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<title>A+ Computer Professionals / Upcoming News</title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org</link>
<description>A+ Computer Professionals, Technology and Webmaster Designs  votes</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:16:54 UTC</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sony NP-BG1 Camera Battery]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/sony-np-bg1-camera-battery/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/sony-np-bg1-camera-battery/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:16:54 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>joshimate</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/sony-np-bg1-camera-battery/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cheap Sony NP-BG1 Battery UK |Replacement For Sony NP-BG1 Digital Camera Battery3,Replacement For Sony NP-BG1 Digital Camera Batteries<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why You Need a a4NoIndex, NoFollowa4 Sign in Your Front Yard]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/why-you-need-a-ldquonoindex-nofollowrdquo-sign-in-your-front-yard/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/why-you-need-a-ldquonoindex-nofollowrdquo-sign-in-your-front-yard/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/why-you-need-a-ldquonoindex-nofollowrdquo-sign-in-your-front-yard/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A California resident is suing Google for trespassing. Apparently Google&amp;#8217;s Street View driver ignored a &amp;#34;No Trespassing&amp;#34; sign, drove down a private road, and snapped photos of the resident&amp;#8217;s house.The resident decided that simply submitting a removal request was too easy&amp;#8211;and lacked any kind of chance for a settlement from Google&amp;#8211;so the case is now [...]<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pilgrima4s Picks for August 25]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-25/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-25/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-25/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#8217;s only one thing on my mind: Football!Yep, the college football season gets underway this week and I&amp;#8217;m hoping NCSU can pull off an upset down at South Carolina on Thursday.I need a distraction-to keep my mind off football&amp;#8211;and these Picks will do nicely!AdAge reports on rumors that Microsoft and WPP might do a deal [...]<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NBC Gets a Bronze for Online Video Advertising During Olympics]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/nbc-gets-a-bronze-for-online-video-advertising-during-olympics/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/nbc-gets-a-bronze-for-online-video-advertising-during-olympics/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/nbc-gets-a-bronze-for-online-video-advertising-during-olympics/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Olympics is over and US advertisers should be pleased with the results. Not only did we take home a lot of gold from athletes, this Olympics brought record web site traffic - and an experiment in online video advertising. The two weeks long Olympics was a test in how video advertising would play out.According [...]<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pilgrima4s Picks for August 26 - Who Stole the News Edition?]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-26-who-stole-the-news-edition/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-26-who-stole-the-news-edition/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-26-who-stole-the-news-edition/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you&amp;#8217;re following me on Twitter, you&amp;#8217;d have read my reaction to news that Google Suggest had finally made its way to Google&amp;#8217;s homepage search box.Turns out, that&amp;#8217;s probably the biggest news of the day. Today really is a slow news day. I&amp;#8217;ll keep digging for something worthy of your brilliant mind, but in the [...]<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Win Copies of Bryan Eisenberga4s New Book a4Always Be Testinga4]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/win-copies-of-bryan-eisenbergrsquos-new-book-ldquoalways-be-testingrdquo/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/win-copies-of-bryan-eisenbergrsquos-new-book-ldquoalways-be-testingrdquo/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/win-copies-of-bryan-eisenbergrsquos-new-book-ldquoalways-be-testingrdquo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Usability guru and best-selling author Bryan Eisenberg is back with another great book. Always Be Testing: The Complete Guide to Google Website Optimizer sees Eisenberg team up with John Quarto-vonTivadar, and Lisa T. Davis to deliver the definitive guide to Google&amp;#8217;s web page multivariate testing tool.I&amp;#8217;ve just finished reading Always Be Testing which finally opened [...]<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Manage an Online Reputation Crisis in 7 Steps]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/manage-an-online-reputation-crisis-in-7-steps/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/manage-an-online-reputation-crisis-in-7-steps/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/manage-an-online-reputation-crisis-in-7-steps/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In case you&amp;#8217;ve not yet bought a copy of Radically Transparent, or perhaps you just need a reputation management refresher, you can check out an interview I did recently with MarketingSherpa.Consider it a mini-guide to managing an online reputation crisis. In it, I discuss the following seven steps in detail:Tip #1: Perform an honest self-analysisTip [...]<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Googlea4s Experiments to Mess With Your Mind]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/googlersquos-experiments-to-mess-with-your-mind/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/googlersquos-experiments-to-mess-with-your-mind/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/googlersquos-experiments-to-mess-with-your-mind/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we talked about the importance of A/B and multivariate testing. Google offers Website Optimizer (for free) and now we learn just how much the search engine eats its own dog food.Here&amp;#8217;s an A/B experiment that Google has conducted. See if you can spot the difference.Page 1:Page 2:Yeah, I didn&amp;#8217;t spot it either, but apparently [...]