http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/rss/recent/en-gb60Martin McLarenhttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/new-eu-cookie-laws-latest-update/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/new-eu-cookie-laws-latest-update/From May 26th, cookies can only be placed on machines where the user or subscriber has explicitly given their consent. It’s no longer enough to simply state that your site uses cookies as part of a privacy statement - your users must now consent to the use of cookies. In addition to this, the consent must be ‘informed consent’, meaning that the user should be given information on the type of cookies being used and what they are used for.Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:41:00 +0100Martin McLarenhttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/read-small-print-terms-and-conditions-your-website/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/read-small-print-terms-and-conditions-your-website/Have you considered how important your Terms and Conditions are and what they need to say?Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:52:00 +0000Henry Kunzhttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-charities-can-get-most-social-media/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-charities-can-get-most-social-media/When social media is used effectively and a marketing campaign is spread across several channels, the results can be staggering. There are many ways a charity can utilise these free resources to attract supporters and raise money.Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:29:00 +0000Henry Kunzhttp://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/five-tips-make-your-charity-website-more-successfu/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/five-tips-make-your-charity-website-more-successfu/With over 160,000 UK charities all competing to inform the world of their worthy causes, raise funds online and build support, it can be difficult for a charity to get noticed.Wed, 7 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-10-years-old/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-10-years-old/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. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:55:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/alex-neil-msp-speaks-about-voice/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/alex-neil-msp-speaks-about-voice/The Mercurytide built system has helped VOiCE to improve the quality of community engagement in Scotland.Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:58:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-looking-awesome-developers/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytide-looking-awesome-developers/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.Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:10:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/trouble-free-navigation/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/trouble-free-navigation/The design of your website's navigation is critical. Our six top tips make sure your visitors don't become disoriented, confused or lost. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:50:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/smarter-e-commerce-pages-increased-profits/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/smarter-e-commerce-pages-increased-profits/Five top tips to increase your profits and encourage your customers to return to your e-commerce website.Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:10:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/why-is-site-speed-important/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/why-is-site-speed-important/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. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:49:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/cookies-eu-regulations-update/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/cookies-eu-regulations-update/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.Fri, 27 May 2011 11:05:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-improve-site-speed-part-2/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-improve-site-speed-part-2/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. Thu, 26 May 2011 12:03:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/new-eu-cookie-laws/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/new-eu-cookie-laws/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. Wed, 18 May 2011 13:43:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-improve-site-speed-part-1/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/how-improve-site-speed-part-1/Understanding what the common causes of slow page loading are can help us design pages/server infrastructure to minimise them.Fri, 13 May 2011 11:40:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/two-letter-domain-names-now-available/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/two-letter-domain-names-now-available/Organisations in the UK will now be allowed to register one or two character domain names.Mon, 2 May 2011 11:43:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/google-analytics-must-have-web-analytics-tool/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/google-analytics-must-have-web-analytics-tool/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.Mon, 2 May 2011 11:05:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/making-it-easy-buy-or-enquire-online/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/making-it-easy-buy-or-enquire-online/Understanding what drives customer loyalty and brand credibility is essential for an online business.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:11:00 +0100http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytides-analysis-newly-released-internet-expl/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/mercurytides-analysis-newly-released-internet-expl/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. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:52:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/lettingweb-iphone-app-included-worlds-top-500-apps/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/lettingweb-iphone-app-included-worlds-top-500-apps/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.Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:08:00 +0000http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/social-media-marketing/http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/social-media-marketing/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. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:08:00 +0000