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I’ve spent so much time building links to my blog that I forgot how much post frequency can increase search traffic.
Typically, I write 2-3 posts per week on my blog. But in the last four weeks, I’ve had more motivation so I wrote four posts every week. This proved to be a good decision as my traffic from search engines has increased by 20% in the last thirty days.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is just write more posts. As long as you’re mindful of keywords, eachSource: The Blog Herald RSS Feed
Undoubtedly by now you’ve heard about Tiger Woods’ car crash. Early reports had him in serious condition (which remember, is better than critical condition) after he apparently hit a fire hydrant and a tree while leaving his home in his SUV. The latest reports say he has been released from the hospital and is “fine.” But I’m not going to speak to any of that because that’s not what we do (you can find out more here).
Instead, as I’m watching this unfold infront of my eyes on the Internet, I’m reminded that this type of story is exactly why the web is destroying newspapers, and should eventually even take down television and the main source of news for most people. I first heard the news via a BNOnews bulletin sent via push notification to my iPhone. I immediately pulled up Twitter and already some 10-15 people had retweeted it and the news was appearing in my stream.
The message read, “BULLETIN — REPORT: FAMED GOLFER TIGER WOODS SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER CRASH NEAR FLORIDA HOME.” Sure, not a lot of information there, but it’s clearly labeled as a report, and yes, it did turn out to be correct. And thanks to Twitter, thousands of people had access to this information about 45 minutes before it appeared on CNN or ESPN, the “worldwide leaders” in news in their respective fields.
Of course, there is something to be said for these outlets independently verifying the news, but the the fact of the matter is that there was a report out there, filed by the police department and BNOnews was able to get it and send it out via Twitter much, much faster than any traditional news source.
Information wants to be free, and the web, with services like Twitter, provides the easiest way for that to happen.
Google was almost as fast on the case, as some 10 minutes after the tweets were flowing, it started showing reports from local Orlando news outlets (where the crash occurred) giving details of the crash. Within 15 minutes, we knew what time the crash occurred at, apparently what happened, and some other important details (like no alcohol being involved).
Cut to about 30 minutes after that. CNN finally got its “breaking” story up. And what did it contain? This:
(CNN) — Golfer Tiger Woods was injured in a car accident near his home, Florida officials say.
Seriously. That’s it.
That apparently took 45 minutes to get up. They could have called anyone on Twitter 30 minutes ago to get those details from what officials were saying based on what they had already read thanks to Twitter and Google.
Anyone who doesn’t understand Twitter should look no further than situations like this. Which has been very clear for a long time. From earthquakes, to the massive fires in San Diego (in 2007), to the Mumbai shootings, to the situation in Iran, this is the future of information population, like it or not.
It’s interesting to note that MSNBC.com recently reached a deal to take over the @breakingnews account (the one tied to BNO News). Here’s to hoping they don’t slow it down to CNN speeds. But if they do, someone else will come along with another service that will replace it. That’s the beauty of the Internet. It’s Darwinism unbound.
Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0
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WebWorkerDaily readers are a diverse bunch. Every week, I profile a different reader and ask them to share what they do, how they do it, and some of their favorite hints and tips.
Who are you and what do you do?
My name’s Tamara Gruber, and I’m a freelance marketing consultant for technology startups. I provide strategic marketing and communications services including outsourced marketing management, marketing plan development, social media programs/inbound marketingSource: Web Worker Daily RSS Feed
iFree Recorder is a free tool which can record conversations in Skype. Once installed, you will need to grand access for this application to use Skype and this authorization is needed only for the first use.
iFree Recorder Features :
* Automatic or manual recording capabilities.
* Can be used to record Skype2Skype calls, SkypeOut/SkypeIn calls, Conference calls.
* Choice to record different side.
* Store your calls to MP3 format (Using Lame MP3Source: iMESSENGR RSS Feed
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — BenQ Korea(www.BenQ.co.kr) released its 24-inch eco-friendly monitor ‘V2400 Eco’ with LED backlight. Made from recycled plastic, the V2400 Eco supports 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio and full HD 16:9 1080p resolution. Suggested price is below 400,000(KRW).
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Here’s something interesting for ergonomically-minded individuals out there. Smartfish Technologies announced last week their new ErgoMotion technology – the “first ever design combining the science of ergonomics with the techology of motion”. The end result of ErgoMotion? changes and improvements in the way comfort is integrated into everyday devices like mice and keyboards.
