http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 2009-11-20T08:50:00Z 2009-11-20T08:50:00Z http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_2 c3bda03ef4b46e1d0a61c58d3fdac3d9 How to use the new Twit­ter lists func­tion to mon­i­tor your per­sonal & pro­fes­sional brands There’s been a lot of talk about Twit­ter Lists. How do you use them? How can they be improved? What is Twit­ter hop­ing to do with them… down the road? Not to men­tion the many posts on how point­less or awe­some they are. Gotta ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T08:50:00Z http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_3 e3f7ac1e7d91193a8a606e8911542a15 THE Facebook juggernaut has claimed the scalp of AOL Time Warner's $US850 million ($921 million) acquisition of Bebo, with the social media site tipped to close its Australian operation before Christmas as part of a global retreat and rethink. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:16 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_4 1a33a43b76a549c0330dbf71cc8c8201 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:15:14 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_5 58cd0240165ec9bcb1f53ff1de336f26 It's a little overdue, but Groove Commerce would like to introduce P.J. Gill as our new Client Services Director! [caption id="" align="alignright" width="214" caption="Welcome P.J. Gill"][/caption] P.J. brings to Groove years of client service expertise gained from providing accounting and consulting services to a wide range of companies. A ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:15:14 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_6 bbcf2b14550dcb2c7e103cb696d07e34 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:15:14 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_7 73a12fa6c27af87776dd3d7639c051ec I’m enjoying London and not as focused on blogging while visiting, but when I read Kevin Hillstrom’s post on Sharing Information with Executives, today – I immediately had some thoughts about it, which have been in my mind all day and decided to write about it now.  I like Kevin’s post and he’s  spot on, but his ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:34:49 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_8 5cd55162770858163e6d8ac0a9123744 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:33:16 -0500 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_9 c787c0f72bdb62640f787b4790decae0 Having worked in link building for nearly three years, I've seen a lot of people come and go. It's the nature of any business to be sure, but sometimes it's a little more heartbreaking than others. Without a doubt, I... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T17:14:02-08:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_10 3cbb28a2fd51e2c89681a8862adea1bf Conferences are a hub of learning, growth and progress in the SEO industry. They're part of the glue that connects members of the community, offering a cherished opportunity for forging relationships and friendship. And no matter how many conferences they've been to, most attendees almost always walk away from a... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:12:04 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_11 b94c3a48dd824cb7c22ad0c8d0a18017 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:56:55 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_12 9c3b673441e621002bf6c150f0752a4c Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:56:55 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_13 d93944a6352ce86d13817215c1f62936 Back in May, I wrote about a demo pre­sen­ta­tion I had received from Syso­mos and called their new tech­nol­ogy alien tech­nol­ogy, because it looked like the kind of cool stuff you see in sci­ence fic­tion movies set in the 22nd century. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T17:51:59-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_14 6506e2d9f8966c0b23cb6f1728e5c026 While public relations practitioners have long been in the business of tracking media coverage for their clients, a growing number of firms are beefing up their digital media monitoring and... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T17:51:59-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_15 f30c2bd97257e6c25cf8f5a7d9b2cdff Many small businesses are at a financial disadvantage when it comes to marketing their website. Too often they don't have the funds, time, or resources needed to engage in as much marketing as they would like. Unlike larger businesses with deep pockets, small business often have to rely on do-it-yourself strategies built upon free advice gathered ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T14:34:42-08:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_16 51d757d79152b2de64b86f838d81aec5 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/1#item_17 c294e8928852ba41d2f937c1d975c390 Website Magazine is here to bring you some pre-holiday cheer with a Top 50 list of the Web’s premier virtual product shelves — e-commerce engines and online shopping tools where you will want to have your products appear. Keep in mind that the sites on this list are not an acknowledgement of their effectiveness but rather their ... 