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Search Wiki is a dynamic search tool that allows users to customize the Google search result page by re-ranking, deleting, adding and commenting on search results. The feature is available only for logged-in users. It is a big deal for Google, they have just taken the first step of launching its basic version and other processes like vandalism, libel, history, messiness, collaboration and other wiki matters are still hidden.

Will Search Wiki affect rankings? Currently it doesn’t have any influence on the overall ranking algorithm. Google has clearly explained that the customized search result will be available only for logged-in users and users can see how people have collectively edited the search results for specific search keywords by clicking on the “See all notes for this SearchWiki” link.

Even if Google plans to take personalized results into account on search results, it will be a welcome change to boost informational sites with high relevancy to appear in the top rankings as only users can judge the best site rather than any other professionals. If this becomes reality, in order to gain rankings webmasters will be keen in offering the desired information for end users.

On the other hand, they can also ask their friends and families or even hire people to move their site to number one position in their wiki pages. Some webmasters may even spam with negative comments to remove their competitors’ site from search result pages. On Wiki Search at the 2009 SMX West conference, Corey Anderson, a Google engineer, stated that they will be reviewing the comments very carefully to avoid any red flag or black hat motives. This activity will ensure that website rankings are not affected by this kind of spam.

Currently, Google gathers information from everything you are searching for, regardless of if you are logged in or not, for ranking a site. According to me, using personalized results in the ranking algorithm is a good idea as long as spam is avoided. This feature will encourage webmasters to provide only informative content on their site.

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According to a recent study, more than 90% of Internet traffic is generated by search engines. Submitting your site to all major search engines is the most effective way of promoting your website on the Internet. It helps you maintain a search engine ranking at top level for any targeted ‘keywords’. There are 3 main ways to submit your website to the search engines, which includes:

Manual submission:

Manual submission involves visiting every directory one by one and submitting your site manually. One of the main advantages is you have absolute control over the submission process. For example, if there is an error in the submission process you can handle the problem without any hassle and work easily. Keep in mind that, it can be a time consuming and laborious task.

Online submission through third party services:

There are several search engine submission companies all over the world offering online submission services and search engine marketing solutions at reasonable prices. Most of them follow updated practices in the industry. They can submit your site to search engine friendly directories and directories with a higher Google page rank at one time for fast link-building.

Generally they have a lot of experience for choosing the right category for your site and wording your site description with as many keywords as possible. Remember a search engine company can provide professional and effective services to you.

Submission software:

There are various software packages which can be downloaded for the use of submitting your site automatically to the search engines. The main advantage of using the software is that you can save your time compared to manual submission processes and services. You have to enter your site details and click a button; the site will be submitted automatically to the major search engines. Its disadvantage, is that if any unexpected error happens during the submission, the script may not know how to handle the error.

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Pie diagram representing URL shortener users

When you list out the top 3 internet Buzz words; URL shortener comes next to social networking and micro-blogging.

A URL shortener is a Website that will create a short Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Web page address from a long one so that the short version, which is easier to remember and enter, can be used instead. The shortened URLs will never expire, and they can be easily shared and distributed in websites, forums, blogs, Instant Messengers, SMS and especially in social media services like Twitter, which allows users to post only 140 characters.

TinyURL, Bit.ly, Snurl, dwarfURL, Tiny.cc are some of the popular sites that offer URL shortening service. The shortened URL offers various advantages including easy management of links, promotion of sharing of site link, compile click data and useful user interface.
Some may think that shortening URLs may affect Google ranking, but in reality, it is not so. The shortened URL can be shared with more audiences easily through SMS, messengers and social media along with a short description of site. Hence a site can be promoted quite easily.

Some URL shortening service providers like Bit.ly offer valuable data like live click data, geographic location, webpage link from where the site link was clicked, and more. The data are used by webmasters to know where customers are coming from and their interest. Apart from this, some providers offer the last 15 URLs created by users in their home page, which automatically mirrors each page and a useful interface for sharing via social media.

It also allows users to customize their shortened URL to make it understandable by users. Your shortened URL can be something like http://tinyurl//html57 or you can customize it to look like http://tinyurl//webworld.

In short, we can say that shortened URLs are a welcome change in the internet world.

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It gives us immense pleasure to inform that the launch of cssilize.com took place today at 4pm in Room No:105 . We are very happy to inform that Mr.Rajesh is the only person behind this concept and its successful launch.

In this connection Mr.Dhileepan had given the Welcoming address, followed by Acknowledging speech by Mr.Sivachidhambaram,Mr.Gabriel,Ms Jayashree,Mr.Ohmkumar,Mr.Vijay,Ms Munira,Ms Sheena,and Mr.Bhoopathy who had given us a brief about their experience in this project.

