Here is a link to a varied list of what people from across the internet have learnt about the web during 2011. There are some very good points in there, some philosophical and enlightening, some creatively driven and some for the more technically minded.

One thing I have learnt, there has been no slow down in the advancement of the internet. New ideas, new websites and applications are popping up everywhere and being developed in their droves – it proves very difficult at times to keep up with this fast pace, even being in the industry. These new ideas and products in turn are being flexibly implemented and become available to desktop users and mobile platform users. In my crystal ball I foresee that 2012 will be yet another exciting year for the internet and its audience.

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/what-i-learned-about-the-web-in-2011/?utm_source=newsflow&utm_medium=web&utm_content=0&utm_campaign=newsflow

Recently, Realnet were approached to create a German language version of a site.

The site, built in Joomla, has recently been taken over by Realnet from their internal IT Department allowing them to focus on their IT projects.

As always we were happy to oblige, organising professional translations of the website and brochures plus putting it together on their website.

The new German version of the website is now up and running. Another satisfied customer.

http://www.musicpracticerooms.com/de/

It is important to think about what information is really required on a homepage, a landing page, a content page or in a shopping buying sequence. Can your website ‘call to action’ be plain, simple and clear enough to get to the information required quickly and efficiently?

Bandwidth has increased and many regular web surfers now expect a fast moving responsive and instant internet connection both wired and wireless on Macs, PCs and laptops. It gets frustrating when the internet does not happen instantly – It’s now the public expectation for pure unadulterated speed online.

In these new days of smart mobile phone devices and iphones, ipads and other tablets the mixture of memory size, slick design and functionality of the webpage again becomes paramount – We are impatient content gatherers and dont want slow memory hungry pages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16300000

Realnet is delighted to announce the launch of a new site for Equinet Media, a content marketing agency that we have worked with for over three years now. We have built the website on a complete content management platform providing the client with the ability to add, amend and extend the site whenever they choose.

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Investing in the capability of leaders and managers can have a significant impact on the success of a business. The Helix Consultancy are keen that their leadership and managment training adds real value to your company.

- Helix work hard to find out what clients need, and agree how we will measure the outcomes.
– Helix are experienced and know how to engage people in the learning process
– Helix are not afraid of challenging the status quo.
– Helix work hard to ensure they provide value to clients over the longer term.

Importantly, their solutions are practical, business focussed and fun.
Only dead fish float with the current – live fish swim against it.

Check out The Helix Consultancy’s brand new website: http://www.helix-consultancy.com

SPC Yearbooks is the yearbooks division of the award-winning School Planner Company and have been working with students and teachers to create superb yearbooks since 2001. SPC are with you every step of the way and make it easy for you to produce a top-of-the-range yearbook at a great price.

Advice for planning your yearbook

Whether you’re already planning to do a yearbook, or would like to find out if doing a yearbook is right for your school, SPC will do their best to help and advise you.

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One curse that web developers face regularly are emails or phone calls like: “My website isn’t working properly” or “I couldn’t buy online.”.

Web development is a tricky programming profession because you can’t guarantee how your programming will work on all the different web browsers. They all behave in slightly different ways, so there are often inconsistencies between them and code needs to be developed for the website to display correctly in most of them. Occasionally a genuine programming error will also occur.

To help your web team diagnose and correct the problem quickly please give as much information as you can:

• What web browser are you using (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Iphone etc.)
• What version of a web browser you’re using (e.g. Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 8 etc.)
• What page of the website were you on when the problem occured
• Please be as specific as you can in describing the problem
• Did any error message appear on the screen? If so, write it down.
• Ideally if you can please take a screenshot of the problem and email that over to your web company, but this often isn’t possible.

With this sort of information, and problem can be idenfitied and corrected in 5 minutes. Without it, it can take over an hour just to find the problem. It’s a win-win for everyone.

Breezy Backup, is a new, online “Cloud” based storage solutions catering to all requirements. The system runs on a military strength backup storage platform, keeping your data safe, secure and available at all times.

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Have you got an idea for a website, or just want to get some advice about your existing website?

Then pop over to The September 15th Business Exhibition at the Wood Green Animal Shelter, Godmanchester this Thursday. Realnet are exhibiting so you can have a chat with one of our web experts.

Doors are open from 1pm to 8pm, so whether you’re available inside our outside of work hours we’ll be there ready to answer your questions.

Otherwise, if you’d like to book a time to ensure we’re available for you, please call the office now: 01223 550800.

ETCM Healthcare, a long term client of Realnet, recently spoke to us about the possiblity of being able to make edits and changes to the website herself in future as her products and services evolved.

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