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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Recent News</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/rss/recent/</link><description></description><language>en-gb</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Mercurytide is 10 years old!</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-10-years-old/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-10-years-old/</guid><description>We are celebrating our 10th birthday in 2012 by working with The Drum to give a free website, worth up to £10,000 to a worthy not-for-profit organisation. </description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Alex Neil MSP speaks about VOiCE</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/alex-neil-msp-speaks-about-voice/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/alex-neil-msp-speaks-about-voice/</guid><description>The Mercurytide built system has helped VOiCE to improve the quality of community engagement in Scotland.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mercurytide is looking for "Awesome Developers"</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-looking-awesome-developers/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-looking-awesome-developers/</guid><description>We're looking for 2 outstanding developers to join our team.

You need to be an expert in preferably Python and Django (however if you have PHP, RoR or a similar programming language and have an eagerness to learn we would be delighted to talk to you). You need to have a good understanding and experience in developing for the web.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Help your visitors find their way</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/trouble-free-navigation/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/trouble-free-navigation/</guid><description>The design of your website's navigation is critical. Our six top tips make sure your visitors don't become disoriented, confused or lost. </description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Smarter e-commerce pages for increased profits</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/smarter-e-commerce-pages-increased-profits/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/smarter-e-commerce-pages-increased-profits/</guid><description>Five top tips to increase your profits and encourage your customers to return to your e-commerce website.</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Why is Site Speed important?</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/why-is-site-speed-important/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/why-is-site-speed-important/</guid><description>Since Google announced in April 2010 that they are going to use Site Speed as an additional ranking factor we have been frequently asked why it is important and if the time invested in optimising a website’s speed is worth it. </description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:49:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Cookies EU regulations update</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/cookies-eu-regulations-update/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/cookies-eu-regulations-update/</guid><description>Hot on the heels of the newsletter we sent you last week detailing the imminent introduction of the new EU cookie laws, the UK government and the Information Commissioner's Office have revised the regulations.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>How to improve site speed - Part 2 - Network</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-improve-site-speed-part-2/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-improve-site-speed-part-2/</guid><description>The network is always the slowest part of viewing a web page. When developing a website locally, it is all too easy to include a lot of resources without realising the impact that it has on page load times. </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>New EU cookie laws</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/new-eu-cookie-laws/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/new-eu-cookie-laws/</guid><description>New legislation is related to a change in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and is being introduced to limit the way in which websites collect data about their visitors. </description><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>How to improve site speed - Part 1 - Rendering</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-improve-site-speed-part-1/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-improve-site-speed-part-1/</guid><description>Understanding what the common causes of slow page loading are can help us design pages/server infrastructure to minimise them.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Two letter domain names available to buy</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/two-letter-domain-names-now-available/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/two-letter-domain-names-now-available/</guid><description>Organisations in the UK will now be allowed to register one or two character domain names.</description><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2011 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Google Analytics - Must-have web analytics tool </title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/google-analytics-must-have-web-analytics-tool/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/google-analytics-must-have-web-analytics-tool/</guid><description>When it comes to marketing we all want to know what works well and what doesn't. But when it comes to measuring how effective a website is we often face a brick wall. That's where Google Analytics steps in.</description><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2011 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Making it easy to buy or enquire online</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/making-it-easy-buy-or-enquire-online/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/making-it-easy-buy-or-enquire-online/</guid><description>Understanding what drives customer loyalty and brand credibility is essential for an online business.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Mercurytide's analysis of Internet Explorer 9</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytides-analysis-newly-released-internet-expl/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytides-analysis-newly-released-internet-expl/</guid><description>Mercurytide took a look at the new features and capabilities of the new Internet Explorer to see if Microsoft can keep their promise of the best web experience. </description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Lettingweb iPhone App listed in world’s top 500 apps</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/lettingweb-iphone-app-included-worlds-top-500-apps/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/lettingweb-iphone-app-included-worlds-top-500-apps/</guid><description>The Letting Web iPhone App was selected as one of the Word's best apps by The Sunday Times. The definitive App List covers over 40 categories of apps on the most popular devices.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Making a right twitter of social media?</title><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/social-media-marketing/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/social-media-marketing/</guid><description>The essence of social media is the ability to easily share content and opinions. To ensure you get the most out of social media marketing we have put together a few pointers for you. </description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mercurytide builds mobile recycling system for O2 stores</title><author>Henry Kunz</author><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-builds-mobile-recycling-system-o2-stor/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-builds-mobile-recycling-system-o2-stor/</guid><description>Customers can now recycle their phones in any O2 store thanks to the Mercurytide built system. </description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Google Maps introduce Aerial view and Drag 'n' zoom</title><author>Henry Kunz</author><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/google-maps-introduce-aerial-view-and-drag-n-zoom/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/google-maps-introduce-aerial-view-and-drag-n-zoom/</guid><description>Google Maps now includes a new zooming option as well as a rotatable, aerial view.</description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mercurytide walk the West Highland Way</title><author>Henry Kunz</author><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-walk-west-highland-way/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-walk-west-highland-way/</guid><description>Last year we walked the first half, this year we will be walking the second half to raise money for Vision Aid Overseas.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:51:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Google features instant real-time results </title><author>Henry Kunz</author><link>http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/google-features-instant-real-time-results/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/google-features-instant-real-time-results/</guid><description>Real-time social networking results on Google allow up-to-the-second results for your search terms.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:51:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
