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- Earn Dollars with Search Pay Per Click! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrIn this technological world wherein nearly everyone is becoming tech-savvy, it is wrong to say that cash is hard to earn. The verity is that, dollars come very handy if you are tech-savvy! With search pay per click, money will be flowing straight to your bank account without you having to lift a ...
Views: 1067 - Google Chrome: Hack Me If Ya Can! - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrIn a move that I thought was brave, and pretty damn cool, Google invited hackers to try to hack Chrome. Great idea. Now that’s its a challenge, you’ll have some of the brightest minds helping you to expose holes in your browser. Well a winner was announced last week and it’s a great start for ...
Views: 1024 - Online Advertising: The Trends for 2012 - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrIn the spirit of keeping with the year end lists common on most websites this time of year, I thought it suitable to write about an article I read online over at Adweek, where the author listed six trends that they feel will significantly impact online advertising for the upcoming year. Of ...
Views: 923 - 2012 Movies: Stream vs. Buy - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrAccording to a report from Bloomberg, 2012 will see more folks stream movies than actually purchase. We all knew this day was coming, but what does it actually mean for the physical disc world? I don’t think you’re going to see all hard discs cease to exist. There are plenty of developing ...
Views: 893 - Xbox Upgrade - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrSo, once in a while, you’ll sign in to XBox Live and you’ll see that there is an upgrade that must be downloaded and installed. It happens a lot with games, but I get really excited when it happens in the dashboard because that can only mean one thing, a new XBox Live experience. Well today ...
Views: 797 - The Handheld Days May Be Numbered - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Albert Marrero JrGameboy came out back in the day. That pea soup colored screen, playing Tetris, not being allowed to take it to school… Ah, the good ‘ol days. Times have clearly changed. After attending E3 this year, I was able to see all of the up and coming hardware/software from all the big dawgs. It’s ...
Views: 796 - Millennials: How To Connect - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrAsk anyone aged 18-young 30′s today how they connect on the internet, and their answers will undoubtedly vary. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Linked In, etc. will assuredly sneak into the conversation. But what does all this mean? If you’re a company that wants to reach this coveted ...
Views: 734 - Google’s Project Glass: w00t w00t! - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrOnce in a while, a project comes along that is so cool, so far out there, so advanced, we simply can’t believe it. Cue Google’s Project Glass. But is it a real, tangible application, or just a bunch of tech hoopla? According to Martin LaMonica of CNET, “Google’s Project Glass demo is ...
Views: 724 - Talk to your Teen About Textaholism - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrAccording to a new study by Pew Research, “The volume of texting among teens has risen from 50 texts a day in 2009 to 60 texts for the median teen text user. Older teens, boys, and blacks are leading the increase. Texting is the dominant daily mode of communication between teens and all those ...
Views: 717 - Tablet Owners Speak Out - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrAh, the tablet. Once seen as a failed attempt to be futuristic, and then reinvigorated by the iPad, now becoming more and more common every day. What’s interesting about the tablet is that it holds a lot of promise. We’ve all seen cool stuff like in the movies Tron and Minority Report, but ...
Views: 699 - Importance of Keyword advertising - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrKeywords have a prominent role in internet advertising. Both publishers and advertisers could gain from relevant keywords. As far as publishers or affiliates are concerned, in the absence of it you can’t rank higher in search engines. In other words in the absence of appropriate keywords you ...
Views: 687 - Google Glass: Keep Innovating Guys - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrI read an article not that long ago in which the author talked a great deal about the image quality on a photo taken by Google X founder Sebastian Thrun during an interview with Charlie Rose. This guy goes on and on about how the image quality of the photo was terrible and how Google used to ...
Views: 633 - Microsoft Surface - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrFor most people, Microsoft is just one giant, successful company. Microsoft is so big that most people forget that it has a number of flat out failures that we simply don’t know about. But some we do. Some we really pull for and no matter how hard we try, it just wasn’t meant to be (I still ...
Views: 629 - SEO essential in cost effective advertising? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrBusinesses of all shapes and sizes always rely on some sort of advertising, so as to focus on their brands presence and bring volume of traffic on their website. With the coming up of internet, the task of advertisers has become easier as through this method they have got a great source for cost ...
Views: 595 - Windows 8 is Offish - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrWindows 8 is the official name of the next Windows product. This isn’t exactly ground-breaking news, but hey, it means we can put to rest any rumors. It will also only ship with three editions, so no more worrying about Pro, Deluxe, Ultimate, Student, yadda yadda yadda. The cool thing about ...
Views: 573 - AT&T breaks out the wallet - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrIt looks as if the AT&T deal to purchase T-Mobile may be more dead than Chumbawamba’s music career. As first reported in the Wall Street Journal, “U.S. regulators made clear how deep their opposition runs to AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile USA, saying AT&T must ...
