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Peering into MySpace’s collective consciousness with real-time search – VentureBeat

Peering into MySpace's collective consciousness with real-time search
VentureBeat
She controversially argued that “white flight” was playing out on the Internet, with MySpace becoming a digital ghetto as wealthier, more educated users
Why Twitter Will EndureNew York Times


How Twitter changed our lives in 2009CTV.ca
Five social media tips to connect small businessesInside Tucson Business
Daily Finance -The State Journal-Register -CoolTechZone.com (blog)
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The Best Tech-Nostalgia Stories of 2009 (PC World)

PC World – Remember, back in the day, when cell phones had the same dimensions as bricks, laptops were unheard of, and Windows 95 introduced that newfangled Start menu? Back when parents got mad at their teenagers for tying up the phone line (”landlines,” I believe they were called), people bought music on CDs, and “Google” was a misspelling of 10 to the power of 100? Ah, yes, the good ol’ days.

Big box retailers get most web traffic from natural search, study finds (InternetRetailer.com)

Big box retailers’ web sites drove more than a billion search visits from July 2008 to July 2009, collectively spending about $678,000 per day on more than 1.2 million paid keywords, according to “The Big Box Retail Industry,” a new report from search engine optimization technology vendor Conductor that analyzed the search traffic of the top ten big box retailers in the third quarter.

AT&T is latest to end Tiger Woods sponsorship (AP)

FILE - In this July 4,2007, file photo, Tiger Woods tees off on the first tee during the AT&T Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. AT&T Inc. said Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world's top golfer, who's taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)AP – AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world’s top golfer, who’s taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity.


New Ill. laws limit texting, expand records access (AP)

AP – Most drivers have their own name for those texters in traffic who seem more interested in their cell phones than their cars — jerk and idiot, to name a couple. Come Friday the state of Illinois will have one, too: outlaw.

Questions and answers about full-body scanners (AP)

This March 10, 2009 photo shows Transportation Security Administration program analyst and instructor Sherrie Soto, left, from Washington, D.C., standing in the 'millimeter wave' unit as TSA security officers learn how to instruct airline passengers through the screening process at Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City. High-tech security scanners that might have prevented the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports around the world, in large part because of privacy concerns over the machines' capability to see through clothing. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Leah Hogsten)AP – Travelers still getting used to removing their shoes in public and pouring shampoo into tiny bottles may soon have to adjust to something new in the airport security line — giant machines that that scan their bodies for anything a terrorist might use to cause harm during a flight.


Airline attack could lead to more scanners (AP)

A computer monitor displays a full-body scan during a demonstration of passenger screening technology by the Transportation Security Administration, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at the TSA Systems Integration Facility in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP – The Christmas Day attack on a jetliner over Detroit, combined with technological improvements to protect people’s sense of modesty, could lead to dramatically wider use of full-body scanners that can see through travelers’ clothing.


Search Engine Optimization – Strategies To Boost Your Online Ranking (Turks.US)

Search Engine Optimization can help boost your online ranking to achieve popularity in the World Wide Web. Quite a lot of tips and resources are available online but implementing them might be too much for a novice to handle.

The Use Of Social Networks Can Boost Search Engine Rankings For Small Businesses (OfficialWire)

According to Peter Crisafi, Vice President of dzine it, Inc., ( www.dzineit.net ) a New York search engine optimization (SEO) and web development firm offering organic web marketing classes through its popular ExpressoSEO ( www.expressoseo.com ) program, understanding social networking is essential to properly marketing a website.

Reform Compiling A Search Engine Marketing Survey for Businesses, Brands & Marketers Going Into 2010 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Reform Releases A Search Engine Marketing Survey for Businesses, Brands & Marketers, Looking To See Wat Trends Await in Search Engine Marketing For 2010

4 Search Engine Optimization Techniques For Beginners (Turks.US)

There’s more to Search Engine Optimization than keywords and links. As that old adage goes — it’s not the tool that makes it successful, but depends on how you use it.