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Bear's Blog: Season Two...

International Consumer Electronics Show 2008 (CES) in LV

This is the good way to the business, its really good for the end-user consumer and the business consumer alike to attend the show at the same time.Attendees and media flood into the Central Hall at the 2008 International CES excited to see the latest and greatest in consumer electronics technology.Attendees and media gather around the Panasonic exhibit booth to see the world's largest advanced HD 150" plasma display.http://www.cesweb.org/press/images/rd_photos_floor.asp?option=show_floor

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SanDisk Vaulter Disk - TFOT

CompactFlash card lets you quickly capture, view, upload and transfer large image files. It is ideal for demanding photo shoots under severe weather conditions heat, cold, wind, rain, snow, etc. and is built to perform in the most extreme environments and temperatures. It has a minimum data transfer rate of 20MB per second.Specification for Extreme III Compact Flash Cards Capacity Manufacturer PartNumber Price 4GB SanDisk Corp. SDCFX3-4096-901 $30.94 2GB SanDisk Corp. SDCFX3-2048 $45.52 1GB SanDisk Corp. SDCFX3-1024 $122.84 Check Prices at: http://www.memory4less.com/search?q=SanDisk%20Flash%20Drive&cat=flash-memory-cards

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Google Owns A Search Engine Optimization Company

A Slippery Slope: Google Owns
a Search Engine Optimization Company
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If you own or work with a search engine optimization company, or even if you're just hoping to better your search engine placement, then you are probably aware of the recent acquisition frenzy that took hold among the major search engines. Google paid $3.1 billion for DoubleClick, Microsoft paid $6 billion for Aquantive, and Yahoo paid $680 million for the 80 percent of Right Media that it did not already own and another $300 million for BlueLithium. The companies purchased are all intended to help widen the advertising range of each of the engines in question, and to take advantage of increasingly sophisticated behavioral-based ad-serving technologies that the acquired companies owned.

This is a listing of Google's corporate acquisitions, including acquisitions of both companies and individual products.

Acquisition Date	Company/Product	Business Area	Value (USD)	References
2001
September 20, 2001	Deja's Usenet archive	Google Groups.	undisclosed	[1]
September 20, 2001	Outride, Inc.	Spin-off from Xerox PARC.	undisclosed	[2]
2003
February, 2003	Pyra Labs	Blogger.	undisclosed	[3]
April, 2003	Neotonic Software	CRM technology.	undisclosed	[4]
April, 2003	Applied Semantics	Advertising technology.	$102 million	[5]
September 30, 2003	Kaltix	Search engine technology.	undisclosed	[6]
October, 2003	Sprinks	Paid listings unit of Primedia.	undisclosed	[7]
October, 2003	Genius Labs	Blogging	undisclosed	[8]
2004
May 10, 2004	Ignite Logic	Website creation technology.	undisclosed	[9]
June 23, 2004	Baidu (2.6% stake)	Chinese language search engine. All shares were sold in June, 2006	$5 million	[10][11]
July 13, 2004	Picasa	Photo management software.	undisclosed	[12]
October 27, 2004	Keyhole, Inc.	Mapping software; used in Google Earth.	undisclosed	[13]
Sept.-Dec., 2004	Where2	Mapping software; used in Google Maps.	undisclosed	[14]
Sept.-Dec., 2004	ZipDash	Used in Google Ride Finder.	undisclosed	[14]
2005
ca. 2005	2Web Technologies	Web-based spreadsheet.	undisclosed	[15]
ca. 2005	Phatbits	Widgets engine.	undisclosed	[16]
March 28, 2005	Urchin Software Corporation	Web analysis.	undisclosed	[17]
May 12, 2005	Dodgeball	Social networking.	undisclosed	[18]
July, 2005	Reqwireless	Web browser and Mobile email.	undisclosed	[19]
July 7, 2005	Current Communications Group	Broadband internet.	$100 million (partial investment)	[20]
August 17, 2005	Android	Software for Handheld devices.	undisclosed	[21]
November, 2005	Skia	Graphics software.	undisclosed	[22]
November 17, 2005	Akwan Information Technologies	Latin American internet operations.	undisclosed	[23]
December 20, 2005	AOL (5% stake)	Internet.	$1 billion	[24]
2006
January 17, 2006	dMarc Broadcasting	Radio advertising software and platform.	$102 million	[25]
February 14, 2006	Measure Map	Blog analysis.	undisclosed	[26]
March 9, 2006	Upstartle	Writely, online word processing.	undisclosed	[27]
March 14, 2006	@Last Software	SketchUp, 3-D modeling.	undisclosed	[28]
April 9, 2006	Orion	Advanced search method.	undisclosed	[29]
August 15, 2006	Neven Vision	Computer vision	undisclosed	[30]
October 31, 2006	JotSpot	Website applications	undisclosed	[31]
November, 2006	YouTube	Video sharing	$1.65 billion	[32]
December, 2006	Endoxon	Mapping solutions	$28 million	[33]
2007
January, 2007	Xunlei (partial acquisition)	Network, file-sharing.	undisclosed	[34]
February, 2007	Adscape	Video game advertising	$23 million	[35]
March, 2007	Trendalyzer	Software	undisclosed	[36]
April, 2007	Tonic Systems	Presentation software	undisclosed	[37]
April, 2007	Marratech video conferencing software	Video conferencing	undisclosed	[38]
May 11, 2007	GreenBorder Technologies	Desktop enterprise security	undisclosed	[39]
June 1, 2007	Panoramio	Geospatial Photo-sharing Service	undisclosed	[39]
June 3, 2007	FeedBurner	Online RSS Feeds	$100 million	[40]
June 5, 2007	PeakStream	Parallel Processing	undisclosed	[41]
June, 2007	Zenter	Presentations Software	undisclosed	[42]
July 2, 2007	GrandCentral	VOIP Phone Aggregation	$45 million	[43]
July, 2007	ImageAmerica	High resolution aerial cameras	undisclosed	[44]
July 9, 2007	Postini	Communications Security	$625 million	[45]
September, 2007	Zingku	Mobile social network and communication platform	undisclosed	[46]
October, 2007	Jaiku	An activity stream and presence sharing service that works from the Web and mobile phones	undisclosed	[47]

