How Google Rates Links From Social Networking Sites

Relevant backlinks have been a great SEO tool to boost SERP (search engine results) ranking. And, the question on everyone’s mind regarding SEO and social media sites is whether the links from Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites are weighted the same as other links in the pagerank formula? In a new post by WebProNews , Matt Cutts of Google addresses specifically how Google rates links from social media pages like Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.

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Poll Technica: are you getting your wallet out for 3D?

This year at CES the big story was 3D. Every meeting, every speech, and every party was, at some point, interrupted by some executive or PR person telling us to put on our glasses. Sony famously brought out Taylor Swift, and then asked you to watch Taylor Swift perform live in 3D on video screens…

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Interesting Links 18 January 2010

When it rains it pours! I spent last week at FETC in Florida but kept a weather eye out for interesting things to pass on via Twitter (follow me on Twitter @ AlfredTwo ) and this blog. There sure was a lot going on. This is a larger post that usual which I guess is a good thing

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Win Up to 1000 GBP in Cash or Prizes for Sending a Business Card Photo

Send in a photo suitable for a business card and you could win up to £1000 in prizes! We have another contest! The challenge here is to send in a photo suitable for a business card. There are no restrictions on the genre, so get creative! Prizes First Place wins £1000 or a Canon EOS digital SLR camera and 500 free business cards Second Place winner wins £100 and 200 free business cards The first 15 eligible contestants to enter will get 200 free business cards For our UK contestants, there is an additional prize

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Quest vWorkspace 7.0 Feature Spotlight: Embracing and Extending RDP7

In this feature spotlight we will have a look at one of the more esthetically pleasing new features of Quest vWorkspace 7.0, in that this version fully supports and extends the RDP7 protocol shipped with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have a new version of the Microsoft RDP protocol: RDP7. Because Quest vWorkspace truly embraces and extends the Microsoft platforms, Quest vWorkspace also support and leverages the new features in the RDP7.

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Pirating Software (1.15.2010)

The music at 4:17 is by Outasight. DOWNLOAD OUTASIGHT’S NEW ALBUM FOR FREE HERE: bit.ly The Apple Store song at 0:46 is by me

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HAITI EARTHQUAKE ORIGINAL VIDEO Security cameras at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince

Please Share this Video and Embed. HAITI EARTHQUAKE ORIGINAL VIDEO Security cameras at the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince record the Haiti earthquake on 12 January as the ground starts to shake and a building in the distance crumbles to the ground. Video provided to us courtesy US State Department

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Thai female internet surfers outnumber male counterparts (Thailandnews.net)

Bangkok – Thai women account for more than 70 per cent of all internet users in the country and most of them connect at night, media reports said Saturday. According to a survey conducted by the Natio…

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Interview Strategies: Telephone Interviews, Without the Hang-Ups (Law.com)

In this economy, prospective employers are looking to save money wherever possible, and telephone interviews can be a cost-effective way to screen candidates before deciding on face-to-face interviews. Just because the interviewer can’t see you doesn’t mean you should take phone interviews less seriously, because they are often a make-or-break situation for job candidates, warn consultants …

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Cardiovascular Systems Receives Conditional IDE Approval For ORBIT II Coronary Clinical Trial (Medical News Today)

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) (Nasdaq:CSII), has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditional Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of its Diamondback 360® System in the treatment of calcified coronary lesions. With this conditional approval, CSI is authorized to begin its pivotal trial, ORBIT II, in early 2010 and initially …

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Water tank flood linked to software (Ventura County Star)

A malfunctioning software update failed to trigger alarms to notify city workers that water levels in a 5 million gallon tank were reaching critical levels before it overflowed, flooding a Thousand Oaks home last month and damaging two other properties, a city official said. The alarms, which notify the on-call worker when water reaches high or low points, were among several safety features that …

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EXHIBITION: Body + Object at the Ontario Crafts Council (January 5 …

As a participant in the Toronto International Design Festival, the Ontario Crafts Council is pleased to present Body + Object , an exhibition featuring the work of seventeen artists who explore the relationship between the body and the …

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France Launches Judicial Procedure Against Angola Rebel (MalaysiaNews.net)

(Updates with more details, background) DOW JONES NEWSWIRES France said Friday it had launched a judicial procedure against a separatist leader who claimed credit for an attack that killed two Togo s…

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Citytv releases lineup of weeknight programming to replace cancelled Leno show (Coast Reporter)

TORONTO – Citytv has released its lineup of weeknight programming to replace the cancelled “Jay Leno Show” and says it would consider picking up a new Conan O’Brien show – if the late-night host is spurned by NBC and jumps to another network.

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Global Forex Investment Risk – Forex Currency Trading Systems …

Global Forex Investment Risk – Forex Currency Trading System is high level of risk and may not be suitable for all Traders. . Global Forex Trading is committed to keeping your personal information private. We do not disclose personal …

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More health care professionals trying speech-recognition software (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Speech-recognition software is catching on among health care professionals and in the legal field, but hasn’t entered the mainstream yet.

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» Creating a PHP Subclassed Singleton to Apply Fowler's “Introduce …

A NULL Object is basically an instance of a class (that you define) that can represent an object that has a null value in a field. It is something that can be used to reduce the amount of times you to check “if something is an object ” …

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Passport™ By Fender® Introduces New PRO Series and Executive Systems (Harmony Central)

As part of its rich legacy of innovative and versatile portable PA systems, Fender’s four new Passport systems—the 500 PRO, 300 PRO, 150 PRO and EXECUTIVE—offer the best sound, style, convenience and cost that the Passport line has ever offered.

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Smith-Pelly And Ross Added To Team Cherry For 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (OurSports Central)

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced two more roster changes for the 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game including the addition of forwards Devante Smith-Pelly of the OHL’s Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors and Brad Ross of the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks.

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