3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
IVR, Understanding the Full Service IVR Hosted Managed Approach
Interactive Voice Response is one of the most widely used technologies in business today. Utilized by organizations to deliver a wide range of services over the telephone, IVR provides a broad spectrum of uses for B2B and B2C applications, including surveys, account inquiry systems, lead generation, product order and fulfillment, credit card transactions and field employee reporting, as well as many other business applications. Well-designed IVR systems can significantly reduce operating costs, and help organizations in supporting both their customers and employees. Outsourcing is a cost effective way for organizations to add IVR to their customer/employee communication mix, while avoiding high...
Video Game Violence - What Do You Think About It?
Ever since video game designers were able to put red pixels on their imaginary characters that had recently deceased, there have been people crusading against their subversive ways. The outrage at video games seems to be cyclic, fading very briefly before exploding into the public eye once more with renewed frenzy. The controversy seems to have sparked up again in recent times, with numerous crimes being blamed on the corruptive influence of video games. There have also been various "controversies" surrounding recent video games and their content in the areas of both violence and sexuality.The first game to receive widespread criticism and media attention was the martial art fighting game "Mortal...
No Place to Hide With PDA GPS
GPS (Global Positioning System) use is increasing world-wide. It is an excellent tool for determining your position just about anywhere on Earth. When combined with software it is possible to pinpoint your position on a map via a computer or PDA. With the correct kind of software you can enter an address and the software will calculate a route complete with turn by turn voice directions. Actually, newer and upcoming versions will also include traffic reports, local speed restrictions such as school speed limits and so on. Most of the current versions also included fixed speed and red light cameras. For years, people have been using their PDA to get through their life. A PDA is a wonderful tool...
The Role of the Business Model and Strategy for Business
People will always stress that having a well researched business plan is key before you start your business. Although creating a business plan is often an important step in the evolution of a business, particularly if you need financing or you are not experienced at running a business, it is not necessarily the essential first step. There are two key elements that should be completed prior to the business plan:The business modelThe strategyWhat is a Business Model?While the word model often stirs up images of mathematical formulas, a business model is in fact a story of how a business works. In general terms, a business model is the method of doing business by which a company can generate revenue...
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
Web Conferencing - How To Keep In Touch With Anyone Worldwide
Evolution in telecommunications during the past two decades was enhanced with the increasing popularity of the Internet during the 1990s. Web Conferencing is just one of the different modalities enabling people to get in touch through the world wide web, whether for business, educational, or recreational affairs. There are many advantages of web conferencing over other communication means, such as chat rooms, message boards or instant messaging. For example, Video Web Conferencing allows people to watch each other while working collaboratively. Even when most of the communication processes via Internet requires an individual to setup an account and log in, techniques and results are different...
The Beginner's Guide to Freelance Writing
The Big IdeaOkay. So youve figured out that you would like to write for magazines, newspapers, and e-zines. Unfortunately, so have about eight gazillion other people on this planet. Therefore, you have to stand out from the crowd. You have to sparkle. How do you do this? Simple. It all starts with The Big Idea. The first secret you must learn in this funny business is that you dont actually have to write the whole article to get a job. In fact, only bright green novices attempt to write the whole thing before selling it. What you do need, however, is the IDEA for the great story. You will use this great idea to convince editors to pay you exorbitant amounts of money via a proposal letter...
Death, Aging, Rejuvenation (Part 4)
Biological clockObviously you need biological clock to time and alarm the point when you need to die and when you need to age. Aging is the same death as in those one-day butterflies, but a little bit prolonged one. Not immediate kill but gradual shut down of protection mechanisms - immunological, genetical repair, and just other necessary functions of proliferation. As soon as those functions turned off - an organism starts to deteriorate and wear off.Interesting that our organism is not a static thing. We probably replace all molecules in our body within relatively short period of time. Obviously water is replaced completely every couple months. Water is 60% of our body. Other molecules are...