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The highest profile company in question is Zynga, athough other social gaming sites and social networks have employed similar tactics. All have enormous user bases and are pulling in ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T13:10:29-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_5 9266f7170484066ee29cfa8f6179b913 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T13:07:10-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_6 fe6c05d056900853690d0f3e3b5fdc59 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T13:03:25-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_7 eb6f8f6cc6ef543328f4fa4ec924d83e Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T17:45:31Z http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_8 64d33291f1c6e9b143acfbfc9c10f596 Parents of three children in Canada have sued their children's school to stop them from having to do homework. CBC News reports the parents, who are both lawyers, felt the homework being sent home to their kids was just a "lot of it was busy work." The article said the family and school signed a "differentiated homework plan with their children' ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T12:11:01-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_9 44185fb9a657e26ddff62a090f987d11 The stats are in: more than two-million unique visitors, and nearly three-million total viewers watched MySpace's live stream of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" red-carpet arrivals at the movie's world... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T17:45:31Z http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_10 52b5604ac4fb0d4db492c4e975b78136 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T12:11:01-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_11 dc321dbc890c6e6727e29e5e67bb3c46 Football is in full swing as we enter the midpoint of November and are two months into the NFL season.  Many teams are still in the hunt for a playoff berth which makes for numerous exciting and must see games each weekend.  Not only are the fans of these teams enthused by this but also companies that sponsor the league. The start of the NFL ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:50 -0500 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_12 ca17f2a14913c376ef5e669ca1117037 Hunch , the "decision engine" launched shortly after Bing (another "decision engine") has updated the design on their homepage. Check out the new digs: When Hunch launched, there was a single task presented on the homepage - to begin answering a series of questions to "teach" Hunch about you. The idea is that the more Hunch knows about you, the ... 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He went to church on Sunday, coached Little League, and drove a pickup truck. He was friendly but quiet, the sort of guy you could walk by on the street without noticing. But appearances can be deceiving. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:55 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_19 be6b2c6a268ddaa9108ae170cd226fc2 Et nyt EU direktiv, der netop er vedtaget, forbyder brug af cookies med mindre hver enkel bruger siger ja på forhånd til det for hver enkel cookies vedkommende - for hvert eneste domæne! Mange websites - særligt de største og kommercielle, sætter mange forskellige cookies - fra f.eks. analytics, banner systemer, shop, debat osv. Hver enkel ... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:03 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/21#item_20 4fd2e62335157f182f960a5f0a8be469 If you sync seamlessly across devices, people will love you for it. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:03 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/41#item_1 585d356181aa5008a29da1237266327b When faced in a tough situation, the Reptilian portion of the brain often kicks the body into “fight or flight mode” but there is a portion of the brain that is involved in cognitive functions such as reasoning, conscious thought and sensory perception. The neocortex, which is comprised of over 100 billion cells, helps allow the person to see, (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T08:52:59-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/41#item_2 f2a72e497f2b660d2aa3ce1ef809fd97 Though the majority of online news can still be accessed for free, a new crop of companies is springing up and preparing for the day when readers will have to pay for online content. Though... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-19T08:52:59-05:00 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/41#item_3 bee4ffe621914dc48f8a34a909a8241f Last month here on ProBlogger we ran a community review on a reader’s blog. I posted a link to a blog with some comments from the blogger and then opened it up for readers of ProBlogger to review it. (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28:10 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/41#item_4 18a4fcb852b418cbdaeef589aba4f06b Coming home tonight, I listened to the ABC radio host chatting with a guest who, almost as a throw-away remark, said something that hit me really hard. I was “exercised in my spirit” to send the following to Lindy Burns, the host of the show. Having taken as long on the email as I did, I [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:54:49 +0000 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/41#item_5 9db244c880e7af9f082b306dc75ffb51 Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:48:21 -0500 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/41#item_6 44ef2baebf0d8391eaaa7dc5f0881511 How do you market your company, products, and services? Are you sitting around your comfortable offices with your colleagues just making stuff up? Or do you really understand your buyer personas and what problems they have that you can solve?... (Read on Source) ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:40:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/toprankblog/1258744606/41#item_7 e7b1b31a4f4c574eed738f414203cdf7 Read on Source) ]]>