http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog The New Webeden Blog Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:53:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You make a website. You settle on fonts, colours, images, layout, pages. You test it. You tweak it. You make it perfect. It takes time. It takes effort. And now you want to make another similar website. Oh no! All that design effort! You've got to go through it all again ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/video-tutorials/website-builder-tutorials-how-to-create-a-copy-of-your-website/ If you sell products to teenagers, or have a website that is aimed at 12-15 year olds, then a new report from Ofcom indicates that its success depends on getting to the top of the search engines. According to the report, 37% of 12 to 15 year olds believe that search ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/search-engine-advertising/a-third-of-kids-think-that-search-engines-are-telling-the-truth/ Of all the websites that you regularly visit, which one has the least information? Which one has no images, almost no text, and just two buttons? Well even though Google tops the league of zero content home pages, their designers have started experimenting with a version that has even less stuff ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/website-builder-tips/could-the-google-homepage-get-any-more-simple-google-thinks-so/ Almost every status update on Facebook can be interpreted as an indication of happiness (or otherwise) of the user. Since Facebook has over 300 million users and 40 million status updates, there's a whole load of data about people's wellbeing. As part of a new prototype application called Gross National Happiness, Facebook ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/latest-news/its-official-facebook-confirms-that-americans-hate-mondays/ In our 'Google the innovator' series earlier this year, we showcased the new search options that Google was in the process of rolling out. This included a side panel that lets you filter your search results to those from specific types of websites (such as reviews sites), or even results ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/search-engine-advertising/google-lets-you-refine-your-search-results-even-more/ Links eh? Where would we be without 'em! Watch the tutorial to find out how to change the colour of your links when you hover over them. http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/video-tutorials/website-builder-tutorials-how-to-change-link-colours/ Its been a few months since we talked about Phorm. The online advertising firm has raised controversy due to its technology which allows advertisers to target users based on their online behaviour. Unsurprisingly, Phorm has met considerable resistance from online privacy campaigners, including the 'father of the Internet' Tim Berners-Lee. Big ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/latest-news/phorm-decides-to-give-the-uk-a-miss-for-now/ Thanks for all the emails and comments you've left about the new control panel, released in Beta a few weeks ago.  We've used those to help get rid of any bugs and problems. And the good news is: the updated version is  now live! Here's what it looks like: You might want ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/product-news/new-control-panel-now-out-of-beta/ Today we're lucky enough to have another Guest Blog by Alison Cross from AlisonCross4Webs.co.uk. Its all about getting more from websites by using RSS. What is RSS? You may have noticed a little orange radio symbol on your journeys through the various plains and jungles of the internet. Usually on a blog ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/how-to/get-more-from-the-web-with-rss/ Have you ever reached a particular website and found it really hard to find the information you were looking for? Have you ever needed a bit of help from friends to work the checkout on a website? What about letting others know how great you think a site is – ... http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/latest-news/find-a-website-hard-work-help-others-by-using-the-google-sidewiki/