Youth of UAE embraces the world of social media

Facebook recently reached the momentous landmark of having 500 million users. When you consider there are close to 7 billion on planet earth this means that 7% of the world’s population is on Facebook. In certain countries such as the United States, the UK much of Europe and Japan almost everyone between the age of [...]

Read Full Post »

Software as a service is set to grow global

Though the collapse of the bubble has led to a difficult period for the bits-and-bytes industry, it has now returned to stable and sustainable growth coupled with vibrant innovation in many departments. The coming years promise to be exciting as the software industry, once again, reinvents itself to reach a whole new level. According to [...]

Read Full Post »

Online shopping continues to flourish in the UAE

It was recently announced by MasterCard that online shopping is a growing trend in Dubai. According to the company, the percentage of people who use the internet to carry out their shopping grew from 29 per cent in 2009 to 42 per cent in 2010. The MasterCard study showed that the most influential group are [...]

Read Full Post »

Dubai economy grows by 2.2%

The UAE has become an important financial location in recent years having attracted billions in investment from businesses around the world. Dubai is a key location within the UAE and projects such as the Burj Al Arab and the Burj Khalifa along with a host of other modern architecture projects are synonymous of the city [...]

Read Full Post »

UAE competes in the World Summit Award

Since the internet was developed digital content has come a long way. If you look at web pages of the mid to late 1990’s you will find that they are much more simplistic, both in terms of appearance and functionality. Fast forward to 2011 and the internet, some might argue, has become the eighth wonder [...]

Read Full Post »

Digital Advertising – Are You Aware of New Regulations?

On 1st March, the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) extended its CAP Code to regulate non-paid for online marketing communications. This covers a company’s websites and other websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, where a company’s marketing messages are being communicated. The ASA already has the power to regulate paid-for online advertising such as banner ads, [...]

Read Full Post »

My Technology hero – Tommy Flowers – The father of the digital age

The name Tommy Flowers probably means very little to just about everyone which is a shame because without Tommy Flowers it is more than likely I would not be here writing this blog. The genius of Tommy Flowers was obvious from a young age and he eventually earned a degree in electrical engineering from the [...]

Read Full Post »

The Next Big Search Engine?

For a long time Google has been the undisputed heavyweight in search.  Ever since it was first launched more than ten years ago, it has won over fans with its simple interface and focus of returning the most relevant results in the quickest time.  Google has definitely helped the Internet’s association with the fast, almost [...]

Read Full Post »

The Where, Why, and When of the World Wide Web

HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol is essentially the dialogue that allows distribution and collaboration to take place across the Web. While its technological creation can be considered a modern venture, there were several precursors to the concept, which arguably has its roots in ancient times. The desire to categorise and organise information is almost second nature, [...]

Read Full Post »

Making Every Word Count

People do not read websites like newspapers or books.  Reading from a computer screen is a more laborious process and can be 25% slower than reading from paper.  Readers are put under pressure to scan the page and select information relevant to them. With this in mind, writing copy for your site can seem terrifying.  [...]

Read Full Post »

Why your website content shouldn’t be an elephant

You’ve spent months planning and talking about your new website.   Agencies have been interviewed and briefed, you’ve looked at designs and waited patiently for the build to finish…but one thing is missing.   Content. Content is often the last thought but it should be one of your first. Writing what goes into your website at the beginning: [...]

Read Full Post »

Short Guide to SEO from MintTwist

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) should be an integral part of the planning, designing and development process for all new websites.  Similarly, if you have a website and it hasn’t been SEOed then you should think about starting. Search engine traffic should be the number one driver of traffic to your website.  The percentage of new [...]

Read Full Post »

What to expect from web design in 2011

2010 was a difficult year for many people in many different industries. After the difficulties of 2008 and 2009, 2010 was never going to be a boom year. Many economic analysts had forecast 2011 as a year of recovery and maybe a bit of growth in the economy. However, with widespread government spending cuts due, [...]

