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Bots Crash Personal Servers?

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New network site launched by BogDock, LLC creates potential search engine index war. The new site, CustomShowroom.com, is a home decor site and experienced a server issue at the same time Google and Yahoo tried to index the site.

Allen, Texas (PRWEB) November 20, 2007 — The owners of BogDock purchased customShowroom.com and recently un-indexed the site to add a new look and feel focused more on users searching for top-end home decor.

After redesign, the site was submitted to Google and Yahoo in the hopes of joining the natural listings in both of these name brand search engines. While working at adding a new product line to the thousands of designer home decor products featured, they noticed the servers slowed to a crawl. For approximately 15 minutes, the site was inaccessible. Finally, after several tense moments, access to the site was achieved.

In looking at the server logs, it appeared that Google and Yahoo both sent bots (search engine spiders that read the code of a website page) to index the new site at the same time. None of the staff for Bogdock is technical enough to know what happens when two major search engines show up to index a website at the same time, however one theory persists. They fought.

One of the staff at Custom Showroom was quoted as saying, "It had to be some type of new bot warfare. I mean, why would our servers crash at exactly the same time that each search engine tried to index us? While we rely on search to allow our loyal customer base to find us, we certainly aren't big enough to host boxing matches between search engines. They have thousands of servers, let them fight it out on there own turf."

Whether these two search engine giants indeed are taking the advertising war to small business owners' websites, BogDock can't say. One thing is clear: without being added to the search index of major search engines, e-commerce traffic is practically impossible.

BogDock is a family owned business in Allen, Texas that operates CustomShowroom.com, a posh Home Decor site focused on delivering trendy and designer products in a clean and upscale web environment. For more information, visit www.customshowroom.com.

 

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Nolo

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Nolo is one of the oldest repositories of legal information available on the Internet. The site includes articles, forms and tips on various legal topics such as business, patents and copyrights, estate planning, property and money. The site features a National Lawyer Directory.

 

 

Top 10 Most Confusing Yet Widely Used High Tech Buzzwords for 2007

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The Global Language Monitor (www.LanguageMonitor.com) has found the most confusing yet frequently cited high tech buzzwords in 2007 to be iPOD, Flash, Cookie, Nano and Kernel followed by Megahertz, Cell (cell as in cell phone), Plasma, De-duplication, and Blu-Ray. The study was released earlier today, on the 13th anniversary of the 'cookie,' the invention that made the World Wide Web practical for widespread surfing, communication, and e-commerce.

San Diego, CA and Henderson, NV (PRWEB) October 17, 2007 — In a worldwide internet and media analysis, The Global Language Monitor (www.LanguageMonitor.com) has found the most confusing yet frequently cited high tech buzzwords in 2007 to be iPOD, Flash, Cookie, Nano and Kernel followed by Megahertz, Cell (cell as in cell phone), Plasma, De-duplication, and Blu-Ray.

The study was released earlier today, on the 13th anniversary of the 'cookie,' the invention that made the World Wide Web practical for widespread surfing, communication, and e-commerce.

Paul JJ Payack, President of the Global Language Monitor, said "Educational metrics such as the Flesch Test would place a typical paragraph using these words at the Third-grade reading-level. At the same time, most college graduates, even from the most prestigious engineering schools such as MIT, Stanford, and CalTech would be challenged to precisely define all ten. Once again, the High Tech industry has failed its basic language proficiency test."

The analysis was completed using GLM's Predictive Quantities Indicator (PQI), the proprietary algorithm that tracks words and phrases in the media and on the Internet. The words are tracked in relation to frequency, contextual usage and appearance in global media outlets. This analysis was performed in earlier this month.

The Most Confusing Yet Frequently Cited High Tech Words of 2007 with Commentary follow:

1. iPOD: We all know the brand, but what exactly is a 'pod'? A gathering of marine mammals? The encasement for peas? The evacuation module from 2001: A Space Odyssey?    

2. Flash: As in Flash Memory. Given it is easier to say than " I brought the report on my EEPROM chip with a thin oxide layer separating a floating gate and control gate utilizing Fowler-Nordheim electron tunneling".

