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Google Analytics: Benchmarking Analysis and Visitor Profiling Methods
Publish Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:10 -0400
Google Analytics is not only useful for tracking the unique visitors to a website you can also use it for setting goals and even tracking your most popular content. In fact one of the least common but more important uses of Google Analytics is visitor profiling and benchmarking analysis. This article will explain how and why to do this....
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AOL Search Deal May Include Multiple Partners
Publish Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:14 -0400
AOL s current deal with Google to provide search throughout its sites expires on December 19. Will the company continue to use Google That s not a foregone conclusion. In fact it s not even certain that AOL will use only one search provider going forward....
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Fight Negative Reviews with Positive Action
Publish Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:16 -0400
Social media comes in many shapes and sizes. Few worry small businesses more than sites like Yelp and Google Places where clients and customers can leave reviews and not all of them are glowing. Sooner or later you may find your own business receiving a review from a disgruntled customer who s not afraid to tell the world. Now what ...

Website Security Tips for SEO
Publish Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:12 -0400
A hacked website can seriously affect your search engine optimization efforts. This article will explain the three ways it can hurt you the major forms of attack what makes a site vulnerable to them and what you can do to protect your site from hackers....

Yahoo SEO Analysis in Comparison to Google Search Ranking Results
Publish Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:00:14 -0400
Yahoo s search engine market share as of 2 1 is second only to Google s it is 6.24 percent globally. Therefore if you want to increase your site s organic search engine traffic you might as well consider optimizing for Yahoo. This article will examine the Yahoo search engine s ranking behavior by comparing it to Google s using actual websites rankings keywords and common search engine ranking factors onsite and links ....

Modern-SEO-Checklist-2010
Search Engine Optimization requires the fine tuning of the site code along with a comprehensive linking architecture. Just as mechanics follow a checklist to keep track of what's been done and how to measure the effect each step might have on other factors, here is a suggested basic checklist of steps for optimizers to take sure nothing is left out that could contribute to better rankings and more relevant traffic.

Using-a-302-Redirect-in-Place-of-a-404-Error-is-a-Bad-Idea
If your site is currently treating unavailable pages (404 errors) like temporary redirects (302 redirects) you may not have any problems with the search engines but your site is losing out on some important advantages of a proper 404 error...

Are-we-Spinning-Ourselves-into-the-Dumpster
The internet is built on documents and the search engine is the machine that helps us find and categorize those documents. The SEs have defined a set of rules to help in this process. The internet is also all about visibility. Being on the first page and being first on the first page is the goal of every business, large and small. In the fight to get there, someone is always willing to twist, or break, the rules to their own advantage, usually at the expense of those who do not.

SEO-Tips-to-Give-Stuck-Pages-a-Push
Pages stuck in a rut? Can't get them to rank higher? Give these tips a shot and get those pages climbing higher!

SEO-Marketing-Social-Structure-and-Scalability
From the perspective of SEO, each domain requires a different type of tact, depending on where it is in the cycle of developing authority. However, SEO is only one channel or traffic source. To transcend, you need social appeal and scalability.

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In January 2006, Apple announced a new version of the iMac with an Intel Core Duo CPU. Having the Intel CPU means that every Mac model has the capability of running Windows, as well as the various flavors of Linux, from Red Hat to Ubuntu. Rather than running one OS or another, you can run one, two or three at a time, customizing your approach for your particular needs.

Links-Alone-are-Not-Enough
A few years ago link building was the rave of the day and probably the single most used and abused SEO strategy - people were swapping links, buying links, selling links, and breathing links. And for good reason - the majority of the search engines tended to award the websites that had most backlinks, no matter how these links were obtained.

The-Difference-Between-SEO-Web-2-0-and-Advertising
The line of moral turpitude is what precludes one webmaster from embellishing on another persons property for financial gain. There is a fine line between SEO, Parasite SEO, Advertising and Web 2.0 Marketing; they are all means to an end, but ultimately at what cost?

How-to-Increase-Traffic-to-your-Website
Many people think that having a good website is all you need to get tons of visitors. Wrong answer. Getting traffic to your site takes hard work and diligence and is not accomplished overnight.

6-Free-SEO-tools-to-Powercharge-Your-SEO-Campaign
Nowadays you can find a wide range of totally free SEO tools available on the web. And this overview of the most popular free SEO tools is going to help you pick up the ones that can make your website popularity soar.

Email Marketing Tricks: A Second Glance
Publish Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:09 -0400
Using email marketing as an avenue to grow your business Employ these tips to ensure success. This is the second part of a two-part series....
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Email Marketing Tips: An Avenue to Grow Your Business?
Publish Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:30:04 -0400
Email marketing is a great way to expand your business. Whether it be an online business or the more traditional brick-and-mortar variety using email marketing is a quick and cost effective way to stay in touch with your current customers and earn new ones. Not everybody is successful when it comes to marketing via email however. To help you along the way and ease your growing pains here are some tips that should lay a solid foundation for your campaigns....
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Creating an Estore From the Ground Up
Publish Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:00:13 -0400
Creating an estore is a great way to get your products online and up for sale. As a matter of fact it is pretty much the only way that you are going to get your products for sale online. Sure you could list them on someone else s estore collaboration site but then you are going to have to either give a cut of your sales to the company pay an annual fee or worse do both of these. Since we can assume that you are in business to make money for yourself and not your estore site company we are going to look at how you can create your own estore from the ground up....

Seven More SEO Myths That Can Hurt Your Site Rankings
Publish Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:07 -0400
If you were to open your favorite search engine and type in the words SEO advice you would get an insane number of results. It seems like just about everyone with access to an Internet connection is more than willing to give you their two cents about how you should conduct your SEO campaign. The question is are those two pennies made of gold or of brass ...

