E-Commerce Is A Charging Bull
Bull or bear, e-commerce is on the up and up and up. From just the ad spending to the total spend, money spent online is growing exponentially as broadband access becomes cheaper and more available.
Does Changing a Site’s Name Affect Rankings?
Dear Kalena…
I am thinking of changing the name of my internet business site so as to direct more traffic because the current name, while nice, doesn’t really spell out what we do. It is now Gilt-Edge Luxury Tours and Travel and I would like to change it to DC Luxury Tours. However, we have had this site for 10 years and it well indexed by the search engines. Does changing the name (but not the url which would stay the same) have any impact on the search engines? Or would I have to start all over from scratch if I changed the name?
uTube Makes Lemonade Out Of YouTube
Ralph Girkins was literally minding his own business, selling tube and pipe machinery, when it happened – wayward traffic intended for YouTube began to crash his site, uTube. Mr. Girkins wasn’t happy – after all, those “Evolution of Dance” fans weren’t going to buy any rollformers – but he’s since salvaged the situation.
Better B2B Landing Pages
If want to make Google richer without making any money yourself, then stop reading. You don’t need to worry about conversion rates or landing pages. But if you want to grow your own revenue using search engine marketing, then you must pay attention to converting your clicks into leads.
Blinkx Expects To See $50 Million
It seems like only yesterday that we first heard Blinkx would go public. It was actually around 20 days ago, but still, the video search engine has now, in the figurative blink of an eye, announced that it expects the financial maneuver to bring in 25 million pounds.
Broadband Users Spend Spare Time Online
Broadband users spend close to half of their spare time online during a normal weekday according to Media-Screen’s "Netpop|Play" report.
The study found that the average broadband user spent an hour and 40 minutes of their weekday spare time online. More than half of that time online was focused on entertainment and communication.
The study also revealed a range of users spare time activities and found that email and personal Web surfing were more popular than TV viewing.
Top 10 Free SEO tools
Have you ever wondered which are the best free SEO tools available on the Internet? Well here is my top ten list, so listen closely.
Roommate.com Case To Drop Lawsuit Cluster Bomb
A Fair Housing dispute could have windfall consequences when it comes to online services. Though the Fair Housing Council’s courtroom victory is technical and largely semantic, the ruling, as it stands, finds that Roommate.com is liable for third-party information.
Yahoo Maps Gets Upgraded
Ah . . . the wonderful world of maps. Only Yahoo’s making it more of “a world” (as opposed to just “an America”), and is also making some other improvements – 34 European countries, a pinch of accuracy, and a dash of speed have been added to Yahoo Maps.
Second Life on XBox Live?
During a recent Halo 3 event, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Game Studios – Shane Kim revealed that he has spent some time with the Linden Lab guys (developers of Second Life).