Pending acquisitions

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Pending acquisition means that the purchase was confirmed, but not executed yet. The execution can take from several days to several months depending on the size and position of the two involved companies and on the impact of the acquisition on the market place. Even if both companies agree on the deal this does not mean that it will actually happen. In some cases regulatory approvals by 3rd parties are required (e.g. government). The deal goes bust if the required approvals cannot be obtained.

Acquisition Date	Company/Product	Business Area	Value (USD)	References
2007
April 13, 2007	DoubleClick	Online Advertising	$3.1 billion	[48]

All You Need To Know About RSS

Exclusive: All That You Need To Know About RSS
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You probably have seen this three-letter acronym called RSS in the course of your internet surfing. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary; syndicating means republishing an article that comes from another source such as a website.

An RSS is a means of publicizing updates about websites. It may or may not include a summary and photos of the latest posting. But those that provide summaries (thus Rich Site Summary) allow users to skim through the article so that they can decide later on if they want to access the website source. The RSS feed usually contains the title of the update originating from the website. It is also usually the link to the website source.

What are the benefits of RSS? RSS has benefits for both readers (users) and web publishers.

1. It gives you the latest updates.
Whether it is about the weather, new music, software upgrade, local news, or a new posting from a rarely-updated site you learn about the latest as soon as it comes out.

2. It saves on surfing time.
Since a RSS feed provides a summary of the related article, it saves the user's time by helping s/he decide on which items to prioritize when reading or browsing the net.

3. It gives the power of subscription to the user.
Users are given a free-hand on which websites to subscribe in their RSS aggregators which they can change at any time they decide differently.

4. It lessens the clutter in your inbox.
Although your email address will be required to enjoy the services of online RSS aggregators, RSS does not use your email address to send the updates.

5. It is sp@m free.
Unlike email subscriptions, RSS does not make use of your email address to send updates, thus your privacy is kept safe from sp@m mails.

6. Unsubscribing is hassle-free.
Unlike email subscriptions where the user is asked questíons on why s/he is unsubscribing and then the user is asked to confirm unsubscribing, all you have to do is to delete the RSS feed from your aggregator.

