Chichester Design

I was talking about Google+ the other week on the Chichester Design blog and how the company is taking another shot at a social network. This time, I want to discuss another new weapon in Google’s armoury (to take on Facebook again?), Google +1.

Google +1 is a tool much like Facebook’s “Like” button that allows people to recommend places, products, services and much more. However, a major difference is that the +1 function can be applied to what Google calls the open web and the recommendations can be seen not only by family and friends, but the world in …

The big news this week is undoubtedly the launch of Google+, Google’s answer to Facebook. This is Google’s third attempt at a social network and all eyes are watching to see if the company can spear its own Moby Dick. Whatever happens, the move underlines the role of social media in our society, both from a personal point of view and professionally, by which I mean for businesses.

Browse the web or pick up a paper and you can read about the details of Google+, its services and its features, and I’ll certainly be keeping a close eye on it …

It’s client profile time again on the Chichester Design blog, which gives me the chance to point you towards our brand new portfolio page – simple, straightforward and full of the key info. We’ve also got a new team page up as well, with photos and everything.

Online sunglasses retailer EODiwear came to us with a brief to give them a dynamic web presence that would reflect the style and standard of the eyewear they sell. They specialise in heavy-duty, high-standard sunglasses which are designed to see some action, and survive it.

One of the first things we did was …

I’ve got an update on Facebook Places this week. I mentioned it in a post last year about the growing importance of Facebook as a business tool and the social network has taken yet another large stride down this path with the European launch of Facebook Deals.

Facebook Deals is an extension of the Places mobile app and allows retailers to offer discounts or other offers to consumers via their mobiles. To receive the digital discounts or offers, users have to check in using their phones when visiting participating stores.

Retail partners in the UK include Starbucks, O2…

I mentioned in my last blog that web videos are expected to be a key business tool in 2011. Why? Well, because interactive website content is becoming increasingly important, not at least in terms of making companies more visible online.

2010 saw a phenomenal rise in the use of web videos, on both company websites and dedicated business YouTube or Vimeo channels. The limitations of a static website in an increasingly competitive marketplace is proving a key driver, with businesses now chasing the competitive edge of interactive online content, such as web videos.

This growth is why we’re expanding the …