According to Dr. Jack Atzmon, President and CEO of Smartfish Technologies,
“ErgoMotion isSource: Krunker RSS Feed
Almost all of today’s so called Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) heavily make use of a technology named Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript plus XML.)
Essentially Ajax provides a mechanism to exchange data with remote servers and place incoming bits into a page without the need to refresh the page.
This helped making web pages look and feel much more like desktop applications.
It dramatically expanded the web as an application platform and is a cornerstone of many serviceSource: The Next Web RSS Feed
Being forced to use moronic terms like "paradigm," "outside-the-box," and "proactive" can be depressing for corporate employees. But suffering through humiliating and soul-crushing corporate rituals can be even more debilitating to one's sense of individuality and autonomy.
While reeducation camps corporate retreats and orchestrated events are popular among big businesses, very few companies attract as much publicity as Microsoft does for its ridiculous and embarrassing stunts. Source: Switched RSS Feed
Back when Twitter Lists first started to roll out to everyone, there was quite a bit of hype over how lists would have a major impact on the way people use the service. The extent of that change remains to be seen (many Twitter clients still haven’t integrated Lists so plenty of people probably haven’t even been exposed to them). But even during its relatively short existence we’ve come across one glaring weakness: there’s hasn’t been a good way to describe what a list you created Source: TechCrunch.com RSS Feed
The long rumored and highly anticipated Nokia N900 is finally shipping for US customers, as announced in an official press release today. Apparently pre-orders for the mobile computer, as Nokia refers to it, have started shipping and those who paid the hefty price should be getting their Linux-based Maemo-running handsets, shortly — if not today.
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See: Nokia N900 US Release Confirmed Today [Nokia N900 Pre-Orders Now Shipping Stateside]
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Spits, snorts, rumbles, and whomps: Who says all new cars are boring? Here are five production motors that are definitely Jalopnik-approved.
This is for those of you who think that modern machinery is dull, that there isn't anything out there worth pawning a kidney for. We're talking series-production stuff here; microscopic manufacturers need not apply. Hang onto your valuables and leave all sharp objects at the door. These engines is nuts.
Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.2-liter V-8Source: Jalopnik RSS Feed
Our friends over at Techcrunch Europe have dug up a nasty twitter account this afternoon.
The account, under the name dinner_guest, is only followed by 3 people (at this time) but seems to describe actions of a Brighton (UK) based murderer.
Irrespective of its truth, it’s an extremely dark account to read and your imagination can’t help but consider the consequences of this were it true.
The odd thing is that there appears to be no humor attached to any of the tweetsSource: The Next Web RSS Feed
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Cycrypt is a new project that blends Objective-C and JavaScript to make it easier to implement aspects of both together. It's going to be great for using elements that JavaScript offers when programming with Objective-C. It's similar to JSCocoa, but it's been designed to offer a more complete set of JavaScript commands. It offers a full JavaScript parser/serializer, which allows for extensive use of JavaScript coding.
If you're wondering what exactlySource: The Unofficial Apple Weblog RSS Feed
Intro GRAND Flash Album Gallery Skins for GRAND FlAGallery developed by CodEasily.com - Flash Templates, WordPress Themes and WordPress plugins
The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed..
The common portable media player has a tough existence. It’s expected to handle many tasks well, while being rugged enough toSource: CrunchGear RSS Feed
It's a sorry state of affairs when a media player like the Zune HD has more polygon-pushing power than the latest handheld videogame consoles on the market. If rumors are to be believed, Nintendo and Sony will set things straight with their next-generation portables -- at least for a little while. We've already heard that the successor to Nintendo's DS will have Tegra power, but the current speculation is that it'll be a Tegra 2 chip, promising twice the power of the current iteration. OnSource: Engadget RSS Feed
As much fun as it is seeing the RAmos W7 in the wild, all legit and everything, what's more exciting is seeing that Android-specific 600MHz Rockchip CPU in action again. This time it appears to be handling some pretty snappy web browsing to some fairly hefty pages, and then diving into what looks to be Flash video in an externalized, overlain player of some kind. The Android Archos 5 does a similar thing for media playback, but it's not plugged into the browser like this, and we reallySource: Engadget RSS Feed
Looks like the wait for a real HD PMP is finally over: Hallods of Japan has just released their F43 MP4 player featuring a 4.3-inch 1280x720 screen, easily beating other sub-5-inch, 480p screens found on big names like the Archos 5 and Viewsonic's VPD400. Under that sharp screen is 8GB of internal storage and a hot-swappable microSD slot, along with a battery life of about four hours and ten hours for video and music, respectively. Like many PMPs out there the F43 supports videos encoded in Source: Engadget RSS Feed
Global mobile phone sales reached 308.9 million units in the third quarter of 2009, a slight increase of 0.1 percent from the third quarter of 2008, according to a new report from Gartner.
