Credits: Dan Petrovic, Brad Schwede, Jaala Webster
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Yahoo has just announced on their blog that they will be shutting down one of the most popular backlinks tools, Yahoo Site Explorer.

According to their announcement they have been putting much effort into Bing webmaster tools and the transition from Yahoo to Bing.
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Measuring the UX, or user experience, of a site is essential in the world of e-commerce. The ease of use and efficiency of a site can often times prevent customers from abandoning a purchase due to confusion. Many things play a role in understanding and designing good UX, including the disciplines of science and psychology.
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Google has just released a new experimental interface for YouTube called “Cosmic Panda”.
The new interface promises new experience in watching videos and playlists, better channel customisation through editing tools and page designs, new stylish design and most interesting feature is available for Chrome browser only: watching videos while browsing for other videos, playlists and channels.
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There is little doubt as to the international importance of recent advancements in communication technology. The fax machine, for instance, has historically been cited as a means for smaller businesses to compete more efficiently with larger competitors, and yet the opportunities offered by this technology are very small indeed when compared to those of the Internet.
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Yesterday there has been a very confusing development with the Google real-time search results, in fact, it was not available.
As we received news Google has temporarily shut down this service, for how long, we don’t know yet. But as it seems it has a lot to do with the fact that their agreement with Twitter to display their results has expired.
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When you are first setting up an AdWords campaign you are presented with various options for how you would like to run your campaign. One of these options will be ad delivery, with only two settings to choose from.
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If you are new to using the AdWords system even the simplest things to the advanced user can seem overwhelming. I have outlined 3 basic elements within any AdWords account with which you should become familiar with and if you don’t I would suggest you let someone who does understand these manage the campaign.
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As you can see it is quite straightforward, however it can sometimes take a bit of thinking to determine which ad group “themes” are most relevant to your business.
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Google+, the new social network seems to be catching on. The user experience, interface and functionality are familiar for all Twitter and Facebook users and the adoption for the first round of test users appears to be complete.
How many users are on Google+?…