Carib Media Newsletter - Apple's iOS7 tips, Create a perfectly optimized page, FREE Quickoffice app, Maggy's new website launched

Online Marketing

The Keys to Writing Reminder Emails That Work

This may come as a surprise but the average open rate for emails one sends out is about 20%, which makes well-constructed reminders all the more important, and all the more effective when done right.

Just how connected do you want to be?

With all the recent talk about NSA snooping, how Google, Facebook and other online services hand over your information to government agencies (almost 12,000 requests from the US government for Facebook user data in the first 6 months of 2013 alone), there are compelling reasons to be concerned about security and privacy This article focuses on how the more connected we and our homes become, the more we open ourselves up to security and privacy breaches. This article outlines the problems and offers possible solutions to industry stakeholders.

Social Media

New Study finds Google +1 Shares don't mean higher search rankings

Many studies have touted the positive impact on Google Search ranking that Google +1s can have. However even Google's own SEO evangelist Matt Cutts has contradicted these and a new study also does just that.

Facebook Marketing: Your conversations are the product

Ever wondered why you tend to see Facebook ads about things you like or have talked about on Facebook? It's no coincidence, and Facebook shares that information with certain news providers so far, but says that soon marketers and advertising agencies will have access to posts you make which are public, via their newest tools for marketers.

Facebook's Hashtags Might Not Be as Social as You Think

While Twitter made hashtags cool, they actually work to make things go viral. Facebook added hashtags to posts late in the game, and it seems that instead of helping virality of posts they're hurting them. What gives?

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Search Engines

How Google 'Author Markup' Can Help Protect Your Content and Build Your Brand

Google Author Markup is one part of a larger system called Google Authorship which lets you link the content you create to your Google+ profile. It displays a picture of the writer of an article that shows up in a Google search

INFOGRAPHIC: How to Create a 'Perfectly Optimized' Webpage for Search

Building the perfectly optimized webpage has become the Holy Grail for many. This article and accompanying infographic can set you in the right direction with many helpful tips and pointers. Quoting straight from Monty Python's Holy Grail movie tagline: "You can do worse than see it."!

Say goodbye to Google keyword data

The unhelpful "not provided" message when looking at keyword search data in Google analytics is likely to be the only one shown before too long. Site owners will no longer be able to see what search keywords are used on Google to find their website.

Mobile

With Apple releasing iOS7 and it's new phones the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C this month we'll focus on the good, the bad and the ugly of Apple's latest mobile OS.

Apple's iOS 7: 15 Tips and Tricks To Make The Transition Easier

Here are some helpful tips on the not so obvious aspects of iOS7 to make the transition from a previous version easier.

Apple's iOS 7 feature deters phone theft because it makes the phone much harder to use by a thief

A new Find my iPhone feature in Apple's iOS7 called Activation Lock will make it much harder for thieves to use or resell a stolen iPhone. New York police were actually handing out flyers to encourage iPhone owners to download iOS7 and use the feature!

How iOS 7 Will Spark a Boom in App Design

Love it or hate it, Apple's iOS7 is here. The design is flat, as most things seem to be going these days (Google also just announced a flat logo design that is going to be released soon). But its not just about looks, Apple's iOS7 design is laying the foundation for a whole new suite of app designs, functionality and ease-of-use, and it would not be surprising at all if Android apps follow suit in the not too distant future.

Complaints Aren't Stopping Apple's iOS 7 Downloads

Download headaches - Apple's servers were overloaded by an avalanche of iOS7 download requests on its release - and complaints about the OS's look and feel aren't stopping the download volume. It has been downloaded more than 200 million times since its launch on September 18, twice the amount of iOS6 downloads in a comparable time-frame.

Design

WEBSITE LAUNCH: Maggy's Aruba completely redesigned website is live

After some months of hard work by the entire CaribMedia team, Maggy's completely redesigned website is now available. The site is fully responsive, meaning that it works great on desktops, tablets and mobile phones of different sizes. Also features CaribMedia's e-gift certificate system, custom designed to match the site, and online payments.

How Apple’s new iOS7 will impact your website

The new version of the operating system that powers 56.5% of global mobile pageviews is shipping with a whole range of new features and exciting design improvements. Here is what you should keep in mind when optimizing your site for Apple devices.

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