http://www.silkstream.net Silkstream - web design, development and digital marketing agency. en-gb http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2012/02/how-to-hide-facebook-ticker.html Towards the end of last year Facebook introduced the "Ticker". Giving you a running live feed of everything your contacts engage in across Facebook. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2012/01/EU-data-protection-proposed-changes.html In Europe the right to privacy is a highly developed law. The European Commision (responsible for consolidating EU laws) will tomorrow unveil new proposals for data protection. This being one of 2012's key pieces of legislation. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2012/01/google-search-plus-your-world.html Search engines such as Google have an extremely difficult job. They need to find that one needle you are looking for in a haystack of literally billions and billions of webpages. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2011/12/using-schema-org-for-microformatting.html In May 2009 Google introduced "rich snippets", enabling micro-formatting for sites containing structured content such as reviews, recipes, products, video content, business listings and more. Now schema.org allows you to mark up a wider range of items on your website. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2011/11/facebook-insights.html Many businesses large and small nowadays operate a Facebook page. But how can you tell if you are running your Facebook page well, engaging effectively with your fans and reaching the right audience? Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2011/10/seo-seminar-follow-up-questions.html Following on from our first SEO seminars, we would like to answer some post-event attendee questions... Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2011/10/understanding-how-to-rank-in-local-search.html In 2010 Google integrated their local search algorithm with their main algorithm. This means that dependant on your location your search results will more than likely vary. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2011/10/how-to-use-google-plus.html Last week we saw some serious changes in social media with the launch of Google+ going public coinciding almost simultaneously with some of the biggest changes Facebook have made so far to their user interface. Tue, 4 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2011/09/seo-training-courses-at-new-silkstream-office.html For those of you that may have missed the news, we have moved to a new, larger office. Located at The Maltings, Locks Hill in Rochford, Southend-on-Sea. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.silkstream.net/blog/2011/08/creating-content-that-converts.html Creating and distributing content has become an important marketing strategy for most businesses. However its difficult for many e-commerce website owners to understand the bigger picture when creating content and how it can be, if used correctly, a major tool for aquiring new clients. Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT