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Cookies, Analytics and the ICO

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On 26 May the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) imposes an EU directive designed to protect internet users' privacy.

The law says that sites must provide "clear and comprehensive" information about the use of cookies - small files which allow a site to recognise a visitor's device.

It says website managers must:

  • Tell people that the cookies are there
  • Explain what the cookies are doing
  • Obtain visitors' consent to store a cookie on their device

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CMS: are you using the right tool?

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When it comes to choosing a CMS (Content Management System) for your website, there are so many options available and each of them has its advantages and disadvantages. It is easy for us as a digital agency to choose one and use it for every project, but if you do not choose the right one, you will always be limiting the potential of the website.

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State of the web: January 2012

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Hello, and welcome to the first edition of a monthly roundup of the best articles on the internet. Our aim is to give insight into the trials and tribulations of designing for the modern web.

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Latest website for Irish giant Eircom goes live

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Eircom wholesale's Fibre Pilot project is the first step in a planned multi-year programme that aims to bring fibre to one million premises across Ireland over the next four years.

Our client eircom wholesale needed to create a bespoke online environment which gave all the necessary information about the pilot to the homes and businesses within the specified pilot regions of Wexford and Dublin. Full scheme details such as timing, locations, latest news and FAQs are all provided for the stakeholders on the new Fibre Pilot website, launched today.

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