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Google bans employees from using Windows is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

Google has taken an extreme step by banning employees from using Microsoft Windows OS. This may seem small but if you ask me it’s absolutely huge. That Google would take the extreme measures of actually banning the world most popular operating systems must be seen as a sign of bad things in the future for Microsoft.

With the availability of alternative operating systems such as Linux and even Chrome we are certain to see an ever increasing number of major players making the switch to safer more secure platforms. Microsoft has recently announced a major shakeup in their Entertainment and Devices Division with Robbie back and crew soon to be filing for unemployment benefits because of the massive failure of the Zune and Kin devices.

Who do you think will be the next major tech company to ban the use of Windows Operating System? Will anyone care if Windows just died?

LONDON (Reuters) – Web search group Google Inc is phasing out internal use of rival Microsoft Corp’s Windows operating system because of security concerns following a Chinese hacking incident, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

Citing several Google employees, the FT said the decision to move to other operating systems including Apple Inc’s Mac OS and open-source Linux began in earnest in January after Google’s Chinese operations were hacked.

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Google Docs Overhauled, Microsoft Should Be Worried | Up Front | Fast Company is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

Google Docs Overhauled, Microsoft Should Be Worried | Up Front | Fast Company: “Google Docs, the convenient online-competitor to Microsoft Office, today rolled out some great new features that combine many of the search-giants services into one handy product. The key to the overhaul is real-time collaboration. Essentially, it combines features from Buzz and Google chat to create a document-style layout, with an in-the-margins sidebar that allows you to track changes, add comments, and talk with co-workers as you would in Gchat. More importantly, the editing is done entirely real-time, enabling users to see feedback instantaneously, or ‘character-by-character’ as Google refers to i”

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Google Docs upgrades should make Microsoft worry about Office Suite is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

Google has introduced some new updates to the Google Docs on line office software which should make Microsoft worry for the strength of their cash cow Microsoft Office. Google Docs now shares many of the same features that made Office so powerful and the ever increasing power of Google should make them concerned when you consider how many new users are coming into the web through Google services and properties.

Each and every day a percentage of new users is introduced to office productivity through online services such as Google Docs and even open source applications like OpenOffice.org which offer free alternatives to the more robust but considerably more expensive Microsoft Office Suite. It seems that even if Microsoft were able to properly port their Office suite to the web it is doubtful they can do so for free and remain competitive with Google.

The all out assault on Microsoft includes the Chrome Browser, Chrome OS and Google Docs Office applications which are specifically designed to attack the biggest money makers in the Microsoft software suite. Microsoft answered with Bing as an assault on the Google empire but their effort is weak at best and no doubt a far more expensive and less succesful effort in comparison. If Microsoft has any hope of keeping a strong grip on software they better make some fast and serious moves in online office software if they plan on not becoming irrelevant in the future.

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Local search marketing with OrangeSoda.com reviews is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

Local internet marketing is all the rage with a focus on geographically relevant traffic generally most often used by traditional brick and mortar small business owners who seek to increase the amount of business they secure from the local market using a globally source like the internet. Some major players in the local search marketing industry are companies like OrangeSoda which offers local search marketing services including small business marketing.

Orangesoda.com reviews show that they provide w high level of service and are movers in the local search marketing niche which is poised for explosive growth as more small business owners seek the services of online marketing professionals able to drive relevant local based traffic. Geo location and the proliferation of mobile devices has made it so that companies like Orange Soda are performing ahead of those companies who are not taking advantage of the surge in local marketing opportunities.

By using orangesoda.com reviews a marketing professional can gauge the response to the type of services they provide and can better determine how to integrate into their own targeted niche based on existing their existing services provided and the desired client base. Web marketers are making the move to local search as competition for more generic search terms hits record levels and advertisers seek greater returns from their advertising budgets.

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Google Public Policy Blog: Control your Buzz settings in Google Dashboard is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

Privacy concerns are haunting Google and the Buzz on Buzz is watch out. Seems they opened things up just a bit to fast and to far wide when the released the contact information for a few million GMail users. I jumped on the Buzz train when it was first introduced to my account and it felt unfinished in many ways. I see it more as a half hearted attempt at a social network although it was an intelligent move from the start. I think they would do well to build on the relationships and content you can add and the built in Contacts

Google Public Policy Blog: Control your Buzz settings in Google Dashboard: “The Google Dashboard is a tool that summarizes data for each Google product you use and provides direct links to your personal settings. For Buzz, the Dashboard is another place to see how many people you’re following, how many people are following you, and information about your recent posts as well as links to change your Buzz settings.”

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Google Public Policy Blog: Control your Buzz settings in Google Dashboard is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

Privacy concerns are haunting Google and the Buzz on Buzz is watch out. Seems they opened things up just a bit to fast and to far wide when the released the contact information for a few million GMail users. I jumped on the Buzz train when it was first introduced to my account and it felt unfinished in many ways. I see it more as a half hearted attempt at a social network although it was an intelligent move from the start. I think they would do well to build on the relationships and content you can add and the built in Contacts

Google Public Policy Blog: Control your Buzz settings in Google Dashboard: “The Google Dashboard is a tool that summarizes data for each Google product you use and provides direct links to your personal settings. For Buzz, the Dashboard is another place to see how many people you’re following, how many people are following you, and information about your recent posts as well as links to change your Buzz settings.”