Voice123, the largest voice over marketplace where voice over talents promote their voice services and voice talent seekers find the best voices for their projects, is now starting to sell advertising space in their website. Voice123 currently has a database of more than 50,000 voice over talents and more than 25,000 voice talent seekers that include all types of companies looking for voice over recordings for their projects. Many of these companies include telecommunication companies, advertising agencies, and production houses of film, video, television and radio, among other. Their customers are predominantly North American and European, however, their reach is worldwide and they currently have...
Finding a Call Center Job
Call Centers have the capability to create a large number of jobs or employment opportunities. For this reason so many communities with soaring unemployment rates try to find call center companies in the vicinity and that is the reason offshore countries are approaching to expand and create their own call center unit or industry.The scope for finding a job in a call center is immense. However the nature of jobs may vary from hourly or agent jobs to stay at home jobs to salaried jobs like IT jobs, account management jobs, supervisory jobs and executive jobs.Before starting your career in a call center industry, the first and the foremost thing you should know is 'how to find a call center job'. In...
Video Game Violence - What Do You Think About It?
Ever since video game designers were able to put red pixels on their imaginary characters that had recently deceased, there have been people crusading against their subversive ways. The outrage at video games seems to be cyclic, fading very briefly before exploding into the public eye once more with renewed frenzy. The controversy seems to have sparked up again in recent times, with numerous crimes being blamed on the corruptive influence of video games. There have also been various "controversies" surrounding recent video games and their content in the areas of both violence and sexuality.The first game to receive widespread criticism and media attention was the martial art fighting game "Mortal...
In Honor Of Mrs. Crabtree
I love to read. It's been a passion of mine since the fourth grade and I owe it all to Mrs. Crabtree, my childhood next door neighbor. My mother, brother and I moved to Raleigh NC about a year after my dad passed away from a sudden and unexpected heart attack. It left us all pretty traumatized. I remember the first summer we moved to Raleigh, I was driving my mom crazy. Not knowing anyone in the neighborhood, I kept bugging her to be my playmate.Evidently, Mrs. Crabtree noticed this and took pity on my mom. As the children's librarian for the Raleigh library, she knew the solution. One day there magically appeared in our living room a tall stack of books. My mom encouraged me to give them a...
The Beginners Guide to IVR - Interactive Voice Response
The term IVR is short for Interactive Voice Response, whichis a telephony technology that allows interaction betweencallers and a phone system to acquire or enter informationinto a database. More and more companies are turning to IVRto help reduce the cost of common sales, service,collections, inquiry and support calls to and from theircompany. Interactive Voice Response or IVR is one of the most commontelephone functions in use across the business community andis capable of bringing remarkable benefits to your company. IVR systems allow 24 hour access to a company from itscustomers via its phone system. In today's busy modernworld, most callers expect on first contact with a company,to be handled...
Five Things You Should Know About Contactless RFID Credit Cards
What is a contactless credit card and how does it work?For decades, credit cards have relied on magnetic stripes located on the reverse side of the card to store data. To transmit this data, the card must be swiped through a magnetic reader, making physical contact with the stripe. A contactless credit card, on the other hand, stores its data on a chip embedded in the card's plastic. This data is transmitted not magnetically, but rather via a tiny radio signal when the card comes in close proximity of a special reader at the checkout stand. This works through radio frequency identification technology, also known as RFID. When the chip comes close enough to the reader, an antenna on the chip is...
Special Issues in Agreements Involving Outsourcing
The trend towards outsourcing will continue to grow as market pressures force corporations to be more tightly focused on core business functions, gaining competitive advantage and reducing costs. Outsourcing is an attractive alternative in good times and bad times. Shifting back end administrative and business functions to an external provider in good times, may be a means for quicker time to market and focusing resources on core business activities to grow the business. In bad times, outsourcing is a means for streamlining the enterprise by eliminating functions, which create a drag on capital and/or do not provide any competitive advantage.In the current economic environment, concerns over...
