9 hours ago

ProBlogger Blog Tips Speech recognition technology has come a long way in the last few years – in this in depth, informative and inspiring video which Jon Morrow (Associate Editor of Copyblogger and Co-founder of Partnering Profits) shares his first hand insights into speech recognition for bloggers. Jon does all of his blogging via speech reco (Read More)

1 day ago

White House News “Today we passed another critical milestone in the health reform effort with the release of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. I was particularly pleased to see that the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the bill will reduce the deficit by $127 billion over the next ten years and as much as $650 bi (Read More)

1 day ago

ACLU online newsroom AUSTIN, TX– The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today rejected the appeal of an innocent man represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Texas Innocence Network (TIN) who has been incarcerated on Texas's death row for more than 28 years.  Max Soffar, whose mental illness left him particularly vulnerable to giv (Read More)

3 days ago

David Risley The question had to be asked. In fact, a few of us were even discussing this very question when I was in Vegas for BlogWorld Expo. Most bloggers wonder how to make money with a blog. The default answer seems to be to write a lot, build traffic, then sell ads. That blogger thinks he’s building his “business” by writing even (Read More)

3 days ago

Robert's talk One of the most common problem on the web is slow web sites, wasting he time of end users. Now, perhaps, Mozilla has come up with a solution for this, which will be applicable for all web browser vendors.BackgroundOne of the main problems slowing web sites down is the number of HTTP requests, i.e. the number of times a sepa (Read More)

4 days ago

Copyblogger Before you get too impressed, hear this: I did it all in self-defense.Let me give you some quick background.I have extreme Tourette’s Syndrome, as Sonia noticed recently. Tourette’s makes people move or vocalize involuntarily and occasionally results in unspeakable awesomeness. My motor tics range from eye blinking to pun (Read More)

4 days ago

Submitted by Obannonsleap from Google Reader: I was asked:“What is your opinion on using Google Content Network, and what would you consider as “good results” (when it comes to CTR and conversion rate)? Did you have any success with the Content Network?”Google Content Network is an advertising platform that allows you to use banner ads and text link ads on websites tha (Read More)

7 days ago

Online Marketing Blog Online retail websites face a unique set of obstacles when it comes to improving sales through better search engine visibility.  Repetitive product descriptions, a lack of content and frequent churn of products can all be hurdles to overcome. But with these specific tips for retail search engine optimization, online retaile (Read More)

Nov 07, 2009

Submitted by Obannonsleap from Google Reader: In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze a new breed of content site that is rapidly gaining momentum, look into recent statistics showing that Gen Y is using Twitter more, compare five recommendation services for iPhone apps, review the new-look MSN, and mor (Read More)

Nov 11, 2009

Submitted by Obannonsleap from Google Reader: Long time readers of this blog (and I think there are a few of you) may recall the blog post I wrote early this year in which I listed some pros and cons of Big City vs. Small Town blogging. Sound familiar?Well, just last week, Mark Coddington posted his thoughts on that same issue — is it easier to be a local blogger in a (Read More)

Nov 11, 2009

Design Float / Popular Entries One of the things that many bloggers shy away from is giving their users an ability to contact the author. The reason why contact pages are important is because users can be very helpful in terms of getting feedback, new ideas, and suggestions. Also contact forms provide a way for your potential advertisers and clients to r (Read More)

Nov 10, 2009

Submitted by Obannonsleap from Google Reader: Some staggering statistics has been published by the Nielsen Co.’s online division — six out of ten online consumers arrive at e-retailers’ websites through direct type-ins of the retailer’s URL into the address bar of their browser (Google’s URL Suggests were probably included here as well).AdAge wrote:Less than 10% of on (Read More)

Nov 09, 2009

Submitted by Obannonsleap from Google Reader: Student tax needed to complete Pittsburgh recovery, mayor saysPittsburgh Post GazetteCalling it "The Fair Share Tax," Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today said that if Pittsburgh City Council agrees to ...Pittsburgh mayor wants tuition tax in 2010 budgetPhiladelphia InquirerMayor's Budget Proposes Tax For 'Privilege' Of G (Read More)

Nov 09, 2009

Submitted by Obannonsleap from Google Reader: Hi Mayor,In the budget address you said you'd want to hear from people with solutions and you'd work with them. Well, I've got it solved for you.The land value tax is much more fair than the tax on the college students.We need to start by selling parking garages, not leasing them. You want a one time fix. So a lease is not (Read More)

Nov 09, 2009

Submitted by Obannonsleap from Google Reader: "For months (years?) Rupert Murdoch has been waving his jowls around and shouting that Google is stealing from him by not paying to index his material. And all along, we've been saying, "Pffft, right. If you don't like it, just add a robots.txt file that tells Google not to index you. Until you do, stop whining and put it b (Read More)

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