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SearchDay: Content? Content. Content!
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Content? Content. Content!; Proper SEO and the Robots.txt File; Dynamic Keyword Insertion: Friend or Foe?; and more.
Search Engine Watch |
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Police: Man beat, held hostage Boynton Beach woman he met on Internet
Police have arrested a Broward County cook they say beat a Boynton Beach woman he met on an Internet dating site and held her hostage in her own apartment.
The Palm Beach Post |
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Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort
The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
Bradenton Herald |
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Interesting view of the future
IF readers would like an interesting view of the future I’ve got a new blog up on the internet. Just Google Invader to Australia: visions and prophecies.
Northern Daily Leader |
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Keep Track of Yourself with Yahoo's Fire Eagle
Yahoo officially announced its geo-social network, Fire Eagle, late Tuesday. The system has been in private beta since March with selected developers, and already hosts a raft of third-party applications.
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News |
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Dell likely to end separate XPS line
Dell is phasing out its distinct XPS line in favor of its regular brands, the company has revealed today. While not explicitly saying it will discontinue the XPS label outright, the name will now be folded into the Inspiron and Studio systems as a high-end trim level. The stylized Studio line will effectively replace the XPS for most purposes, De...
MacNN |
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Is The First Google Android Device Coming Sooner Than Expected?
The first Google Android-powered device could be ready sooner than expected, with presales rumored to start in just five weeks.
ChannelWeb |
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eMarketer Lowers Online Advertising Estimate
Socks get lost all the time, and it's easy enough to misplace a pen. But people perk up when a billion dollars disappears, and eMarketer has lowered its prediction concerning U.S. online advertising spending by that amount. read more
WebProNews |
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High School Teacher Soliciting Minors on Internet
Santa Cruz police arrested a Santa Clara County high school teacher Tuesday for attempting to solicit lewd acts from a minor over the internet. James Barany, of San Jose, initiated...
KCBA FOX 35 Salinas |
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Government Computer News
Microsoft's August patch, slated to be the largest patch rollout since 12 bulletins hit users in February of 2007, came up one short of that record with yesterday's release.
Government Computer News |
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Amazon.com spent $300K to lobby government in 2Q
(AP:WASHINGTON) Amazon.com Inc. spent $300,000 in the second quarter to lobby on online sales taxes, patent reform, consumer product safety legislation and other issues, according to a recent disclosure form.
INO News |
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Gilbert waste collection site turns year old
Facility mixes tossed paint as part of recycling efforts.
The Arizona Republic |
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Nvidia (NVDA) rallies on second-quarter results, bested by AMD's new PC graphics card
Nvidia's Earnings Edge Out Lowered ExpectationsAhead of the open this morning, beleaguered computer-graphics semiconductor concern Nvidia (NVDA: sentiment, chart, options) stepped up to release its quarterly earnings report...( Read More )
Schaeffers Research |
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Stix takes a stab at motion-controlled PC games
Looking at its size, shape, white wrist strap and B-button on the bottom, it's easy to compare the Stix with the Wiimote, the wireless controller for the popular Nintendo gaming console.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Bloggers enraged over "pretty face" fakery
Bloggers were up in arms on Wednesday over China's decision at the Olympic opening ceremony to have a pretty little girl lip-synching for the real singer who had crooked teeth.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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U.S. Internet Speed Growth Too Slow, Will Take Over 100 Years to Catch Up With Japan
According to a recent study by Communications Workers of America's (CWA's), United States has not made significant improvement in the speeds at which residents connect to the Internet. U.S. continues to fall far behind other countries.
CircleID |
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New GIS site ready
BEAUFORT — Anyone who has used the county’s geographic information system (GIS) Web site, where property layouts can be searched and viewed, has probably encountered the frustration involved in simply trying to visit the site.
Carteret County News-Times |
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Society enters broadband debate
The Internet Society has entered the debate on where New Zealand's future broadband strategy should be heading. The society has engaged Auckland-based Network Strategies to produce a report assessing broadband strategy options for New Zealand.
TVNZ |
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Microsoft Continues to Woo Open-Source Developers
Microsoft is set to launch a developer program aimed at local companies creating applications using the open-source model. Microsoft recently announced it will open an open-source "interoperability" lab in the Asia Pacific. read more
SYS-CON Media |
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US Firm Traces Web Attacks On Georgia To Russian Computers
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP)--Intense cyber attacks on Georgian government Web sites were launched from computers in Russia, a U.S. internet firm said Wednesday.
Nasdaq |
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AP/Google.com Examines Efforts To Reduce Spread Of HIV Among MSM
The AP/Google.com on Friday examined new approaches to curbing the spread of HIV among men who have sex with men. A program in North Carolina that showed "promising signs" enlisted local MSM opinion leaders to urge their peers to practice safer sex in an effort to curb the spread of HIV, the AP/Google.com reports.
Medical News Today |
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Amazon.com spent $300K to lobby government in 2Q
Amazon.com Inc. spent $300,000 in the second quarter to lobby on online sales taxes, patent reform, consumer product safety legislation and other issues, according to a recent disclosure form.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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PE teacher charged in child-porn case
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 1:58 p.m. DECATUR, ILL. (AP) -- A central Illinois physical education teacher is facing child pornography charges for allegedly possessing computer video files that include images of underage girls having sex.
KHQA Quincy |
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SSD Industry Needs Standards
Solid-state disk drives won't achieve their estimated peak of $60 billion or so until the industry agrees upon some industry standards, executives said at the Flash Memory Summit here.
PC Magazine |
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