Views: 548 - Search Engine Web Marketing trends to focus on - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2013 from Albert Marrero JrSearch Engine Web Marketing offers an attractive opportunity to grow online business and increase sales. But many businesses today are striving hard to keep pace with the frequent changes and trends in the online market and are working hard to decide where to allocate specific marketing budget, ...
Views: 541 - How To Compete With a Super Bowl Ad - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrThis year, a Super Bowl 30 second spot will cost about $3.5 Million in good, old-fashioned American greenbacks. So if you don’t have that kind of bankroll, how do you compete? With a second screen. With the prevalence of smartphones, it seems that this year, you can finally get some attention ...
Views: 534 - New App Means We Can Get Crunk! - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrThere’s a new app out now called StearClear. The idea behind this app is to solve the problem of people who go out and get too drunk to drive home. Obviously, it’s banking on people being responsible, and having some money. Anyone can find a DD, but to find a DD to drive you AND your car ...
Views: 532 - Measuring Search Engines Advertising campaigns - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrAdvertising Search Engines provides the best means of placing the PPC Advertising on the internet which will attract many eyeballs for sure. This opportunity of presenting consumers with the PPC advertisements tailored to meet their immediate buying interests encourages consumers to click on ...
Views: 531(1 vote) - Why Is Search Advertising and PPC Search Marketing Effective - by Submitted on May 26, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrPerhaps you have heard a lot of people these days talking about search advertising. For someone who is a regular user of the Internet then you must perfectly know how search advertising works. As an overview, search advertising is an inexpensive online advertising scheme utilized by business ...
Views: 525 - Timeline: Welcome to Your Past - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2011 from Albert Marrero JrWhen Facebook launches Timeline in the coming weeks, folks will either be horrified at what friends can see or laugh with hilarity at some of their past Facebook activity. It’s a swell idea, but how is it actually gonna play out? I guess we’ll see, as rumor mill has it that Timeline could be ...
Views: 524 - Western Digital Recovers - by Submitted on May 22, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrWestern Digital, one of the premiere hard drive manufacturers in the computer world underwent some damages when flooding in Thailand stopped production on it’s components. Naturally, that let competitor’s like Seagate get an advantage and gain some ground. Well, WD is back and ready to rumble, ...
Views: 511 - Jimmy Kimmel to the White House - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Albert Marrero JrNo, this isn’t a call to action to get a comedian in the White House. Jimmy Kimmel has been tapped to host the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. President Obama and the First Lady, along with high-level government officials and journalists, will be in attendance. The event is ...
Views: 507 - New CEO at RIM… Yeah And? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrIt doesn’t seem like too many folks care one way or another than there’s a new CEO over at Research In Motion, makers of the ubiquitous Blackberry smartphone. Recently, co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie are no longer in charge, paving the way for Thorsten Heins, an executive from within ...
Views: 507 - Wal-Mart To The Rescue - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrWith everything moving to digital these days, what on earth are we supposed to do with all of our DVD’s and Blu-Ray discs? Rip them a hard drive and pray we have enough space? What happens if that hard drive crashes? I have to do the same thing all over again? Cue Wal-Mart. Announcing that ...
Views: 501 - AT&T + T-Mobile = Not Anymore - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrThe deal for AT&T to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom took a swan dive today from the top of Ghost Bar at the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, NV today. Ok, so the last part of that is false, but the result is the same. The deal is dead. Not that this came as a surprise. AT&T ...
Views: 498 - See You On the Other Side, Steve - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2011 from Albert Marrero JrBy now, it’s no secret that Steve Jobs, the iconic and legendary co-creator and former CEO of Apple has died from complications with pancreatic cancer. At 56 years old, he’s gone too soon. It’s such a sad thing to lose someone that has given so much. Not only did Apple go from about $6B in ...
Views: 495 - Windows 8: Redesigned but Recognizable? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrWindows 8 is coming and I couldn’t be more excited. What’s even more intriguing and causing quite a stir online is the redesign of the ubiquitous Windows logo. See above. Interesting, the Windows symbol has become synonymous with the tech giant Microsoft for years and years. That’s what ...
Views: 479 - Ad Revenue, 1st Half: FTW! - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Albert Marrero JrThe boys off Madison Ave. aren’t the only people in America that can make bank. Ad revenue for the first half of this year is at almost $15 billion. That’s great news for Advertising companies as they are now approaching the holidays where online and mobile sales should guarantee a lot of ...
Views: 478 - Tablets And Tomorrow’s Business - by Submitted on May 12, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrI read an article recently that may have just been an opportunity to hawk different services, but it did make a compelling question. How are businesses (if at all) transforming based on tablet computing? Mitch Lazar, on TechCruch.com, has an article that begins: “Staying on top of your game ...
Views: 460 - Ways to Improve Internet Advertising - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2012 from Albert Marrero JrCall it web advertising, online advertising or internet advertising, businesses all over the world have successfully embraced the potential of this exceptional method of marketing. With the advent of internet advertising, the traditional methods of marketing have started fading, as internet ...
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