The latest salvo in the battle to launch a digital wallet has been unveiled – with a mini, stick-on credit card.
Category: Internet & Online
news, opinion, information and advice about apps Internet & online based startups and SMEs based or active and trading in the UK
join.me adds free VoIP Audio Conferencing for its users
LogMeIn’s popular free screen sharing and online meeting service, join.me, has just added free internet VoIP conferencing to make quick, ad-hoc collaboration even easier from virtually anywhere in the world.
Return to sender: The forgotten element of e-commerce
E-commerce businesses focus time and money on providing customers with efficient and flexible delivery options. However, many companies neglect to extend this attention to the return of unwanted goods. Paul Galpin, Managing Director of P2P Mailing, looks at the importance of assessing and managing this vital process.
One in Three Companies Suffered One or More Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks in Last Twelve Months Finds Research
One in three organisations has suffered one or more Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in the last 12 months claims new research
Mobile Apps moving into the office
Forget Angry Birds! Your smartphone can really help you do business more efficiently. Russell Berry from AppCreatives.co.uk explains why the drive for mobility is part of the business technology agenda for most companies today.
Wales set to get it’s own place on the internet with .wales domain
It has been confirmed today that Nominet, the registry body which looks after the management of the .uk internet namespace, will take forward the application for .cymru & .wales
Elance and Enterprise Nation partner to support UK startups and growing businesses
Elance, the Internet platform used by businesses to gain instant access to over one million independent workers online, and Enterprise Nation, the small business support company, have partnered, offering UK startups and small businesses over $100,000 to help them grow their companies.
GoCardless launches new payment service to replace merchant accounts
GoCardless, the new service which allows you to collect money directly from your customers’ bank accounts has gone live providing a real, and cost effective, alternative to accepting credit and debit cards.
The Importance of Web Training for Small Businesses
Several pieces of research have emerged that show many small businesses are failing to maximise the online opportunities available to them, despite the rise in e-commerce and digital marketing.
Online Video Marketing: The Small Business Strategy Guide
‘Companies everywhere are recognising that video has become the factor that can provide an edge over the competition’ – the wise words of James Leal-Valias, creative director at iStockphoto, writing for Business Matters a few weeks ago under the title ‘Design for Small Business: Integrating Online into Your Marketing Mix’.
“Building a Social Enterprise” – Blending Social Media and the Cloud for Business Success
Recently, I have shifted the focus of this blog series away from my personal perspective on cloud computing in order to give some of our customers the chance to present their views on the technology.
ecademy security breakdown gives a stark warning
ecademy – the business-orientated social networking site, that we have covered many times within the pages of Business Matters, gave a stark warning to its members of the possible pitfalls of using social networking as they left supposedly private support emails sent through the site publicly viewable as the result of a programming error earlier this week.