Smartphone sales showed solid growth with more than 41 million units sold for a 12.8 percent increase from the same period last year.
"The third quarter of 2009 saw the announcement of many new mobile devices, including several Android smartphones ready for the holiday season in the fourthSource: WebPro News RSS Feed
For alll you ebook enthusiasts, and for those who want to be, have we got a site for you. OnlineCourses.org, a site dedicated to helping people find great online courses from online universities, has compiled a list of 100 useful e-book links to help you find the course material you should read for that pesky English Lit class. But, for those of us who just like to read e-books, its a great repository of all types of sites (free, paid and otherwise) where we can grab an e-book andSource: Gear Diary RSS Feed
Garmin-Asus announced that the nüvifone M20 is now available with Windows Mobile 6.5. This is the one that I had a chance to play with all the way back in April at CTIA. I was really hoping to see this thing get on at AT&T or T-Mo, but I believe they only released G60 on AT&T and that’s not a WinMo version.
With Windows Mobile 6.5, the new nüvifone M20 boasts interface improvements, such as large touch-optimized icons and a streamlined Home screen, and comes preloaded withSource: Mobility Site RSS Feed
Though the Zune HD-owning community (whose names are Michael, Alan and Michelle) are now able to play the entrancing Audiosurf: Tilt on their beloved media device, iPhone and iPod Touch owners are still forced to go without. Many were hopeful that the iPhone Firmware Update 3.0, which opened up the device's music library to third-party developers, would allow the game's creator, Dylan Fitterer, to bring the game to the popular media player. Unfortunately, in a brief interview with gamingSource: Houstonist RSS Feed
Ever since overclocking has started gaining popularity, the demand for better cooling, be it air or water has started increasing. CPU makers have always provided stock coolers which would barely manage to keep the CPU at acceptable temperatures at stock speed but thats about it. This meant that there was very little room left for one to overclock even if he could, since the cooler just couldn't manage to keep the temperatures under control.
Due to price constraints and of course toSource: TechEnclave RSS Feed
Who cares if this Sanyo Eneloop Stick Booster looks like a cross between an aluminum hot dog and a curling iron? Slip a couple of AAs in there, and its USB port is good and ready to accommodate a plug from your iPhone, iPod, or any other portable electronic device that uses USB to charge itself. Sanyo is nice enough to include a couple of rechargeable Eneloop batteries in the package, good for 1,500 rounds until they're spent.
Those two batteries will charge up your gadgetry for 90Source: DVICE RSS Feed
The Brits are great, some of our favorite people. Well-dressed, polite, fabulous musicians, but perhaps a bit too hard on the average individual. In a recent investigation on the nature of humanity, CNET.co.uk decided to see what popular searches Google offered when prompted by simple questions, and the findings were bleak. Using 'Google Suggest,' the auto-fill feature that predicts text as it's being input into the search query, suggested that most Googlers looking for answers are, in fact,Source: Switched RSS Feed
One of the hottest trends right now is the rise of location-based services (LBS), which helps friends network and find each other based on their location. Foursquare and Loopt are prime examples of these growing networks.
Google has its own LBS service as well: Google Latitude. Today, the search giant announced some major additions to Latitude that bring it in line with its fast-rising competitors. Primarily, Google Latitude has added location history and location-based alerts.
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I am not sure whether I am being influenced by my daughter’s obsession with bunnies here, but I really like the Rabbit Ear chair designed by the Sanaa Architects group and I sure wish they would make them kid-sized as well.
The Rabbit Ear Chair comes in six different colors and can be purchased from this site. The price varies from 30,000 yen (roughly $335,-) to 33,000 yen depending on the color.
This year the chairs were also displayed at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion inSource: popgadget RSS Feed
Just as we feared, the latest update to Snow Leopard, version 10.6.2, drops support for the Intel Atom processor. This means that anyone with a “hackintosh” who tries to update to the latest operating system version will see their computer die, going no further than the gray Apple logo on startup.
