31 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Internet marketing, PPC, click fraud, pay per click, search engine advertising, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, web marketing
If you are considering pay per click search engine advertising for your business, consider this.
On the upside, it’s the fastest way to get click throughs and results from the major search engines. Search engine optimization, through natural search techniques, yields the best results long term, But it usually takes a long time to see the [...]
31 Jan
Posted by Geoff as long tail, long tail approach, search engine marketing, search engine optimization
This is a great article if you are interested in search engine marketing. This is a good strategy. Read on:
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You have likely heard of the Long Tail approach to marketing if you are working the Pay Per Click (PPC) space or optimizing web pages. Even if you have not heard of the long tail approach, [...]
Spending on online advertising will grow 17.9% this year, dwarfing the projected 5.8% growth in overall U.S. ad spending, according to a new report by Outsell, Inc.
Total, online is expected to account for around 20% of all ad dollars, Outsell reports. But before online publishers get too optimistic, they should keep in mind that Outsell [...]
30 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Microsoft Vista, Windows Vista, operating system
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8MVLDRO2.htm
29 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Apple, Mac, Macintosh, Windows Vista, Windows XP, operating system
Well, it’s almost here. Windows Vista officially arrives tonight at midnight..
There are numerous events going on to hype the official consumer arrival of Windows Vista tonight at midnight. One of the more interesting events is at selected locations of Circuit City. They have a lot going on tonight, including appearances by NFL football players, free [...]
29 Jan
Posted by Geoff as SEO, search engine marketing, search engine optimization
Great article from Shari about search engine optimization strategies. Business owners should pay attention to this when they “shop” for SEO firms promising fast results through natural search.
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Short- vs. Long-Term SEO
By Shari Thurow
January 29, 2007
Web site owners will encounter a wide variety of SEO (define) strategies among SEO/SEM (define) firms throughout the world. Some of [...]
26 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Internet access, municipal wi-fi, municipal wifi, wi-fi, wifi
MuniWireless.com reports that a request for proposal has been issued by Suffolk and Nassau counties in New York state to cover all of Long Island’s 750 square miles with wireless broadband. The counties want a private partner or consortium to build and run the network for the potential 2.7 million customers there. The counties may [...]
26 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office File Format Converter, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Open Office
You will need the Microsoft Office File Format Converter if you are using Office 2003 (most of us) and someone sends you an Office file (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) created in Office 2007 (which is now being sold).
Most companies and individuals are still using Office 2003 but it will be useful to have this converter, since [...]
25 Jan
Posted by Geoff as cell phone music, cell phones, music on cell phones, musical phones
According to recently published research from Telephia, there are now 23.5 million mobile subscribers in the U.S. who have phones with integrated music players. The number of consumers with music-enabled phones is up five times from the same period in 2005 and nearly 20 percent of the new phones purchased in Q3 2006 were music [...]
24 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Instant messaging, Internet video, web conference, webcam
Just discovered Sightspeed a couple of days ago in my quest to find a decent application for live video to use from my new webcam. Tried it out with my brother last night. He is in NY and I am in FL. It works great! Highly recommended. I can see many useful business uses for [...]