<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The UKa4s Advertising Standards Authority Needs a Chill Pill]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/the-ukrsquos-advertising-standards-authority-needs-a-chill-pill/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/the-ukrsquos-advertising-standards-authority-needs-a-chill-pill/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/the-ukrsquos-advertising-standards-authority-needs-a-chill-pill/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Don&amp;#8217;t mess with the UK&amp;#8217;s Advertising Standards Authority! Pedantic is its middle name and it&amp;#8217;s well versed in the ancient art of filament-slicing.According to the Guardian, it took just two complaints about an Apple iPhone TV advertisement (watch it here) for the watchdog to take action and ban the ad.The Advertising Standards Authority received two [...]<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pilgrima4s Picks for August 27 - Magnetic Cows Edition]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-27-magnetic-cows-edition/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-27-magnetic-cows-edition/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-27-magnetic-cows-edition/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today&amp;#8217;s Picks are just too good, so let&amp;#8217;s jump right in.Researchers used Google Earth to study the alignment of 8510 cows around the world and discovered they tend to align themselves with Earth&amp;#8217;s north-south magnetic fields. Sounds udderly ridiculous to me!  Maybe a better use of Google Earth from Olympic gold medallist Kristin Armstrong. [...]<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blogging the Democratic Convention from the Big Tent]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/blogging-the-democratic-convention-from-the-big-tent/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/blogging-the-democratic-convention-from-the-big-tent/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:41 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/blogging-the-democratic-convention-from-the-big-tent/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today I wish I were a political blogger. I supposedly had a ticket to the Democratic Convention, which fell through. Then I had the misfortune (in this situation) to live in a state that didn&amp;#8217;t get a lot of tickets. Some lucky bloggers - one from each state - were also part of the State [...]<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Solicits Webmaster Help for Popular Picks Thread]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/google-solicits-webmaster-help-for-popular-picks-thread/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/google-solicits-webmaster-help-for-popular-picks-thread/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:39 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seoRoundtable</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/google-solicits-webmaster-help-for-popular-picks-thread/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, we reported on Google Popular Picks -- topics that webmasters are interested in but may not have an &quot;official&quot; voice from the Google Webmaster Team (yet!).  In a Google Groups thread, the Google team asks webmasters again what they want Google to answer questions for. The rules are simple: have a topic in mind that will benefit webmasters everywhere, don't focus on any specific website issue, and avoid in-depth discussions.So far, people are asking questions relating to Google<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft adCenter Updates Keyword Research Tools]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/microsoft-adcenter-updates-keyword-research-tools/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/microsoft-adcenter-updates-keyword-research-tools/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:39 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seoRoundtable</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/microsoft-adcenter-updates-keyword-research-tools/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On the Microsoft adCenter blog, we're informed that there is a brand new &quot;keyword research tool to help you more efficiently find keywords and plan campaigns in adCenter.&quot;The tool will provide suggested keywords, the ability to add keywords to an ad group, and also provides &quot;audience insights&quot; which are demographic tools.  All of these additions sound great, but the demographic information should be especially useful!Forum discussion continues at WebmasterWorld.        <br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Daily Search Forum Recap: August 27, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/daily-search-forum-recap-august-27-2008/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/daily-search-forum-recap-august-27-2008/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:39 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seoRoundtable</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/daily-search-forum-recap-august-27-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.        <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Searches for Hybrids Up 43% from March to July 2008]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/searches-for-hybrids-up-43-from-march-to-july-2008/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/searches-for-hybrids-up-43-from-march-to-july-2008/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:38 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SEWblog</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/searches-for-hybrids-up-43-from-march-to-july-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Recently, CarMax released a new search feature allowing car buyers to search for vehicles by Miles Per Gallon (MPG). Now, they're releasing data shedding light on that decision.From the period beginning March 2008 and ending in July, searches for hybrid vehicles increased by 43%. The spike is, of course, driven by high gas prices during that time, and hybrids get great gas mileage.CarMax is also pointing out that cost alone isn't a reason to switch to hybrids. It can take years to make up for t<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google's Search Experiments are Sometimes Subtle]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/googles-search-experiments-are-sometimes-subtle/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/googles-search-experiments-are-sometimes-subtle/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:38 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SEWblog</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/googles-search-experiments-are-sometimes-subtle/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been around a friend who points out a flaw about themselves and you say, &quot;I would never have noticed that if you hadn't pointed it out?