3. Nano: Widely used to describe any small as in nanotechnology. Like the word 'mini' which originally referred to the red hues in Italian miniature paintings, the word nano- is ultimately derived from the ancient Greek word for dwarf.

4. Cookie: Without cookies with their 'persistent state' management mechanism the web as we know it, would cease to exist.

5. Kernel: The core layer of a computer operating system serving as a connection to the underlying hardware. Ultimately derives from the Old English cyrnel, for corn.

6. Megahertz (MHz): Named after German physicist Heinrich Hertz, signifying a million cycles per second in computer processor (and not clock) speed. Next up: GigaHertz (GHz) and TeraHertz (THz), one billion and one trillion cycles.

7. Cell (as in Cell Phone): Operating on the principle of cells, where communicate through low-power transceiver to cellular 'towers' up to 6 miles away (which is why you can connect to ground stations from airplanes at 35,000 feet). The phone connects to the strongest signal which are then passed from tower to tower.

8. Plasma (as in Plasma Television): A top word in the last survey still confusing large-screen TV buyers.

9. De-duplication: One of the newer buzzwords meaning removing duplicated data from a storage device, as in 'we're in the process of de-duping the silo'. Ouch!

10. Blu-Ray (vs. HD DVD). New technology for high capacity DVDs reminiscent of the VHS/Beta wars of the 1980s.

Most Confusing Acronym: SOA (Service-oriented Architecture); IBM had to write a book to explain it!?

Other terms being tracked included terabyte, memory, core, and head crash. Now you can watch Global Language Monitor on YouTube buy clicking on: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=LanguageMonitor&p=r

About the Global Language Monitor
Global Language Monitor analyzes and catalogues the latest trends in language the world over, with a particular emphasis on Global English. Currently, GLM is counting the number of words in the Global English Codex. The Million Word March currently stands at 995,116.

A worldwide assemblage of academics, professional wordsmiths and bibliophiles supports the GLM to monitor the latest trends in the evolution of language, word usage and word choices. For more information, call 1.925.367.7557 or go to www.LanguageMonitor.com.

 

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New eWORDofMOUTH Service Makes it Easier for Businesses to Acquire and Retain Customers

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Innovative eWORDofMOUTH system combines the power of word-of-mouth marketing with the Internet to drive continuous traffic to users’ Websites. eWORDofMOUTH gives online companies an easy, cost-effective method for acquiring and retaining customers, as well as increasing sales.

Rancho Mirage, CA (PRWEB) October 2, 2007 — ANTON Publishing Inc. is excited to introduce a unique new marketing tool designed to help companies generate more online traffic, customers and sales — www.eWORDofMOUTH.com. The revolutionary Website merges the benefits of word-of-mouth advertising with Internet technology in a powerful way.

“With eWORDofMOUTH, an online company can simply plug in a complete viral customer acquisition and retention service that works transparently to increase their customer base exponentially—while retaining and rewarding their existing customers,” said ANTON Publishing President, Trevor Shanski.

  eWORDofMOUTH gives online companies a cost-effective alternative for driving a steady stream of qualified traffic to their Website. Not only does eWORDofMOUTH create an ongoing flow of potential customers for users, but it goes a step further. It attracts motivated prospects who are pre-sold on the user’s brand by a referral from a friend or family member—which provides important advantages for users. According to research, referred customers spend more money on each purchase, buy more often, are more loyal and refer others more frequently. They also have greater trust for the referred company and its recommendations, and negotiate on price less. eWORDofMOUTH is ideal for e-tailers, membership Websites, offline retailers and direct marketing companies, and nonprofit organizations.

Here’s how eWORDofMOUTH works: Users simply integrate eWORDofMOUTH into their Website or checkout process and wait for referrals and customers to be added to their database. Users pay only when a new customer is added to the database; referrals are added at no charge.