Understanding Your Analytics Results
Publish Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:00:10 -0400
Do you have analytics software but you aren t sure how to get the most out of it -- or even what some of the information even means Keep reading. This article will enlighten you so that you know what your software is talking about in plain English....

Don't Let Your Web Site Design Become a Nightmare
Publish Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:01:00 +0100
Avoid losing money, time, customers, and conversions. Why hiring a graphic designer or marketing firm to design your site is a rotten idea. ...

Hiring an In-House Link Marketer? 2 Essential Skills for the Job
Publish Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0100
When hiring a link marketer, ask these important questions during the hiring process to make sure they have the right stuff to help your company. ...

7 Golden Rules for Paid Search Copy
Publish Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:01:00 +0100
Using these seven tips will help get your PPC ads some real attention and get the right kind of clicks. ...

Defining Search Engine Optimization in 2010
Publish Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:01:00 +0100
Taking the time to identify your market and focusing on how to build relationships with those relevant sites will put you above SEOs who are still focusing on outdated tactics. ...

Localizing Websites: Why it Pays to Target Countries and Not Languages
Publish Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0100
For your foreign language sites to be effective, they absolutely have to be localized for individual countries. Here's why. ...

Playing Brand DE-FENSE With Search Reputation Management
Publish Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:01:00 +0100
Search reputation management isn't easy work. Here's how B2B brands and organizations can protect their first impressions in the SERPs. ...

12 Ways Your SEO Mileage May Vary
Publish Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0100
If you've spent time analyzing search results for a variety of queries, you've likely seen results you can't easily explain. Here's why this happens. ...

6 Key Metrics for a Social Media Measurement Dashboard
Publish Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:01:00 +0100
Creating your own social media dashboard gives you the ability to show the impact of your social media efforts, and it will put you in great position to bide time until a truly robust social media measurement tool is available. ...

Back to SEM Basics
Publish Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0100
Four areas where our industry is straying from the basic fundamentals of good search marketing, and how to correct the course. ...

Real-time Bidding: The SEM Perspective
Publish Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:01:00 +0100
Get ready people. Real-time bidding works a great deal better than old school display. ...

Claim Your SERP Real Estate With Google's Product Extension Ads
Publish Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0100
A quick guide on how advertisers can leverage Google's Product Extension feature within AdWords and display product images and details in line with your PPC ads. ...

Searching For the Perfect Purchase Process in Social Media, Real-Time Search
Publish Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:01:00 +0100
How to best use real-time search, social networks, and question-and-answer sites to improve the product purchase process. ...

After the Click: What Products Do Your Users Actually Buy?
Publish Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0100
Understanding user behavior, and having the most granular data available, can give you the advantage and help drive business in PPC and beyond. ...

Details on How the Yahoo/MSN Merger Will Affect Your PPC Campaign
Publish Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:01:00 +0100
Latest update and tips on the upcoming merger, plus what it means for your adCenter and Yahoo PPC accounts. ...

10 Missed Opportunities in Search Engine Marketing in Japan
Publish Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0100
Why Japan is the most difficult country to provide both natural search engine optimization and paid search marketing service for. Part one of two. ...

Commentary on Supreme Court Case Law Under The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in the Area of Commercial Activity
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
Presented and Submitted at the International Association of Defense Council Mid-Year Meeting July 3-8, 2005 Colorado Springs, Colorado

Flores v. The Lower East Side Service Center, Inc.
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
Third-Party Claim Against Injured Plaintiff's Employer Under New York's Workers' Compensation Law Permitted Despite Absence Of Signed Indemnification Agreement

Roane v. Greenwich Swim Committee
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
The case involved a suit brought by a swimmer who sustained injuries during a rescue attempt. Stephen Roane, the plaintiff, participated in the Greenwich Point One Mile Swim, held in the Long Island Sound and organized by the Greenwich Swim Committee.

Country Wide Insurance Co. v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
The Second Circuit has certified five questions to the New York State Court of Appeals regarding the application to summary judgment of § 388(1) of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law. Section 388(1) creates a presumption, either express or implied, that a driver of a vehicle is operating the vehicle with the owner's

Islam v. Modern Tour, Inc.
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
In the case of Islam v. Modern Tour, Inc., a U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, plaintiff suffered severe injuries to his hand as he was attempting to clear an obstruction from the chute of an ice bagging machine during the course of his employment.

Pommells v. Perez
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
The plaintiff was involved in a three car accident on March 15, 1998. He received treatment and physical therapy immediately following the accident, continuing the treatment for six months thereafter. Plaintiff initiated suit on June 24, 1998, alleging serious injury (herniated disc).

Brown v. Dunlap
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
The plaintiff was a rear seat passenger in a vehicle that was struck from behind by a truck on June 25, 1999. An ambulance transported the plaintiff to a hospital where he complained of neck and back pains.

Carrasco v. Mendez
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
The defendant's car struck the plaintiff's vehicle on May 31, 2000. Less than two months later the plaintiff initiated an action alleging an accident-related serious injury.

U.S. Underwriters Ins. Co. v. City Club Hotel, LLC
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
The New York Court of Appeals has permitted an insured to recover attorney's fees incurred while defending the insurer's declaratory relief action, despite the fact that the insurer fulfilled its duty to defend in the underlying suit.

Joanne Calabro v. Philip Stone
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:01:01 EDT
An insured's recorded statement to his insurance carrier, made in connection with a personal injury suit brought against him, is not protected from disclosure. The insured attempted to resist disclosure on the grounds that either an attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine protected the statement.