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What if you could make the world a greener place merely by using the right search engine That s the question posed by Ecosia a newcomer to a field dominated by Google. Is this just a gimmick Or can we really make this a greener world simply by clicking ...
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The conversion rate is the most important web metric in a commercial website. Conversions lead to sales and sales leads to profits this is why a good conversion rate is essential for long term business success. Yet this important web metric is often the hardest to figure out. SEO companies often ignore it and leave it to the website owner to determine. This is not good because SEO should not only be about increasing traffic from rankings instead a good SEO should also pay attention to the conversion rate....
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Google Webmaster Tools Launches Message Center API
Google Webmaster Tools has launched a new Message Center API that is part of the Webmaster Tools GData API. Google uses the Message Center to relay important messages about a site to its webmaster.
Here's what Google says you can expect from the Message Center API:
Retrieve messages: The messages feed contains all the messages sent to your account. These messages have important information about your verified sites. Examples of messages include infinite spaces warnings and crawl rate change notifications.
Mark messages as read or unread: In order to keep track of new communications from Google, you can mark your messages as read or unread, the same way that you would manage your inbox. If you retrieve a single message, this message will be automatically marked as read.
Delete mesages: It's possible to delete messages using the GData API. However, be careful because if you delete a message through the API it will also be deleted in your Webmaster Tools account, as both interfaces share the same data.
You can download code samples in Java to assist you in your API development.
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Eric Jackson to Yahoo: I Can Quit You, and I Did
One of the most outspoken investors during the Microsoft-tries-to-buy-Yahoo debacle was Eric Jackson. Mr. Jackson leads a group 146 shareholders that owned a collective 3.2 million Yahoo shares. Those shares were sold last month.
Though Mr. Jackson did approve of the Yahoo-Icahn agreement that expanded Yahoo's board by 3 members, including Carl Icahn, it apparently was not enough.
Jackson, it turns out, has been right about Yahoo all along. He was one of the first to vocalize fears that Yahoo shares would drop significantly without a Microsoft buy. I, myself, was skeptical. But Jackson was right.
While Yahoo is the number 2 search engine, number 1 in email and the owner of several strong web properties, it's still not enough. Jackson identifies why when he said, "Leadership matters."
Writing at SeekingAlpha.com, Jackson explained: "I believed that with better oversight from a new board and management, Yahoo could finally capitalize on its many strengths. We've had no significant changes at either level. The company is still muddling ahead with just as many priorities, just as many staff and just as many boxes on the organizational chart. I came to the conclusion that this company is doomed to failure with the current board and leadership."
YHOO was trading at $12.34 at the time of this post.
Revamp to Revenue: 5 Ways to Turn on the Profits for your Website
With today’s economy the way it is, more and more business owners need to evaluate their website, and revamp it to turn it into a presales tool, or lead generation machine, or even a revenue producing cash cow. Can it be done? Of course it can, it just takes a few simple tweaks to turn [...]
