07/30/2006
Anyone who has been an active reader of computer trade magazines or online publications over the past few years has seen a steady increase in the number of references to things called "Web services" and "SOA." Indeed, more and more businesses are turning to these technologies to help improve their bottom line.

But what do these technologies mean to small businesses and sole proprietors? Can small organizations stand to benefit from SOA as much as Fortune 500 companies? The answer is difficult, if not impossible, for people to ascertain if they do not understand what the Web services and SOA technologies are, and what potential benefits they provide. This article will attempt to explain SOA in terms that a small business owner or manager can easily understand.

Small Business Primer

07/28/2006
Google is optionally providing Adwords advertisers the option of viewing click fraud reports. Information on the Click Fraud Report.

07/30/2006

07/25/2006
Many webmasters have realized the benefit of using RSS to dynamically update websites. This means that the website content automatically changes when the RSS feed is updated. This allows for webmasters to serve dynamic content or a mixture of static and dynamic content on their website.

Converting RSS Feeds to HTML

07/25/2006
Social bookmarking has quickly become a popular way for frequent internet users to share their favorite websites with the public. Having a website added to a bookmark directory can increase traffic significantly. Bookmark chicklets are a newer creation that help remind those viewing a website to add it to the social bookmarking directories. It makes the bookmarking process easier for those who have found a website that is a good source of information or services. Another advantage of the tool is that the website description that goes into the bookmark is written into the script, allowing creators of the chicklet to choose how their website will be described in the directory.

Free Social Bookmarking Chicklet Tool

07/23/2006
Digg the popular social bookmarking site has added a sports section to their website. Submit sports related stories.

07/20/2006
This week googling officially became a verb. The 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary now includes “googling” (lower case g).  It’s about time. People have been using Google as a verb for years.

Having your brand name used as a generic term, is of course, a mixed blessing for a company. On the one hand, it’s great to have your name become the common shorthand for an entire category. It implies acceptance that your product is the standard by which all others in the category are judged and it’s great word-of-mouth for building awareness and trial.

Googling

07/19/2006
Credibility online is becoming more and more of an issue. Anyone can have a blog or post to a forum and anyone can edit wiki entries. Web surfers are beginning to comprehend that just because it is in print does not necessarily mean that it is true. In fact, in today's online world, the collective truth might be the closest thing we can get to the real truth. Peer policing and social bookmarking have become common in the online world.

Online Credibility in Question

07/11/2006
Taking a paper clip and turning it into a house sounds like a cheesy magic trick or a phony instance of resourcefulness on the 1980s TV show "MacGyver."

Kyle MacDonald, however, has pulled it off.

One year ago, the 26-year-old blogger from Montreal set out to barter one red paper clip for something and that thing for something else, over and over again until he had a house.

On Wednesday the quest is ending as envisioned: MacDonald is due to become the proud owner of a three-bedroom, 1,100-square-foot home provided by the town of Kipling, Saskatchewan.

Paperclip to a House!

07/10/2006
Websites that are able to amass a large number of links from related websites that contain relevant content, tend to have an advantage when attempting to rank well in the large search engines. The tricky part is understanding how to build a large quantity of quality links. With the growth of the web and increased competition, search engines are weighing link relevance, and link authority as part of their ranking algorithm.

Everything You Need to Know About Linking

07/10/2006
Google has been ordered to disclose the identity of one of its advertisers. The High Court has issued the ruling to assist a potential copyright infringement case.

Google had declined to reveal the identity of the advertiser to Helen Grant, who had complained that a Google advert led to a service which she claimed violated her copyright in a forthcoming book. Google did not give the information, but the firm did advise Grant to seek the High Court order forcing it to comply.

Google Ordered to Provide Information