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FirstFound Now An AdWords Certified Partner

30, Apr 2010

This week, Mark Carter became the first member of the FirstFound team to pass the new AdWords Professional Certification exam, with the rest of our PPC department set to follow close behind. The AdWords Certification Programme has been revamped in the past few months, meaning that Mark has had to pass not one, but two [...]

Five Secret Tricks to Get More Out of Google

29, Apr 2010

Everyone knows that Google’s the go-to tool for finding information on the net, but did you know that you can use the world’s favourite search engines to track flights, do sums and get instant exchange rates? With these five secret tips, you’ll get even more out of Google than you thought possible. Google Maths Got [...]

Do You Speak Social Media?

28, Apr 2010

Are you gettin’ MWI this weekend? If you’re planning to, make sure you don’t get into a clinch – especially if you’re ownageee, else you’ll be right ridneck come Monday morning. No, you’re not reading a passage from a particularly unimaginative Irvine Welsh book. The terms above are all listed in a study that shows [...]

FirstFound Bloggers are Everywhere!

27, Apr 2010

We won’t lie. Most of the team here at the FirstFound Blog spend so long slaving away on our clients’ websites that they don’t have time to be prolific bloggers. However, some of them just can’t be stopped once they’ve got that blogging bug! So if you’re wondering what else our SEO experts have been [...]

YouTube – Has it Been Five Years Already?

26, Apr 2010

You may not have noticed, but video-sharing site YouTube celebrated five years of video mayhem over the weekend. Whilst it’s not technically the site’s birthday, last Friday marked the fifth anniversary of YouTube’s first ever video upload. The third most popular website in the world (only Google and Facebook boast more visitors per day) has [...]

Four Ways You’ve Failed Your Website

23, Apr 2010

You’ve spent hundreds on having a designer create an eye-catching site that sticks in the memory. An expert copywriter has crafted copy that has your visitors drooling over the prospect of owning your products. A team of SEOs have done their job, and you’re top of the search engines for keywords that you know your [...]

Leaders Debate – Instant Analysis via Twitter

22, Apr 2010

As the UK gears itself up for the second of three Leader’s Debates, and Mr Brown, Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg prepare to face the cameras, FirstFound are giving you a quick guide to following the debates on Twitter. The debate itself will be shown on Sky News (Freeview Channel 82), and broadcast on BBC [...]

Google Releases “Censorship Maps”

21, Apr 2010

They might have laughed off villagers chasing off a streetview car, but it looks like Google has started to make moves to pacify the campaigners claiming that the search giant breaches privacy laws. The Official Google Blog has announced that a censorship map has been released, so that users can see if their government has [...]

Facebook Offering Free Ads to Charity

20, Apr 2010

The Times is reporting that social media giant is offering free advertising space to child protection charities. The networking site has come under fire before for refusing to add a “safety button” proposed by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. This button would have allowed any chidren feeling threatened to report other users’ activity [...]

Beating the Volcano Delays – Twitter Style

19, Apr 2010

As Britain’s airports remain closed thanks to the Icelandic volcano, and Dan Snow’s Dunkirk-style rescue has been dismissed by French officials, stranded travellers have turned to Twitter for support, guidance and aid. Currently tourists and kind-hearted locals alike are monitoring two hashtags which have gained popularity over the past few days: #getmehome Simple and effective. [...]


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