Online Marketing Activates The Web
Online marketing is a trend. If you get online, there is no peaceful browsing without encountering a single advertisement in one way or another. Why would a company do online marketing? Online marketing is a medium of interactive promotion globally, where people can transact and reach out through wide variety of goods without hassle. If not yet embraced by traditional business owners then it caters to those who already started having corporate websites offering services virtually. By another decade most businesses will be geared to be Internet based. Even in the present, the awareness of the majority in the field is already inclined to doing business online. With the application of online marketing...
Video Game Violence - What Do You Think About It?
Ever since video game designers were able to put red pixels on their imaginary characters that had recently deceased, there have been people crusading against their subversive ways. The outrage at video games seems to be cyclic, fading very briefly before exploding into the public eye once more with renewed frenzy. The controversy seems to have sparked up again in recent times, with numerous crimes being blamed on the corruptive influence of video games. There have also been various "controversies" surrounding recent video games and their content in the areas of both violence and sexuality.The first game to receive widespread criticism and media attention was the martial art fighting game "Mortal...
Analog vs. Digital Cellular Phones
Cellular phones are an amazing modern convenience, but it can be confusing for consumers to distinguish between the various options available. There are two main types of cellular phones: analog and digital. Each type operates slightly differently and has its own unique advantages and disadvantages.The first cellular phones were analog phones. Analog phones are basically an extremely sophisticated radio and telephone combination. The main advantage of analog cellular phones is that they cost less than the newer digital phones. Analog phones are also a better choice for travelers, since 95 percent of the county is equipped for their use. The drawbacks of choosing an analog phone are the reduced...
How E-Mail Newsletters Can Help Your Business
These days, it seems you have to do more than just launch a website to attract potential readers, customers, and devotees. As technology progresses and allows the Internet to become more interactive, website owners strive to keep up with the times. Browse your favorite websites today, and you will definitely notice the changes since you first visited them a few years ago. You may find now a favorite website offers an RSS feed, so you can subscribe to certain articles or news. Some sites might release a regular podcast of information. A music group, for example, can now provide entire songs for listening enjoyment rather than ten-second clips. Message boards, chat rooms, and social networking options...
Video Game Violence - What Do You Think About It?
Ever since video game designers were able to put red pixels on their imaginary characters that had recently deceased, there have been people crusading against their subversive ways. The outrage at video games seems to be cyclic, fading very briefly before exploding into the public eye once more with renewed frenzy. The controversy seems to have sparked up again in recent times, with numerous crimes being blamed on the corruptive influence of video games. There have also been various "controversies" surrounding recent video games and their content in the areas of both violence and sexuality.The first game to receive widespread criticism and media attention was the martial art fighting game "Mortal...
What Should You Sell on eBay?
The short answer is; anything you can get for less than its actual worth.One way of finding cheap goods to resell is by finding misspelt items listed by other eBayers. Suggesting this tends to get you shot down in flames by non-believers - but it does work.For example:Consider one of the most popular video games of the last couple of years - Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.If, in the middle of 2005, you could've bought this game for £10, do you think you could've made money? Of course you could, people were more than willing to pay £20 or so on eBay for this game.Figuring out that many people would spell a word like Andreas wrong, I did a little experiment.Using an eBay arbitrage tool, such as...
The Pros and Cons of Broadband Internet Phone
Most people don't know that they already have everything they need to start saving money using internet telephony, or VoIP. All you have to have is a regular telephone and high-speed internet access. That's it! If you have both of those, you are ready to start saving loads of money on local and long distance phone calls.It is inevitable that VOIP will replace traditional telephone service at some point. The only question is when should you jump in?VOIP is quickly becoming more reliable and receiving wider acceptance. In fact, phone companies are already taking advantage of the technology to provide cheaper long distance rates. Like any emerging technology, however, there are kinks in the system that...
