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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!
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.
Google’s goal with Search always has been to help people quickly and easily find the information that they’re looking for. The information available on the web have changed drastically and mobile search now has a new look to help searchers find what they’re looking for!
Learning how to write an About Us page may seem unimportant at first, but it can offer substantial benefits to your site and brand. By sharing details about
Google has restricted Huawei’s access to parts of its Android operating system, casting doubt over the future of the Chinese company’s smartphones.
