Monthly Archives: September 2011

Retailers Find Consumers Using Tablets Are More Likely to Buy

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Retailers have found an interesting characteristic of consumers who browse their websites using tablets: They’re much more likely to pull the trigger on purchases than other online shoppers.That discovery is making retailers focus on tablets ahead of t… Continue reading →

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Microsoft Takes Down Kelihos Botnet

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Kelihos, also known by some as ‘Waledac 2.0’ given its suspected ties to the first botnet Microsoft took down, is not as massive as the Rustock spambot. However, this takedown represents a significant advance in Microsoft’s fight against botnets noneth… Continue reading →

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Microsoft Takes Down Kelihos Botnet

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Kelihos, also known by some as ‘Waledac 2.0’ given its suspected ties to the first botnet Microsoft took down, is not as massive as the Rustock spambot. However, this takedown represents a significant advance in Microsoft’s fight against botnets noneth… Continue reading →

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Conquer Link Directory Best Practices for SEO

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Posted by Cyrus ShepardGood news to all you link builders out there. SEOmoz just updated the PRO SEO Web Directory List. The long overdue update includes over 400 directories (up from 180) separated into three categories – Web, Local and Social. … Continue reading →

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Conquer Link Directory Best Practices for SEO

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Posted by Cyrus ShepardGood news to all you link builders out there. SEOmoz just updated the PRO SEO Web Directory List. The long overdue update includes over 400 directories (up from 180) separated into three categories – Web, Local and Social. … Continue reading →

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Google+ Reaches 50 Million Users

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Last Tuesday, the Google Blog announced that Google+, which had been “invitation only,” was changing to “open access.” According to data from Experian Hitwise, since Google+ made the service publically available, Google has seen a 1269% increase in traffic to the social networking site. In the week following its public launch, Google+ increased to 15 […]

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Facebook PAC: Which 2012 Candidate Will Facebook Like?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

On Monday, Facebook filed the necessary paperwork to form the political action committee FB PAC. With Facebook’s increasingly dominant web presence and ever-growing user base of over 800 million, the social network giant is seeking to increase its presence in Washington. A Facebook spokesman reported the following about the newly formed political entity: “FB PAC […]

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Google Birthday: Tech Giant Celebrates 13th Birthday

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Today, Google’s homepage is featuring a Google doodle with the Google letters celebrating Google’s thirteenth birthday. The doodle, which is not animated and has a simple design, continues the search giant’s low-key approach to birthdays. Although Larry and Sergey began working on the “BackRub” search engine in January of 1996 and registered the domain name […]

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Geocities Archive Data Turned Into a Stunning Digital City [VIDEO]

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin




Once upon a time, before Facebook and Twitter, there was a web service called Geocities.
Long a synonym for ugly websites with obnoxious ads, t… Continue reading →

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Facebook Cookies Tracking Your Moves Causing Anger

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Facebook’s cookies appear to be gathering more information about your web surfing than many would like. After much discussion, Facebook is moving to change the cookie status. Continue reading →

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