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Web Reviews and Purchase Decisions
April 26th, 2008 by Frank
If you find yourself in the middle of deciding on buying a particular service or product, you can simply open your favorite web browser, and key in a few keywords. Most of the time, we purchase stuff without even reading what others think of them. But with the Internet you won’t have to purchase lemons [...]
Blogging and Creative Writing
April 24th, 2008 by Frank
I often ask myself whether creative writing styles are appropriate to blogs.
Think about it, articles on news web sites are mostly informational. If readers only look for information and facts that are not biased, then they should just go to the major news web sites, like NYtimes, AP, and even Google News.
Why, then, do people [...]
Blogging Tip: Increase Traffic By Tagging
April 22nd, 2008 by Frank
Tagging is the new way of organizing online material. Not only can you sort posts by category, but modern blogging softwares like WordPress let you tag your posts with different keywords. What’s great is that tagging can help you improve traffic!
Tags can help by helping optimize for search engines. Since these are keywords, search engines [...]
Online Advertising and the Economic Downturn
April 18th, 2008 by Frank
Probloggers and Netrepreneurs rejoice! Online business models seem to weather the worldwide economic well.
The world today is belt-tightening, but online advertising has surprisingly been affected less than other business models. Even with economic and business issues around the world, businesses are still paying a premium to reach their online audiences.
The Internet offers big business potential. [...]
Facebook’s Killer Apps
April 13th, 2008 by Frank
Yes, Facebook may just be another social networking site among the hundreds of others. You can even say that it has copied the concepts of Friendster and MySpace. However, Facebook is obviously now a leader in the social networking sphere because of the multitude of applications that extend its functionality.
With all the apps, you can [...]
Blog for Relief
April 9th, 2008 by Frank
Blogs are often relegated to being merely online diaries diaries that contain irrelevant (and irreverent) rantings and ramblings. But for some, blogging can be used as therapy.
Bloggers can choose to set a tone for their writings. They can be optimistic and happy. They can also be pessimistic. They can be risk-takers. Or they can be [...]
Kids Getting Poor Education Because of the Net?
April 5th, 2008 by Frank
I believe that today’s kid should feel lucky with the benefits of the Internet. It’s not just with the ease of doing research, but also the ease of communication! So kids can actually discuss lessons with peers. The Web is also becoming more interactive every day. It makes easier for students to study, rather than [...]
Monetizing Blogs and New Media Sites
April 3rd, 2008 by Frank
Blogging is not only a medium for your writing abilities. You can also make money out of it! If you are totally dedicated to your craft, then you can actually earn online – from the comforts of your home.
Blog writers usually start with putting up ads on their site. Everyday they would update their [...]