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People working in creative and cultural industries in the Highlands and Islands are being urged to take part in an important research exercise launched by the region’s development agency.

Major investment in a well established Highland business solutions company is helping it expand globally into new markets beyond the UK.

To finish first, first you have to finish. Do we as website owners, though, have to get hung up about coming first in Google?

You can run but you can’t hide. Or so a new web site would have us believe as it launches the biggest free people search in the UK.

Highland-based entrepreneur Elena Corchero has been selected as a finalist in the British Council's UK Young Fashion Entrepreneur Awards 2009. As part of the award she will be touring India, along with five other young fashion innovators, to meet with the industry leaders and to learn about India's vibrant fashion industry.

Time is of the essence, hence the fascination with which broadband users hold its speed.

Inbound links – links from other sites to your own – are often said to be the currency of the web.

A Fort William sign maker has expanded the range of services and products they offer and has also taken on an extra member of staff following the purchase of cutting-edge new machinery.

The annual hunt is underway to find the best young innovators in the Highlands and Islands.

Scientists, entrepreneurs, designers and academics will be heading to Distance Lab on November 13, where acclaimed researchers will take an innovative look at the concept of Slow Technology.

Here’s a question: what is the first thing visitors want when they land on your website?

A building block of any web presence is the hosting; the place where the site sits and is made accessible to the outside world.

Can’t think many people saw this one coming: a green laptop encased in bamboo.

An online CV website is aiming to make life more secure for job seekers and companies seeking to hire staff.

Small and medium-sized businesses across the Highlands and Islands are being urged by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to explore opportunities arising from the 2012 London Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Spammers are a wily bunch, continually thinking up new and cunning ways to avoid detection. Here are a few examples of techniques that are becoming more common.

The founder of an Oban-based marine biotechnology company - whose groundbreaking work could lead to a cure for MRSA - has been officially recognised as one of the top entrepreneurs in Britain.

Continuing our look at why some websites struggle to make the impact that was hoped for, we lift the lid again on some of the reasons for failure and flag up the solutions.