Posted on December 16th, 2009 by admin
Bloggers who fail to disclose paid reviews or endorsements can face up to $11,000 fines from the Federal Trade Commission, according to a recent agency ruling " Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising” that was issued in October. The news set off a wave of protest and unrest in the blogosphere and the debate goes on.
Here is an excerpt from the October 5th FTC release:
“The revised Guides add new examples to illustrate the long standing principle that 'material connections' (sometimes payments or free products) between advertisers and endorsers–connections that consumers would not expect–must be disclosed. These examples address what constitutes an endorsement when the message is conveyed by bloggers or other 'word-of-mouth' marketers. The revised Guides specify that while decisions will be reached on a case-by-case basis, the post of a blogger who receives cash or in-kind payment to review a product is considered an endorsement. Thus, bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service.”
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Posted on November 20th, 2009 by admin
Blogging is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds. This is particularly true when you consider the number of weblogs online in 1999 and the number online today. There are almost as many new blogs created each and every day as there were in total before blogs became the media darlings they have become in the last five years.
There have been blogs about many interesting topics, ideas, and pursuits. There are blogs about politics, humor, movies, movie stars, shoes, home improvement projects even hobbies such as knitting and bowling have made blog rolls.
The question becomes what are the reasons that people blog. The reasons vary from person to person, however, there are a few that seem to stand out among the masses of reasons and are among the most often stated. Here are five reasons people blog
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Posted on October 27th, 2009 by admin
Why use WordPress as a website? Before I spent some time with the platform I had no idea. Soon I learned that WordPress is much more then just blogging. There are several features that WordPress can offer you that bring it to the next level, and all of these can make your blog look more like a website-blog cyborg every day.PagesThe availability of pages can make your blog more than it ever was before. Pages can add the dimension your blog needs to move to the next step in its online existence. Once you've snagged yourself some of the all-important content, the sky is the limit. The staple page is of course About. This kind of page can really make your blog bring more to the table without cluttering your webhome.Personally, my favorite thing about pages is their ability to give your readers more to click about for. You want your site to be like beef jerky: savory and delicious, with lots to chew over.I would recommend about five pages for a normal blog/website creature. Five keeps it uncluttered, but makes it information filled as well. If you're going to go for less, no worries, just make sure the stuff you put up there is quality {naturally}. I wouldn't recommend going for more unless you know exactly what shenanigans you're going to be up to.ThemesIf you're not going to use WordPress then your going to have to do one of a few things {that is assuming that messing with HTML daily and getting your hands all sticky with CSS isn't your thing}:
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Filed under: internet business
Posted on October 26th, 2009 by admin
SEO, or search engine optimization, is considered as one of the most successful form of internet marketing techniques used by webmasters. However, like other forms of internet marketing, SEO is also known for its malicious methods. Similar to email marketing, spamming has been one of the many problems involving the use of SEO. This is method is known as “Spamdexing”. Spamdexing involves a number of methods, such as repeating unrelated phrases, to manipulate the relevancy or prominence of resources indexed by a search engine, in a manner inconsistent with the purpose of the indexing system.
To counter spamdexing, search engines have used several ways to reduce the effect of spamdexing. One way that Google used is the “nofollow” tag. nofollow is an HTML attribute value used to instruct some search engines that a hyperlink should not influence the link target's ranking in the search engine's index. According to SEO Philippines consultants, it is intended to reduce the effectiveness of certain types of search engine spam, thereby improving the quality of search engine results and preventing spamdexing from occurring.
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Posted on July 17th, 2009 by admin
Blogs are created by people to share stories, experiences, ideas and insights to other blog owners and Internet users. Companies can also make use of weblogs to promote certain products and services, and gain traffic to their respective websites. Individuals and businesses can also exchange information and ideas with other online readers through posting articles, blog commenting, and utilizing social networking sites. People can write and post articles on their weblogs, and promote the articles to other blog owners, by providing links that will redirect online readers to a particular website. UPrinting for example, can provide articles related to its business like printing tips and design tips in creating prints. There are many benefits people can get from blogging. The following are just a few of the advantages individuals and businesses can get from creating and writing blogs.
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Posted on May 17th, 2009 by admin
You are really excited! You have created a blog and started posting. But there is a problem. No one is reading it. How can an audience be found that will actually read what I post about?
Here are a few tips to increase you traffic flow and gain readers:
1. Make sure you use quality content on your blog.
When you post something on a blog make sure that it is interesting enough and has a timely manner to it, to keep peoples attention. It is very important to update your blog on a regular basis.
Make sure that you use keywords in your content to help you be picked up by search engines.
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Filed under: Computers and Technology
Posted on April 18th, 2009 by admin
While syndication has many applications, we will deal specifically with its use for blog content and some technical information will be included at the end of this article.
If you have any interest in blogs or weblogs as a publishing format, then you have undoubtedly come across the term R.S.S.
Under normal conditions, the content of a web page is limited to one domain, and the visitor to it. To allow the use of content on a larger number of sites, syndication is employed.
This is where RSS comes into the equation. A site owner or blogger using his site as a pulpit for any number of topics can make his content available via RSS. Once done, his comments or content will be fed to the news aggregators for syndication/delivery to those interested in such content.
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Posted on March 26th, 2009 by admin
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From office goers, musicians to a schoolchild with an earnest desire to share her favorite cartoon with a pal, external hard drives interest all alike. Thanks to the advancements in the technology in and around hard drives, the resultant portability all in spite of growing storage capacity and faster data transfer abilities, external hard drives feature in the list of most essentials devices for people all alike.
Before buying an external hard drive, it is important to read the hard drive reviews. Technology reviews help people to zero in the brand and the product that answers to their need. You get to compare the features of an external drive to its price as well the add-ons coming along side.
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Posted on March 26th, 2009 by admin
Digital book readers are used for reading digital books. Also known as E-book readers, these have been in the market for awhile now. Therefore, it was really not much of a surprise when Sony came out with its PRS-700 version. The Sony Digital Book reader is an advanced version of its range of e-book readers. Its competitors are Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s very own LIBRI’e besides iRex iLiad and Bookeen’s CyBook. technology news has a wide range of e-book readers whose essential formats are the same. Basically an e-book reader is used for the purpose of displaying e-books. To give an example a Sony e-book reader has an interface which is hooked online for the purchase of e-books from Sony Connect. This interface is somewhat akin to iTunes Store. The Sony Digital Book reader displays Adobe PDF besides JPEG files and others. It can play MP3 and other audio files as well. There are some proprietary laws. Any e-book purchased by you can be read by 6 devices at least one of these must be a pc. So really you can register 5 others to share your books.
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Posted on March 21st, 2009 by admin
As the all new Squeezebox V3 Music Streamer is on the show, you can be rest assured that to now be able to have the pleasure of streaming music with an equipment that is not only sophisticated in its look, but has a wide array of advantages as well. Once, bought into your list of possessions, one would feel rewarded while he or she goes on the soothing journey of enjoying the clearest music ever.
With its mega-sophisticated and sleek appearances, the Squeezebox V3 Music Streamer helps in streaming mp3 and home audio via Computer straight from the Web by means of the Squeeze Network. Just like the hot trends are displayed in Google trends, even this music streamer can display the latest trends in its RSS feeds.
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