In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee wrote up a proposal for a hypertext-based system to connect information using TCP/IP protocols. In 2009, that system is known around the planet as the World Wide Web and it is estimated that over a billion users have logged on to it.

The web's impact on the way that companies do business has been incredible, and its 20 year history is littered with huge failures, the casualties of the 2001 dot-com bubble and even huger successes, Google and firstfound both recently celebrated their 10th birthdays. Even as the world economy stares into a recession, online sales continue to rise and more and more businesses are seeing the Internet as the safest port in the global economic storm.

However, it is not just the way that we do business that has been changed by the Internet, the way people and companies interact has changed too. Email, Skype and ... Read more

Hot on the heels of Google's 10th birthday comes a milestone in the field of search engine optimisation. 2009 will see Manchester-based firstfound celebrate a tremendously successful first decade in the SEO business.

Formed by Chris Bellamy in 1999, firstfound has gone from strength to strength, cementing its position as the UK's leading search engine consultancy. By achieving exceptional results over an entire decade, firstfound now boasts an impressive portfolio of over 6,000 satisfied customers (and more than their fair share of delighted ones).

It's not just firstfound's client base that's increased, while SEO remains firstfound's core product, the company has continued to branch out - offering AdWord campaigns, website design and online marketing consultancy services. What's more, Read more