Horse Training Voice Commands
© 2004 Andy Curry All Rights Reserved To the uninitiated, voice commands for the horse are nothing more than words. But to the horse they are only sounds. Obviously, horses cannot speak our language. Since they cannot speak our language we should think through what we say to them when we want certain responses from them. Take the word "whoa" for instance. I have no doubt this is the most abused word in the human/horse language. When the rider says "whoa" then the horse should know to stop. But the problem is this. Often the word "whoa" is said when the rider wants the horse to slow down...not stop. Before you know it, the rider has conditioned the horse to slow down at the word "whoa" instead of...
What Is Internet Telephonys
When the Internet is used for communications by voice, facsimile, or video conferencing the process is called Internet telephony. Known as voice over the Internet VoI or voice over IP, VoIP, in this system, sound is converted into digital packets that are then transmitted over the internet to the receiver where it is once again converted into sound or text.All one needs is a multimedia computer, a high speed Internet connection, a sound card, speakers, and a microphone. Since it reduces telecommunication costs significantly, many individuals and businesses are adopting this system. The charges of internet telephony are not dependant on the distance but just a flat fixed rate for use of bandwidth...
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
Borland C++ MS Word Automation
IntroductionOriginally, I wrote a C++ parser which was used to parse given MS Word documents and put them into some form of a structure that was more useful for data processing. After I wrote the parser, I started working with .NET and C# to re-create the parser. In the process, I also wrote my first article for Code Project, Automating MS Word Using Visual Studio .NET. Several people have requested to see the C++ version of the application, hence, I finally got some time to put something together. I have written this article with the intention of making it easier for someone who is looking for quick answers. I hope that people can benefit from the information provided and help them get started...
Moving Your Office? Use This Unique Opportunity To Refresh Your Telecommunications Technology
In moving to a new location, you are disrupting all your current processes anyway. Why not take advantage of this unique opportunity to obtain new benefits from the latest technologies? Today your “Communications System” — for Voice, Data, and Video Communications — could perform all the following functions for your organization: - Telephone Calls - Voice Mail - Fax Server for Inbound, Outbound, and Broadcast - Unified Messaging for Integrating E-Mail, Voice Mail, and Fax Mail in One Mailbox - Automated Attendant - Automatic Call Distributor (Queue calls and evenly distribute them to a group.) - Interactive Voice Response (Link your computer databases to your voice systems...
Email Signatures as a Marketing Tool
Do your emails include a signature? A signature is a standard block of text you include in each of your outgoing email messages and postings to newsgroups. Most email programs (including Eudora, Outlook and others) allow you to create a signature file which will automatically appear at the end of every message you send. Look under the "Tools" menu or search the "Help" function in your email program to learn how to do this.Use your signature to let others know what you do and how to contact you. For example, here is one signature I use:Cathy Stucker, The Idea Lady Attract Customers and Make Yourself Famous Get a FREE marketing strategy every Tuesday in Bright Ideas Subscribe at: Keep your...
Your Next Virus Is Just A Phone Call Away
Mobile Phones May Be The Next...
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
Video Game Violence - What Do You Think About It?
Ever since video game designers were able to put red pixels on their imaginary characters that had recently deceased, there have been people crusading against their subversive ways. The outrage at video games seems to be cyclic, fading very briefly before exploding into the public eye once more with renewed frenzy. The controversy seems to have sparked up again in recent times, with numerous crimes being blamed on the corruptive influence of video games. There have also been various "controversies" surrounding recent video games and their content in the areas of both violence and sexuality.The first game to receive widespread criticism and media attention was the martial art fighting game "Mortal...
Implementation of Asterisk in Corporate Environments
Asterisk, complete PBX software, runs on Linux, Windows, BSD and OS X. Asterisk does VoIP in four different protocols, and is able to interconnect with almost all telephony equipment which is inexpensive. Asterisk provides many features like Voicemail services with Directory, Call Conferencing, Interactive Voice Response, and Call Queuing. It includes three-way calling, caller ID services and Skinny. You will not need additional hardware to implement Asterisk. But it does expect a non-standard driver that implements dummy hardware as a non-portable timing mechanism. Single or multiple VoIP Providers can be used for incoming and outgoing calls, though incoming calls can be handled by different VoIP...
