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Online Marketing . It’s a buzz word you have probably heard a lot over the last few years in your day-to-day lives. Chances are though you’re not really too sure exactly what it’s made up of. This article seeks to provide a little bit of general information on exactly what online marketing is all about. Typically, the bulk of online marketing is broken down into two sides – PPC and SEO . Combined this is SEM. Is that too many abbreviations for you? No problems. Here’s what it all means. SEM stands for search engine marketing and basically covers any effort you can make online to promote your business via search engines like Google. PPC stands for “pay-per-click” – it’s a generic term to cover the sort of paid ads you’ll find on Google, Youtube, Facebook etc. Finally there’s SEO – Search Engine Optimization . This is a series of steps you can take to improve your website’s performance so that it appears higher when people search for a certain keyword. Combined they all can be co...

One of the primary reasons some people are hesitant to use an online file storage service  is because of security concerns. While there are inherent risks to storing anything online, there are also a variety of proactive ways to create additional layers of protection. The key is finding security measures which are easy to implement and provide quality results. Keep an Eye on the Included Features  The easiest way to get more protection from online file storage services is by only choosing providers which offer built-in security features. There are a growing number of different techniques which are quickly becoming standard practice. Along with focusing on specific features, taking a look at the security history of an online file storage solution before signing up is always a good idea. Don’t Cause the Problem  A security strategy is only as strong as its weakest link. When it comes to online file storage, the weakest link often turns out t...

Microsoft makes constant innovations to its Office suite; not too long ago we saw Office 2010, and now the software giant is all set to release the latest version, Microsoft Office 2013 . Just a little while ago, the company unveiled a preview of the new package. So you can now get a glimpse of the updated Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook and OneNote versions. According to Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer, Office 2013 is their ‘biggest and most ambitious Office’ yet. What’s new? I’m sure you are all well versed with the earlier iterations of MS Office so there’s nothing very surprising about the basics. Yet a few changes have been made. With Windows 8 being touch centric it’s only natural that the latest Office version would follow suit. Computing experience for Smartphone and tablet users will be seamless and much better than ever before; like, you can just swipe your finger to scroll or turn pages, perform a pinch zoom and write with your finger or stylus. In short desktop ...

In this article, we'll be looking at some of the most essential   iPhone 5 accessories - those that you just can't live without. With each of these cool iPhone accessories accessories at your side, you'll be able to vastly extend the functionality and durability of your fifth-generation iPhone. In any case, let's get right into the selections. 5. iPhone 5 Lightning Charge and Sync Dock While the iPhone 5's battery life is quite good, you'll still need a top-up each day. Do this the easy way by using the iPhone 5 Lightning Charge and Sync Dock. This dock allows you to charge and sync your iPhone 5 while still being able to watch incoming notifications. The design is very reminiscent of Apple's own, and the result is a beautifully complementary station for your iPhone 5. 4. Gripmount iPhone 5 Lightning Car Charger Mount Kit From the desktop to the automobile we go now - this is the Gripmount charger and car mount pack. With a high qua...

Good news for Indians... Lava announces dual-SIM Xolo A500 , comes with a 4-inch display and dual-core processor for 7,000/- Here are the specs- 1. 4" capacitive touch screen 2. 4 GB internal storage, 32 GB expandable 3. Android 4.0 4. Dual Sim (3G+2G) 5. 5MP rear camera, 0.3MP front camera 6 . 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor 7. PowerVR SGX500 GPU 8. 512 MB RAM 9. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, A-GPS 10. 1,500 mAh battery

According to a post made on the official Windows Phone Colombia Facebook page, we'll finally see the  Windows Phone 7.8  update begin to hit some handsets from the 31st of January. That's well within the Q1 window that was last specified by Microsoft , albeit some seven months after the update was originally announced by the Redmond-based firm. The new Windows Phone 7.8 will hit roughly three months after Windows Phone 8 was released and aims to bring as many features as possible from that release to older handsets that cannot be upgraded to Windows Phone 8 itself. According to GSMArena , who have been using a pre-release Nokia Lumia 510 , the update is mainly cosmetic in nature. You'll receive a new boot screen, new theme colours and the ability to resize tiles into the new 1x1 size. There are some more substantive additions as well, including new apps for making ringtones, calculating mobile internet usage and transferring files across Bluetooth connection...

