Archive for May, 2009

Bing, the new Microsoft search engine is getting pre-launch kudos. The Bing search engine provides people not just with links, but also with practical information.
Type in a flight number, and get back departure and arrival times and a gate number.
Type in Adam Lambert, and you will get back images, links to videos, albums, fan sites and related artists.
Enter a consumer-products or company name, and you get back a link to its Website, as well as  a customer-service 800 number to call for help.
Preview Bing, the new Microsoft search engine.

What is Google Wave?
Google’s new real-time communication platform that will launch to the public later this year.
To make sense of it all, Mashable has compiled a guide to Google Wave with key information, definitions, and links related to the launch of Google Wave.
“This in-depth guide provides an overview of Google Wave, discusses the terminology associated with it, details information on Google Wave applications, and goes over ways to keep yourself informed”.

We know you’re excited about Google Wave, so go on over to Mashable and read more on What is Google Wave?
Or go directly to Google Wave Overview

What is a blog?  A blog (short for the term weblog)  is a personal or business journal, like this one, where you talk about  ideas, products, news, challenges, etc
In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write your thoughts on an ongoing basis. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic.
Blog readers can leave comments, making the  interactive format  an important part of many blogs. As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs.

Red more on what is a blog.
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Blood in urine is an obvious sign that something serious may be wrong, and is addressed in the first of a series of Miami Urology websites.
The Blood in urine website focuses on the urinary tract and the causes of hematuria. It adds emphasis to fast action by the patient, Miami urologist, and emerging technologies creating an impetus for us the act expeditiously.

Blood in urine website will also help find a qualified urologist in the miami area to quickly diagnose the problem and administer the appropriate treatment.

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How to make a website? We are often asked that question.
Although most people look at websites all day, when it comes down to making their own website, they are not sure how to tackle the challenge.
Making a website is not just putting pages together, it also involves marketing and tracking results.

There are basically two ways to make a website.
The first way is to create the website offline and then upload the web pages to the server via FTP.
The second way is to create your website online using templates that are pre-installed on the server.

A web designer can help you decide what is best for you depending on what you are you are looking for: customization, ease of making updates yourself, special features needed such as ecommerce, best hosting plan, Search Engine Optimization, etc.

Be sure to identify your target market so you know how to speak to them.
Include a call to action, so visitors to your site take that step and either contact you, visit you, or make a purchase on your website.

Market your website on the search engines. Hire a Search Engine Optimization company to make sure your pages are search engines friendly and submitted to all major online directories and search engines.

Track your website’s results:  how many visitors are coming to the site, how long does each visitor stay on your site, what does each visitor look at , which search engines are getting you the best prospects, how much money have you made from the average visitor, if you use Pay Per Click, is it working and paying for itself ? etc.

If you are interested in understanding the very basics of how to make a website, go to how to make a website.

Wolfram|Alpha, also spelled WolframAlpha, is an answer-engine developed by Wolfram Research that was just launched. Wolfram|Alpha is not your typical search engine.
It answers questions by computing the answer from structured data, instead of providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer. WolframAlpha is basically a computational knowledge engine that generates output by doing computations from its own internal knowledge base, instead of searching the web and returning links.

To get an idea of it’s capability, visit Wolfram|Alpha’s Visual Gallery of Examples
How much data is there in Wolfram|Alpha? Many trillions of elements, continually growing through a large number of feeds.  Its data comes from Wolfram|Alpha’s internal knowledge base. You can also get updates on its progress via their blog

Visit Wolfram|Alpha

Typography in design is very important. Graphic design is a lot more than just colors and layout; it relies heavily on typography as well.

In a web page, typography design should be pleasing to look at and easy to read. It’s the web designer’s job to understand the browser display, computer platforms and screen sizes issues, and to address them.
Every website will have its own objectives and requirements. It is essential to create a web page that communicates clearly first, and looks “pretty” second. 

That can be achieved with the proper use of  Typography design.
Read more on Typography in design.

PC World recently posted an article on Twitter for Businesses.
Twitter is so popular that it has brought together Shaq and Oprah.

“Here are some tips on how to use Twitter effectively–and a few cautions, as well.

1. Don’t automate it
2. Be conversational
3. Follow people who are relevant
4. Make sure your people are on Twitter, and refer to them
5. Answer your mentions
6. Search for your name
8. Use Twitter to ask your customers questions…and get good answers
9. Be a good Twitter citizen”

You can read the details by going directly to the article at PC World: Twitter for Businesses.

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