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The O’Brien Media Insider is your behind-the-scenes look at all things digital, creative, and business-focused. From web design trends and SEO tips to small business insights and local Swindon highlights, our blog covers a bit of everything – just like we do at O’Brien Media.
Whether you’re a client, collaborator, or curious visitor, this is the place to catch up on the latest from our team, explore practical advice, and get inspired to grow your digital presence. Dive in and see what’s new!
On 3 July 2019, the ICO published its updated guidance on the use of cookies and similar technologies. This came shortly after it updated the cookie consent collection mechanism on its own website.
June was a busy time for us, with two new business website launches, for Azone Storage, and for Morley&Co Certified Chartered Accountants.
At the last minute, well, a week before the event, we decided to exhibit at the Southwest Business Expo at the Steam Museum, Swindon. The event was a great success, we spoke with a whole host of different people representing a diverse range of businesses in Wiltshire and further afield.
Dark Patterns are tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn’t mean to, like buying or signing up for something. This article covers some of the basics and explains why using Dark Patterns on your website is a guaranteed way to lose visitors and destroy trust in your brand.
Microsoft may have been one of the first movers when they acquired Hotmail back in the 1990s, eventually renaming it to Outlook.com after a brief diversion to Windows Live. It’s been updated yet again, with Outlook.com switching to a new look this week after a period of testing and Office 365 Outlook on the web users being given the new look from July 22nd.
We like last minute decisions and so with less than a week to go before the event we’ve decided that we’ll be exhibiting at Southwest Business Expo, Swindon – stand 105, just before you reach the entrance – and would love to meet you there on the 4th July (this coming Thursday) between 10am and 3pm at Steam Museum
We’ve picked up several clients recently who have had a website half-built by other web agencies that have become unresponsive leaving our clients in the lurch.
Twitter is going to stop letting you add a precise geotag to your tweets, because there isn’t enough demand for the feature.
If you have a .co.uk, org.uk, or .me.uk domain name did you know that your Right of Registration for the, shorter, new .uk domain registration is due to end on 25th June 2019?
A low-quality mobile site can negatively affect your SEO performance as well as the experiences of your users, so it’s important to get it right.
