10 May 2012, 4:00am The DNS backlog has now been cleared by our engineers and all DNS updates will be processed in real-time . 8 May 2012, 2.30pm.  Our DNS provisioning service is experiencing high load which is impacting the creation and modification of DNS records. There may be some delay in processing updates to [...]

We spied a great post with a nifty infographic on the KISSMetrics blog about how colour affects purchases. The key take-outs are: Red Orange, Black, and Royal Blue  attract impulse shoppers; Navy Blue and Teal attract budget shoppers; Pink, Sky Blue, and Rose attract traditional buyers; Green is associated with wealthy and helps buyers relax; Yellow [...]

It’s no secret that mobile device web browsing is becoming more than a trend globally and in Australia.According to American web analytics firm New Applications, mobile devices account for 5 per cent of global web browsing. In the US alone, the figure is 8.2 per cent. For melbourneit.com.au, we’ve seen mobile use grow by over [...]

In August 2010, Facebook launched its own location-based service, Facebook Places, allowing its hundreds of millions of users to check in to physical locations to show their contacts exactly where they’ve been and where they currently are. Many online commentators said that this would spell the end for foursquare, whose service they predicted would become [...]

One of the many steps involved in creating and promoting a website is acquiring an SSL certificate. SSL is the backbone of the secure internet and is needed to safeguard sensitive information that’s transmitted via the Internet. It keeps away cyber criminals who prowl after such information with the intention of using it illegally. SSL certificates [...]

Social media experts and consultants abound online.  Some say there are more people in the field than companies to hire them, but the reality is self-publishing and blogging make it seem like there are too many experts out there.  Since new companies are starting to embrace and employ a new type of digital marketing, the [...]

As the retail sector experiences a downturn in sales, many Australian retail giants are turning to the internet to survive. Harvey Norman just launched a daily deals site and Myer recently announced an offshore e-commerce website.  It’s taken them years to finally realise the power of the internet and in 2011 they are all jumping [...]

When you start developing a website, the most difficult process can be choosing a domain name as successful online businesses simply cannot exist without one. The domain name is an important foundation in helping to build your online brand, with potential customers immediately associating the domain name to your business. Think of the domain name as being [...]

What is SSL? SSL is a concept little understood by most people. Many people ask us, what are the benefits of SSL? How secure is SSL? In this post we try to answer all your questions. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, an encryption technology originally developed by Netscape.  It lets private information to be transmitted [...]

Every dollar that a business saves through better financial management can add to company profit.  Expand your revenue by employing these money-saving tips in the new financial year.  Soon, they will become habitual and your business will begin to reap the benefits. The internet not only makes our daily tasks easier, but is a great [...]