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Hot trends for August 20, 2008

SES San Jose: News Search SEO

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:42:20 PDT
News search engines offer a great way to receive targeted traffic related to breaking topics or to help with a public relations launch. In this session, industry experts Lee Odden, CEO of TopRank Online Marketing, Lisa Buyer, President & CEO of The Buyer Group and Greg Jarboe, President and Co-Founder, SEO-PR look at how to make use of press releases and news content to tap into the power of news search. Lisa kicked off our session explaining that optimized press releases are a vital par

Pregnancies occurring earlier: Garden of Hope - The China Po

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:39:44 PDT
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A significant number of teenagers under the age of 16 have sought assistance via the national teenage pregnancy counseling hotline or Web site over the past year, indicating a trend in which teenage pregnancies are occurring at younger ages, the non-profit Garden of Hope Foundation said yesterday.

Ten Web Design Trends to Avoid

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:50:06 PDT
A visually stunning Web site may not be user-friendly, just as site that rates high on usability may have no visual appeal. Either site will send visitors clicking the back button. If you're redesigning your Web site or creating it for the very first time, take a look at some of the outdated Web trends below and our suggestions for alternatives.

Social Media Analysis and Tracking

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:31:18 PDT
Social Media Analysis and Tracking Moderator: Marshall Sponder, Senior Web Analyst, Monster.com Use comscore Conversational media category - dont forget that the numbers are panel based Let google do it for us - Trends down to the site are now available CMO’s will end up being WEB analyts or havint them nearby, high on the organizational food chain. Bake in analytics to all marketing campaigns by auditing them, changing the campaigns before anything else is done. Right now, Social media

There… I said it… I love Nike…

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:23:29 PDT
There… I said it… I love Nike… Posted by on August 20th, 2008 I have not really been a Nike fan… Ever… I love used to love Adidas… But then, Nike got the whole Web 2.0 thingy! Did you see http://nikeplus.nike.com/ ? It’s brilliant! They know the secret of Web 2.0 so bloody well, they didn’t even predict the amount of traffic they were gonna get and they are down for maintenance! (my view ;-)) Nah… I’m not trying to bash Nike… I love ‘em… remember?? Now, I have never done this for an

Hollywood Surgery Trend: The Single Vertical Eye Look

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:09:44 PDT
That's right, people... It seems Hollywood stars won't be satisfied until they have only one eye to share between them. The newest trend in Hollywood? Get your face stretched horizontally until you have 180 degree vision, you're eyes become boxy slits and you have only one pupil to bounce around from ear-to-ear.

Livewire - Tuning Into Communication Industry Trends

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:03:35 PDT
Communications industry is evolving rapidly. As we see telecom, media and the web converge, this Infosys blog’s take on look at future trends in the communication industry. Read more

Global Policy and Investing Trends in Green Energy

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:05:19 PDT
Investorideas.com Ongoing Green Investor Audio Series with Michael Brush Gives Insight into Sector with Leading Renewable Energy Experts Listen: http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.investorideas.com/podcasts/2008/gi081908.mp3Disclaimer: http://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp

Good News

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:31:13 PDT
This will be a huge help: ScienceDaily (Aug. 21, 2008) — According to new research from the Monell Center, odors from skin can be used to identify basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. The findings, presented at the 236th meeting of the American Chemical Society, may open doors to development of new methods to detect basal cell carcinoma and other forms of skin cancer. The researchers sampled air above basal cell tumors and found a different profile of chemical compounds

Tim Burton’s Batmobile going up for auction

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:05:34 PDT
Good news for all of us Batman fans. The Batmobile (used in Tim Burton’s incarnations of the dark knight) is to be put up to auction on the 28th August this year. This is an opportunity to get a head turner car for the knock down price of…….well, whatever it goes for. Batmobiles have been sold for up to $550,000.

Poll Suggests McCain Closing Gap on Obama - WSJ

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:10:23 PDT
Obama's lead in the presidential race has nearly disappeared, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. The surge of attention to overseas crises and Republican attacks appears to have provided a boost for McCain. Overall, the poll finds the race a statistical dead heat, with 45% favoring Obama to 42% for McCain.

Do Sprinters Cheat, or Is 100m Sprint Performance a Jump Fun

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:45:13 PDT
Tonight I was re-watching Usain Bolt's recent world record 100m performance in the 2008 Olympics and it got me thinking about physiological limits and human performance trends. What are the limits to human performance? Is it pharma or karma?


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