http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/rss/recent/en-gb60Stephanie McKeehttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/django-15-cheat-sheet/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/django-15-cheat-sheet/At Mercurytide, we know all too well the difficulties of memorizing shortcuts when you work in different frameworks. You think you’ve mastered it… and then a new version comes along. Mercurytide’s developers have been working with Django 1.5 since its release in February 2013. Our skilled developers have created a solid, quick-start cheat sheet with an easy to reference layout. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 +0100Stephanie McKeehttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/your-site-unresponsive-consumer-needs/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/your-site-unresponsive-consumer-needs/Responsive sites are the hot topic of the moment when it comes to considering website design. The amount of online mobile traffic has grown exponentially. So, how has your business responded to these changes?Fri, 10 May 2013 13:51:00 +0100Stephanie McKeehttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytides-intelligent-website-design/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytides-intelligent-website-design/Mercurytide have always had the ability to understand the needs of our clients and their customers. This knowledge has resulted in valuable magazine coverage for our client, Mermaid. Featured in Essential Kitchen and Bathroom Business, our client was praised by the influential industry publication. Thu, 9 May 2013 13:34:00 +0100Stephanie McKeehttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/tuscany-properties-website-casestudy/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/tuscany-properties-website-casestudy/Mercurytide create distinguished new website for Tuscany Properties for Sale with a bespoke, inbuilt database. Overall, Mercurytide’s handcrafted technology has minimised the management of multiple listings and improved user experience.Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:12:00 +0100Suzanna Harknesshttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/new-gtlds-how-protect-your-registered-trademark/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/new-gtlds-how-protect-your-registered-trademark/If you own a registered trademark that you want to protect online from being involved in phishing attacks or from being used by cyber squatters, you need to register your trademark with the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH)...Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:20:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/designer-resources/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/designer-resources/What should you be looking out for when considering your new web design. What are the most common mistakes and what are examples of good design.Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:02:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/choice-engines/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/choice-engines/You might be surprised to know that you have probably already used one. Choice Engines allow you to accomplish tasks more efficiently by helping you make better choices faster.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:15:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/5-things-running-websites/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/5-things-running-websites/When you're running your own website, there are a lot of things to keep in mind. Keeping on top of everything can get confusing and time consuming, especially when you're trying to balance it with your other urgent business tasks! We've highlighted 5 key things which you should really keep an eye on in order to stay focused.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:07:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/django-toolbar/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/django-toolbar/Django uses an object relational mapper, meaning database queries are often carried out in the background, which can result in inefficient queries being made to the database. This can easily happen with complex models, ie those with many-to-many relationships, and can result in multiple queries being made to retrieve just a single object’s attribute.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:08:00 +0000Suzanna Harknesshttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/company-values/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/company-values/Company values should provide the framework which an organisation engages with employees, customers, stakeholders – all of its audiences - and ultimately influences and shapes your company culture. Some companies choose to have two or three core values, others have more, and some just have one core value that encapsulates them as an organisation.Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:52:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/socialmedia-basics/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/socialmedia-basics/Basic advice for those who get started on Social Media and don't have much time to spend on it. Which platforms will suit your business best? When should you be posting? And how best to present yourself on each channel respectively. Read our advice here...Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:18:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/10-ecommerce-tips/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/10-ecommerce-tips/If you're planning on running an e-commerce website it might be difficult to keep on top of what needs to be considered. To help you make the right decisions, we've listed 10 aspects you should consider when introducing or optimising an e-commerce solution.Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:01:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/browsers-and-testing/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/browsers-and-testing/If more that 5% of traffic comes from a certain type of browser we decide that it's important to do testing in that environment for any development project. See interesting statistics on how mobile usage has changed the list of browsers that a site needs tested on.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:14:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/what-is-ecommerce/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/what-is-ecommerce/21 million households in Great Britain (80%) have internet access and it has now become the norm for people to look online to purchase their goods, as opposed to trawling the high street, it’s quicker and it’s more convenient. In fact over 12% of all retail transactions now take place online. Any transaction that takes place online comes under the term ‘e-commerce’. How can you make best use of it for your website?Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:05:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-testing/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-testing/Ever found a webpage that doesn’t do what you expected? Found a button that doesn’t click or seen a little red x where an image should be? Testing of a website ensures a variety of requirements are met: the business requirements, usabilty, appearance and professionality and generelly being without bugs.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:40:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/smartphones-and-responsive-design/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/smartphones-and-responsive-design/Web traffic analytics show that on average over 20% of our customers web traffic is generated from mobile devices. This shows that optimising a website for mobile usage is crucial. Here are some aspects you should consider when making your site mobile friendly.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:07:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/ip-geotargeting/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/ip-geotargeting/IP Geotargeting help you deliver suitable content to your users depending on their actual location. But what do you need to consider before using IP Geotargeting or Geolocating?Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:11:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/10-rules-secure-passwords/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/10-rules-secure-passwords/Everyone has to use passwords to access online systems, but how can you make your's more secure?Sat, 9 Feb 2013 17:56:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/rich-snippets-making-google-understand-your-site-b/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/rich-snippets-making-google-understand-your-site-b/Wouldn't it be great if you could tell Google what different parts of your webpages meant?Fri, 8 Feb 2013 14:26:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/has-eu-cookie-law-changed/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/has-eu-cookie-law-changed/The move from explicit to implied consent has been touted by some as the death of the cookie law, but this is far from the truth.Thu, 7 Feb 2013 19:51:00 +0000