Business

04.02.08

Vilmar

To brand or not to brand?

In the wake of the sub-prime crisis, waning consumers confidence, and a sluggish global economy, the idea of a recession will impact the branding industry in two ways: Read the rest of this entry »

08.10.07

Vilmar

‘Branding’ New Designer at Dusted

As my first entry on Dusted blog I wanted to post a small article on branding so that it would match the headline somehow:

Can customers sell brands to themselves?

Are companies reaching out or cutting corners when they ask their own customers to participate in branding? Read the rest of this entry »

21.06.07

Darren

Terra Firma Investor Conference

The private equity firm, Terra Firma, held their Annual Investor Conference today at the Unicorn Theatre, London and Dusted were tasked with creating all the large-scale branding for the event. This included external hoardings and window displays as well as the stage graphics, which were the backdrop to the keynote speech by Al Gore. Read the rest of this entry »

24.05.07

Jack

Google prepares to buy FeedBurner

feedburner3.jpgSo why does Google really want to buy Feedburner? I think the main and most obvious reason is because Google has realised that most of us are now getting and speed reading our content via a RSS Reader, instead of reading the originating websites/blogs that display Google AdSense or Rich Media adverts. Read the rest of this entry »

22.05.07

Matt

SEO your children

As someone who is about to become a parent I know the task of picking a name is tricky at best. But if you couple the usual pitfalls (“I knew an Oliver at school and I didn’t like him”) with modern dilemmas such as “will my child’s name have good Googleability” you really do have your work cut out. Read the rest of this entry »

13.04.07

Matt

Google Checkout comes to the UK

Google has finally brought their e-payment system to the UK. Google Checkout is a simple way to add e-commerce capabilities to your web site. Previously Checkout was only available in the US. For more information on the UK version visit the Google Checkout tours for buyers and sellers.

13.04.07

Jamie

Search and browser trends

In order to develop useful web applications it’s a good idea to analyse some stats to see what users are doing. If you love data…Have a read of these Hitwise stats Read the rest of this entry »