Is it possible for a domain to make or break a business?
“While the $14million price tag for SEX.com may have become the stuff of legend, from a practical business standpoint, one assumes that somewhere along the line the numbers were very carefully crunched and that was thought to be a sound investment.”
“There’s no doubt, internet business is booming. Over 140 million domain names are currently in use and Google searches carried out daily are estimated at around three billion. The web is our best friend and with so many of us flocking to the search bar every time we have the slightest need, want, desire or inane query (‘If the moon was actually made of cheese, how long would it take the average American to eat it?’ – a genuine search) competition to appear before us and facilitate our wishes has become ferocious.”
“But in an effort to find an advantage which enables a business to stand out from the crowd as a floodlit beacon of commerce among its shadowed competitors, how important is having ‘the right’ domain name?”
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Does Anybody Browse the Web from Their Phone?
Why your mobile presence is more important than you think!
One-third of the U.S. population owns a smartphone . Even more astonishing, 87% of these smartphone owners use their device to access the internet on a daily basis- a number that has more than tripled since 2009! Let’s face it, the smartphone has become apart of our everyday lives; it is the preferred source for all network activity including information retrieval.
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Capital Imaging Website Launch
Capital Imaging, LLC is dedicated to providing our patients with a positive experience while generating precise MRI and X-Ray images.
We are an ACR accredited facility conveniently located in Bethesda, Maryland. We welcome you to visit Capital Imaging, LLC where you will benefit from the care and expertise of our experienced MRI radiologist technicians and staff. We take pride in the quality of our images and our patients’ comfort and satisfaction. Capital Imaging utilizes the highest quality precision equipment designed to physician specifications. Our board certified radiologists review every MRI image and X-Ray image for prompt and accurate analysis and are available to discuss their findings with your physician in detail.
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Bringing the Outside Online for Custom Stonescaping
Custom Stonescaping LLC is Northern Virginia’s original stonescaper designing and installing complete landscaping projects since 1994. All types of stonework, complete plantings and mulching, carpentry and building projects, landscape lighting, and correcting drainage problems are services Custom Stonescaping can provide for you.
We also have strong partnerships with various other trades such as tree removal, asphalt paving, and home additions to allow you to make Custom Stonescaping your one stop shop when transforming your outdoor space.
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Domain Etiquette?
Is it possible for a domain to make or break a business?
“While the $14million price tag for SEX.com may have become the stuff of legend, from a practical business standpoint, one assumes that somewhere along the line the numbers were very carefully crunched and that was thought to be a sound investment.”
“There’s no doubt, internet business is booming. Over 140 million domain names are currently in use and Google searches carried out daily are estimated at around three billion. The web is our best friend and with so many of us flocking to the search bar every time we have the slightest need, want, desire or inane query (‘If the moon was actually made of cheese, how long would it take the average American to eat it?’ – a genuine search) competition to appear before us and facilitate our wishes has become ferocious.”
“But in an effort to find an advantage which enables a business to stand out from the crowd as a floodlit beacon of commerce among its shadowed competitors, how important is having ‘the right’ domain name?”
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Source .Net Magazine
Reel Addiction Charters Website Launch!
Reel Addiction Charters offers outstanding Ocean City, Maryland charter fishing trips for White Marlin, Blue Marlin, Mahi-Mahi, Wahoo, Yellow Fin Tuna, Blue Fin Tuna, Sharks, Tilefish and Stripers.
Climb aboard the “Reel Addiction”, our 48’ Ocean Yacht Express, and relax in comfort and style as we whisk you away to the fishing grounds at 29 knots. A faster trip to the fishing grounds means more time with a line in the water, and when you have a line in the water in Ocean City, the action is unbeatable.
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Newsweek CEO states “Dumping Print ‘Liberates Us'”
“There’s been a deathwatch for the print edition of Newsweek ever since IAC CEO Barry Diller hinted in July that print would go away or be scaled back in 2013. That happened today when Editor Tina Brown and CEO Baba Shetty announced that Dec. 31 would be Newsweek’s last print issue. Mr. Shetty, who officially joined The Newsweek Daily Beast Company just days ago, is now charged with turning the storied print brand into a profitable digital-only business.”
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Source AdAge.com
Apple Ousted by Amazon?
Is Amazon’s Kindle slated to be the new “iPad-of-the-classroom”? Amazon’s ability to undercut pricing of Apple’s iPad have made it a very real possibility for the future.
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Wendy, My Dear…it’s Time for a Makeover
One of the largest burger chains in the country takes it’s branding into the 21st century…or does it…? Was this a good idea, or a disaster?
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What We Want to See in Adobe Illustrator CS7
Although CS6 was (and is) a great update to a great product, there are still a few things we’d like to see in the next CS version (7), reportedly set to launch in the first half of 2013.
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Is a “Flat” Website the New Fad?
Check out the newly redesigned Gov.uk website which takes hold of not just a great grid-system, but also a flat-design approach. Seeing government entities now thinking in a “responsive design” mind-set is very refreshing as designers and developers.
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