Google+ has caused a bit of excitement amongst the more geeky (obviously not me) members of the Dreamscape Design team. I’ve had a good browse though...and I do like what I see. Why? This is Google’s attempt to steal the social media crown away from Facebook...and have nabbed their ideas and attempted to improve on them! You can follow people (not literally) and post status updates, and upload photos and video etc like the rival websites offer, but the features ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Dreamscape Design SEO Consultant Andrew Parker has received a remarkable honour by achieving the highly respected SEMPO Effective Search Marketing: Social Media Marketing, making our Search Engine Optimisation team perfect for incorporating social media into SEO campaigns – with social media becoming more and more prominent in the world of SEO. What is social media? The course provided essential marketing techniques for using Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, ... READ FULL ARTICLE

You will be well aware that a Twitter account has made the headlines after listing celebrities that have supposedly taken out super-injunctions to prevent their seedy extra-marital affairs being splashed across the tabloids. The account @InjunctionSuper has gained an impressive total of over 26,000 gossip-hunter followers in under twenty-four hours. Super-injunctions are basically taken out by celebrities to stop filthy stuff about their private life appearing ... READ FULL ARTICLE

SEO isn't always boring and tedious. It can also be a funny old game at times. How about creating a hilarious blog post which tickles everyone’s funny bone? Think about it... Have you sent a link on your facebook page because it made you smile? Or forwarded an amusing email to your entire MSN contacts list? Of course you have! Wikipedia gives us this definition of humour: “People of all ages and cultures respond to humour. The majority of people are able to ... READ FULL ARTICLE

One of Dreamscape Design's Graphic Designers, Daniel Griffiths, has designed a fantastic charity poster [below] to raise money for Japan. The official death toll from the recent earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 9,000, with 12,645 missing. The country has also suffered a further set-back since then - as the authorities struggle to cool the overheating reactors at Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear power plant. The country needs the support ... READ FULL ARTICLE

There are several websites worthy of a social media blog post, which include Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr etc. But by far the most popular is the digital growth-bag that is Facebook. Facebook hit the whopping 500 million user milestone in July 2010 and is currently involved in a metaphorical fist-fight with Google for the title of King of the Internet. Although, Social marketing and SEO were initially separate entities, they now often come merged as part ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Proofreading (also proof-reading) is reviewing any text, either hard copy on paper or electronic copy on a computer, and checking for typos and formatting errors. Spell checkers are brilliant inventions for people like me, as ANYTHING that makes life slightly easier gets my full seal of approval.  However, Microsoft Word will sadly not catch all the mistakes. So, while suing Bill Gates over that email that made you appear like “a child with learning ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Does your computer seem a little sluggish?  Well, Ofcom have released research that shockingly reveals that ISPs are delivering speeds far below those advertised, according to research published today – with only Virgin Media regularly cutting the factual mustard. The independent regulator's research showed that although UK broadband speed had increased by 27% since April 2009 the average consumer received less than half their advertised speed. This can be a ... READ FULL ARTICLE

South Africa 2010 drew to a close with Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas lifting the World Cup trophy aloft in triumph! I don’t want to appear smug (I am), but I correctly predicted a Spain victory in my first blog. Paul The Octopus can eat his three hearts out! You may recall: “Other interesting World Cup-themed news has involved Spain scaring everyone to death by winning 6-0 in a friendly. Despite these events, the other countries have decided not to ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Paul the Octopus is an Octopus who lives in the Sea Life public aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany. Paul, has become known to the media as the "psychic octopus" or "oracle octopus," is famous for his ability to correctly predict the winner of all Germany’s matches in this World Cup. He correctly predicted Spain as the winner yesterday, which maintained his 100 per cent accuracy in South Africa. Angry  Argentinian supporters have even blamed Paul for their ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Nike have categorically denied ruining football. Their World Cup advert featuring Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Frank Ribery, Ronaldinho, Didier Drogba, Christiano Ronaldo, and Fabio Cannavaro is rumoured to have cursed everyone featured in the advertisement. The players in the advertisement have struggled in the tournament. Rooney and Ronaldo were knocked out in the first knock-out stage, while Drogba, Ribery and Cannavaro pathetically crashed out in the group ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Dreamscape Design can reveal in a world exclusive that the ITV England team jinx infected the BBC over the weekend. It was previously believed that BBC2 – traditionally located in between BBC1 and ITV - was an adequate “safety buffer” to stop the ITV Jinx infecting BBC1, but the staff at BBC Television Centre were sadly unable to keep the jinx isolated and away from the Match of the Day studio. We needed further confirmation that the BBC had been ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Our ITV jinx theory is beginning to look more and more factual, as England looked far more comfortable with the nation glued to the BBC rather than ITV. The evidence – just like the John Terry/Salmon news (see below) – is almost impossible to deny. Channel Played W D L F A BBC 14 9 ... READ FULL ARTICLE

