<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title></title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Nielsen planning system for online campaigns</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Web_Development-40249-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Its worth looking into new UKOM campaign planning tool (John Burns)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Most engaging UK brands revealed</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Gerneral_Web_Development-40235-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>How do you connect with customers? (kate Billinghurst)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Web Search Growth rate defies the Recession</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Web_Development-40230-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Commscore shows that search grew by 46% in the year to December 2009</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First smart banner ad campaign launched</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Advertising_PPC-40208-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Will you follow the example of 'Which' and Tangent One? (Catherine Ferguson)&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google brings out Nexus One</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development_General-40197-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Search engine Google has launched its own mobile phone. (John Burns)</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Companies need a Strategy for their use Social Media</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development_General-40191-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Each company should decide which social media activities are relevant to them and will deliver what they need (Tony Thornby)&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New report flags the emergence of global online brands</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development_General-40192-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>How will that develop in 2010? (Steve Swallow)</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Twitter Sales Leads by Tweet Intent not just Keyword</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Social_Media_Networking-40160-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>A 15 keyword business would need 90 individual Twitter searches to produce what WeCanDo.biz’s Twitter Sales Leads tool produces in seconds (Tony Thornby)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chromium OS launched by Google</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development_General_-_40145-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Search engine to use the open source community to develop new product (Sarah Adie)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Internet to get non-Latin web addresses</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Web_Development-40122-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Andy Carter wrote: The change will allow 100,000 characters to be used in domain names&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study reveals preferred method for web information sharing</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Email_marketing-40109-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>John Burns wrote: Have you noticed a change in the way you receive information over the web?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK Internet Search Statistics</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Search-40101-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Tony Thornby wrote: Figures on how UK users browse and search the web&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Companies 'missing out' on high conversion rates</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Website_Design-40098-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Catherine Ferguson wrote: A survey has identified a number of factors that are hindering conversion rates&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FTC updates to affect blogs</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General_Web_Development-40095-Internet_services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>The changes will clamp down on the use of blogs as marketing tools.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google 'working on improved analytics service'</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Analytics-40087-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Mark Richards wrote: The developments could improve the Google Analytics tool &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google unveils latest internet tool</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Web_Development-40083-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Kate Billinghurst wrote: The search engine said its latest development will benefit web users&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Global internet searches jump 41% in July</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development_Gneral-40059-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Andy Carter wrote: Did you see search traffic increase during the month?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google launches new Insights for Search options</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development-40043-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Tom Musk wrote: Will a forecasting feature be beneficial to you?</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Facebook announces FriendFeed purchase</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Social_Media_Networks-40036-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Tom Musk wrote: What has Facebook got planned for FriendFeed?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google launches new AdWords software</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/PPC-40028-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Kate Billinghurst wrote: Will you be taking advantage of the new version of AdWords?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marketers 'will not increase spending' due to Microsoft and Yahoo deal</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General_web_development-40027-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>David Musk wrote: Are you planning to invest more in search marketing following the announcement?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft and Yahoo agree web deal</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General_web_development-40025-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Andy Carter wrote: Will the move take market share away from Google?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Research reveals online marketing increase</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development-40023-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Craig Ncholson wrote: Will online marketing continue to grow in the years to come?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft plans free music streaming</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development-40010-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Tony Thornby wrote:  Will consumers and advertisers take to a new MSN music service?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IAC chairman predicts web content sea change</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General_Web_Development-39982-Internet__Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Kate Billinghurst wrote:  Will more publications start to look beyond advertising to finance their online models?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Web 2.0 named as millionth word</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General_Web_Development-39981-Internet__Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Andy Carter wrote:  The Global Language Monitor has declared Web 2.0 to be the millionth word in the English language.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google CEO: 2009 is year of mobile phones</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Trends-39980-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>John Burns wrote:  The chief executive officer of Google has dubbed 2009 &quot;the year of mobile phones&quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Just how much will Twitter change the business world?</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Social-media-networking-39968-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Tony Thornby wrote:  WallStreet24/7 has outlined examples of 10 likely and important impacts in the next 2 to 3 years.  Read our 350 word precis before the 4,000 word original.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google confirms e-book selling reports</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Search_Engines-39971-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>John Burns wrote:  Google has confirmed that it intends to move into the e-commerce space by selling e-books over the internet later this year.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google previews real-time communication tool</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39967-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>John Burns wrote: Google has unveiled a new product, Google Wave, which has been developed to integrate email and instant messaging for real-time collaboration and communication.</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Site owners now able to integrate Google products</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39965-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Andy Carter wrote:  Google has launched a new service that enables website owners to incorporate the search engine's products into their own web pages.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK web users flock to Facebook</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Social-media-networking-39951-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Catherine Ferguson wrote: The top ten UK websites accounted for almost half of all online time last month, new figures have revealed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google apologises for service outage</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39953-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Steve Swallow wrote: A system error led to most Google services slowing or going down altogether yesterday (May 14th).