&quot;Google is doing the same thing sans flaws.On the Official Google Blog, Ben Gomes explains that sometimes Google's search experiments are very subtle. They'll test things like white space in the search results or how big the plus box should be next to a stock quote link.The differences among the options being tested are very difficult to detect wit<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Google Moving Towards Becoming a Social Search Engine]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/is-google-moving-towards-becoming-a-social-search-engine/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/is-google-moving-towards-becoming-a-social-search-engine/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:37 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SearchEngineJournal</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/is-google-moving-towards-becoming-a-social-search-engine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If the series of tests that Google engineers are doing on their search portal is any indication of what may soon become of the Google Search, then we might be looking at Social-powered Google search engine in the near future. According to Ben Gomes in a post at the Official Google Blog, they are conducting [...]<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Tools to Visualize Page Outlinking Tactics]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/5-tools-to-visualize-page-outlinking-tactics/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/5-tools-to-visualize-page-outlinking-tactics/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:37 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SearchEngineJournal</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/5-tools-to-visualize-page-outlinking-tactics/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I love playing with visualizing tools because they allow to see what you might have missed exploring a table or a graph. This time I have compiled the list of tools that show various outlinking tactics and characteristics.1. SearchStatus or SEOquake FireFox extensions both visualize on-page nofollow attribute usage by highlighting (or striking through) links [...]<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digital PR and SEO Series: Part 1]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/digital-pr-and-seo-series-part-1/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/digital-pr-and-seo-series-part-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:16:36 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OnlineMarketing</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/digital-pr-and-seo-series-part-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What exactly, does Web 2.0, social media and even SEO have to do with public relations?  Everything!You&amp;#8217;d be hard pressed to find any modern public relations agency practice that isn&amp;#8217;t researching or already implementing a digital PR strategy including search engine optimization, blogging/blogger relations and social media. The winds of change are here and [...]<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Next Stop for Newspapersa4a4Total Humiliation!]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/next-stop-for-newspapershelliphelliptotal-humiliation/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/next-stop-for-newspapershelliphelliptotal-humiliation/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/next-stop-for-newspapershelliphelliptotal-humiliation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As internet marketers we have a great  opportunity to gloat over the new depths that the newspaper industry  has fallen to. Advertising revenue is continuing a steady decline, there  are massive layoffs at many of the major newspapers and now many are  on the selling block. Only thing is there is [...]<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Friendster Focusing on Asia, Gets $20M, ex-Googler as CEO]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/friendster-focusing-on-asia-gets-20m-ex-googler-as-ceo/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/friendster-focusing-on-asia-gets-20m-ex-googler-as-ceo/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/friendster-focusing-on-asia-gets-20m-ex-googler-as-ceo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You may not remember Friendster. It was the leading social network, back when people didn&amp;#8217;t really use social networks. It made a few mistakes and let MySpace, Facebook, and just about everyone else, steal its lunch money.Well, while dead to US audiences, Friendster has maintained strong growth among Asian countries. The last time I read [...]<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Warning: Hackers Using Sexy Girls to Infect Twitter Users]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/warning-hackers-using-sexy-girls-to-infect-twitter-users/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/warning-hackers-using-sexy-girls-to-infect-twitter-users/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/warning-hackers-using-sexy-girls-to-infect-twitter-users/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some people get on my case because I don&amp;#8217;t follow everyone on Twitter, who follows me. Well, for one thing, I&amp;#8217;d never keep up with 3000+ Tweeple, but I also live by my mantra of building meaningful relationships with social media&amp;#8211;I don&amp;#8217;t care about any popularity contest.Well, there&amp;#8217;s another reason why you&amp;#8211;and I&amp;#8211;should think twice [...]<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pilgrima4s Picks for August 5 - Last Chance Edition]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-5-last-chance-edition/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-5-last-chance-edition/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-5-last-chance-edition/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today is you last chance to register for my Online Reputation Management Workshop taking place this Thursday.I hope you can join me, but if not, I hope you&amp;#8217;ll enjoy today&amp;#8217;s Picks.Google is being sued for patent infringement over the way it tracks Adsense clicks.Of the 3.9 billion searches conducted in the UK in June, Google [...]<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Can &amp; Will Shut Off Your Account Without Warning]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-can-will-shut-off-your-account-without-warning/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-can-will-shut-off-your-account-without-warning/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-can-will-shut-off-your-account-without-warning/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you&amp;#8217;re an avid Google user, you may wish to read this post sitting down. Chris Brogan documents the sorry tale of Nick Saber&amp;#8217;s complete and utter denial by Google. After returning from lunch, Saber was unable to access his Gmail, Google Talk, Google Docs, or Picasa&amp;#8211;and he was a paying Google customer!When he tried [...]