An eventful few days in South Africa has left blog writers with a goldmine of material. Thank you England! Two top stories involving the England team include: Prince William and Harry were so angry with the team that they conducted an ingenious plan to allow access to the dressing room to angry fans. Wayne Rooney apologised for being mouthy – despite it being a proud scouse tradition – and is still being given chamomile teas to try and calm him ... READ FULL ARTICLE

We propose the startling revelation that ITV is a jinx on the England team!  This blog analyses the facts and finds the answers in a shocking investigation... The BBC’s World Cup coverage is looking magnificent in comparison – despite even the presence of Alan Shearer, who is a prime example that years of heading a football can cause serious brain damage. This is despite the best effort of everyone’s fave ex-business journalist, Adrian Chiles, who has been ... READ FULL ARTICLE

England opened their World Cup campaign this weekend with a 1-1 draw with the USA with the major talking point being a horrific moment when England goalkeeper Robert Green suffered a small seizure after the football was secretly swapped with a cannonball by cunning American players. But instead of watching Gareth “shirt-wearing maverick” Southgate discuss his opinion on this brilliant American masterplan on ITV, the best place for football punditry on Saturday ... READ FULL ARTICLE

The opening day of the World Cup can be the most frustrating days of your life! “Can we just get started now, please?” The hour-long opening ceremony was broadcast live in more than 215 countries worldwide at 1pm – despite desperate pleas from people who felt it would spoil their lunch, with an expected global audience of 500 million. Some 85,000 of those will be at Soccer City to watch the event live. Thankfully the audience decided not to leave. ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Some of you may be aware that the World Cup shall begin in South Africa on Friday 11th June 2010. You had no idea? We don't believe you! Anyway, we shall run a regular blog here (which will be written by me) throughout the tournament – that will give views and opinions on all the latest ball-kicking action! Now, in the countdown to the big kick-off, this first blog is focused on the tremendously exciting build-up... It hasn't escaped everyone’s attention ... READ FULL ARTICLE

MILLIONS of people across England will embark on an attempt to pretend to care about football in the next few weeks. We at Dreamscape Design are no different, so here is a mildly amusing football-themed blog to try and get into the spirit of things. The Dreamscape Design team is very much like the England team. We have the leaders at the back, Neville and James, who like John Terry and Rio Ferdinand (who like James spends most of his time at home) are natural ... READ FULL ARTICLE

The Food Standards Agency and the food hygiene industry were both dealt a huge blow this week, as the grizzly details of the contents of the fridge at the Eliot Park Innovation Centre (where our office is based) were revealed (via email) to a shocked Dreamscape workforce. The email read: “With the warmer months creeping upon us, it is inevitable that the fridges are going to be used more.  With this in mind, please could you take a look at the list below ... READ FULL ARTICLE

Each one of Dreamscape’s SEO client campaigns can be compared to a modern day Sherlock Holmes mystery. How so? Well, the key to implementing a successful SEO campaign starts with investigation. To get a website to the top of the search engine listings, we need to uncover all the facts necessary to crack the case. For example, who are the industry authority and hub sites? Who are the main suspects and your competitors? Which key phrases will convert into sales? ... READ FULL ARTICLE

My first week at Dreamscape Design has been a busy, exciting, exhilarating, and equally exhausting experience. But before I delve into what I have been up to, I’d better introduce myself.... I’m Andrew Parker. 28 years young, from Nuneaton, with a BA Honours degree from Manchester University in Multimedia Journalism. I also run a stupendous music website called Electric Banana in my spare time. I am now going under the title of ‘Junior SEO Engineer’ and have ... READ FULL ARTICLE