01st July 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
The world's most popular search engine just keeps chugging along - the little train that could (and did) make billions of dollars and dominate the Internet landscape.
Like a giant tree with a root system extending deep...
26th June 2007
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Recently I started reading a book with a seemingly improbable title, "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferris.
In the book, Ferris makes a number of assertions about how we all, whether employed or self-employed, can wo...
16th May 2007
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Unless you live under a rock, you know by now that online video represents the hottest thing to hit the Internet since the invention of the modem.
YouTube.com reportedly receives over 65,000 video submissions every day...
06th May 2007
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One of the greatest features of the Internet involves that fact that people enjoy a high level of freedom to express themselves.
So much so that in many countries the governments restrict and censor what people can see...
04th May 2007
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The next logical step for the Internet involves moving closer to interactive television.
People love to watch TV, they love to surf the web, and tens-of-millions enjoy interacting with other people on "social networkin...
14th March 2007
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Two things happened this week that brought my focus back to online video and where all this hoopla will eventually take us.
First, I read an article about Joost.com, a peer-to-peer online TV distribution system created...
08th February 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
I think most of us feel that expensive operating systems like Windows can do more things than just keep the computer running, the problem is we don't know what they are!
Well, over the years I've discovered a few short...
24th January 2007
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According to a recent Nielsen-Netratings.com release, over 3/4 of all U.S. home Internet users connected at broadband speeds during November, 2006.
That figure increased 13%, up from 65%, just one year ago.
This inc...
17th January 2007
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As the Web grows and online promotion gets more popular among even small businesses, the cost of online advertising continues to rise.
In the last 18 months, any online business owner will tell you that it now takes a ...
10th January 2007
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Computers have an interesting way of stealing your time in small increments.
What do I mean?
Ten minutes of spam sorting per day equates to over 60 hours a year deleting email.
Five minutes per day spent looking ...
19th September 2006
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"What makes a good web page?"
People ask me this all the time, though they often encounter difficulty boiling the question down to so few words.
You, like any serious website operator, want to know how to create and mai...
25th July 2006
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One of the best things about doing business online involves the fact that with a computer and Internet connection you can do just about anything you want.
One of the worst things about doing business online involves the fa...
19th July 2006
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I would venture to say that not a single website in the world has reached its peak of effectiveness or earnings potential.
No matter the circumstances, every site can "better its best."
If a "magic" formula for website ...
07th July 2006
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Despite Google's "Wall Street Darling" status, Yahoo! still rates as the most popular cyber-destination, getting more visitors than any other single website on the Internet.
With the recent surge in production and consumpt...
16th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Jim Edwards
Every serious online business owner eats, sleeps and breaths targeted traffic to their website.
They spend the most money and time trying to attract first-time visitors to their sites in hopes of generating new sales and s...
