19 Best Outdoor Vacations

When you spend your whole day in front of computers, it’s important to get away from BlackBerrys and Wi-Fi connections every once in a while.

InsideTech has compiled 19 adrenaline-inducing adventures for the tried and true outdoorsman (or woman). We’ve scoured the travel guides, combed the Internet and sought out word-of-mouth recommendations to bring you the best of the best.

http://www.insidetech.com/benefits/articles/5026-19-best-outdoor-vacations?utm_source=nlet&utm_content=it_r1_20090625_outd

Hackers Targeting Social Network Users

Users of online social networks may be more vulnerable to financial loss, identity theft and malware infection than they realize, according to a new survey from security software firm Webroot.

http://www.securitypronews.com/2009/0625.html

Cross-Browser Compatibility Testing Tool

Web application "experience" management service provider Gomez, Inc., just introduced a free Web-based tool that automatically tests how Web sites look in four commonly-used combinations of browsers and operating systems. After entering a URL, the free Gomez tool returns screen captures of the Web page in each browser/OS combination, revealing content-rendering issues such as missing graphics, function buttons or text. The Gomez Cross-Browser Compatibility Test can be accessed at: http://instanttest.gomez.com

http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/06/25/cross-browser-compatibility-testing-tool.aspx

What Bing, Twitter, and Facebook Mean for SEO

The More Things Change...

Google is traditionally the main area of focus when it comes to search engine optimization. With the search engine giant so far ahead of the game in terms of search market share, it's not hard to understand why. Search is changing though, and there are always new elements coming into play. Since social media has come into its own, more opportunities and questions have come along with it. Now Microsoft is going for Google's throat with a new search engine and an aggressive marketing campaign. What this means for the future of search market share is yet to be determined, but there's no denying Bing is capturing some attention, and that means there are people searching with it.

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/06/23/what-bing-twitter-and-facebook-mean-for-seo

Microsoft's Bing to Win Market Share?

Microsoft recently rolled out a new search engine called Bing. This launch appears to be another attempt by Microsoft to win over search market share from its main search rivals, Google and Yahoo! Microsoft is reportedly planning to spend over $100 million on promoting the engine . . .

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1154-Microsoft-s-Bing-to-Win-Market-Share-

IPHONE vs. GPHONE

While Apple and its latest version of the iPhone, 3GS, have topped recent headlines, there is still a tremendous amount of buzz building about Google’s phone, nicknamed the gPhone. Michael Martin, who maintains a Google-approved blog for Android information called Google And Blog, predicts the summer to be promising for Android and says there will be 18 Android devices circulating by the end of this year.

http://videos.webpronews.com/2009/06/16/iphone-vs-gphone/

Building Valuable Links With Communications And Marketing

Not many in the Search Engine Optimization game would argue that link building isn't tactical. The problem is, approaching link building as an end goal and tactically, is very much like a hamster running in it's cage. That's what many mechanical SEO consultants do: Chase links one by one or get creative with link bait to attract an influx of links from blogs that write about the kinds of things other blogs do for link bait. I should know, in the past 12 years of providing SEO services, there have been many opportunities to do just that. It's not scalable, not sustainable and certainly not strategic.

http://www.devwebpro.com/2009/06/19/building-valuable-links-communications-and-marketing#resume

How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software?

Ed Bott: Microsoft's free consumer antivirus, formerly code -named "Morro," will enter public beta testing next week. Over the past few days I've been testing recent builds of Microsoft Security Essentials and here's what I found...

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1067&tag=nl.e539

Could Bing Snowball Into Google's Territory?

Comparing Google and Bing Feature by Feature

Google wants to make sure you don't forget about Google like you forgot about Dre. With Bing, Microsoft has created the most buzz the company has ever seen in the search industry, and it is spending a large (and well-publicized) sum of money to make sure people know about this one.