Next we had Our Chief Guest Mr.Swaminathan who also felicitated in the programme.After which we had our Special Guest Mr.Aravind who gave us a motivating speech about the launch and he had a very special thing stated of our Beloved and unforgettable colleague Mr. Suresh that his name can be mentioned in the above project done as he was the main person behind the well being of this launch. Next we had Mr. Victor who had also wished one and all in Rajesh Team.

Prizes were distributed by Mr.Aravind ( CTO ) of Ahsan Technologies.

Finally on behalf of Ahsan Technologies and my own behalf I Anitha menon extend my sincere thanks to Mr. Rajesh and his team to have successfully launched this cssilize.com.I once again wish them all the very best of Luck for their future endevours.

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Are you looking for the best way to drive more visitors to your website or blog? The best choice is Squidoo which is in the top 500 most visited sites in the world, and in the top 250 most viewed in the United States.

What is “Squidoo”? It is a web 2.0 website, where you can create a variety of content on a vast range of topics. You can add text, images, videos, audios, opt-in boxes, links, RSS feeds, and more. Without the knowledge of HTML, you can create a lens in just a few minutes. It can also be used by affiliates to promote their affiliated sites.

First step in Squidoo lens creation is to sign up for your account. Once you have signed up, create a profile and start building as many lenses as you can. Squidoo allows a user to open more than one account for promoting a product more than twice, because with a single account users can submit only 2 lenses for product promotion, as moderators do not like to see similar content for the same products more than twice.

Remember to pick lens URL that matches your specific keyword phrase because Google will give you a higher page rank for having your keywords in the URL. For instance, if your keyword is “beauty tips”, then the lens URL will be “http://squidoo.com/beauty tips’.

Use the tools on your lens page namely bookmarking, RSS, module etc. It will help you to promote your business effectively.

Make sure that your content is informative; if you are selling beauty products, talk about how the product works, how it benefits people as they enjoy knowing exactly how the product will work for them. Try to convince customers that the product is going to do something different than the others.

Here are some advantages of using Squidoo to run a business effectively:

1. Google loves Squidoo lens as it can be quickly indexed by them.
2. Lens with target keywords will get a higher page rank in Google.
3. The perfect place to recommend your stuff (products/ services).
4. Squidoo is free of charge. You can make unlimited number of lenses.
5. It helps get quality back links to the inner pages of your website.
6. You can get more traffic that helps make solid income

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Come on webmasters! It’s the time to advertise your products and services worldwide. Online advertising is proving to be the most powerful and cost-effective tool to drive traffic and promote your items as well.

There are the multiple forms of online advertising tools like banner ads, contextual ads, floating ads, social ads etc. Let’s have a look at them one by one.

Banner ads:
Many entrepreneurs are turning to banner ads for advertising their services, products and websites. Banner ads may bring prospective customers to just within one click away from your products and services. They are useful for advertisers to know how many people viewed their ad (click through ratio) and how many of them clicked on the ad (click through). Take full advantage of the banner advertisement tool and earn a long list of world-wide clients. Keep in mind that your banner ad should be creative and have a strong call-to-action message.

Contextual ads:
Contextual advertising can be an effective way of reaching out to a target audience. It allows a company to place advertisements in major websites and portals that carry content that is relevant to their products or services. When users enter keywords in a search engine, the contextual advertising system scans the text of a webpage for those keyword phrases. Then, the system returns specific, targeted ads based on the content people are viewing.

Floating ads:
A floating ad is a type of rich media Web advertisement that appears for 5 to 30 seconds when users open up a webpage. It grabs viewer’s attention and tends to be more interesting to view than other formats. You can include sound, animation and interactive components in floating ads.

Social network advertising:
It refers to advertising that focuses on popular social networking sites like twitter, facebook, myspace, friendster, bebo, orkut etc. You can advertise your products and services on social networking sites. It is sure to benefit you and your business. Placing business related videos on site is an innovative way to attract visitors and help them understand your business clearly.

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Agriya Infoway announced the release of a new version of Anova, which is a knowledge sharing script that helps webmasters build an answering site similar to Yahoo answers. In the latest release, the Anova team has incorporated two more options in the ‘forum’ and ‘report bug’ pages for administrators, and fixed some bugs as well.

Now webmasters can change the forum display order, in the admin panel. Bug reporting is an attractive feature offered by Anova, to enable users to report bugs on the site. In the old version, users could report bugs and admin could view and rectify it. In the new version, the Anova team has added a reply option in the admin report bugs page to enable admin to reply to user’s bug post.

The issue of displaying RSS feed questions in other languages except English is fixed. The blur issue in the search box is also fixed. The problem of playing audio even after closing the light-window in IE 6 is solved. The hard coded text for search more text near the advanced search link is removed.

