Merry Christmas! Here’s a gift of December’s top stories.

Business digital news

This  latest digital business news round-up is designed to give you  insight to online marketing trends as well as actionable tips to take back into the workplace. Take a look at each of the links below and then share your comments with readers at the bottom of this post. Also, let me know what digital marketing news you would like me to cover next time. Please note these articles are some of the most popular with businesses from across the web. Where opinion, rather than facts are expressed within articles, those opinions do not necessarily reflect my opinion.

#Business

Wi-fi spreads further across world- new business opportunities by BBC, 4 December 2015

How will smartphones evolve in next 5 years? by Rob Price, Business Insider, Dec. 6, 2015, 10:39 AM

Get your free satellite dish if your broadband is slow by Ian Johnston The Independent, Sunday 6 December 2015

#Website Design

start to learn to code to build business? An introduction to HTML, CSS and other basic coding languages by Skillcrush & Mashable, December 2015

Web Design Trends You Must Know for 2015 & 2016 by Awwwards.com December 2015

#SEO and SEM

Google: New Penguin Algorithm Update Not Happening Until Next Year by Barry Schwartz, Search Engineland, December 3, 2015

The SEO Advent Calendar: 24 Tips For Local SEO Success
Give your business the gift of local optimization this Christmas by Marcus Miller, Search Engineland,December 4, 2015

#Social media

Live streaming service through Facebook by BBC, 4 December 2015

Twitter sharing immediately affected now it’s killed share counts by Jay Meattle Shareaholic, Dec 4, 2015

7 Types of Content People Crave on Facebook (Use This to Your Advantage) by Aaron Lee, Business2Community, December 5, 2015

Google Plus renewed verses Twitter and Facebook- which has the strength? by Liz Connor of The Independent, Friday 4 December 2015

Top moments from Twitter in 2015, Mashable, December 2015

#Advertising

Introducing new interactive ads to drive app installs by Blogspot, Thursday, December 03, 2015

Google Shopping Policy Centre update in February 2016- all advertisers need to review this for compliance by Ginny Marvin Search Engineland on December 4, 2015 at 12:00 pm

#Content marketing

The Anatomy of a Perfect Blog Post [Infographic] by Ipspionage.com December 2015

5 Ideas for Christmas Content Marketing Ideas by Armando Roggio, Practical Ecommerce, November 2015

#Email marketing

1.2 Billion Emails on Black Friday for Mailchimp, December 03, 2015

The seven deadly sins of holiday email marketing by Patricio Robles, Econsultancy, December 03, 2015

#Tech

The new washable smartphone by Oliver Wheaton for Metro.co.uk Saturday 5 Dec 2015 5:22 pm

Tech’s Newest Billionaire Is Making A Bet On The Internet Of Things by Forbes, Nov 23, 2015 @ 08:00 AM

#Tip of the day

Why not check out http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk  and share your expertise on relevant forums to your industry. Best not to use the forums is as a platform to directly sell to businesses but can bring a good deal of reflected glory to your brand.

#One for the family at Christmas

Try http://ow.ly/VFBXT for some fun on the digital piano