Is Your Identity Really Safe?
Here are... Ten Preventative Steps To Help Safeguard Against Identity Theft.Guard against malicious thieves stealing your identity.If you receive suspicious billings or items that you don't recognize. Call and investigate them right away with your provider. Try to head of any means of fraud before it can occur.When you receive financial inquiries or solicitations in the mail...DON'T just discard them in the trash. Invest in a good crosscut shredder...Don't discard ANY mail solicitations, fianancial papers, bank statements, invoices, quoates, or any items that may contain information about you or your family members. Don't give would-be thieves an opportunity to gain access to your...
Video Game Violence - What Do You Think About It?
Ever since video game designers were able to put red pixels on their imaginary characters that had recently deceased, there have been people crusading against their subversive ways. The outrage at video games seems to be cyclic, fading very briefly before exploding into the public eye once more with renewed frenzy. The controversy seems to have sparked up again in recent times, with numerous crimes being blamed on the corruptive influence of video games. There have also been various "controversies" surrounding recent video games and their content in the areas of both violence and sexuality.The first game to receive widespread criticism and media attention was the martial art fighting game "Mortal...
Accessibility Matters: Text to Speech
Converting text to speech has been a hot topic for many years. Not only because this is significant technological advantage, but because of the importance of its uses. Converting text to speech or the so called "speech synthesis" is the artificial production of human speech. A text to speech system converts normal language text to speech. The two most important factors of the process are the similarity of the artificial voice to a human one and its ability to be understood. Nowadays computers are used to do this kind of conversion. The first computer that was able to do this was developed in the late 1950s and the first complete text-to-speech system was completed in the early 70s. Since then the...
An Introduction to Video Conferencing: Basics & Benefits
Benefits of Video ConferencingVideo conferencing hardware and software allows users to see and hear the person they are communicating with.A video conference allows you to take part in live audio/video presentations in your classroom, and to collaborate through them. Calls can be made between 2 classrooms in the same town, or between 2 classrooms in different parts of the globe. It is also possible for multipoint conferences to take place, where more than 2 schools take part in the same call.Live video conferences have lots of advantages over other multimedia resources, such as video recordings or television presentations, but the main benefit is that they are interactive, allowing you to talk face...
A Leadership Screw Driver: The 90 Day Improvement Plan
I was talking with first-line supervisors in a utility company about how to deal with poor performing employees."You've gotta put the screws to him!" suggested one supervisor to his colleague who was having trouble managing one particular poor performer."I've put so many screws to him he's dead weight!" the supervisor replied.We all knew what "putting the screws to him" meant -- using rewards and punishments to force change in behavior.The trouble is, rewards and punishments are the least effective ways of dealing with poor performers. That's because poor performers are usually smart, motivated, and tenacious -- when it comes to poor performing.To change the behavior of poor performers, avoid the...
Exciting Developments In The World Of Personal Computers
Computers have evolved in the last few decades from archaic scientific calculators with lots of strange symbols on the buttons to point and click machines that a four year old could master. People still claim to be 'computer illiterate' these days but such people probably have not investigated the new types of machines. You no longer have to program a computer to get a response and machines are extremely user-friendly these days. Spending just thirty minutes with a computer could probably turn the most self-confessed 'computer illiterate' into someone who understands how to get around the internet, find new friends in chat rooms and find all kinds of interesting information online. To use a computer...
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
Special Issues in Agreements Involving Outsourcing
The trend towards outsourcing will continue to grow as market pressures force corporations to be more tightly focused on core business functions, gaining competitive advantage and reducing costs. Outsourcing is an attractive alternative in good times and bad times. Shifting back end administrative and business functions to an external provider in good times, may be a means for quicker time to market and focusing resources on core business activities to grow the business. In bad times, outsourcing is a means for streamlining the enterprise by eliminating functions, which create a drag on capital and/or do not provide any competitive advantage.In the current economic environment, concerns over...
