Google has just unveiled a handy tool that examines web pages and makes suggestions as to how their load speed can be improved. (more…)

As more online businesses take to blog commenting to boost traffic and in the hope of doing the same with search rankings, increasing numbers are going about it the wrong way and wondering why their comments aren’t published. (more…)

What is small business in the USA up to in terms of online marketing? Here’s a glimpse. (more…)

More merchants are following up on abandoned shopping cart sessions than last year. (more…)

Some Australians *may* soon get a better online experience in regard to buying hardware, thanks to a battle between Bunnings and Woolworths for supremacy in the sector. It’s another flag for established Australian brands to fully embrace the Internet and ecommerce, rather than doing the bare minimum in terms of participation. (more…)

We all have sites we love to hate (or just plain despise) for many and varied reasons. Google has rolled out a feature that allows you to block domains in search query results. (more…)

Online business is likely about to get a whole lot harder for some UK publishers, affiliates and advertisers due to new laws relating to cookies. (more…)

Dang, I hate some of the jargon that pops up in marketing. I’ve added “touching” to the must-die list. (more…)

At the beginning of this month Yahoo! turned 16. Was it a sweet 16 or bittersweet? (more…)

The old mantra of “publish or die” isn’t just reserved for academia, it can apply to content sites too. (more…)