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We covered the phenomenon Web 2.0, which is basically the latest Internet trend for social media, consumer generated content, blogs, RSS, sustained relationships with customers, etc. So let’s see now how Web 2.0 affects business. Does it affect business at all? If yes, is it a threat or an opportunity? Can it actually increase sales?
With Web 2.0 tools the customers are so empowered that companies can’t just ignore them. The examples are countless, but here are some of the most famous.
Web 2.0 has been around and we have been using it for over 4 years now. So what it is all about and what’s new?
To start with: it is not a software update, but more like a new way to use Internet. The correct statement to say would be that Internet has “evolved” from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0.
Web 1.0 was the good old Internet where we would visit websites, read information online, set up e-mails, take participation in forums and chat rooms, etc. Those are the very first applications of Internet and for its time it was a pretty big deal. Everybody was enjoying the rich information available at the click of a mouse, the comfort of the e-mail – instant, easy, secure, and then all the forums, where you can discuss topics and meet people, that are not even on the same continent. Does it get better than that? The answer is “Yes!” Times have changed and now we have Facebook, Twitter, Google, MySpace, YouTube, Google+, Wiki, LinkedIn, Flickr, etc.
Planet Pizza is a popular pizza-restaurant chain in Virginia Beach and the area. Not only they offer delicious pizza, starters, pasta, salads and subs, but they also have one of the best decorated dine-in places on the beach strip in Hampton Roads.
Their new web site has information on the restaurant’s menu, specials, locations, art gallery with images of their alien creatures and robot, also delivery menu, sing in form for their Space Club, career page with application form, company story, etc.
Not only we did the web site development and design, but also all pictures, seen on the web site, including food, exterior and interior, were shot by GetWeb in total of 3 photo sessions. The web site also features flash element which adds to the dynamic space theme.
Technologies used
TopDesignFirms is owned and operated by Cider Media, Inc., a Butler, Kentucky based Media Communication agency. This web site was created in hopes that it may help people find professional web services. The directory is split up by city and state, so location browsing is simple.
Transtriumf Holding AD is a licensed transportation and tour company founded in year 1991. Initially, the company focused in city and intercity bus line services, then gradually spread its scope of business to international bus tourism.
Today, Transtriumf Holding comprises of a large fleet of city buses and 4-, 3- and 2-star spacious tourist buses. All busses are licensed, insured and classified for all types of national and international transport.
Ramus Performance have partnered with the world number one tuning manufacturers, to combine high-tech design and manufacturing process, with the highest quality materials, to present a truly unique, bespoke and individual solution that defines your personality and character, into the vehicle that you drive. This is their new dynamic web site.
Here are 5 common mistakes that business owners and marketers make on their company websites. Although common, they are easy to fix and most importantly they should be avoided if you want to achieve maximum performance from your company website.
People forget to put new information on their websites. They often start neglecting the site right after it has been created, thinking that once it is online it is supposed to do its magic. On contrary: a web site (even the new one) has to be constantly updated with fresh information, seasonal specials, news, pictures, etc. Thus visitors will have reason to come back and this will help you boost your business. In addition, updating your web site with texts and pictures will increase your ranking on search engines such as Bing, Google and Yahoo. This is one of the key indicators that search engines constantly monitor and the better you perform, the higher the chances that you will be on the first pages of a search.
