimization industry has a huge problem - it’s plagued with snake oil salesmen. “Guaranteed Top 10 Rankings”, “Submit Your Site To 10,000,000 SEARCH ENGINES”. In fact, just now I got a call from such a slinger. Here’s the Coles Notes of that conversation: Con: Hello Sir. Is this Vagablond.com? Me: Yes. How can ... read more»
on July 09, 2006, no comments
SeattlePI on the beast that is MySpace: “More and more businesses from around the world are setting up camp on MySpace, using their bit of digital real estate within the Web site like lighthouses bordering a dark sea that, with a little luck — and enough approved “friend” requests — guide customers to their doorstep.” It’s a ... read more»
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