Read Full Post »

Top five tips for choosing the right web design company in the UAE

If your business is located in the UAE finding the right web design company is not a straight forward exercise as there is a big choice of web design agencies in the UAE. It is important to take certain precautions before selecting an Abu-Dhabi or Dubai web design company to design, build and test your [...]

Read Full Post »

Guest Blogging Part 1 – An Introduction

In this series of blog posts, we will be looking at a SEO tactic.  Guest blogging is an underrated SEO and web marketing strategy.  Often, search engine optimizers will focus on building links and social media.  However, writing guest blog posts is a great way to not only improve your search engine result positions (SERPs) [...]

Read Full Post »

10 Steps for a Social Media Campaign

In today’s current culture of social networking and constant digital connectivity, social media marketing is becoming more and more important for advertisers, companies and customers.  Social media gives you a direct channel of communication with customers.  Making use of social media has numerous advantages – it opens up conversations, it allows you to monitor what [...]

Read Full Post »

Choosing the right UAE web design company

The market for web design in the UAE has grown at an astonishing pace. 2010 has been a big year for the region, most notably the completion of the worlds’ tallest building, the Burj Khalifa Skyscraper and in Abu Dhabi the world’s largest indoor and first Ferrari theme park was opened. The region has seen [...]

Read Full Post »

Top ten blog writing tips from MintTwist

1)      Form an opinion 2)      Ensure its well linked up 3)      Less is more 4)      300 words bare minimum 5)      Make the headline snappy 6)      Be passionate 7)      Fine tuning 8)      Keep it easy on the eye 9)      Be consistent with your style 10)   Get those keywords in 1) Form an opinion Blogs are enjoyed [...]

Read Full Post »

Is cloud computing the future of web design?

With the 7th International Cloud Expo being held in America this November and the announcement that New York City and Microsoft are teaming up to provide the city’s 100,000 employees with access to cloud services, it is evident that cloud computing is now at the forefront of computing technology and a current buzzword in the [...]

Read Full Post »

Did you know you can get FREE Champagne by refering new business to MintTwist?

Yes it’s true! MintTwist is offering the finest Champagne (FREE) for each and every successful referral you provide. How to get my FREE Champagne? It couldn’t be more simple.  Send us a quick email with the details of the business you are referring, including the contact you would like us to approach, and we will [...]

Read Full Post »

How do you solve a problem like myhomepage?

myhomepage is an internet startup that has used seed funding to develop an attractive, useful and innovative bookmarking and password management website application that helps consumers all over the world. The product has been well received with registered users proving to be fans and advocates of the technology. The problem However, the team now know [...]

Read Full Post »

Social networks have become an integral part of retailing say KPMG

It’s incredible how the internet has developed so quickly to become integral part of everyday life. The KPMG Retail Think Tank’s latest paper discusses web marketing techniques and concluded they form an integral part of UK retailing. There are 10 million (and rising) Twitter users. China’s social network explosion is led by teen-targeted website QZone [...]

Read Full Post »

FREE WordPress Themes #3

Green Field 10 Green-Field is an elegant two column fluid-width WordPress theme. The header image has grass and what looks like some flowers all in shades of green. The left sidebar is shaded in two different types of grey color. Download Identity Identity is a modern, 3-column, Widget ready, fully validated theme with black & [...]

Read Full Post »

FREE WordPress Themes #2

Skittlish-Theme 1.06 Skittlish is a fun, candy colored theme with seven color options. In addition, it has options for fluid or fixed widths. It is hatom supported and I put in some styling for an OpenID login form. It also supports the following plugins (included in the download). Make sure to check for the latest [...]

Read Full Post »

FREE WordPress Themes #1

Have a blog you would like to show off? See below for our first release of free downloadable wordpress themes that can be installed in minutes. Chocotheme 0.10 Simply, little images, designed and created by zwwooooo. It is a simply WordPress theme without any plugins needed (support plugin WP-PageNavi, WP Page Numbers, WP-PostViews, wp-utf8-excerpt, Related [...]

Read Full Post »