New Google Apps Feature Breaks Microsoft Outlook

Suppose, for Father's Day, you got dear old Dad some new power tools, and he then had trouble adjusting to them.  One way of speeding up the acclimation process could involve trashing the old ones, right?  Now, Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook seems to have created a similar situation. 

TweetDeck Desktop Quietly Relaunches

During the madness of last nights TweetDeck iPhone app release, TweetDeck quietly released a new version of their popular desktop app. Oh, and the new release has loads of new features. Manage multiple Twitter with TweetDeck. Manage all your Twitter accounts from TweetDeck without switching between them.

North Carolina Following New York’s Lead With Affiliate Taxes

It appears that North Carolina is about to follow New York’s lead and implement a tax collection scheme that will see Amazon.com shut down its Associates affiliate program in the state. Today, all Amazon Associates in NC received this gloomy email from the online retailer:

Online Reputation Management in the Future

There is no question that people are putting a lot more of themselves out there online these days with the rise of social media. At this point, it seems that generations will be born into this lifestyle. Who knows what other tools/services will be popular in the future?

eCommerce Concerns Regarding Blended Search

The SEO industry has only seen one constant -- change. The well known proverb, "change is the only constant" should be stenciled somewhere near all our desks. Sometimes the change is wanted, and sometimes not. A specific aspect of SEO that has seen a lot of change is blended search. Jill Kocher of Practical-eCommerce wrote about her concern regarding blended search and e-commerce...