Archive for March 8th, 2010

Google Search on Android Set-Top Boxes?

How does searching on your TV using Google sounds like to you? Isn’t it enough that Google has conquered the web and the mobile devices and now it wants to try its luck on TV sets as well? According to a WSJ report , Google has been testing out a new   TV search service in cooperation with the second satellite provider in the U.S. – Dish Network. The TV search service will apparently let you search TV shows and web video including  YouTube.  Now, here’s the most interesting part, the TV search service will run on set-top boxes powered by Google Android OS. The service is currently being tested by Google employees and their families since late last year. Of course, providing a search engine for TV is just the tip of the iceberg. Google may be planning something bigger once this venture is proven successful.  Google has an existing TV ads business which is not really doing well. So, the TV search could be a good springboard to spike up interest to it. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Search on Android Set-Top

Website Promotion – Get Noticed

Imagine this: you spend two months working with a web designer to make your new site look cutting edge and interesting. You’ve got great products or services to offer people, and you’ve done your research so you know that there’s a demand. You’re ready to start earning money, and when you launch your site, you [...]

75 PR/Article Submission Sites to Generate Inbound Links

Article submission sites do not have as much authority and link value as they used to, but they can still help build your link portfolio and give a temporary boost in rankings. Certain sites like EzineArticles and PRweb tend to rank better organically which can help increase traffic, while other article sites are better for gaining high PR links. A Few Quick Optimization Tips You want to be careful with submitting the same article to multiple submission sites because you could potentially receive duplicate content penalties.  If you do decide to submit the same article to multiple sites, take the time to change the article title, along with a few sentences in each paragraph to make it unique enough for the search engines. Make sure you use SEO best practices.  Use keywords in the article title, use different variations of the keyword/phrase throughout the content, optimize the url (if possible), deep link to inner pages on your site (if possible). Now to the list… 75 PR/Article Submission Sites Here is a complete list of PR and article sites that allow you to submit content.  Certain sites require a fee to submit an article and usually provide a syndication service. Download the full list of submission sites here (xls) URL Pagerank http://Prnewswire.com 7 http://Allbusiness.com 7 http://Prweb.com 7 http://Ryze.com 7 http://www.Bpubs.com 7 http://www.hooverwebdesign.com/ 7 http://www.marketwire.com/ 7 http://www.sitepoint.com/ 7 http://Advisor.com 6 http://contentdig.com/ 6 http://ezinearticles.com/ 6 http://isnare.com/ 6 http://Sbinformation.about.com 6 http://thewhir.com/ 6 http://www.goarticles.com/ 6 http://www.isnare.com/ 6 http://www.prlog.org/ 6 http://www.PromotionWorld.com 6 http://resources.powweb.com/ 6 http://www.articlesbase.com/ 6 http://www.pr.com/ 6 http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/ 6 http://news.thomasnet.com/submitpr.html 6 http://www.nanotech-now.com/submit-press.cgi 6 http://www.newswiretoday.com/ 6 http://www.pr-inside.com/ 6 http://www.articlebiz.com/ 5 http://www.new-list.com/ 5 http://Activeauthors.com 5 http://E-zinez.com 5 http://new-list.com/ 5 http://Pressbox.co.uk 5 http://webdesign.ittoolbox.com/ 5 http://Webreference.com 5 http://Weeno.com 5 http://www.1888pressrelease.com/ 5 http://www.a1articles.com/ 5 http://www.articlealley.com/ 5 http://www.articlecity.com/ 5 http://www.articledashboard.com/ 5 http://www.Bharatbhasha.com 5 http://www.brint.com/write.html 5 http://www.Buzzle.com 5 http://www.Constant-Content.com 5 http://www.FreeSticky.com 5 http://www.PowerHomeBiz.com 5 http://www.prleap.com/ 5 http://www.prolinkdirectory.com/ 5 http://www.SearchWarp.com 5 http://www.Site-Reference.com 5 http://www.webproworld.com/ 5 http://www.work911.com/ 5 http://presszoom.com/ 5 http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/ 5 http://www.bignews.biz/ 5 http://www.openpr.com/ 5 http://bestezines.com/ 4 http://Ezinefinder.com 4 http://free-press-release.com/ 4 http://guidemegreen.com/ 4 http://www.articleclick.com/ 4 http://www.bestezines.com/ 4 http://www.free-press-release.com/ 4 http://Article-emporium.com 4 http://www.prfocus.com/ 4 http://www.prurgent.com/ 4 http://www.pressexposure.com/ 4 http://www.pr9.net/ 4 http://ecommwire.com/ 4 http://express-press-release.net/ 4 http://www.pressmethod.com/ 4 http://www.i-newswire.com/ 3 http://www.freepressindex.com/ 3 http://www.pressabout.com/ 3 Need more sites? Check out Top 50 Article Directories by Traffic & PageRank Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . 75 PR/Article Submission Sites to Generate Inbound

AlertRank: Google Alerts on Steroids

It is not really often that I am actually impressed by the tool (this is because I come across 2-3 new ones weekly so it is not really easy to surprise me already). But today’s one is truly awesome. AlertRank is a free web-based tool that helps to make sense of your Google alerts. Most of us use Google Alerts to keep an eye on our keyword or brand mentions but few of us are actually satisfied with the tool… Until you try AlertRank. Benefits of the tool

Microsoft to Run a Massive Bing TV Campaign in the UK

The Guardian UK is reporting that Microsoft Bing is preparing to launch a massive TV ad campaign aimed at challenging Google’s dominance in the UK search market. According to the report, the series of  Bing promotional TV ads is set to begin airing this week and will be promoting Bing as a “decision engine.” Microsoft has contracted the services of ad agency JWT. It aims to show how Bing simplifies the “information overload” that accompanies the results of  other search engines – obviously hitting on Google. Microsoft’s UK managing director Ashley Highfield said that  people worldwide may have forgotten that there is an alternative search engine. “People feel overawed by the internet and what they turn up when they are searching,” said Highfield. The said TV ad campaign feature ordinary people asking for information and getting their answers from Bing, will run for a month and then on a two-week bursts until Mid-June.  Backing up the Bing TV ad campaign is an equally massive digital campaign across Microsoft’s network and other media including social networking sites. It looks like Microsoft is on the final stretch of its promotional campaign for Bing and is now desperate to gain more users even if it cost the company around $2 billion. This is clearly stated by Mr. Highfield with the following statement: “It is a battle not just of mind but of heart as well. We are wanting to make an emotional connection – we are ploughing a different furrow here.” Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Microsoft to Run a Massive Bing TV Campaign in the