Marking Data Protection Day on January 28th

Data Protection Day is an internationally recognized event celebrated on January 28 to recognize the importance of data protection and to raise awareness among individuals, organizations, and government bodies. On this day, we endeavor to spread the message that protecting our personal data – our digital heritage – is essential for a safe and secure future. It’s important to understand how...
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How Can Small Businesses Stay Cyber Secure

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it's more important than ever for small businesses to stay cyber secure. Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting your computer networks and data from unauthorized access or theft. If you're not sure what cyber security is or how you can stay cyber secure, don't worry! In this blog post, we'll explain everything you need to know. We'll also provide...
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3 Ways to Google-Proof Your Product Reviews

These days, potential customers are more likely to check online reviews before they buy a product than they are to ask a friend or family member for a recommendation. In fact, according to BrightLocal's 2018 Consumer Review Survey, 84% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. What does that mean for your small business? It means that if you're not paying attention to...
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Chronic Pain Not Always a Barrier to Work: How O’Brien Media Was Founded

As Pain Awareness Month draws to a close our Founder, Chris, thought now would be the perfect time to share the story of how disability, chronic pain, and a desire to use my website design and development skills, came together resulting in the creation of a business that worked around my disability, and that could, later on, help others who had been unfairly passed over by other employers into...
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MUM update: What does the future hold for SEOs?

Could MUM be Google's next step towards becoming a semantic search engine? Discover how MUM may affect SEO in the future Multitask Unified Model is a new technology for Google launched in May 2021. In fall 2021, the forthcoming rollout was announced, and the technology was explained in more detail. Using artificial intelligence or natural language understanding and processing, MUM answers complex...
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Long-awaited Twitter edit button to be tested

According to the tech giant, it will soon experiment with an edit option, but only for its monthly subscription service at first It will begin testing in the coming months to figure out what works when it comes to letting users edit posts after they go live. Twitter has announced it will soon start experimenting with an edit button, a long-pending demand of users, but only on its monthly...
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A Guide to Getting Google My Business Right

It is estimated that over 95% of people learn more about local businesses online than any other method? When local consumers are searching for services in your area, you want to make sure your business appears. A Google My Business listing is beneficial to businesses of any size. With it, you can manage your online presence and attract clients when they're nearby your business. A Google My...
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The End Of An Era! BlackBerry To Discontinue Key Services For Existing Phones In 2022

The company says that beginning January 4, the business's smartphones will not be able to access the company's provisioning services. Even though it's a prominent brand in the smartphone industry, BlackBerry is ceasing to offer significant services next year. Business smartphones will no longer have provisioning services on January 4, the company says. Consequently, it will not be able to connect...
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Make sure to keep your router safe this summer warn ISPs!

As you would have seen on our blog yesterday, the UK (and Wiltshire specifically!) are suffering from extreme heat. Virgin Media O2 has warned about the heat affecting WiFi routers (which has actually affected us here at OBM!) so it's an important issue to consider! This blog post will highlight the dangers and how you can ensure your WiFi router survives the hot weather! What have Virgin Media...
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