Yahoo And Microsoft

Hey, I am not going to talk about any Yahoo and Microsoft deal. Or any Google interference between them.

Yahoo is taking steps to move ahead.

1. Yahoo Universal Search. Yahoo search result is showing title, some content from description and webpage and link. Now Yahoo search will show video, images, rating, review, price and more using XML, rdf, rss etc. technology. For this they have build a tool to help out developer and site owner. The tool name as a Search Monkey Tool.

2. Yahoo build 3 new groups. 1. an audience products division, 2. a similar U.S.-based product and 3. advertising division and a data-focused insights strategy group. Which will helps yahoo to move ahead and survive. This group is for strategic planning said by Yahoo! CEO. "They are designed to put us in an even better position to leverage our leading global audience and capture the opportunity we see in the convergence of search and display advertising."

Google have already captured online market with its all social media website, best search engine, free email service, online doc and more. Yahoo also have some social media websites.

Microsoft is incorporating social media into the effort by reaching out beyond its own products to those offered by competitors. They are not starting any social media website. But Microsoft is advertising their email and IM services through social media websites. The site includes photos posted to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Yahoo!-owned flickr. The site uses social bookmarking applications like StumbleUpon, del.icio.us and MySpace.




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What`s Your Next Domain Extension??

If you ask normal person - the domain name usually end with .com and after that geographical area base domains are started. We also have different domain extension for .gov for goverment website, .org for organization, .edu/ .ac.in for education. In addition .tv and .mob domain also pop up.

The News Source Says,
Top-level domain names, or TLDs, refer to Internet name suffixes, such as the ubiquitous .com, .net and .org, among others. Currently, there are more than 200 TLDs, which also include the two-character country codes used by websites, such as Britain's .uk.

Now Today news announce about new type of domain extension will be available.

The another news state:

"Apart from the .com, .net or .org, the 1.3 billion web users will be able from early 2009 to acquire generic addresses by lodging common words such as .love, .hate or .city or proper names,"

News Source

In addition domain extension such as .hotel .sex .travel .sports etc will also available.

This will give benefits in finding particular service or business. Is Search Engine algorithm also gives weightage to such domain extension?? This is the point which Need to Think..Because already Billions of website running successfully since year on their domain name. Why to change domain again?

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Twitter Me This - Five New Twitter Tips and Tricks

By Lou Bortone

Are you a Twitterholic or a Twitternewbie? Are you using Twhirl to update your Twitter tweets? Whether you're just dipping your toes into the water or diving in head first, there's no doubt that Twitter has become the latest darling of the social networking scene. Aside from the ability to post your own, brief, 140-character updates, Twitter offers a few fun surprises. By now you may be wondering how you can use this neat, little tool to connect and communicate with the rest of the online world. Well, here are five new ways you can use Twitter (and Twhirl) to maximize your connections and boost your business...

First, a quick heads-up on Twhirl... Twhirl is a Twitter "client," or desktop application, that makes Twitter even easier to use. Twhirl sits on your desktop and basically mirrors the Twitter interface, so you can post updates and monitor your friends' posts without having to log-in to Twitter. Twhirl also gives you the option of replying to your friend's "tweets," or sending them a direct (private) message.

As for new ways to use Twitter, consider the following:

1. Your own personal search engine - You can use Twitter like a private search engine by asking your friends and followers to point you in the right direction.

2. Instant feedback - Twitter can also act as your own, personal focus group. Just post a quick question and use Twitter to solicit surveys, opinions or ideas.

3. Links in a blink - Use Twitter to link to your latest blog posts, sites of interest, etc. Twitter will even shorten the URL for you.

4. Continue conversations - As mentioned above, Twitter and Twhirl make it easy to communicate with your friends via their direct message and individual reply tools.

5. Instant Info - Use Twitter to sign up for updates or breaking news from your favorite websites such as CNN.com. (http://twitter.com/cnnbrk)

In the spirit of Twitter brevity, I'll leave you with a few Twitter do's and don'ts (All less than the allotted 140 characters!)

DO:

• Find and follow people you admire. Chances are, they will "follow" you back.

• Add your photo to your profile.

• Go to Twitter's settings tab and customize the appearance of your Twitter page.

• Set up your Twitter posts to feed directly to your Facebook status updates.

DON'T:

• Blatantly promote your own agenda or products.

• Go overboard with your links and URLs.

• Be dull!

Lou Bortone is an author and entrepreneur with extensive experience in marketing, branding and promotion. Before starting his own company, Lou was an award-winning marketing executive in the media industry. Lou served as National Promotion Manager for E! Entertainment Television, and later as Senior VP of Marketing and Advertising for Fox Family Worldwide, a division of Fox, in Los Angeles. Today, Lou helps entrepreneurs and solo professionals navigate their online businesses with services such as copywriting, video production and creative services. Sign up for Lou's free mini audio course about using Online Video at http://www.TheOnlineVideoGuy.com

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