New:: Article Directory and PDF Library

Launched a few days ago the New Article Directory has proved an overwhelming success, giving visitors better access to all the articles, with interest from as far away as China, Japan, and Taiwan.
The PDF Library covers the RFT articles and UK Gov., as well as the VOSA and RoSPA sites
Google announced on Friday that it would take speed into account when ranking websites. That means that websites will have to remove a lot of the pictures, or make them smaller and of a poorer quality. RFT Express will have to remove the Google translation bar, as this is slow to load and holds the site up from loading until the server has contacted Google. The same goes for the scrolling text.
One alternative is to pay out a fortune for a very fast server, based in the US [ Google take into account where your server is based] RFT Express has a lot of foreign visitors, so we are still going to leave the old translator on the blog, this loads quicker but it is old technology.
The advantage to it is that once you have translated the blog, if you use the links on the site it will automatically translate every page you go to, and it will translate automatically the next site you go to [provided you use the links on the site.] I went on to facebook, and RFT Express Parcels, and Yorkshire Courier, and they all translated ok. I also followed the link on UK Pensions, and this translated the Direct Gov site, and each link I followed on there.
RFT understand that the take-over of Readers Digest has been completed, and a statement will be issued this week. It is expected that Readers Digest will no longer be available in print, but will be published on line.
We have the election coming up in a few weeks; I have always stayed clear of writing about politics, religion and race, so you will be spared that.
Nationwide Building Society has caused a great stir this week, as from 05/06/10 they are banning their customers with cash cards from drawing less that £100 from the counter. You can read the full story by Paul Lewis of the BBC You might wonder whose money it is, the Building Society or the customers !!!
The Halifax tried this some time ago, the way people reacted was not what the Halifax wanted. Customers wanting less than £100 with their cash cards, on being told they couldn’t have their money, simply drew out the £100, then when the clerk asked politely if there was anything else they could do for them, the customers simply said yes, I would like to put the extra money I have had to draw out back in to my cash card account.

Twitter has announced the ‘Pay per Tweet’ for industry and people who want to pay to advertise their Tweets.
Businesses in the UK are showing more confidence in the economy, and starting to increase turnover.
The ash plume from the Icelandic volcano closed UK air space yesterday. A few planes landed and departed from Scottish and Northern Island airports today. This situation could continue for a few days yet.

Vic Farron RFT Express