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Active Search Results Page Ranking Technology

About Active Search Results Page Ranking Technology ASR Ranking ASR Ranking is a new search engine page ranking algorithm that allows search engines to rank search results higher for websites where the owners or promoters of those websites have a history of performing actions or events defined as Activity . The goal of ASR Ranking is to rank websites higher in organic search results where there are real active people supporting those websites. Websites will rank higher in the search engines results page (SERP) when the ASR Ranking is higher. People searching the Internet benefit by having their search results include websites with more up-to-date information about products, services and content; fewer dead links on the visited websites; more search results from websites that are maintained on a regular basis and better feedback from inquiries sent to the

MerchantCircle to Take Over Operations of the Popular Bloglines Platform

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We have some exciting news to share today that we think is going to make the experience on MerchantCircle even more valuable for our users. We’ve reached an agreement with Ask.com to assume control of the RSS reader site Bloglines in order to rejuvenate and integrate it with the MerchantCircle experience. For those of you who may not be immediately familiar with Bloglines, it is the world's most popular free online service for searching, subscribing, publishing and sharing RSS feeds, blogs and rich web content. Bloglines was a pioneer in bringing RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds and rich content to mainstream Internet users. It’s been touted for excellence around the world with many awards and accolades, including Time Magazine's Coolest Websites for 2004 and Search Engine Watch's "Best Blog/Feed Search Engine" award. Ask.com, which has owned the property for the last few years, had decided to retire the service to focus more on its core offer

MerchantCircle to Revitalize the Bloglines Service

Largest Online Network of Local Business Owners will Assume Operation of the Popular RSS Service and Enhance it for the Future Mountain View, CA, November 4, 2010 — MerchantCircle , largest online network of local business owners in the nation, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Ask.com , an operating business of IAC to assume the management of the Bloglines personal news aggregation platform. This agreement will allow the popular service to continue uninterrupted for its 2.7 million users. Beginning on December 1st, MerchantCircle will offer a richer, more local Bloglines experience for existing and future users. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The deal carries strategic significance for MerchantCircle and its network members. MerchantCircle will promote the service to its more than 1.4 million local business members through their account dashboards by integrating pre-created RSS feeds that deliver targeted content on their local

10 Mistakes in Campaign Blog

Share     1. Too much use of Java Script, this could hamper the search engine crawlers to index web pages for admission to the first page of search engines. This can lead to your blog will be placed under the list that appears when the search engines do crawl, not to mention the risk of indiscriminate entry of Flash and Frames.     2. Ignoring the link between postings and links to other sites, articles which are interconnected both within the blog itself or with other blogs is the most powerful Link Building. In addition to optimizing your articles ever created, we too can build a network with other bloggers who will benefit together.     3. You are not wise enough when promoting your site or blog on a busy forum but not relevant. You should be careful in using this tactic or target your blog readers would be "disappointed" with your tactics.     4. You did not enter the relevant Keywords. Keywords are what will make your blog listed in search results when users type in

HOW TO: Calculate the ROI of Your Social Media Campaign

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Jamie Turner is the Chief Content Officer of the 60 Second Marketer, the online magazine for BKV Digital and Direct Response . He is also the co-author of “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” now available at fine bookstores (and a few not-so-fine bookstores) everywhere. First the bad news: If you’re going to calculate the ROI of your social media campaign, you’re going to have to know math. That may come as a disappointment to people who thought social media was only about accumulating Twitter followers or monitoring Facebook “Likes,” but it’s true. The future of social media is about math, metrics and monetization. The problem is that most companies aren’t doing an effective job of measuring the value of their social media campaigns. In fact, a recent survey by Econsultancy found that 47% of the companies they surveyed said they were “not able to measure” their campaigns and that “the jury is still out” on the value gained from their social media investment. If you’

How to Succeed at a Job Fair

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How to Succeed at a Job Fair : " Looking for a job, especially at a job fair , can be a lot like trying to get a date at a crowded bar -- there are plenty of potential dates to choose from, but chances are none will want to dance with you or date you for the long-term. If you've ever been to one of the many job fairs across the country, you've seen the long lines of job applicants with resumes in hand, all pushing for a spot up front to get a recruiter's ear. It's a meat market without the drinks. I've been to a few since being laid off in June 2008, and have for the most part found them to be a waste of time unless you go in prepared and with a goal of networking rather than getting a job immediately. " Share

