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By James Barnes
short-reads
Ditch The Shackles – The WYSIWYG Editor!
2 min read Sometimes the easiest solution isn’t the best, but many developers start their career thinking otherwise. StatusCake’s James tells us why.
James Barnes
May 17, 2013
Product & Updates
Custom Design Your Email Alerts!
< 1 min read We listen to your feedback. Our recent update allows you to custom design your own email alert templates – read how here!
James Barnes
May 17, 2013
In The News
Google Launches Music Streaming Service – Has the Fat Lady Stopped Singing For Spotify & iTunes?
3 min read Google’s new music service, “Google Play Music All-Access” is underpinned with licensing deals with three major record labels, see more!
James Barnes
May 16, 2013
Amazon Coin Launches to Muted Fanfare
2 min read Amazon.com launched its new virtual, digital currency this week. Amazon’s customers can now use Amazon “coins” to purchase games and apps from the online retailer. Digital virtual currencies have come to the fore in recent months with the explosion of interest in Bitcoin and its meteoric rise in value. Although Amazon is not the first
James Barnes
May 15, 2013
Product & Updates
Dealing With Website Downtime
< 1 min read Whether you’re a blogger, a small business or a large corporate organisation your website will go down from time to time. Enter us!
James Barnes
May 13, 2013
In The News
Activision Blizzard Loses the WoW Factor as Player Numbers Plunge
2 min read On this page, we discuss the recent decline in WoW players as Activision Blizzard Loses the WoW Factor. It will surprise you!
James Barnes
May 10, 2013
short-reads
Facebook Likes Don’t Save Lives
2 min read On this page we cover how UNICEF hits out with an advertising campaign slamming how internet users interact with its social media messaging.
James Barnes
May 9, 2013
How To
Using Search Trends & Social Media to Predict Stock Market Moves
3 min read Looking at search engines to predict future behaviour is not new. Read our tips on using search trends & social media to predict stock market moves.
James Barnes
April 29, 2013
Product & Updates
Website Monitoring Centre Goes Live in Auckland, New Zealand
2 min read We help businesses all over the world, which is why we’ve rolled out our first website monitoring centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Read more.
James Barnes
April 22, 2013
Product & Updates
StatusCake Widget For Status Board App!
2 min read StatusCake Status Board gives you an overview of important data. We ask you what you’d like to see in an official widget for the Status Board app.
James Barnes
April 15, 2013
Product & Updates
CNAME Your Public Reporting Page
< 1 min read StatusCake public reporting pages are a great way to tell people how great your website uptime is & we’ve been working on these. Find out more!
James Barnes
April 14, 2013
Product & Updates
Alternative to BinaryCanary.com
< 1 min read Are you a website owner or web-master looking for an alternative website monitoring service to BinaryCanary.com? StatusCake is for you.
James Barnes
April 13, 2013
Product & Updates
A Message from the StatusCake Founders to all Pingdom Users
< 1 min read Message to Pingdom Users: email StatusCake with any questions or feedback you may have about our website monitoring service.
James Barnes
April 11, 2013
In The News
Zynga Bets the Farm on Mobile & “Midcore” Gaming
2 min read Zynga, the company behind Farmville announced its new mobile-first focus. Read here what this means for the company’s future.
James Barnes
April 11, 2013
short-reads
Pay to Message Your Favourite Celebrity on Facebook
2 min read UK Facebook users have access to the same US feature that allows them to pay to send messages to users they can’t otherwise connect with!
James Barnes
April 8, 2013
Product & Updates
Website Monitoring In Brazil
< 1 min read On this page you can read about our new website monitoring centre in Brazil- one of the countries showing the fastest growing number of users.
James Barnes
April 4, 2013
In The News
Google News to Pay in Germany?
2 min read The battle with Google & German authorities progresses as the Bundestag approved a bill requiring Google to pay a fee for news snippets. Read more here!
James Barnes
April 4, 2013
short-reads
StatusCake’s Top 10 Technology Blogs – How Do You Start Your Day?
3 min read How do you find the best information on technology news and reviews? We’ve asked our team – here are the top 10!
James Barnes
March 25, 2013
Product & Updates
Italian Website Monitoring – Milan Monitoring Centre Opens
2 min read Read about how we’ve rolled out the first Italian website monitoring centre in Milan- one of the top start-up destinations for entrepreneurs.
James Barnes
March 22, 2013
short-reads
#Love Hastags? FaceBook Thinks the Same
2 min read Although the “#” is synonymous with Twitter, it’s also used by Instagram and Google+ and Facebook. Read about Facebook’s use of hashtags.
James Barnes
March 15, 2013
Product & Updates
New Feature – StatusCake PagerDuty Integration
< 1 min read PagerDuty is one of our most-requested integrations. We’ve listen to your requests and can announce the launch of PagerDuty integration!
James Barnes
March 14, 2013
In The News
Appy Days Are Here Again – Angry Birds to Hit a Screen Near You
2 min read Angry Birds to Hit a Screen Near You. Rovio announced that Angry Birds is to make its debut as a short cartoon series.
James Barnes
March 13, 2013
Product & Updates
StatusCake.com Rolls Out New Payment Gateway
2 min read We are always looking at new ways to improve our UX. Read about our move away from PayPal, as we opt for Stripe instead.
James Barnes
March 12, 2013
short-reads
Why Only Having 140 Characters is a Good Thing
3 min read See why Twitter’s former 140 character limit was a positive thing, and how being concise conveys your message most effectively.
James Barnes
March 12, 2013