Marketing Tools: Review: WebPosition 4
From: www.wilsonweb.com

"WebPostion 4 includes reports that are much more graphically oriented, and worth the price of the upgrade. The new version also adds more search engines it can track. WebPosition's reintroduction of Link Popularity, however, is too meager to be of much use in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Date: Sep 14, 2005, 10:55 PST"

Site Design: Site Search Software
From: www.wilsonweb.com

"This article discusses three approaches to site search engines that help visitors find information on your site: (1) external spiders, (2) server-based programs, and (3) sophisticated programs that handle concepts, semantic indexing, synonyms, misspellings, etc. Date: Sep 7, 2005, 16:39 PST"

E-Commerce: Product Photography
From: www.wilsonweb.com

"Discusses various ways to get high quality product photos for online sales -- from local photographers or do-it-yourself approaches with a digital camera and know-how. Date: Sep 7, 2005, 11:40 PST"

E-Commerce: Digital Book Resale Rights
From: www.wilsonweb.com

" Date: Aug 31, 2005, 16:38 PST"

E-Mail Marketing: Where Blogs and E-Zines Overlap
From: www.wilsonweb.com

" Date: Aug 31, 2005, 14:43 PST"


New IIS Adopts Apache-Style Modularity
From: www.webpronews.com

"Microsoft has made IIS 7 much more like its popular, and some have said superior, open source competitor."

Building Blogs To Build Buyers
From: www.webpronews.com

"The latest fad in Internet publishing extends a simple concept and has helped some sites gain customers."

Microsoft Pumps Up Atlas At PDC
From: www.webpronews.com

"At its Los Angeles conference, Microsoft talked more about its Atlas Web development technologies."

A Few Days Left For Free NYT
From: www.webpronews.com

"The honeymoon's over, the free lunch is now an empty plate, and the online version of the New York Times will cost you $49.95 as of Monday."

Amazon: Change Is Good
From: www.webpronews.com

"Did you know that American's have an estimated $10.5 billion in coins just camping out in their couch cushions with remote controls, potato chip crums, lint, and missing socks? Amazon.com does and has put in its two cents with Coinstar Inc."


IBM Gives Back to the Kids
From: www.wired.com

"IBM will financially support employees who leave the company to teach. Also: The trend toward smaller, more efficient technology slows down…. Japan's electronics industry comes to a crossroads.… and more."

Decision Deferred on Porn Domain
From: www.wired.com

"Catalan speakers receive their own domain name, but porn aficionados still have no idea when, or if, they'll get theirs."

Nokia Pierces Blackberry Brambles
From: www.wired.com

"Nokia offers new mobile e-mail alternative. Also: Xbox 360 available by Thanksgiving…. Volkswagen to incorporate USB inputs in upcoming vehicles.… and more."

Microsoft Goes Soft on Google
From: www.wired.com

"Satisfied with court restrictions placed on a company-jumping exec, the software giant gets ready to make legal peace. Also: New, simplified Office will adapt to users' needs.... Bang & Olufsen preps up-market cell phone.... and more."

Micro Game Boy, Macro Sales
From: www.wired.com

"Nintendo's new palm-size console is on track to gain larger market share. Also: Nokia plans to bring mobile e-mail to the corporate proletariat.... Wallet phones catch on in Japan and South Korea.... and more."


Microformats?
From: www.webword.com

" Have I been in a cave? What is this microformat business? What do you know about it? Do we care about it in terms of usability? Man, I am getting behind in the blogosphere, memeverse, and the 7th dimension. "

50 Strategies For Making Yourself Work
From: www.webword.com

" “Work avoidance is one of the major paradoxes of the writing profession. Generally, writers want to write (or want to have written), but all too often we find ourselves doing anything else but. We’ll mow lawns, do the dishes, polish silverware–anything to keep from facing the blank page. At the same time we know we [...]"

Does Dollar Cost Averaging Work?
From: www.webword.com

" “Periodic investment of a fixed dollar amount, as in a particular stock or fund or in the market as a whole, on the belief that the average value of the investment will rise over time and that it is not possible to foresee the intermediate highs and lows.” (reference) However, the question becomes, should you invest [...]"

90% of S&P Global 100 Companies Fail Annual Report Usability Standards
From: www.webword.com

" “Online usability of financial disclosures is essential for investors to easily stay informed about their investments in public company securities, particularly as companies begin to replace printed reports with Web versions. Yet the vast majority of these mega-cap companies are failing to meet an acceptable usability standard.” Read the article… "

The ROI of Usability Analysis
From: www.webword.com

" ClickZ — “According to Mike Sidders, director of e-commerce at Fingerhut, the site assessment and redesign have already proved their worth: Overall site conversion and sales are up. Catalog Quick Order is substantially improved. Abandoned shopping cart items are down. And average order is up.” I honestly don’t understand the title of this article. Basically [...]"


This Is Your Blog
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"As you can tell, I haven't been posting to this blog very much. I've been too busy running my own Internet businesses, but also, it's hard to just write for the sake of writing. Especially when I really don't know..."

'Uh Oh' Here It Comes Again!
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"Another Internet Marketing shockwave will hit in the next few days... ...Are You Ready For It?..."

Thank You, Microsoft
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"I recently reported that Yahoo was in the process of launching its own AdSense type program (which is great news for web publishers). Well, it appears as if Microsoft won't be far behind... There's no news yet about Microsoft creating..."

More Yahoo 'AdSense Clone' News
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"News.com recently reported more information about Yahoo entering Google's AdSense territory. Check out the story here. Yahoo is already building an opt-in notification list for publishers that are interested in their "upcoming programs." Get on the list NOW to be..."

Good News For Us!
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"Well, it appears as if my speculation is finally coming true... Over a year ago, I predicted that Yahoo would follow Google's AdSense lead and release a similar program of their own. They'd have to in order to keep up..."