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>News Corp to charge for online news content, Murdoch says</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39942-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>News Corp is to begin charging web users to access online content from a number of its publications within the next year, it has emerged (Craig Nicholson article)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Social Media advertising wake up call from Forrester</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39941-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Forrester held their 2009 Internet Marketing Forum in Orlando on 23rd-24th April - titled 'Using the Down Economy to Catalise Marketing Change' (Tony Thornby)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TV usage to be overtaken by web growth by Catherine Ferguson</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39912-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>A new Microsoft study has forecast that European web use will leapfrog TV viewing in 2010.&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cybersquatting continues to increase by Kate Billinghurst</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet-Development_General-39880-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>New research has revealed that instances of global cybersquatting have increased for the second year in a row.</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Retailers adapt marketing for broadband' by John Burns</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_development-39868-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Businesses have been amending their web marketing strategies to suit a broadband-savvy consumer market, it has been suggested.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SMEs without websites 'missing out on sales'  by Kate Billinghurst</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/39834-web_development-internet-services-business-news.aspx</link><description>A new report has found that many SMEs that do not operate online could be missing out on sales.</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Twitter - is it useful or a waste of time ? by Tony Thornby</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/internet_services_business_news-social-media-networks-39858.aspx</link><description>Use of Twitter is exploding.  Opinion is divided whether this is a good or a bad thing.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft launches new Live Search Mobile app. by Steve Swallow</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/internet_services_business_news-web_development-39822.aspx</link><description>Users of Microsoft Windows Mobile phones are to benefit from a new update launched this week to the Live Search Mobile application.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Browser-based cloud – 'a timely solution in today's economy'</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39814-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>It has been claimed that browser-based cloud computing is a timely solution for consumers and businesses hoping to get more for less money in today's current economic downturn.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expectations of mobile internet increase</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39805-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>It has been suggested that the increasingly widespread use of mobile internet services leads people to believe they can &quot;ubiquitously access&quot; the web anywhere on the go.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Online and offline marketing 'needs to be integrated to boost sales'</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39804-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Retailers have been advised to integrate their offline and online strategies to boost sales after research revealed a slump in internet shopping at Christmastime.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft Thumbtack launched 'to organise online content'</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39793-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Microsoft has announced plans to launch Thumbtack, an application aimed at helping users identify and classify online content making for better organisation.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tracking cloud performance 'is a worry for users'</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39787-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Compuware has claimed that using a cloud server could create worries for companies because they are outsourcing a part of their business which becomes out of their control.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The economy is changing and so are the trends in marketing ad spend.</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39781-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>For many companies, this is bad news, but this may in fact be good news for you.</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Internet marketing on the rise</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39780-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>New research showed that more companies are integrating some form of online marketing into their business strategy.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Research highlights mobile platform advantage</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39776-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Research has revealed that the mobile platform is rapidly expanding and marketers have been encouraged to take advantage. &lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Companies boost e-marketing budgets despite credit crunch</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39770-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>New research has revealed that most UK businesses plan to increase spending on e-marketing despite the credit crunch.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Cloud cuts large business costs'</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39764-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Microsoft's Cloud and Azure system can help cut investment and maintenance costs by providing all the equipment so businesses do not have to.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MGM on board for YouTube ad-supported movie streaming</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39762-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>YouTube has signed a deal with MGM Studios which will see the website stream ad-supported feature-length movies and TV shows.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Businesses turn to cloud technology</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39737-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Almost half of the UK's smaller firms are considering cloud computing technology in the next five years to cut costs and make their businesses more flexible through mobile working, it has emerged.&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Internet applications 'help firms grow'</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39736-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Businesses might consider the advice of internet consultants as new technologies allow firms to cut costs by applying virtualisation to their practices, it has emerged.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RSS 'golden opportunity' in market advertising</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39730-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>B2B marketers are missing out on a &quot;golden opportunity&quot; to target technology buyers, according to new research by MarCom Ink.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Yahoo to form digital advisory council</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39714-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Yahoo is to create a council of industry and advertising executives in a bid to improve advertiser performance.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Online advertisers focus on SEO</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Search_Engine_Optimisation-SEO-39707-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Advertisers are focusing on improving search rankings rather than spending big on display ads, new research has shown.&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK broadband quality 'not high enough'</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Broadband_Development-39703-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>A new study has suggested that the UK is falling behind when it comes to quality of broadband.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spending on search marketing to rise, says E-consultancy</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/Internet_Development-39694-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Despite the impact of the credit crunch, UK spending on PPC and optimisation are forecast to rise strongly in 2008.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reacting with hostility to phishers is dangerous</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39633-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Criminals trying to deceive you into providing your banking details respond savagely to being attacked.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Yahoo!, Intel preview web TV platform</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39682-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Internet connection with media devices, telecomms and business processes increases with no end in sight for the convergence.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ofcom: Internet usage on the increase</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39674-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>The average time that UK internet users spend online has increased by 300% in the last 3 years.  And UK online spending has increased by 40% in the last year.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: Mobile web ads gaining momentum in UK</title><link>http://www.living-streams.co.uk//news_article_name/General-Web_Development-39673-Internet_Services_Business_News.aspx</link><description>Mobile internet already has a penetration of 12.9% in the UK.   Mobile internet advetising is more effective in the UK than USA.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>