Users of eWORDofMOUTH can also have existing customer and prospect lists imported to their database as part of the initial setup process. Regardless how listings are added, eWORDofMOUTH helps companies keep in constant contact with customers to enhance their retention efforts. The system offers regular text or graphical broadcast emails that can be targeted specifically to customers, their referrals, or both groups combined. Behind the scenes, eWORDofMOUTH carefully tracks all emails, link clicks, referrals and conversion rates to provide users with quantified results. Additionally, eWORDofMOUTH offers various programs to compensate online and offline partners who refer its service to other businesses.

eWORDofMOUTH leverages the online community’s penchant for social networking. People love to express their opinion online through forums, surveys, voting, and product and Website reviews. eWORDofMOUTH capitalizes on this trend by enabling Web users to recommend products and services that they value to their associates.

Although eWORDofMOUTH is new on the Internet scene, Shanski is no novice to online retailing and Internet marketing. In 1996, he founded ANTON Publishing, a small Canadian publisher of the best-selling trade paperback series Loving Your Long Distance Relationship. Incredibly, the self-published series has sold more than 50,000 copies to date. Soon after publishing the Loving series, ANTON Publishing migrated to the Web with a successful e-commerce book Website. Today, eWORDofMOUTH expands on Trevor and Shelley Shanski’s more than 30 years of online and offline business experience. Shelley, Vice President of ANTON Publishing, is the creative force behind eWORDofMOUTH, and plays a key role in developing marketing initiatives for the company.

To learn more about eWORDofMOUTH, contact Trevor Shanski directly at (760) 200-7013. For a detailed demonstration of eWORDofMOUTH, please visit www.eWORDofMOUTH.com.

About ANTON Publishing Inc.
ANTON Publishing Inc. is a full-service Internet marketing and business consulting company based in Palm Springs, Calif. A privately-held firm, ANTON Publishing is the copyright and trademark holder of the proprietary Web-based eWORDofMOUTH system. Its mission is to become the leading developer of Web-based customer referral, rewards, and retention systems for both Internet and land-based companies.

Contact:
Trevor Shanski, President
ANTON Publishing Inc.
(760) 200-7013
tshanski @ ewordofmouth.com
www.eWORDofMOUTH.com

Don’t File Your LLC or S-Corp Without Reading This

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A few things the state, your accountant and your attorney forgot to tell you. Things you need to know about filing your LLC or S-Corp. 

Don't File Your LLC or S-Corp Without Reading This
By Nick Nanton

How Choosing the Wrong Business Name Could be the MOST Expensive Decision of Your Career

Ok, so you've decided to start a business, either by yourself, with a couple of friends, or maybe even with a couple of colleagues from your last "corporate gig." You sit down at your first impromptu "business meeting" over a case of cold coke (insert other favorite beverage here) and you start your checklist:

1. Million Dollar Idea: Check

2. Office Space (or an extra room/basement in your house): Check

3. Business Plan: Check

4. Business Name: …

… a blank stare stretches across everyone’s face and thus your business has hit its first of many roadblocks on the road to becoming “The Next Fortune 100 Company.” So, you do what every other start-up business does, you start listing words that describe what you do, try to combine them to create something new, brainstorm them and email back and forth over several days, nag every person you come into contact with to get their opinion, and FINALLY someone comes up with a name that everyone loves (or more likely at least everyone can live with it) and “The Business” is born.

Now here’s where there is a hidden step that no one probably told you about. Let me explain.

For the purpose of this illustration, let’s suppose that you pick the name “XYZBiz” While you’re positive that millions of dollars of venture capital, private jets and an office on the 152nd floor of the coolest building downtown are just inches away, there are a couple of things that you may not be aware of… Important things like — Is there another business called XYZBiz anywhere on earth? Before you file your corporate paperwork, start printing up brochures, buy XYZBiz.com and build your website, this is a serious question that has to be answered.

