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Chrome creeps up

Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported the Google’s Chrome had overtaken Mozilla’s Firefox as the browser most often used to access its Website. Granted this is only one site’s statistics, but it does point to Chrome’s growing popularity.

Maryland Crab Cakes for Christmas

In anticipation of a busy 2010 holiday season, Boxhill Crabcakes is excited to announce that they have made improvements to their online ordering process. Boxhill is now fully integrated with FedEx so online customers can now track their orders shipped via FedEx. The online customer will also be happy to see priority, next day shipping savings.

Are e-mail’s days limited?

Last week, Facebook unveiled a new messaging service amid predictions that it will replace e-mail. Surprisingly, Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, denied this saying the new interface that will blend e-mails, instant messages (IMs), and simple message services (SMSs) will not be an “e-mail killer.”

Place your business on Google

As this article states, one in five Google searches focuses on a business with a specific location. This more than anything else highlights the value of a Google Places listing. These accounts bring local customers right to the businesses’ doorsteps by allowing the businesses to show up in searches for specific lines of business, provide maps to their locations, and provide photos and other pertinent info that customers need to know. In addition, there are functions that allow satisfied customers to leave reviews for others to see. Here are some additional benefits to Google Places.

SMO overtaking SEO

It’s nothing new to say the search engine optimization (SEO) is changing. Its constant change is a fact of life. A recent development, as this article explains, is the importance of social media optimization (SMO). It’s a development that companies need to understand when developing their content.

Bing brings Facebook

Facebook and Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, recently announced a partnership that makes Facebook pages even more essential for search engine optimization (SEO). As this article points out, the partnership will include many features such as adding friends and sending Facebook messages directly from Bing. But here’s the lowdown with SEO.

Facebook in all the right places

Facebook is getting in on the location-based social networking act, with Facebook Places. If you have Facebook on your mobile device, you may have notice this new feature the last time your app updated. Facebook Places lets you let your network know where you are when you check in. Facebook’s blog post outlines the main features of Places.

Where’s Google going?

All the hype over Google Instant has overshadowed Google’s efforts to take on Facebook with a social network of its own. Many have seen this coming through Google’s acquisitions recently. Now rumor has it that the network, Google Me, is coming this fall and far from being an alternative to Facebook, it will be a layer of social media features added to its existing products.

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