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Calm technology is a growing trend in website and application development that could have a significant impact on the marketing world. The essence of this approach involves managing high volumes of information to cut down “noise” and shape streams of data that are displayed for the user so that they may not become overwhelmed. This also allows them to focus on one particular task at a time, or on what is important to them in their experience with an app

A child born today might very well never use any of the following technologies. In many of these cases, one can see how tablets and smartphones, as they conglomerate functions that were once reserved for dedicated devices, are dramatically whittling down the variety of devices that people once used to perform all the tasks that they needed to get done. 1. Wired Home Internet This one might be obvious. Wired internet might still give some slight performance and stability benefits over wireless

If you’ve ever pressed the "I'm feeling lucky" button on Google you know that it ignores the search result pages entirely and sends you directly to the first page related to your particular query. It’s also a fun way to discover some hidden games and other funny tricks when you're bored online. Recently for some users, the functionality of the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button has been expanded with new options: I’m Feeling Doodly: random doodle I’m Feeling Playful: random interactive doodle I’m Feeling Artistic:

Google is adding a new ranking factor into its search algorithm that is causing some concern, especially amongst those involved in the online intellectual property and copyright debate. The search engine’s algorithm will soon take into account the number of ‘valid’ (as determined by Google) copyright removal notices when determining a site’s ranking. For an SEO company or anyone involved in SEO services, this is definitely a development to watch. In essence, if a site has been the target of several

We’ve all heard it before: content is the key to online marketing these days. It’s all about convincing those Google algorithms that you are some kind of an authority on a product or service by generating content around a particular topic. SEO is really focusing hard on this now, and the best illustration of this strategy is the blog. Now, if you want to rank highly on search engines, you’ve got to generate quality content. On top of that, you’ve

In a recent interview on Search Engine Journal, online marketing expert Ben Hunt shared his thoughts on how web design should work to increase conversion rates. A long-time advocate of combining SEO with Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Hunt focused on how web designers can often miss the mark when it comes to creating websites that result in compelling visitors to act on a consistent basis. Some of his most important points include: Designing the

Microsoft’s group of sites has edged ahead of Yahoo! to claim the second highest number of unique visitors on the internet, according to a ComScore announcement released on December 22nd. Google, as expected, is still holding on to the first place spot. Bing is the search engine to watch when considering market share fluctuations: Bing is threatening to pass Yahoo! in comScore's November Search Engine Rankings Report. This report offers a clearer understanding of how much each search engine may contribute to

The fact that mobile devices are gaining popularity in an exponential manner is a given. With the explosion in smart-device use, mobile search is fast claiming a significant amount of search traffic: conservative predictions have mobile search claiming 16% of traffic by the end of 2012, with more aggressive speculation pushing it to around 22%. In this new model, it is of vital importance to any business that their website be optimized for mobile display. Google is taking an interesting initiative

At this point it’s fairly evident that Facebook is an integral part of many people’s social lives. The facts about Facebook speak for themselves: Facebook has more than 800 million active users More than 50% of its active users log on to Facebook in any given day The average Facebook user has 130 friends The average Facebook user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events The average user now spends about 8 hours a month on Facebook, making it the single most attention-capturing

Twitter is the most dynamic social network on the web. While it may not capture as much traffic or attention as Facebook, it has cornered the market on fast-paced social interaction and up-to-date information streaming, a vital function in today’s Internet climate. Its reach is ever-expanding and it holds the educated, web-savvy, early adopter type crowd as its core audience, making its potential for influencing people and disseminating information nearly unlimited. Some important facts about Twitter include: Twitter has over 100