Merapi volcano photos from various sources

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Clouds of hot or wedus gembel (Foto: Reuters)  Clouds of hot or wedus gembel (Foto: Daylife.com)  Merapi volcano erupts . (Foto: twitter) MerapiVolcano (Koran SI) KOMPAS IMAGES/KRISTIANTO PURNOMO

Obama Says He'll Negotiate With Republicans on Bush Tax Cuts

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US President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama said he is “absolutely” ready to negotiate this month with congressional Republicans, who have hardened their stance that soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts should be extended for high-income taxpayers. Obama, a Democrat, said today that he hopes to avoid “brinkmanship” in the lame-duck session of Congress when he confronts Republicans over how to prevent expiration of lower taxes on wages, investments and multimillion-dollar estates that were enacted in 2001 and 2003. Unless Congress acts, those tax policies expire Dec. 31. “My goal is to make sure that we don’t have a huge spike in taxes for middle-class families,” Obama said at a White House news conference when asked if he would seek a compromise with newly empowered Republicans on such matters as preserving the tax cuts on the first $1 million of income. Obama has been adamant that the U.S. can’t afford to extend policies that benefit high-income Ameri

2012 Predictions And What They Mean For You

There seems to be a large amount of concern and speculation regarding the "End of The World" - which many fear will take place in 2012. The reason behind the concern? Several notable prophecies and coincidences. The Mayan Calendar, a masterpiece of mathematics and astronomy, ends in 2012 .  There seems to be a large amount of concern and speculation regarding the "End of The World" - which many fear will take place in 2012. The reason behind the concern?  Several notable prophecies and coincidences. The Mayan Calendar, a masterpiece of mathematics and astronomy, ends in 2012. In addition, various sources believe that the Hopi Indians, Nostradamus and/or the Bible indicate that the world will end in 2012. So is there validation for these claims?  Some individuals suggest that the proposed "apocalypse" will not mean an end to the human race, but rather, it may indicate a change in human consciousness. There are other reasons to doubt that

Top Search Engine Marketing Strategies

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Every website buyer needs to apparatus strategies on look agent access in adjustment to accomplish top baronial on a look engine. Look agent access is the address acclimated to aim at convalescent the look agent baronial of a website. Your website has to arise in the top few look after-effects on a look agent for it to rake in the moolah! Altered kinds of searches are targeted by web users according to their needs. Industry specific searches, argument based searches, video searches, images searches are some of the altered affectionate of searches. Access of look engines accommodate website cartage analysis, access of web content , keyword assay as able-bodied as alteration web content, articulation architecture services, as able-bodied as HTML coding . There are a cardinal of techniques that charge to be followed for top look agent business strategies. Increase Articulation Building

Useful Tips When You Plan To Resell Ebooks

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Image via Wikipedia As an internet marketer, I can really say and prove that selling information products online is one of the best ways to make money online . Generally speaking, human beings will always hunger for information. There will always be craving for information since we continue to evolve each day. In almost everything that we do, we need information to get things done. Since there is just an enormous list of possible info products that you can make money out of on the net these days, perhaps you want to resell ebooks. Many of you reading this blog may have thought at one time in your life that selling electronic books is not your forte.

Open Source Indemnification: Why You Should Care

  With the recent rise in software copyright claims filed (such as Oracle’s lawsuit against Google for copyright/patent infringement related to Java), companies are realizing more than ever that indemnification protection against costly lawsuits is important. Oracle is just one example among many - see more IP infringement cases put together by Protecode here . With many of ActiveState’s customers, the discussion around levels of indemnification in an Enterprise or OEM contract often gets passed to compliance officers or lawyers. But even legal counsel in companies aren’t always well-versed in the differences between indemnification for proprietary products and those based on open source. Indemnification: Proprietary vs. Open Source With proprietary software , a vendor can very simply provide indemnification as part of a standard agreement, because they have full control and copyright over the product and underlying code. With open source products, there are mu