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Photo Hosting: The Good Flickr Can Do

guest — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:26:52 +0000

There’s a question every serious blogger will inevitably face: where to host photos. Many Web hosts and blog platforms provide a certain amount of space for hosting photos, but the space limits or upgrade costs can become restrictive. An alternative option is to use a photo sharing service like Flickr, Picasa or SmugMug to store the images you plan to use for your blog.

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A Prediction for Augmented Reality

guest — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:16:00 +0000

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Many people have talked about how ‘the cloud’ and faster connection speeds might change the landscape of the internet, and it’s fair to say as well that there are several other technologies on the rise that might well change the way we use the internet. One of the most interesting of these though to my mind is augmented reality, which perhaps hasn’t yet gotten quite the attention it deserves.

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Market Tips to Remember Before Beginning A Home Based Business

guest — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:35:26 +0000

There are some vital key points to look for while you are considering getting started with your very own home based business venture. You need to ensure that you have figured out these imperative points and make it certain that they are properly placed before you start off with your business to help confirm success.

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The Anatomy of a Horrible Web Design Client

guest — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:15:16 +0000

It’s easy to recognize a horrible web design client when you see one, but often it is already too late to avoid them completely. They all share a couple of irritating characteristics. They fail to understand your brilliance, they think their input matters, and they pretend to know about web design. Clearly, they don’t know about web design or they would be doing it themselves instead of hiring you to do it for them. That won’t stop them from criticizing your every move and offering the least helpful advice imaginable on how you can “improve” your work.

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Skeuomorphs and Web Design

guest — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:12:38 +0000

I love nothing better than a good word, and skeuomorphs is certainly one of those. See if you can get it into conversation next time you’re out and watch people as they seem impressed by your command of the English language (or as they raise eyebrows and question your command of your faculties).

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How Bloggers Can Adapt to Google’s New Search Results

guest — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:34:15 +0000

You may depend on the Internet for instant, reliable information, but you’ve probably had more than one bad search experience. You’ve had a simple, common question that you are certain has been answered millions of times before, and for some reason, you can’t get the answer. You try the obvious keywords, but you keep coming up with useless websites. Google is changing its approach to generating search results by making improvements to its formula. The hope is for search engines to think like people and get the right connotations of each keyword.

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Online Reputation Defense Tactics

guest — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:59:41 +0000

If you are using tools like Facebook, Twitter, or blogs to help build a bigger customer base, then you are going to need some serious Internet reputation management to make sure things keep running smoothly. It can take a lot of time to build a positive reputation online, but it only takes one angry blogger to destroy all of that hard work. Rather than wait until the damage is done and spend hours of precious time trying to recover, you can use some defensive tactics to protect your reputation from negative information right from the start.

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Devices as the Driver for Cloud Applications

guest — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:43:52 +0000

The driving force behind cloud technology is mobility. So it makes sense that the cloud would be geared towards mobile devices in general. In fact, the cloud would not be as popular as it is right now without the success iOS and Android-based mobile devices. It’s no coincidence that smartphones and tablet PCs have risen in popularity at the same time as cloud-based services. The web is becoming less about ownership and more about access. You can access documents, emails, pictures, and now thousands upon thousands of songs all from your smart phone.

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How to Gather Best Affiliates to Promote Your Amazing Product

guest — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:51:33 +0000

If you have a product that you want to sell, it is better to attract some affiliates that will help you to promote your product. You don’t have to promote your product for yourself. In fact, if you let other people to promote your product, you will have passive income coming to your way quickly. Here are 5 tips to attract the best affiliates to promote your product:

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Understanding Basics of Website Hosting – Shared Vs VPS Vs Dedicated Server Vs Cloud

guest — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:15:16 +0000

Web hosting server is nothing but a computer (or more precisely a hard drive) connected to the internet where you store all your website’s details. You can use your own computer as a web host server, however you have to make sure of the following – You have ample space for storing all the data, your computer is connected via a high bandwidth internet connection and is switched on 24 x 7. This is sometimes infeasible with a personal computer and hence one needs a dedicated server for the purpose of web hosting.

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