2004’s Most Popular Blog Topics
Lycos announced the following information from Tripod and Angelfire on Lycos. Tripod and Angelfire make up one of the largest communities on the Internet.
Dell to Build Facility on Winston-Salem Site
Dell announced plans to build its North Carolina manufacturing facility on a 189-acre Winston-Salem site in the Piedmont Triad, pending completion of final due diligence.
Verizon Invests $600,000 for Delaware
Verizon Delaware customers will soon have improved communications as the result of a more than $600,000 investment the company is making in two of its call-switching centers.
How to Create a Multi-Functional Newsletter to Promote Your Freelance Business and Secure More Work
A marketing strategy is worthless if all it does is promote your freelance business and plea to prospects to hire you. Such is the case with many print and e-mail business newsletters. Few freelancers understand how to use a business newsletter to secure clients in the long term. Instead they use their newsletters to pitch their freelance services and advertise their qualifications. This method does not work effectively. It’s why freelancers don’t bother publishing a second issue – because prospects tossed out or deleted their first issue.
eBay’s Statement About Avnish Bajaj
Baazee.com, eBay’s wholly owned subsidiary in India, is an online marketplace which brings buyers and sellers together.
Sun’s Partner Program Revenue Increase
Sun Microsystems announced that in fiscal year 2004, investments in the iForce Partner Program resulted in a year-over-year revenue percentage increase generated through its U.S. partner and reseller channels.
Website Usability Lessons Still To Learn
Via Boing Boing, I came across an interesting report on how people react to advertising when visiting websites. No prizes for guessing the most hated advertising technique – pop-up ads.
2004 – A Year of Search in Review
The past year will be remembered as the most interesting year in the history of search, that is until this time next year. 2004 witnessed the end of the search engine cold-war and the beginning of what is likely to be an intense rivalry between Google and MSN. It also showed a clear demarcation between who’s hot and who’s not in the business of search.
7 Ways to Get Measurable ROI from Your Website
The Web has begun to mature. As this happens, managers are realizing that running a quality website is a very expensive business.
How to Start Writing Policies and Procedures
Any old policy and procedure format saves time by not having to start from scratch, right? Well, not necessarily.