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/06/18/could-bing-snowball-into-googles-territory

15 Stupidest Ways to Lose Your Job

Sometimes, a person will lose their job through no fault of their own. The whims of a psychotic boss, an economy in shambles, or a simple misunderstanding can have an otherwise satisfactory employee packing up his or her cubicle. Other times, a person will lose their job because they have done something so incredibly foolish, you wonder how they ever got the job in the first place. This article is about those people.

http://www.insidetech.com/benefits/articles/5042-15-stupidest-ways-to-lose-your-job?utm_source=nlet&utm_content=it_r1_20090617_fire

Ecommerce Know-How: Be Ready to Go Beyond PCI DSS Compliance

Although ecommerce fraud incidents as related to sales are at historically low rates, online retailers (particularly small ones) should be concerned about credit card information theft and transaction fraud even beyond the familiar Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) . . .

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1146-Ecommerce-Know-How-Be-Ready-to-Go-Beyond-PCI-DSS-Compliance-

Email Marketing on the Rise

Cost-Effectiveness and Retention are Big Factors

New research suggests that email marketing in the US will reach $2 billion by 2014. This isn't exactly in line with research from JupiterRearch earlier this year, which suggested $2.1 billion in 2012, but it's looking good for the industry nonetheless.

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/06/15/email-marketing-is-going-to-keep-growing

Four Sure-Fire Ways to Capture More Consumers

It is critical to capture, retain and prevent your current and future consumers from slipping through the cracks—especially now. Competition is fierce, and it’s crucial that your business is being seen and heard above your competitors. The use of social media, email marketing and banner ad campaigns can . . .

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1142-Four-Sure-Fire-Ways-to-Capture-More-Consumers

Are SEOs the 'Bad Guys'?

There have been a couple of pretty interesting articles written this week that ask a legitimate (if not somewhat sensationalized) question: Does Google consider SEOs to be criminals?

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/06/10/are-seos-the-bad-guys

The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploads

Larry Dignan: Business models that revolve around "free" are never free since someone always foots the bill. YouTube may be one of those companies that merely thinks it has the scale to eventually make money, but those 20 hours of video uploaded every minute cost money?too much money. The solution? Charge a small fee for uploads.

http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=228510991-35d5bfe90abb2eb72e53be6f094c2664-bf&brand=ZDNET&s=5

Ten Great New Ecommerce Ideas for June 2009

Each month, Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the June 2009 installment. Set yourself apart with visual security. "Making your commitment to security known by your customers . . ."

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Do You Respect DMOZ After 11 Years?

Are You Listed in the Open Directory Project Yet?

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/06/05/do-you-respect-dmoz-after-11-years

Twitter's First Steps to Paid Accounts?

In response to a lawsuit filed by St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, Twitter decided to verify some accounts. Verified accounts will start with public officials, agencies, famous people, athletes and others.

http://enews1.websitemagazine.com/m/010GdwUMsmpNc6pMl2hF04suthAnXbY9UsvYW7F7MHIRm_RvaA

Web Design Tips: The Laws of Ecommerce Navigation Design

CSS, Flash, jQuery, and an arsenal of other powerful web techniques and technologies have unbound website design, creating the opportunity to develop either exceptional user interfaces or really frustrating ones. Furthermore, the growth of "cookie-cutter" ecommerce templates (i.e., “insert your logo here”) has quelled . . ."

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Ecommerce Know-How: Use Twitter to Build a Community of Loyal Customers

Microblogging site Twitter has the potential to be a powerful marketing and brand-building tool for ecommerce businesses interested in engaging their customers and being part of a community. But successful marketing on Twitter, or any microblogging site, requires more than just posting tweets about . . .

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Google Changes to No-Follow on the Horizon?

PR Sculpting and Link Juice and No-Follow - Oh My We made a video at SMX Advanced with Stephen Spencer recently where we discussed (among other things) some changes expected(?) to be coming to Google in terms of the no-follow attribute. These no-follow changes have some pretty significant implications for lots of things, first and foremost though it seems these changes are specifically geared to mitigate, to some degree, the effectiveness of PR sculpting.


http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/06/09/google-changes-to-no-follow-on-the-horizon