Sitemorse news

Website Benchmark (FTSE All Share) - Marston’s fizzes back to the top of the Sitemorse Index

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100

The best FTSE website bar none is run by Wolverhampton-based brewer and pub chain Marston’s in a powerful return to the top of our second survey of the FTSE All Share company websites in2013.

Latest Tweaks and Improvements to the Sitemorse Service

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100

During April we modified the accessibility "link target" diagnostic to report links that are missing link text, (for example: ). Links like this can easily be left behind when editing text in a CMS, and are likely to confuse users viewing your site with the aid of assistive technology such as screen readers, software used by people with less than perfect vision which reads aloud the contents of a page .

Trading Standards taken down by “malware”

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Users attempting to access the UK Trading Standards website on Thursday found they could not access the site and encountered large “malware” warnings.

The Sitemorse Index – exposing the online “world upside down”

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Why do some organisation’s websites work better than others – and when tested from the user point of view, why are so many the best ruin by little-known companies, while household names very often score poorly?

Website Benchmark - London borough websites steal the honours in latest ranking

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100

The London boroughs of Hounslow and Enfield have the best websites in the UK local government sector by quite a margin, according to our latest local government Index. Others such as Brent, Merton and Haringey are racing up the table having made significant improvements to their sites.

Online “Wildfires” mean constant vigilance around your web presence is now essential

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100

A recent Sitemorse blog item highlighted the increasing threat from 'digital wildfires' - online misinformation that is out of control. And only a few days later there was a perfect example of what can go wrong, when a false tweet from a trusted news organization sent the US stock market into freefall.

We’ve been around for over half of the "World Wide Web" journey

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100

A team at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has launched a project to re-create the first web page, developed by Prof Sir Tim Berners-Lee while working at Cern.

Website Benchmark (Consumer Finance) - websites that really deliver

Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

The very best websites provide an excellent, error free customer experience to ensure their visitors find just what they are looking for and want to return.

Being digital is more than just moving with the times

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Everyone knows there’s nothing more fast-moving than the digital world, where last year’s smartphone looks like an ancient monument and where we all struggle to keep up with new ideas and concepts.

We’re hiring…. #Telesales, #Developer

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

As a successful company, Sitemorse continues to grow and as a result we’re looking to expand our team by recruiting for the following positions: