http://greatseowebsite.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:03:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NEW YORK -- U.S. retail sales online rose 1 percent on Black Friday, the traditional start to the holiday shopping season, to $534 million, tracking firm comScore said on Sunday. Combined with Web sales on Thanksgiving the previous day, the figure rose 2 percent, but sales are down 4 percent ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/12/01/web-sales-inch-up-on-black-friday/ Googling for what ails you? You might want to think again. According to a new study, human nature prevails when it comes to searching for health-related information, with users often jumping to conclusions and assuming the worst. Microsoft researchers Ryen White and Eric Horvitz said their investigation of online medical ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/28/are-you-searching-yourself-sick/ Our world is never static, but as I write this, we are going through a particularly nasty period of upheaval. Print publications are dying left and right. The latest examples are US News & World Report and The Christian Science Monitor, which have thrown in the towel on their print ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/28/why-a-sunemc-match-might-work/ SINGAPORE -- Bloggers across Mumbai fed live updates of the action after Islamist gunmen launched waves of attacks in the heart of India's financial capital, highlighting the emergence of citizen journalism in news coverage. Some, including a blogger named Vinu, were furiously uploading photos of damage from the attacks that ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/28/bloggers-on-front-lines-in-mumbai-attacks/ Happy Thanksgiving, from All of Us at Search Engine Watch We will not be publishing on Thursday, November 27, or Friday, November 28, in observation of Thanksgiving Day. I hope those of you that are celebrating the holiday can stay off the Internet and spend some time with those you ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/28/happy-thanksgiving-from-all-of-us-at-search-engine-watch/ The largest leveraged buyout on record for a telecom vendor may not happen after all. Bell Canada Enterprise (BCE) has revealed that its plans to be acquired may not pass muster on a key provision after its auditing firm KPMG said it does not believe that BCE will pass a ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/27/50-billion-bell-canada-deal-in-trouble/ Question: What does John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted crime-fighting television program have to do with an anti-malware software suite? Answer: They are both fighting crime. Up until now, Walsh, who is also co-founder of the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, focused on criminals in the physical world. ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/27/walsh-to-tout-cas-most-wanted-malware/ Millions of miles above us, a new networking technology is taking shape that could one day help improve how applications are networked on Earth. NASA is testing a network layer technology that can withstand the rigorous demands of space communication better than the standard TCP/IP (define) protocol, which ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/27/a-networking-idea-thats-out-of-this-world/ Touchscreen phone users are discovering that much of the fun in their devices stems from applications -- those little nuggets of convenience, amusement and distraction available for download on the slightest whim. A good example is Google's newly updated Mobile App for Apple's iPhone, which has been generating a lot ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/26/happy-together-smartphones-and-mobile-apps/ Is Your Site Browser-Ready for the Holidays? Does your site maintain its usability across many browsers? If not, you could end up leaving money on the table this holiday season. Browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, and Safari (which comes standard on Macs) now make up about 30% of the browser ... http://greatseowebsite.com/2008/11/26/is-your-site-browser-ready-for-the-holidays/