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• Learn to build websites the right way // Hats off to Opera for publishing this fantastic course in building websites the right way using Web Standards.
• Google learns to crawl Flash // Google learns how to index the contents of Flash movies. We're not sure if this is a good thing or not...
• Power of testimonials // Recent study shows that "more than three-quarters of consumers worldwide trust consumer recommendations over any other type of ad. The advice of strangers can carry more weight than the best brand Web site." Get testimonials on your website.
• Email marketing advice a-plenty // Stacks of advice on how best to run email marketing campaigns. A great resource.
• Email newsletters are key resources for small and medium businesses // According to the study of over 300 executives, email newsletters rank highly as sources of information, beating out websites and blogs, and matching print media for importance.
• Keep your homepage clean // Great advice on rethinking the importance of the home page within the grand scheme of your whole website.
• Making a site easy to use should be the first priority // Respected usability guru Jakob Nielsen warns against the flashy new wave of 'Web 2.0' sites, highlighting the need for websites to still always meet the primary needs of their users.
• Government in criminal waste of money shocker! // Absolutey criminal waste of public money. Accessibility should be built in from the start.

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