7. It can be used as an advertising or marketing tool.
Users who subscribe or syndicate product websites receive the latest news on products and services without the website sending sp@m mail. This is advantageous to both the web user and the website owner since advertising becomes targeted; those who are actually interested in their products are kept posted.

What are the drawbacks of RSS? The disadvantages of RSS use are brought about by its being a new technology and some user-preference concerns.

1. Some users prefer receiving email updates over an RSS feed.

2. Graphics and photos do not appear in all RSS feeds. For conciseness and ease of publication, RSS feeds do not display the photos from the original site in announcing the update except for some web-based aggregators.

3. The identity of the source website can be confusing. Since RSS feeds do not display the actual URL or name of the website, it can sometimes get confusing on what feed a user is actually reading.

4. Publishers cannot determine how many users are subscribed to their feed and the frequency of their visits. Moreover, they would not know the reasons why users unsubscribe which could be important in improving their advertising.

5. RSS feeds create higher traffíc and demands on a server. Most readers still prefer the whole update over a brief summary of the entry, thus they still access the site.

6. Since it is a new technology, many sites still do not support RSS.

How do I start using RSS?

There are two things needed: an RSS feed and an RSS aggregator or reader. The RSS feed comes from an RSS-supported website. There are also websites that provide a líst of RSS feeds of different websites. An RSS aggregator is used to read the RSS feed from the source website. It scans and collects data on the latest RSS feeds from the worldwide web.

An aggregator comes in two forms: a downloadable program also known as desktop aggregator and an online or web-based aggregator. Downloadable aggregators may require payment before they can be acquired, while internet-based aggregators are usually free of charge. All you need to do is to register an account then you are ready to use their services. Both versions allow you to customize or choose which RSS feeds to enter. Paid aggregators are usually chosen by more experienced users and they usually allow more freedom in customizing feeds.

1. Choose an RSS aggregator to use. For beginners, web-based aggregators are recommended since they are usually user-friendly.

Editor's Note: A good directory of both web-based and desktop aggregators for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms can be found at NewsOnFeeds.com .

2. Scan the homepage of your target website for the RSS or XML button. It contains the RSS code you need to enter in the aggregator. Copy this code. Syndic8 provides a directory of websites that support RSS.

3. Paste the code (which contains the URL of the website) in your aggregator. There is a space provided for pasting the code.

After you have done these three easy steps, you can start reading the RSS feeds coming from the website. New postings appear as they are published real time at the source website.

RSS and Internet Marketing

The original idea of RSS came from Netscape, where their intention was to provide a means for users to customize their personal homepage to contain links to websites that interest them, similar to bookmarking websites.

The application of RSS to internet marketing was an unforeseen development to RSS technology developers. Since users are given the freedom to add RSS feeds to their aggregators, those who are interested in particular products and services available on the internet can now be notified real time. Marketing becomes more specific to interested people and not a hit-and-miss operation.

Medium to big-scale companies who intend to use RSS for marketing their products and services should consider linking up with email account providers, (e.g. Yahoo, MSN, Google mail); networking websites (e.g. Friendster, Multiply, My Space, Hi5); and newspaper and television network websites (e.g. New York Times, CNN). Smaller businesses can also look at networking websites as well as personal blog websites (e.g. Blogspot) and websites of clubs and organizations that would probably make use of their products or services e.g. - a fishing supplies store could look for the website of their local fishing club for possible RSS marketing.

Clearly, RSS is an innovation in information management on the worldwide web as well as online marketing. We can expect better RSS technology in the not-so-distant future as its popularity increases among users and website owners alike.

Google Webmaster Tools - What Googlebot sees

Google Webmaster Tools - What Googlebot sees

New look to Webmaster Tools:

New look and feel to it as well.

Here's a couple of items I just noticed tonight

What googlebot sees
These statistics show you how the googlebot sees your site

Subscriber stats
If your site publishes feeds of its content, this page will display the number of users who have subscribed to these feeds using google products such as igoogle, google Reader, or Orkut.

With all the stirrings in the SERPs it is now obvious that there is something stirring at the plex.