<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Google Insights: Fact or Fiction? You Tell Me]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/new-google-insights-fact-or-fiction-you-tell-me/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/new-google-insights-fact-or-fiction-you-tell-me/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/new-google-insights-fact-or-fiction-you-tell-me/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google has announced the latest iteration in its quest to provide more analytics&amp;#8211;Google Insights. Building on the recent updates to Google Trends, Insights offers better filtering, related keywords, keywords with &amp;#8220;rising&amp;#8221; popularity, and a global heat map.It&amp;#8217;s a smorgasbord of data.Google claims Google Insights is&amp;#8230;&amp;#8220;&amp;#8230;a new product designed with the advertiser in mind. It provides [...]<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pilgrima4s Picks for August 6]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-6/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-6/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/pilgrimrsquos-picks-for-august-6/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The big news in Raleigh, NC? The daytime high for this weekend is expected to be 84F! Time to grab a scarf!Here are today&amp;#8217;s delectable Picks:Google Search Appliance gets bigger, better, stores 10M docs in a box.Google launches free music service in China - when does the US get this?Yahoo to update shareholder vote after [...]<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Sells off Search Marketing Division of DoubleClick]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-sells-off-search-marketing-division-of-doubleclick/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-sells-off-search-marketing-division-of-doubleclick/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-sells-off-search-marketing-division-of-doubleclick/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last March Google acquired DoubleClick and it&amp;#8217;s affiliate and search marketing arm Performics. That sent some chills up the spine of a lot of companies who saw it as a conflict of interest. Today it was announced that Google is selling a part of Performics, to Publicis Groupe, one of the top four global advertising [...]<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Trends Spin Off Google Insights for Search]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-trends-spin-off-google-insights-for-search/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-trends-spin-off-google-insights-for-search/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/google-trends-spin-off-google-insights-for-search/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google Insights for Search is like candy for Internet marketers fascinated with Google. It will surely lead to hours of searching and plotting. We are very interested in getting more information about how, why, and when people search the web. Google Trends was already useful but Google Insights gives much more information.If you run a [...]<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AdYouGoogleTubeWords]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/adyougoogletubewords/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/adyougoogletubewords/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:15 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/adyougoogletubewords/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[First let me tell you that I am not  a big online video viewer. When I allow myself to get sucked into the  world of YouTube I will look for things like obscure music video from  the way back machine. It's the stuff that could only rarely be seen  before the [...]<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Engine Strategies San Jose]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/search-engine-strategies-san-jose/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/search-engine-strategies-san-jose/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:15 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PronetAdvertising</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/search-engine-strategies-san-jose/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Is anyone attending Search Engine Strategies San Jose? If so, leave a comment and hopefully I will see you there.If you aren't, it isn't too late to register. Click here to register. <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Reasons To Attend Think Tank 2008]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/5-reasons-to-attend-think-tank-2008/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/5-reasons-to-attend-think-tank-2008/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:14 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PronetAdvertising</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/5-reasons-to-attend-think-tank-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From September 26 to the 28th, a new conference called Think Tank is taking place. If you haven't signed up yet, I highly recommend doing so for the following reasons:It's not a normal conference - Unlike most conferences, the Think Tank is totally different. It is a full 3 days of fun that take place outdoors in sunny San Diego. Now isn't that much better than being cooped up in a room for 8 hours a day?There are no speakers - This doesn't mean you aren't going to learn anything, you will prob<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Search Greatly Improves Webmaster Tools But Webmasters Don't Give a Hoot]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/live-search-greatly-improves-webmaster-tools-but-webmasters-dont-give-a-hoot/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/live-search-greatly-improves-webmaster-tools-but-webmasters-dont-give-a-hoot/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:14 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seoRoundtable</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/live-search-greatly-improves-webmaster-tools-but-webmasters-dont-give-a-hoot/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has spent a considerable amount of time and resources building out enhanced features to the Live Search Webmaster Tools.  They announced releasing the new features this week, but it has gone, pretty much, unnoticed in the SEO and webmaster community forums.  I won't go through all the features of the tool, Vanessa Fox has done that at Search Engine Land, but I will discuss the lack of discussion around this launch.There has been sufficient buzz about this tool in the past.  We heard p<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Exactly Happens During Google AdSense Maintenance?]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/what-exactly-happens-during-google-adsense-maintenance/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/what-exactly-happens-during-google-adsense-maintenance/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:13 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seoRoundtable</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/what-exactly-happens-during-google-adsense-maintenance/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, AdSenseAdvisor posted on WebmasterWorld that there would be an outage for Google AdSense tomorrow, August 9th, between 10AM and 2PM PDT.  