Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Feb 4th, 2009 | No Comments
Thirteen years ago, the most popular search engine was AltaVista and the most popular directory was Yahoo. In the interim, some of the other popular search engines like MetaCrawler and Excite disappeared and/or were reborn. Just like any other relatively new industry, the search engine industry has experienced a tremendous amount of consolidation.
Yahoo now owns AltaVista, All the Web, and Overture, (renamed a few years ago as Yahoo Search Marketing Solutions). MSN was using Yahoo’s Search Marketing to provide their “sponsored” results but they started their own per click division a few years...
Posted by admin in Search Engine Marketing (SEM)Jan 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Google AdWords has launched a new mini-site, Google Do More With Less to help Google advertisers manage their advertising dollars better in this tough economy. On close inspection the site is a set of links to a variety of Google Tools advertisers might have bookmarked individually but it is nice to have all of these tools on one landing page. Also the AdWords blog has a new three part series that explains how some of these tools work.
Posted by admin in Temecula InformationJan 10th, 2009 | No Comments
I’ve taken a few weeks off and I’m going to try to post at least twice a week. As per my notice a few months ago, I’m going to now write about any topic I deem worth sharing with you. Today I’m going to talk about the Best Restaurants in Temecula, California. When I was growing up in St. Louis Missouri I worked a one of the best gourmet Italian Restaurants in West County - John Mineo’s. Actually they serve some of the finest Sicilian food I have ever had.
So when I make restaurant recommendations, they are serious recommendations. So here is MY LIST of the Best Restaurants...
Posted by admin in Sales and MarketingDec 31st, 2008 | No Comments
This post comes from Small Business Labs.
“2009 Top 10 Small Business Trends. It’s prediction season and we’ve prepared our annual top 10 small business trends list. The economy is obviously the key issue facing small business in 2009. With the global recession and economic turmoil as our back drop.” Click here to read their list.
Posted by admin in TechnologyDec 30th, 2008 | No Comments
This article comes from the L.A. Times.
“It is the privilege — or possibly the curse — of each new generation to be different from the last. But rarely has a generational divide been as noticeable as that between those in their early 20s and the baby boomers.
This, at any rate, is the proposition put forward by Don Tapscott, a management professor at the University of Toronto and author a decade ago of “Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation.” In his latest book, “Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation Is Changing Your World,” he argues that...
Posted by admin in TechnologyDec 11th, 2008 | No Comments
This post comes from CNBC. “Global Communications and IT Solutions Leader Identifies Top Technology Trends to Help Businesses Reach New Heights in Year Ahead The global economy is front and center, and enterprises worldwide are looking to get the biggest bang for their buck in 2009. With that in mind, Verizon Business has identified 10 business technology trends to help corporate and government information technology (IT) leaders do more with less.
“These challenging times present IT leaders with an opportunity to make technology work harder and smarter to get the job done,”...
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Dec 3rd, 2008 | No Comments
This is a great video by WebPro News. It is a recent interview with Matt Cutts were he provides real information about Google’s trends in 2009 and discounts the notion that rankings are dead as expounded by Bruce Clay.
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Posted by admin in Internet MarketingDec 2nd, 2008 | No Comments
One of my favorite forums is a search engine forum called, “SEO Chat.” This is a great forum for learning basic and advanced search engine optimization techniques. In today’s complex world of online marketing there are other components you have to look at besides making your site search engine friendly. One of the most important issues is website usability. If you want to learn from the best of the best, I highly recommend joining Create8asite’s forum on website usability.
Posted by admin in Blogging - Social BookmarkingDec 1st, 2008 | No Comments
Results from the most extensive U.S. study on teens and their use of digital media show that America’s youth are developing important social and technical skills online – often in ways adults do not understand or value.“It might surprise parents to learn that it is not a waste of time for their teens to hang out online,” said Mizuko Ito, University of California, Irvine researcher and the report’s lead author. “There are myths about kids spending time online – that it is dangerous or making them lazy. But we found that spending time online is essential for young people to pick up...
Posted by admin in Blogging - Social BookmarkingNov 17th, 2008 | No Comments
This post comes from Search Engine Land.
“YouTube is formally announcing “sponsored videos.” This is an evolution and expansion of what was has been informally running under the heading “promoted videos.” The effort seeks to marry Google AdWords-like bidding and targeting with YouTube video content. Accordingly, it’s an auction marketplace but somewhat simplified vs. AdWords. And while there apparently will be a view from AdWords of sponsored videos the two marketplaces are largely separate — for now.
It’s a smart move for Google/YouTube and will enable content creators, publishers,...
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