“Why does it matter?” you may ask. Well, there is a large body of law in the United States, as well as in almost every other nation in the world that prevents competitors from using the same name. So, if there is another XYZBiz operating anywhere in the good old U.S. of A. (we’ll leave the rest of the world out of this for now) and if you were to start offering your products and services in the same geographical area (which is a real problem to figure out now that the internet has erased many geographical boundaries), then the other XYZ Biz “impostors” (who are undoubtedly not nearly as good as you) could have a Trademark Infringement Claim against you. And if they were to pursue it, it could be very costly. Because remember, if you are served with a lawsuit, you are REQUIRED to respond to it no matter how ridiculous it may sound. And, as you might have guessed, at this point you will need to hire a lawyer to handle this situation, and I can tell you that this call is much more expensive than the one I’m about to tell you about.

The truth is that this is a very common issue that sometimes goes unnoticed, but often ends up in a costly visit to the courtroom. So, you have two choices, you can wing it or you can opt for the safer route: do a little homework for yourself and then call an attorney who specializes in trademarks. Now, I know that the mere mention of the word “attorney” conjures up many feelings in all of us, but I can assure you there are some very helpful attorneys out there… I can think of at least one right now! And the trademark process is really not that expensive. Certainly it’s not nearly as expensive as defending yourself against a multi-million dollar corporation or even worse a “sinking ship” company that is just looking for a way to scrape some money out of anyone they can.

Trust me…or you can learn the hard way for yourself.

To get more information on trademarks, go to http://www.thetmlawyers.com JW Dicks & Nick Nanton, founders of The TM Lawyers are experienced lawyers who have spent a great amount of time working in the intellectual property and licensing fields. The TM Lawyers is a division of Dicks & Nanton P.A. a boutique law firm that specializes in Building Businesses & Brands. © 2007 The TM Lawyers

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Small Business Can Use Self-Promotion to Gain Market Share

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October encourages entrepreneurs to use self-promotion to get the word out.

Albany, NY (PRWEB) September 16, 2007 — Many small business owners are trying to get noticed. According to one public relations professional, with a little time and hard work, many entrepreneurs and small business owners can use self-promotion and publicity to reach their target market.

"Self-Promotion month gives business owners a little push to inform others about their business in a different way," says Shannon Cherry, APR, a public relations expert. "Entrepreneurs can work in a wide variety of fields, but they all can use self-promotion to get more customers."

Since October is National Self-Promotion Month, Cherry thinks it's the perfect time to begin creating a publicity campaign for any business.

Cherry is the founder and president of Cherry Communications (www.cherrycommunications.com), and its subsidiary Be Heard Solutions (www.beheardsolutions.com). She uses her expertise to help small business owners become the recognized expert in their field through media relations. A former journalist and TV reporter, Cherry has designed numerous public relations strategies for large and small companies, as well as entrepreneurs.

She offers the following ideas to create buzz through self-promotion:

1)   Public Speaking – "Speaking in front of an audience gives you credibility as an entrepreneur. People will associate a name and face to your business," says Cherry.

2)   Develop Partnerships – "Introduce yourself to other small business owners who have the same target audience. Offer to promote them if they do the same for you," she says. This type of partnership helps create long-term alliances.

3)   Write Articles -"Make the articles informative, but keep them short," Cherry explains. They can be shared as information for potential customers, both online and offline.

Cherry offers additional publicity and self-promotion tactics in her free report, Be The Big Fish. Go to www.beheardsolutions.com/pop.htm to receive a copy.

For more information, contact Shannon Cherry at 518.248.6592 or email info @ cherrycommunications.com.

NuFocus

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NuFocus, Inc.
605 West Edison Rd.
Mishawaka, IN 46545
(574) 254-1417
(574) 254-1489 fax

 According to their web site their requirements for joining the ranks of their service providers are as follows: You must be  warranty authorized; you must be a certified network or software engineer; you must be a member of CompTia or another industry organization that supports A+ and other Certifications; you must carry liability insurance; you can meet specific service level agreements; you must provide a substantial number of references from customers who have used your services.

The company is actively recruiting technicians with experience  in hardware maintenance, LAN/WAN engineering, cabling, and computer/network operating systems.

http://www.nufocus.com/serpartner.asp