Ad serving isn't affected but AdSense addicts won't be able to check their accounts.Usually, these announcement threads go unanswered.  This time, though, someone asked the details behind such a maintenance procedure.  At first, AdSenseAdvisor gave the generic answer: &quot;our engineers carry out all the tasks required to keep our systems running as th<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics &amp; The Search Engine Industry]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/the-beijing-2008-summer-olympics-the-search-engine-industry/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/the-beijing-2008-summer-olympics-the-search-engine-industry/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:13 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seoRoundtable</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/the-beijing-2008-summer-olympics-the-search-engine-industry/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China start officially today.  To celebrate the day, Google, Yahoo and Ask.com all have logos and themes up.  We also have our theme up, we hope you like it.Here is the Google Logo:Here is Yahoo's animated logo:<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is John McCain or Barack Obama Winning the YouTube Vote?]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/is-john-mccain-or-barack-obama-winning-the-youtube-vote/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/is-john-mccain-or-barack-obama-winning-the-youtube-vote/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:12 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SEWblog</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/is-john-mccain-or-barack-obama-winning-the-youtube-vote/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Rasmussen Reports said that the &quot;news you watch says a lot about how you'll vote.&quot;  According to the pollster, 87 percent of Fox News viewers say they are likely to vote for John McCain, while 65 percent of those who watch CNN and 63 percent of those who watch MSNBC plan to support Barack Obama in November.Those who read a print newspaper during the week were fairly evenly divided between the two candidates, but among those who read the same papers online, Obama had the edge.  On the<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[blinkx Seeks to Acquire MIVA for $1.20 Per Share]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/blinkx-seeks-to-acquire-miva-for-1-20-per-share/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/blinkx-seeks-to-acquire-miva-for-1-20-per-share/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:12 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SEWblog</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/blinkx-seeks-to-acquire-miva-for-1-20-per-share/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Online video search engine blinkx has sent a letter to digital advertising company MIVA, seeking to acquire it for $1.20 per share. Yesterday's closing price for MIVA stock, which trades on the NASDAQ, was $0.78.MIVA has certainly had its share of trouble of recent years. The company has gone through reorganizations and a management shakeup in the hopes of stabilizing the business, which includes a pay-per-click offering.Here's the full text of the letter for your consumption.    August 8, 2008<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Compare Your Blog Power]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/how-to-compare-your-blog-power/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/how-to-compare-your-blog-power/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:10 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SearchEngineJournal</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/how-to-compare-your-blog-power/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Blogs are different from static sites: they are more complex living organisms - communities of people who share thoughts - in contrast to a static source of information. Therefore it actually isn&amp;#8217;t that easy to measure a blog&amp;#8217;s popularity and power. Plenty of factors may come into play:overall traffic;sites linking in;pages/ individual posts citing it;the [...]<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blinkx Moves To Acquire Miva Advertising]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/blinkx-moves-to-acquire-miva-advertising/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/blinkx-moves-to-acquire-miva-advertising/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:03:08 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SearchEngineJournal</dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/SEO/blinkx-moves-to-acquire-miva-advertising/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Blinkx, the video search engine and video search technology firm, is moving to acquire search advertising and contextual ad firm Miva, which has been hit hard on the stock market. Miva closed at $.78 a share yesterday, and according to Allen Stern at CenterNetworks, Blinkx is offering $1.20 a share in cash for Miva.Miva, which [...]<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimizing the Right Content for the Right Audience]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/optimizing-the-right-content-for-the-right-audience/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/optimizing-the-right-content-for-the-right-audience/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:02:48 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OnlineMarketing</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/optimizing-the-right-content-for-the-right-audience/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last week I posted about situations where search engine optimization isn&amp;#8217;t for sales and it sparked some interesting discussions. Most SEO efforts are directed towards lead generation and sales, but prospects and customers are not the only audiences for web content.Fundamentally, SEO is about making the search engines&amp;#8217; job of crawling, indexing and ranking content [...]<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Protect Your Reputation Via FriendFeed]]></title>
<link>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/protect-your-reputation-via-friendfeed/</link>
<comments>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/protect-your-reputation-via-friendfeed/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:40:45 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AndyBeal</dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://acomputerpro.org/OnlineMarketing/protect-your-reputation-via-friendfeed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I am a FriendFeed fan boy.That is saying a lot, because I am usually pretty critical of everything.The platform is easy to use, and makes the first real concentrated effort towards making a single platform for all social media.One of the main uses I see for FriendFeed is as a reputation monitoring and management tool.Here [...]<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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