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Ocala Florida Search Marketing Consultant and Webmaster for Hire is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

Hello my friends and family in Ocala Florida. I have been back home in Marion County for a few months now and it’s time to realize the vacation is over and it is time to get back to work from home online. I have been traveling abroad for over two years and working primarily for myself developing my own network of blogs and websites but hopefully soon that will change some. Although I will always maintain my own websites I think the time has come to put my skills to use for other small business owners in Ocala by offering my services as webmaster and search marketing consultant locally.

Small business owners seeking to maximize their advertising budgets are hiring search marketing consultants to work with them locally at their place of business where they can take a hands on approach to their online advertising and business website promotion. For business owners who barely understand search engine marketing it’s better to take the long view and establish a relationship with a search marketer who can sit down at the computer in front of you to explain what it is they are doing and how it will help their business online.

Local search engine optimization has become more important in these difficult economic times and the shift to advertising your business online is in full swing. Traditional advertising markets such as classified newspaper ads, magazines and even television commercials are down while spending for local search marketing continues to climb steadily. A quick view through job ads on Craigslist shows dozens of listings for search marketers and advertising professionals in the Orlando area.

It looks to me like the writing is on the wall, or maybe I should say the type is on the screen, and I need to diversify my business by taking on a couple of good clients who need an Ocala search marketer to help them online. If you are looking for an Ocala webmaster and search engine marketing consultant then please contact Affordable Web Pro so we can review your project and advise you on how we can help you achieve your business goals.

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2009 not so fine for Affordable Web Pro is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

The bottom line is I am glad that 2009 is over. As far as I am concerned it was a bad year for business all over. I think we face a lot of competition in the online advertising industry and although there are more advertisers doing business on the web it seems they are spending less per ad spot. The average cost per click on my sites has dropped and I am making less money on all of my websites.

I think I first noticed the overall increase in competition back in 2006 when I got out of e-commerce and drop shipping because there were literally a zillion copy cat websites selling the same crap. I had scraper sites that were stealing my content that were ranking better than me in a top niche that used to be mine and mine alone and I’m seeing a lot of the same stuff again this year. Achieving a top ranking for two keyword phrases like “moving company” used to be much easier and today it’s even hard to get a good rank for the more targeted key phrase”fort lauderdale moving company” which is also probably easier to convert to a lead I can sell.

There is always money to be made online and I am sure people in the credit, foreclosure and careers niches are doing well with spikes in traffic but I missed out on that one. I have done very well over the years with the housing, relocation and home services markets which are taking a beating nationwide and the drop in traffic reflects the drop in my earnings on sites that have been consistent money makers for 6 or 7 years now. I remember being top ranked for the term modular homes in 2004 and 2005 and bringing in some heavy traffic. Today the same ranking is nice to have but nowhere nearly as profitable as it has been for me.

The relocation industry has always been a strong point in my portfolio but the decline in home sales has dried up all the leads I was able to generate and the earnings there are almost nonexistent now. I dropped some new projects I had planned in the moving and relocation industry because I don’t see much hope for changes in that market for at least two years.

Whats new? I think local seo is the way to go for 2010. I think I’ll rethink my ideas on not having clients and I’ll take on some local search marketing work with small business owners in Ocala Florida where we are living for the next two or more years. It has been three plus years since I last had clients and I don’t even know what I’ll be able to find for work locally but I know that spending on organic search optimization and pay per click campaign management is steadily moving up as website owners look for verifiable gains from their advertising budgets.

I have lots of experience in ppc bid management and online advertising management and I think I would be a very valuable asset as an Ocala search engine marketing consultant for any number of Florida business owners. I’m making some changes to this site to reflect the various search marketing services I offer and I am looking forward to hearing more from other Ocala Florida webmasters or small business managers who are looking to get more from online advertising. So any Ocala business owners who want to hire a reliable and professional internet marketing consultant can contact Affordable Web Pro with ideas you have for marketing your business.

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Real Time Search come to Google is a post from: Affordable Web Pro

GOOG has announced the adition of real time search results using top social netowrks including twitter, facebook and MySpace for the most immediate and relevant results ever available online. This is a game changer for SEO in a number of ways with the possiblity that search results will change near constantly.

What this means for the best SEO teams out there is that social sites such as Facebook will become ever more important for your search marketing campaigns.

Google Ushers in Real-Time Search with Facebook, Twitter, MySpace – Search Engines from eWeek

Google Dec. 7 unleashed perhaps its most significant search engine enhancements in years, adding real-time search results aggregated from Facebook, Twitter and MySpace and turning on its Google Goggles mobile visual search application in Google Labs.

Google Fellow Amit Singhal, the company’s resident expert for search algorithms, and Vic Gundotra, the vice president of engineering leading Google’s mobile charge, unveiled the new technologies at a media event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.

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