For further details, visit www.agriya.com.

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Search Wiki is a dynamic search tool that allows users to customize the Google search result page by re-ranking, deleting, adding and commenting on search results. The feature is available only for logged-in users. It is a big deal for Google, they have just taken the first step of launching its basic version and other processes like vandalism, libel, history, messiness, collaboration and other wiki matters are still hidden.

Will Search Wiki affect rankings? Currently it doesn’t have any influence on the overall ranking algorithm. Google has clearly explained that the customized search result will be available only for logged-in users and users can see how people have collectively edited the search results for specific search keywords by clicking on the “See all notes for this SearchWiki” link.

Even if Google plans to take personalized results into account on search results, it will be a welcome change to boost informational sites with high relevancy to appear in the top rankings as only users can judge the best site rather than any other professionals. If this becomes reality, in order to gain rankings webmasters will be keen in offering the desired information for end users.

On the other hand, they can also ask their friends and families or even hire people to move their site to number one position in their wiki pages. Some webmasters may even spam with negative comments to remove their competitors’ site from search result pages. On Wiki Search at the 2009 SMX West conference, Corey Anderson, a Google engineer, stated that they will be reviewing the comments very carefully to avoid any red flag or black hat motives. This activity will ensure that website rankings are not affected by this kind of spam.

Currently, Google gathers information from everything you are searching for, regardless of if you are logged in or not, for ranking a site. According to me, using personalized results in the ranking algorithm is a good idea as long as spam is avoided. This feature will encourage webmasters to provide only informative content on their site.

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People are always on the move for various reasons and motivations; some may move for their career and higher studies, and others may move for personal intentions. Whatever expats achieve in other countries, they may still feel that they are isolated and alone. So they are in search of a solution to keep in touch with their friends and meet expatriates from their country, and other countries as well.

Social networking sites are the best solution. There are many social networking sites for expatriates out there. These sites help them get in touch with others who are in similar situations. It acts as a good platform to be up-to-date with information about their residential country, to meet people from their home town, get in touch with their family and old friends, and make new friends.

They can create a network with likeminded people and contact them at any time to get help on finding a new job, good restaurants, cars on rent, hospitals, good doctors, apartment, shopping malls, housekeeping services, laptop on rent, and almost everything else possible. They can also discuss any problem and find a solution for it, apart from exchanging information.

They can also create a community to exchange resources and talk about any topics and issues related to the local country. Expats can organize many spontaneous events, such as hikes, river rafting, bowling nights, parties at a local pubs, or at home and a lot more, and invite people from their own expatriate community. For example, a member can arrange a “Thanks giving party” for Americans living in a certain place in Australia.

In addition, some social networks also offer: forums, chat, blogs and ad services. You can display ads and post articles which could range from a review on local food, to the best entertainment places in and around you and current news of your country etc.

Many expats are interested in taking the dating relationships towards marriage instead of being involved in short term relationships. If you’re interested in dating other expats, you can check out the profiles of people from all over the globe and choose the right one form the dating websites.

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Currently, Twitter has over 1 million users and it is expected that this count will rise to 500 million by the end of the year. Mahalo’s founder Jason Calacanis told TechCrunch that he offered Twitter’s founders $250,000 to secure a place on micro-blogging service’s “suggested users” list for the next two years.

Is Twitter worth all the buzz? What made it reach this point? The following article will answer these questions.
The most attractive feature of Twitter is the Micro-blogging service through which users can share information or personal updates with everyone, especially when they don’t have time to update their blog or personal site. This feature paves the way for users to build a strong friends network. It has become a platform for web traffic and brand exposure.

Next, its simplicity comes into the picture. It doesn’t mess up the site with many built-in features. It offers only the micro-blogging service with services to support the Twitter culture and is purely dedicated to sending messages to all your followers.

You can find like-minded tweets easily through the search feature. If you are a new writer and need to find experienced authors, just search Twitter for the word ‘author’. It will offer a list of authors, just follow the people in the list and form a network to find answers for your questions related to writing. This feature will also help business people to meet their intended audience.

A recent study on Twitter states that one in five online adults aged between 18 and 24 have used Twitter, and also that Twitter users gather more information through the Internet. It is widespread over almost all fields, which ensures prompt replies for any post, within a few seconds of posting. So posting any questions in Twitter will fetch you answers immediately from experts in the respective field.

Current affairs or news on any events are shared among tweets immediately, sometimes even before the news reaches the news sites. A famous example is the picture of the plane that crashed in the Hudson River. It was posted on Twitter and had thousands of views before the news even reached CNN.

To put it in a nutshell, the sheer simplicity of it, the blogging service, easy search, popularity and immediate response are the notable reasons for the popularity of Twitter.

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