Trip to the moon

40 years ago today, on July 20th, 1969, the human race landed on the moon for the first time. Richard Branson, business mogul, has a company trying to develop spaceships that will take you to space and back for a small fee. In the millions actually. The project is called Virgin Galactic.

"WHAT IS VIRGIN GALACTIC?

Virgin Galactic is a company owned and established by Richard Branson's Virgin Group to undertake the challenge of making private space travel available to everyone and by creating the world's first commercial spaceline.

Virgin will own and operate privately built spaceships, based on the history making SpaceShipOne . These spaceships, which are currently under construction, will allow affordable private sub-orbital space travel for the first time in history and give you the opportunity of being amongst the very first private astronauts."

Read full article on Virgin Galactic here.

Internet mogul Google came up with Google Moon. Google Moon allows you to view the moon and get charts/data that was taken in the past. Similarily, Google has released Google Earth, and Google Mars.

These robust pieces of software allow us to see something that people 40 years ago could not even fathom.

Clients say, "Make My Website Better...

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Everything you do to promote your business online is Internet marketing. Internet marketing includes but is not limited to website design and content, search engine optimization, directory submissions, reciprocal linking strategies, online advertising, and email marketing.

Successful marketing on the Internet is not just about advertising your website in Google, Yahoo, or buying banner ads on other websites. Without a quality product or service and a well developed website, a banner ad, for example, would do you little good.

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1. A solid business model and great product or services

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SEO Fun with friends

People ask me how to pick the best keywords for their website....

So i usually respond with the answer that there are many ways...in fact some call it an art.. And at the end of the day, why not have some fun with your friends while doing it???

So you are going to need a bottle of wine, yes wine,....maybe a few depending on the fish ;) and you will also need a sticky note pad, accompanied by your friends of good character...

The object is two ask each friend, it doesn't have to be in order, have fun, a keyword or search phrase they might use to find your website when searching google or yahoo. Write each keyword or search phrase on the sticky note and then smack it on a wall somewhere. Try to get as many as you can.

Thank your friends for the help and in time pick out the best ones, top 10, and "stick to those guns."

Take care,

AL

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***Note: Please drink responsibly and don't drink and drive.***

Cool HP-Invent Commercial

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Propaganda?....Google Twitter Search Engine Secret Leaked

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Doing research when you apply for a job

The Way Back Machine...

I having been involved in the Internet since it started, well at least since 1995, and it really became a tool of information. I can recall an interview I had quite some time ago and the company sounded professional on the phone, but when I looked at their website, it was only one page with their logo and said "under construction". OK, fine, some companies would put that up if they are building a new website...but what if that company has been around for 3-4 years, and is a web marketing company? To me, red flags come up and something is definitely sketchy here!

Do not have a website that is under construction for the public to see unless you are "testing" it. On that note, testing is another story with functionality needed and value in place. If the company has been around for 3-4 years and makes this mistake at this stage of its business life cycle then something is not congruent with the integrity of the business. 'For every breathing day we experience, it is 1 Internet Year. Every day with a website that is under construction is a years worth of business on the Internet.'

I find it important to do your due diligence when you apply for a job and research the company that you hope to work to get information on the history, culture etc. I honestly couldn't believe the progress of the company and still see this mistake so I used a tool called "The Wayback Machine". The Wayback Machine allows your search what a website looked like 5 years ago or however long Yahoo tracked the information of the website. You could actually check out what eBay looked like when they first started 1995 and click-through to see the steps and progress that they made. The Wayback Machine has over 85 billion pages indexed.

So I researched the company and found out that they have had this website as under construction for over 3 years, and it was only one page. Now in eMarketing there is White-Hat Marketing and Black-Hat Marketing. White-Hat Marketers are the 'good guys', you could say. And Black-Hat, well these marketers will do anything to make a buck. These are the people who manipulate the system to try to get a quick advantage but usually fall hard under the fists of Google and Yahoo. Spam, fake blogs, click-fraud,...these are the culprits. It turned out that this company was working under an alias and totally lost its integrity in my books.

So again, do some research on the company your applying for because you deserve the best when it comes to your career.

To access the Wayback Machine click here.

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"Search Engine Optimization, or SEO is that it the practice of optimizing a web page or a whole web site in a way that would make it more search engine friendly. This is done primarily to effect a higher ranking in search engine result pages and increase web traffic."

Amazon Kindle 2, the next generation wireless reading device

Imagine you could have an electronic book that would replace paper, update you with the top news papers of the world, and can holds over a thousand of your books all in one slick hand-held package. It's also another great way to go Green.

Here's the scoop:

The Kindle 2 is as thin as a typical magazine and lighter than a paperpack, the new Kindle has seven times more storage and now holds over 1,500 books. It has a longer battery life and faster page turns. An advanced display provides even crisper images and clearer text for an improved book-like reading experience. Kindle 2 even reads to you, with “Read to Me”, our new Text to Speech feature.

With the Kindle 2, Amazon kept everything readers love about the original Kindle; the convenience of reading what you want, when you want it, the immediacy of getting a book wirelessly delivered in less than 60 seconds, and Kindle’s ability to “disappear” in your hands so you can get lost in the author’s words. The Kindle Store has over 230,000 eBooks available.

Kindle 2 is available for pre-order starting today for $359 here and will ship later this month. They also have a wide variety of Kindle accessories available, including new covers from Cole Haan, Patagonia, Belkin and more.

New Features & Enhancements

Slim & Lightweight: Just over 1/3 inch and 10.2 ounces

Books in under 60 seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required

Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for crisp images and text; even reads well in bright sunlight

Longer Battery Life: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging

More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books

Faster Page Turns: 20% faster page turns

Read-to-Me: Text-to-Speech feature means Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud.

No Wireless Bills: No monthly wireless bills, data plans, or commitments. Amazon pays for Kindle’s wireless connectivity so you won’t see a monthly wireless bill.

Large Selection: Over 230,000 books, plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines and blogs available

Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise