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West Coast tech conferences - the good and the bad

Last week was an important one for technology entrepreneurs in the United States.

Two of the most anticipated technology conferences - DEMOfall08 and TechCrunch50 - were held. They were highly anticipated not only because of the drama surrounding them but because they promised high-profile product launches.

by Drama 2.0 15 September 2008 15:04pm 6 comments

Seven ways to get return visitors to your blog

Obviously, converting every short term blog visitor into a regular user of your site is virtually impossible.

But there are a few things you can do to make a few more people become repeat visitors or at least check out the rest of your site.

by Graham Charlton 15 September 2008 12:08pm 2 comments

Site review: Popego

Popego is a startup which was announced at the TechCrunch 50 conference this week, aiming to help you to 'enjoy a more meaningful web'.

Popego

Popego plans to do this by joining up all the accounts and profiles you have created around web and using this information to bring you relevant content.

by Graham Charlton 15 September 2008 10:58am 3 comments

Should you have a corporate blog?

When done correctly, blogging can be valuable to a company, providing benefits for SEO and customer service. As long as it is done well, that is.

Many companies have now started their own blogs, so should your company follow suit? Very probably. Read on to understand why...

by Graham Charlton 12 September 2008 16:02pm 1 comment

Google Suggest - implications for SEO

Google recently brought its Suggest feature out of Labs and onto the main .com search page.

Google Suggest has not yet been introduced on Google.co.uk, but it's likely that it will be if the feature works in the US, and it could have a few implications for search marketers.

by Graham Charlton 11 September 2008 09:00am 7 comments

Review: Yammer - Twitter for companies

Launched this week as part of the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco, Yammer has taken the concept of Twitter and directed it towards improving communication between work colleagues.

We've been trying it out...

by Graham Charlton 11 September 2008 08:30am 7 comments

Five open source Web 2.0 applications

Blogs, wikis, social networks, social news aggregator. Although there's certainly been a lot of hype around these things, when applied in the right circumstances they can serve a utility for many people and businesses.

by Patrick Oak 10 September 2008 16:00pm 2 comments

Review: My eBay beta

Having already made some changes to its feedback policy and search, the online auction site has recently introduced a new 'My eBay' summary page for users in beta.

I've been selling a few items on eBay lately, so I decided to check out the new format to see how it works...

by Graham Charlton 10 September 2008 15:00pm 1 comment

Web 2.0 tries to hide from reality

ReadWriteWeb's Sarah Perez believes that "today, if you're not staying current with Web 2.0 technologies' impact on business, then you're just not staying current."

In her post entitled "Businesses Can't Hide From 2.0: A Look At 2.0's Impact Across Industries," she states:

by Drama 2.0 10 September 2008 08:45am 5 comments