Archive for September, 2007
The Co-operative Bank’s Focus on Ethics
Here is an interesting twist — a Bank whose marketing value proposition is “ethics.” The bank is called The Co-operative Bank.They have features including a card that offers 0% on purchases and balance transfers for six months. Another option is a card that earns money for your chosen organization as you make charges to your […]
Microsoft Launches New Live Search
A new Microsoft’s Live Search has just launched:
The latest iteration of Microsoft’s Live Search, which was first “leaked” last week, is now live and in the wild. According to the Live Search team, the improvements cover four major areas: an expanded index (reports say Live now searches 20 billion pages), faster load times, a new […]
Ipipi Text Message Service
Ipipi is a web based service that allows you to send sms text messages to anybody with a cell phone.
What makes Ipipi different is it allows you to send and receive SMS from a computer OR from any mobile phone. With over 6 years in business, 400,000 users and serving Global 1000 corporate clients it […]
Google, Transparent Links, and Hit Counter Spam
What a tangled web we weave when ones intent is to deceive. This was a great example of how ’spammy’ sites can game Google and rank well for a season. Historically, their ranking is short lived as Google will change their algorithm or ban the spammy site.
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Google Loves Transparent Links & Hit Counter […]
Use Taskbin.com For Group Tasks Without Deadlines
This new Web 2.0 app shows promise. Taskbin is a collaboration tool that allows you to share and manage to-do lists among groups. You can flag tasks in order of urgency to prioritize and write notes for yourself or share them with group members.
Unlike other project management tools, TaskBin doesn’t force you to enter deadlines. […]
AdmissionsEssays.com
I have a few friends who recently entered MBA programs. Personal essays that most college or graduate applicants must fill out can be a challenge for many people — you want to look your best on your application of course. A service called AdmissionsEssays provides an profession essay and personal statement development service on the […]
CouponChief.com for Computer Deals and Specials
Looking for a great deal on computers or electronics? Rather than scan your local paper weekly for special deals and coupons, you can use the CouponChief.com service. They list coupons and other special deals from many vendors, including Best Buy, Dell, and HP.
A glance at their site listed specials such as “$200 Off” and “15% […]
SEOyak.com For SEO Social News
Ran across this site — SEOyak.com. It’s sort of a Digg for SEO topics.
Read more about SEOyak.com - Social SEO News
Web Usability at Convertup.com
Came across this very nicely done site: Convertup.com. The founder of this site (make sure to subscribe to his ConvertUp web usability blog — the articles are great) has numerous tips about web usability testing. ConvertUp publishes articles and offers services to help people increase their site’s conversion rate by offering a usability testing […]
Google retains lead in U.S. search market
The search giant’s market share among home, work and university Internet users climbed from 42.7 percent to 43.1 percent from March to April of this year–up from 36.5 percent in April 2005, ComScore said Monday.
In second place, Yahoo saw its market share hold steady at 28 percent between March and April, a decrease of 2.7 […]
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