Spotify – sounds like a rubbish Harry Potter spell, but is nevertheless among the most wondrous developments of a busy 2009. It gives us the ability to share and extend our love of music in ways that would have been unthinkable before. And the ability, on a moment’s whim, to subject colleagues to the most [...]

2008, eh? Well, something must have happened during it, since iCrossing kept paying me. ::surreptitiously consults Google Timeline:: Insofar as a BIG THEME can be detected, (besides the ongoing Yahoo! soap opera), it would be wirelessness. Google began the year by bidding heavily in the US wireless spectrum auction, not to win but to bust the [...]

Image credit: Creative Common Attribution: webtreats Twitter bigger then Amazon 2009 was most certainly the year of Twitter and in the UK it is now bigger then internet superstar Amazon. Twitter quickly gained popularity at the beginning of the year when celebrities such as Stephen Fry started using and talking about the service. The service has become [...]

2007. Sun was shining, skies were blue, and SEO was relatively quiet. By 2007 I had been working in SEO for a while now, and enjoying it more every day in sunny Madrid. The most significant change of 2007 would be the launch of the iPhone. The revolutionary device from Apple would change mobile search forever. [...]

At iCrossing we often talk to our clients (and prospective clients) about the possible benefits of getting their staff blogging and engaging with customers via a “corporate blog”. Of course, it’s not the right move for every organisation – but for those with an open culture with a high level of trust in their people, [...]

So the year was 2006 – I was at Aston Uni (or “up north” as my colleagues would describe L ) studying for my post-grad.  Looking back now, that year was pretty significant for my future career choice as that was the first time I’d ever heard of SEO.  My group was randomly assigned a [...]

I have to admit I didn’t find this one but as it’s our Christmas Office party tonight I thought I’d share this fun find. Go to Google and click the “I’m feeling lucky” button ensuring though there is nothing in the search box. Once clicked you get the countdown clock. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year [...]

Staying Competitive in 2010 is the next in the series of iCrossing hosted events attracting many clients wanting to hear from our search specialists on how to stay ahead of the game in 2010.   Doug Platts, Head of Natural Search and Tom Jones, Head of Media gave a snapshot of this year followed by a [...]

Remember 2005? No? It was only 4 years ago! 2005 was, once again, the year of Google. It all began with exciting news from Microsoft, Bill Gates unveiled their “revolutionary” search engine called… well…. MSN Search. What was its secret weapon? Encarta. Yes, really. While it was a good idea to include factual answer in SERPs, [...]

During 2004 search knowledge, tools & business continued to develop. Yahoo! and Google continued to strengthen their hold on the industry fiercely competing against one another. The year saw Google go public, Yahoo dropping Google’s search technology and the development of both search engines products. From the beginning of 2004 Google’s search index hits a new [...]