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4 Implications of Microsoft’s Acquisition of LinkedIn

CommLab India

She says this could put existing leaders in B2B search engine advertising such as Google at a major disadvantage. It is well-known that the company is lagging behind Google and Apple in this vital domain. The purchase can help Microsoft compete with Google in the mobile arena. billion USD in impairment charges.

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New Literacies

Tony Karrer

What do these companies have in common: Google eBay Yahoo Amazon MapQuest Craigslist Wikipedia YouTube Built on top of Linux (open source). Eras - Hardware (IBM), Software (Microsoft), Network/Data (Google). Mentions Google putting testing over the toilet. Statistics. Pattern recognition is key. Not packaged apps.

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Test Your Knowledge: What Is SEO And Why Is It Important?

All Roads

As SEO pros joke, “The best place to hide a dead body is page 2 of the Google search results.” Does It Really Matter to Show Up On Page 1 of Google? The vast majority of Google searches – over 71 percent – result in a page 1 click. How important is a top spot? Page two and three are left in the virtual dust with just 5.59

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What is the semantic web?

Take an e-Learning Break

Wikipedia arranges information in the form of articles, while Freebase lists facts and statistics. For instance, Flickr + Google Maps, Upcoming + Google Calendar, Yahoo! Local + your address book, and many more possibilities and permutations.

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8 Things we MUST do in 2013 to seize the potential of mLearning

mLearning Revolution

In 2012 Apple announced the iPhone 5, two new iPads and the new iPad mini; Google unveiled their first tablet, the nexus 7 and later the 10″ version; Amazon gave us three Kindle Fire HD tablets. Here’s another statistic that bodes well for mobile, Apple sold more iPads in Q4 2011 than any individual PC manufacturer sold PCs.

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SEO For Course Creators and Membership Site Owners with Lindsay Halsey of Pathfinder SEO

LifterLMS

Lindsay shares what she has found to be the two common solutions to getting found on search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing. And what we saw in the space was that there were two common solutions to getting found in Google, Yahoo, and Bing. The first solution is hiring an agency where they do most of the work for you.

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Here Come the MOOCs

CLO Magazine

Likewise, most of the courses they offer are adaptations from those typically found on college campuses — courses such as robotics, chemistry and basic statistics. and Google Inc. The three most visible MOOC providers — Coursera, Udacity and edX — have partnered with colleges and universities. What’s to Learn?

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