The Google Webmaster Central Blog announced that they have rewritten their article on What is an SEO? Does Google recommend them? to provide some tips when selecting a SEO.
Previously, Google only had content on what scams and things to watch out for from SEOs. Now, Google advise how to distinguish SEOs that provide clients with [...]

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Web 2.0 was all about creativity, information sharing and consumers collaborating around content. Web 3.0 is all about personalization of the online experience and getting beyond the PC. EyeForTravel explains an impact of Web 3.0 technology on travel and tourism industry and what role in the industry will be playing “Travel 3.0 intelligent agents”.
“Travel 3.0 [...]

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Online advertising revenues breached the $5.8 billion mark for Q1 2008, according to the lastes report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). The report estimates Internet ad revenue increased by 18.2% in Q4 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
“The fundamentals of interactive advertising spend continues to be positive, and [...]

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Profit continues to increase in most European hotel markets in spite of falling average occupancy, according to the latest HotStats survey of ten European cities by TRI Hospitality Consulting.
France and Budapest were the only cities where hotels were able to increase in demand in the four months to April 2008 of the 10 European cities.
In [...]

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Google has introduced this week a new media planning tool that connects advertisers and publishers: Ad Planner. Ad Planner can help you identify websites most likely to attract an audience that you define by demographics and interests.
As a result, you can make better-informed advertising decisions.
When using Google Ad Planner, simply enter demographics and sites [...]

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We have come a long way in the world of Internet Marketing. From the age of information (think glorified electronic brochure) on the web to the world of snappy online transactions…we’ve now moved into the age of an experiential and social Internet, all great leaps in a relatively short space of time.
Hotel eMarketers can lay [...]

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MySpace.com received 72.73 percent of the market share of U.S. visits in May 2008 among a custom category of 58 of the leading social networking websites according to Hitwise.
The market share of U.S. visits to the social networking custom category decreased 1 percent in May 2008 compared to April 2008 and has decreased 6 [...]

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The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) releases its 2008 Lodging Survey, revealing trends in technology, health consciousness, and green initiatives in all segments of U.S. hotels. Conducted by Smith Travel Research, the survey analyzes feedback from more than 10,000 U.S. hotel properties.
Funded by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) and conducted by [...]

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YuMe, the largest online video advertising network, announced that it has been selected by Microsoft Corp. to complement Microsoft’s existing video advertising services.
Scheduled to begin this summer, YuMe will provide video advertising network management capabilities and sales for unsold inventory on Microsoft’s online properties.
“In working with YuMe, we will further maximize the value of [...]

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