August 23rd, 2009 by admin
That’s the word from veteran SEO expert Heather Lloyd-Martin SEO is not about creating a website sausage overstuffed with key words and phrases. It’s all about creating relevant and compelling content that transforms you into a thought leader who can become a trusted provider. You can, then, readily convert visitors into buyers Of course, this [...]
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August 23rd, 2009 by admin
Google image search is no longer restricted to iPhone and Android phones. (Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) Last March, Google’s mobile team made it possible to search for images on your iPhone and Android phone. On Thursday, they rolled out image search for feature phones; that is, for pretty much any cell phone make and [...]
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August 23rd, 2009 by admin
Bing will start using Wolfram Alpha’s data in search results following a licensing deal. (Credit: Screenshot by Tom Krazit/CNET) Microsoft’s Bing search engine is getting a little help from a very smart friend. Wolfram Alpha and Bing have reached a licensing deal that allows Bing to present some of the specialized scientific and computational content [...]
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March 13th, 2009 by admin
Normally, PR firms are pitching us start-ups, not creating them. That’s not the case with Twendz, a new Twitter tool from the folks at Waggener Edstrom. It pulls in the latest tweets on any given topic, and shows you what the overall user sentiment is, be it positive or negative. This is cleverly wrapped up [...]
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February 24th, 2009 by admin
I’m not Catholic, but every year when friends and family give up wine, cheese, or bad TV shows for the 40 days of Lent, I get into an ascetic spirit. I convince myself to drop, say, white flour, then decide decide three minutes later that all things are OK in moderation. Who really needs 40 [...]
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February 20th, 2009 by admin
Yahoo’s been arguing for years that its two main advertising businesses, search and display, are stronger together than separately, but a new development Wednesday could illustrate just how much truth there is to that statement. Traditionally, search ads combine a short amount of text with a Web link, but Yahoo is testing the use of [...]
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February 19th, 2009 by admin
Google Docs has a new validation option that spreadsheet jockeys are going to appreciate. You can now give cells prerequisites, so that you or other users must fill them in with a certain type of data. It can also be set up to provide instructions that pop up as soon as someone starts entering data–similar [...]
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February 18th, 2009 by admin
Last week, I looked at five real estate search sites and discussed their merits as tools for searching for a home. So now that you have that dream house picked out, it’s time you get down to the business of finding a real estate agent and researching both the home itself, and the neighborhood it’s [...]
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February 10th, 2009 by admin
On Tuesday, Adobe Systems re-launched its directory of AIR applications, calling it a “marketplace.” There are, however, no premium applications that cost money–at least not yet. Adobe Integrated Runtime is the company’s desktop runtime for rich Internet applications. Beyond the namesake, users can finally search for applications by both name and developer. There are also [...]
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February 10th, 2009 by admin
A free Web site and hosting from Microsoft? It’s true. (Credit: Microsoft) The words “free” and “Microsoft” don’t often appear in the same sentence, so imagine my surprise at discovering this deal: a free custom domain name, free Web hosting, free e-mail accounts, and more. As you might expect from the name, Microsoft Office Live [...]
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