The reports are lighting up the various hackintosh forums, and OSx86 co-author Stellarolla sums it up thusly:
Well, looks like I was right, again. The netbook forums are nowSource: Wired RSS Feed
California's own Active Media Products has now introduced the SaberTooth S4 family of Mini PCIe solid state drives for SATA-based Asus Eee PC 900, 900A, 901 and 1000 models. The new SSDs come in 16, 32 and 64GB capacities and feature MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash memory chips, a Jmicron JMF602B controller, sequential read/write speeds of up to 130/50 MB/s, plus a one-year warranty.
"We optimized the SaberTooth S4 for exceptional read performance", explained Active Media ProductsSource: TechConnect Magazine RSS Feed
It was only two weeks ago when the ASUS T91MT -- the first-ever Windows 7 convertible netbook -- dropped by Amazon's German site, and now the Eastern wind from Taiwan has finally reached US soil. Amazon.com buyers are offered pretty much the same configuration as their European counterpart: Intel Atom Z520, 8.9-inch multitouch swivel screen, 1GB RAM and Windows 7 Home Premium. While there's only one color option available for now, those who're cool with white will be spoiled with a 32GB SSD Source: Engadget RSS Feed
From teaching Photoshop over the last few years, I can say without a doubt, that the Clone Stamp tool is the one that beginners enjoy using the most. And why wouldn’t they? It is great fun removing people from your photographs, adding bits from other pictures and filling in missing parts on damaged photographs. The Clone tool is a vital element in the retoucher’s toolbox. So how does it work?
The Clone Stamp tool samples pixels from one area of an image and copies them to anotherSource: SitePoint Blogs RSS Feed
Thanks to twitter and its 140 character limit, we now suddenly have to care about web addresses (URLs) length. Yeah, whatever. Except that you never really know where that shortened URL will take you and it could easily be just bait to increase someone’s page hits count.
Fear no more thanks to Long URL Mobile Expander, a Firefox extension created by Sean Murphy, that reveals the true destination of obfuscated URLs using the LongURL web service that covers more than 200 URL shorteningSource: mozilla links RSS Feed
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No need to scour the interwebs for hot gaming news, Gamertell‘s already done that for you! Here’s a look at this week’s top stories…
Yesterday we posted some thoughts on the iTunes App Store and the growing challenge posed by 100,000 apps. In the current environment it is increasingly difficult for developers to their apps noticed. It is equally hard for customers to notice the apps that deserve attention. There are a number of techniques that can be employed to try to make sense of the current situation.
One approach is the “My Comfortable Old Shoes” approach. In this approach you simply stick with the appsSource: Gear Diary RSS Feed
For its innovation in taking videogaming on the road, Nintendo's Game Boy has now been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. I mean, there had been some handheld gaming devices, but the Game Boy really took it to a whole new level. And it continued to expand and basically take over. I'm pretty sure that we've all owned at least one iteration of the device, whether you were playing it in black and white (well, green, really), or color. The National Toy Hall of Fame at Strong NationalSource: GayGamer.net RSS Feed
Alright, fellas. It has been one heck of a journey, but today, the Motorola DROID and HTC DROID Eris are finally on sale to the general public. From what we’re hearing, stock levels are insanely high so it doesn’t look like many people that want one will miss the opportunity to take one home. If you’re in line, or at the store, or already snatched one and have made the trip home, shoot us in some photos in the comments and let us know how you’re liking the new Android lineup onSource: The Boy Genius Report RSS Feed
Here in Seattle, there isn’t enough room to swing a cat without hitting an open wi-fi access point. During lapses in my own internet service (damn you, Comcast) I have gotten by on my neighbors’, or one of the dozen cafes or bars within half a mile that have free, unfettered internet access. In fact, it’s become a sort of lifestyle I and other Seattleites subscribe to, flitting about the cafes, sharing music, blogging together. Pretty obnoxious, now that I think about it. But ifSource: CrunchGear RSS Feed
One of the many ‘wisdoms’ about Hollywood that I’m not sure is true at all is that the evil and greed-driven studios will want every picture to close on a happy ending, irrespective of what’s appropriate. Mandalay Pictures seem not to mind, however (or at least not mind forcing a changed ending) as they have snapped up the movie rights to Max Barry’s Machine Man even though they have no idea how the story ends. Indeed, Barry himself has no idea as he’s writing and publishing theSource: SlashFilm RSS Feed
Apple has announced that the extremely popular App Store has reached 100,000 apps today, a new milestone for the service.