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
Is There Something Sinister About Caller ID Spoofing?
Spoofing refers to the ability to disguise the originating caller identification number when placing a telephone call. The calling party may select an alias or dummy number to appear on the called party telephone display. Proponents of this technology laud its uses for law enforcement and private investigators. They claim the technology protects agents from being discovered in undercover operations. Agents can freely make pretext calls to criminal elements by using caller ID spoofing. A pretext call is one that allows law enforcement to solicit information over the telephone by representing themselves as someone else. Caller ID spoofing is now marketed by a number of websites to any business or...
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
Alien Intruders!
You probably didn't casually invite, or extend a formal attendance request to, these undesirables known as viruses.Regardless of your opinions, such cyber-nomads may call on you, complete and active, with their destructive payloads.So what is a virus?A virus is a program that can self replicate or reproduce itself. These programmable pirates have a special talent for attaching themselves to executable programmes. When such programmes are executed (often by you, but not always), so is the virus.They don't necessarily have an ".exe" file extension and are relative masters of disguise. Extensions can be doubled-up to create an optical illusion or optically misleading appearance.A boot sector...
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins. Starting with===> Inadequate Keyword ResearchHey! If you're going to spend hours developing a web site, isn't it smart to invest some time to insure you're focusing on the most traffic laden keywords?Especially when typically the plural form of a keyword phrase generates way more traffic than the singular form. For example "dog dishes" rather than "dog dish".Yet just this week I was asked to look at a site that had focused on the singular form. Evidently the owner hadn't bothered to do any digging to make sure that was their...
Exciting Developments In The World Of Personal Computers
Computers have evolved in the last few decades from archaic scientific calculators with lots of strange symbols on the buttons to point and click machines that a four year old could master. People still claim to be 'computer illiterate' these days but such people probably have not investigated the new types of machines. You no longer have to program a computer to get a response and machines are extremely user-friendly these days. Spending just thirty minutes with a computer could probably turn the most self-confessed 'computer illiterate' into someone who understands how to get around the internet, find new friends in chat rooms and find all kinds of interesting information online. To use a computer...
Yahoo Spanish Dictionary - A Review
Many search engines and directories, in their attempts to be global portals, offer various dictionary capabilities on their websites. One of the websites that does this is Yahoo.Yahoo is one of the most popular websites on the planet and the reason is because of what they offer their visitors. One of the services they offer is a Yahoo Spanish dictionary. Actually, it isn't a monolingual dictionary; rather, it's a bilingual Spanish English dictionary.The dictionary is actually The American Heritage Spanish Dictionary. First of all, you can find the location of the dictionary on Yahoo's Education dictionary site.This Yahoo Spanish dictionary is free and seems to be a pretty good online dictionary. It...
Video Game Violence - What Do You Think About It?
Ever since video game designers were able to put red pixels on their imaginary characters that had recently deceased, there have been people crusading against their subversive ways. The outrage at video games seems to be cyclic, fading very briefly before exploding into the public eye once more with renewed frenzy. The controversy seems to have sparked up again in recent times, with numerous crimes being blamed on the corruptive influence of video games. There have also been various "controversies" surrounding recent video games and their content in the areas of both violence and sexuality.The first game to receive widespread criticism and media attention was the martial art fighting game "Mortal...
High Speed Internet - DSL Advantages & Disadvantages
High Speed Internet AdvantagesDSL is just one of many ways to connect to the net. There are many advantages DSL has to offer other forms of Internet connection. One of the most obvious advantages is DSL offers a fast connection. Rather than wait hours for a document to download using dial up, with DSL you can download large files in just minutes. Here are some other advantages DSL has to offer high speed Internet fans:DSL allows you to use an open Internet connection and use your telephone line for phone calls at the same time.DSL speed is typically a lot faster than a traditional modem and doesn't require new wiring. In fact you can usually use the phone line you already have installed in your home...