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Troy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:12:37 +0000

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Earthtogeek.com - Addoursearch.com in Action

Troy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:09:01 +0000

Hello, Welcome to Earthtogeek.com… A blog created by Addoursearch.com to demonstrate the capabilities of the Add Our Search Widgets. We’ve placed several examples of addoursearch.com widgets in standard and strategic places around this site. 1. Under the search entry page 2. Under the next to the “subscribe” button to the right. We’ve populated the blog with several standard articles [...]

What is a shopping comparison site?

Troy — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:50:41 +0000

Shopping comparison sites that collect millions of products from thousands of different stores, so you don’t have to go from site to site trying to find what you’re looking for. Some of the better Shopping Comparison sites offer side-by-side price comparisons to help find the best deal. A good example of this is [...]

What is del.icio.us, Digg, and others like it?

Troy — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:45:38 +0000

These types of sites are what is called a “Social Bookmarking” or “Social News” site. Basically, it works like the favorites or bookmarks feature in your browser, where you can save sites you like or visit on a regular basis for later use. The main difference is that these are web based services [...]

What is a podcast?

Troy — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:10:02 +0000

The word Podcast actually comes from the joining of two words “iPod+Broadcast”. Podcasts are audio files, typically in mp3 format, that are either downloaded directly from a web site, or through an application such as Apple’s itunes. The podcast can then be listened to directly from the computer, or transferred to a portable music player such as an iPod. Revenue Oppotunities: Revenue [...]

Google now offering Domain Name Registration.

Troy — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:58:03 +0000

Google announced yesterday that it is partnering with Godaddy.com and Enom to offer domain name registrations. Google will be offering .com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info domains for $10. One unique offering is that the $10 fee will also include free private registrations. For those of you unfamiliar with private registrations, when you register a domain name, [...]

What is a “DNS” and how does it work?

Troy — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:24:42 +0000

DNS stands for “Domain Name Server”. Basically, a DNS is a phone book for the internet. It connects the name of the web site you are looking for, with the numeric computer address (known as an ip) of the server your web site is on. So, when you type in www.earthtogeek.com in your browser, [...]

An Argument for User Initiated Sound

Troy — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:04:10 +0000

I was reading a post from Seth Godin’s blog this morning and he brought up one of the most common arguments I have with advertisers and sales people alike…. Incorporating sound into their ads. Now, the incorporation of sound can be an extremely effective tool to use in online advertising, if it’s done right. On [...]

What do CPA, CPM, and CPC stand for?

Troy — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:50:28 +0000

CPA, CPM, and CPC are revenue models of online advertising. CPA – Stands for “Cost Per Action” and is basically a commission based model. Revenue is made when a user clicks on an advertisement or link on the publisher’s site and then performs some sort of action on the advertiser’s site. The action can [...]

What is Web 2.0… Do I need a new computer?

Troy — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:33:48 +0000

First of all.. No, you do not need a new computer. Basically, web 2.0 is simply a term to describe the newest generation of content on the web. There is still a lot of speculation as to what a site needs to be considered a “Web 2.0” site, but typically, sites that include some form of [...]