With the amount of heat generated by data centres and IT facilities, it is no surprise that there are plenty of different fire suppression options out there to help prevent fire and the serious damage it causes. Google Data Centre Data centres by their very nature need to be running 24 hours a day and any disruption to any of their primary services could be critical, meaning the need to protect against a potentially ruinous fire is crucial. So, first things first, what are the systems available to you if you want to protect your IT facility? Well, obviously, sprinkler systems are off the menu; dousing your servers in water probably isn’t the best way to go if you want to keep your services up and running. No, there are other choices out there that will keep your equipment safe from fire and not damage it in the event of a blaze breaking out. After all, prevention is better than the cure and fire suppression systems are based upon that principle. First off, let’s take...

Even a decade before no one would have foreseen the magnitude of the impact that social media has brought on the way music is delivered to enthusiasts. The change was visible to some extent even during the days of personal computers and laptops, and further compounded when fast internet connectivity became a reality. The Internet revolution made dissemination of information and news on music an up to minute affair. People nowadays don’t depend on the print media and that is because blogs/social media have taken over their function. That everything is delivered to readers fast and in no time sounds good, but along came piracy on a massive scale, and that social media fuelled it to unforeseen levels is not deniable. With millions of users using social media to exchange and download media on peer to peer networks, and social media users exploding and growing at mind blogging speed, the future of music industry itself has come under severe strain. The overall impact is there f...

Facebook has shown a lot of potential in promoting businesses, but a lot of people still don’t know how to use it at its full value. If you’re looking forward to attracting more fans to your facebook page, here are 5 essential tips you should consider: 1. Use several tabs Tabs are an efficient way to organize your facebook page and to make it more attractive to visitors. For instance, you might give the users a chance to either like your page or to like different products or services from it. As you create different tabs for your page, think about how giving the users something useful, but without conglomerating the page or trying to retain the users on there, especially if you have similar content on your website. When appropriate, point some links that lead straight to your site. Also, remember that you are able to set any tabs on your initial page (the page where non-fans land the first time). This way you won’t limit your visitors and you will get closer to...

I t’s high time that we threw away the default contacts in our cellphones . Nowadays you can get hundreds of beautiful and capable contacts apps in iTunes Store and Google Play , here are the 5 apps I think which are superior than the built-in contacts app. Smarter This app requires you to register with your email, and it allows you to sync with iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo email, Outlook, Calendar, and import your contacts from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Another highlight is that Smarter will organize your contacts upon how frequently you contact him/her, no need to manually set them in order for a more convenient call, pretty smart, right? It can also pull all the activities related to this contact together and display them to you, including the emails, SMS, and calls, also the involved calendar event. It is free to use, and available on both iOS and Android . Contacts+ Once you run this app, it will show your contacts in latticed interface, a bit like browsi...

 Why you shouldn't ignore  Search Engine Optimization or SEO A brick-and-mortar store with an unlisted phone number, no signs and no advertising will quickly find itself struggling to survive. That’s because word of mouth on its own is rarely enough to make any business successful. A business needs to be known and to be found easily by potential customers in order to be patronized. Additionally, potential customers appreciate knowing what goods or services a particular business offers before they visit it. The same is true for websites. A website that is not easily found or does not have an obvious purpose is not going to be frequently visited.  Search Engine Optimization  ensures that potential customers can easily and readily locate your business’ website. I have already posted an article on White Hat SEO Techniques , which you will find useful. Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the process of designing individual webpages and entire websites...

Have you ever considered working as a freelance web designer just like I did or has the question-" Is web designing a good career? " hit your mind? Then you might want to check out the seven benefits of a freelance web design career. 1. Be your own boss . Once you work freelance, you can choose when you would like to work and what projects to work on. While other employers require you to be available in certain schedule, you still have the freedom as you work for your own web design company and you are the boss. 2. Work wherever you want to.   The beauty of working freelance is the freedom to choose the place to work. You can work at home, in a café or in a resort, if you like. However, it is not recommended to work in public places as it can prevent you from accomplishing anything. 3. Flexible hours .  Work part time or full time- your choice. You can even negotiate with the employer if you are at your best at night, whi...