ÂThe App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world, adds Philip Schiller, AppleÂs senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. ÂThe iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all ofSource: AfterDawn.com RSS Feed
There are all sorts of new Facebook mobile apps coming out, in most cases prompted by mobile companies trying to compete against Apple’s iPhone. These apps are interesting, and some might one day be quite popular. But so far, the clearest leaders continue to be the iPhone, followed by Research in Motion’s Blackberry. That’s at least judging by what we see on our AppData service.
But before we get into those numbers, the most recent contenders come from Google’s AndroidSource: Inside Facebook RSS Feed
Pilots looking for the hardest-core portable nav unit available tend to flock to Garmin's GPSMAP 696 these days, but there's a problem: the big, bulky tablet doesn't do much good once you're wheels-down and you've got to find your way to the hotel. Enter the new aera series, which you can sorta think of as "nuvi for pilots" with 4.3-inch touchscreens, user-friendly prompts, and dedicated car modes across the board that'll keep casual observers from realizing that your little buddy doubles asSource: Engadget RSS Feed
Introducing 10 Questions from the Academy: A weekly feature from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences wherein significant figures in the video game industry provide their input on past trends, current events, and future challenges and goals for the entertainment software community.
Masaya Matsuura is a member of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. He spoke at the D.I.C.E. Summit in 2008 and the D.I.C.E. Summit Asia in 2009. He works for NanaOn-Sha, where he created theSource: Houstonist RSS Feed
The FCC have published details of a new laptop built by Lenovo that will have a 10.1″ display, pushing it in to netbook territory, and have a bunch of connectivity features such as WiFi, Bluetooth as wll as HSDPA data built in.
Other features known is a 3 in 1 memory card reader. As of now the new netbook is only known as the 0251 and obviously, as the information has come from the FCC, there are no details of pricing or release dates. Looking at the drawings below it seems like it Source: Gadget Venue RSS Feed
We recently revealed that Orange were to start selling the Apple [AAPL] iPhone on November 10 that would see O2’s exclusivity end on the high priced device. Up until now we had no idea what Orange would charge with some suggesting pricing would be kept about the same but with extra’s thrown in like better plans, cases and Bluetooth headsets. Official pricing has now been revealed that will see the iPhone 3GS being available for free on a 24 month contract at £45/month. Alternatively if Source: Gadget Venue RSS Feed
TwitOnMSN lets you simply follow friends' updates and send update directly on your Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger).
TwitOnMSN is a robot based on MSN, no client install needed. Every message you send will be updated as a tweet on Twitter. You will immidieltly receive updates from people you are following.
You can use most of the commands of Twitter, such as @reply, D for direct message, follow/unfollow people, etc.
TwiOnMSN supports TwitPic, TwitterKeys,Source: iMESSENGR RSS Feed
Say what you will about dogs being man's best friend -- they sure can get into a lot of trouble. While our dogs have been limited to eating shoes and shedding on our furniture, Greg Strope of Richmond, Virginia has reason to believe his furry friend has gone the extra mile. While he lay in bed sleeping, his dog Oscar, he believes, purchased 5,000 Microsoft points. The only possible culprit, Oscar left some telltale signs (drool and scratches) on the Xbox controller, leading Greg to blame theSource: Engadget RSS Feed
One in three Internet users in the UK is watching TV online, according to a new study by the British media regulation authority Ofcom. This trend seems to be largely driven by the BBC’s iPlayer, which is used by 27 percent of the country’s online population. However, traditional TV viewing still plays a huge role, and time-shifting through DVRs is growing quickly.
Compare those data points to other countries in Europe, and you’ll get a significantly different picture. Online TV Source: NewTeeVee RSS Feed
A friend of mine who’s worked in a slew of web jobs that have sorely disappointed him has finally found a role he thinks will be fun, challenging and rewarding.
He knew of the company, met multiple times with different team members, had been taken on a tour of the office space, and was happy with the offer they’d negotiated. It all looked good. But before he jumped in and signed up, he made one final check that all web workers should undertake.
He called a friend of his whoSource: Web Worker Daily RSS Feed