Sun Industry Solutions

Sun Microsystems Inc. will announce its plans to use Intel’s Microprocessor according to some sources. Sun Microsystems will buy Intel Xeon chips to power it servers as signed under an agreement, according to a source, in addition to AMD Opteron chips that Sun uses.

http://www.memory4less.com/sun-cpu-processors

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Google AdSense Integration With Your Web site Contents:

I wonder why I don’t place ads on pages that had no content, just title and some meta tags one of my client try that and displayed ads on those pages, however. Although all you see are public service ads at first the very act of displaying ads on a page causes the AdSense web crawler to quickly fetch that page for analysis. A page with good content will thus begin showing relevant paying ads fairly quickly.

If you don't have any content, then, Google will have to guess as what your page is about. It may guess wrong, and so the ads that it displays may not be relevant. You'll have to wait until Google re-crawls the site for the ads to correct themselves. Here is what Google had to say when I asked them about how often the AdSense crawler updates a site:

Thank you for taking the time to update your site. New ads will start appearing on your site the next time our crawler re-indexes your site. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to control how often our crawlers index the content on your site.

Crawling is done automatically by our bots. When new pages are added to your website or introduced to the AdSense program, our crawlers will usually get to them within 30 minutes. If you make changes to a page, however, it may take up to 2 or 3 weeks before the changes are reflected in our index. Until we are able to crawl your web pages, you may notice public service ads, for which you will not receive any earnings.

Integrate ads into your navigation:

I was discussing this issue with one of my best colleague name Asim Jilani’ and he said that common wisdom comes into this one a small piece because slapping on advertisements that look nothing like your sites content with completely unrelated colors can make them stick out like a raw thumb, but in a bad way. I guess the true art of integrating them into your layout designs is to place them near your actual navigation links.

System Models of Xerox Memory Xerox DocuColor 2006 Series

The DocuColor 240 / 250 comes with a robust 2.8 GHz Intel® Celeron® processor and EFI® bustled controller. This ensures fast processing and printing of multiple full-color images. 512MB of memory is dedicating to printing. This can be upgraded to a full 1 GB of memory, giving the device plenty of processing power.The DocuColor 240 / 250 is a single-pass, color laser printer-copier product made for color professionals. It offers impeccable image quality, fast speed and incredible value.And it’s versatile. Xerox offers a selection of input devices, advanced finishers, high performance controllers and more. So, whether you’re a commercial printer, a pay-for-printer or you run the centralized reproduction department, you can tailor the DocuColor 240 / 250 printer-copier to meet your specific nonperformance DocuColor 250 printer-copier produces up to an outstanding 50 color pages per minute and up to 65 black-and-white pages per minute. Add to that a blazing first-print-out time asfast as 7.8 seconds in color and as fast as 4.3 seconds in black-and-white.The DocuColor 240 printer-copier produces up 40 pages per minute in color and up to 55 pages per minute in black-and-white. Like the DocuColor 250, it has a first-print-out time as fast as 7.8 seconds in color and as fast as 4.3 seconds in black-and-white.Image Quality The DocuColor 240 / 250 printer-copier provides 2400 x 2400 dpi for terrific print and copy output. You can also take advantage of Enhanced Gloss mode for output that stands out from the crowd. Plus, this device gives you all the color tools you need to get the color you expect. High quality calibration gives you sharp results, day in, day out. And profiling options enable you to emulate different output devices through the proofing impressionability are so many options with the DocuColor 240 / 250 – from advanced finishing options to professional color tools and security features. Busy environments can also add ahigh-capacity feeder for fewer interruptions.The Ultimate Memory Configurator :

Printer memory (std / max) 256 MB / 512 MB 512 MB / 1 GB 256 MB / 512 MB 1 GB / 1 GB 512 MB / 1 GB

Source: http://www.memory4less.com/search?cat=&q=Xerox+DocuColor

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Click Fraud

Click fraud is a type of internet crime that occurs in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script, or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking on an ad, for the purpose of generating a charge per click without having actual interest in the target of the ad's link. Click fraud is the subject of some controversy and increasing litigation due to the advertising networks being a key beneficiary of the fraud.Use of a computer to commit this type of Internet fraud is a felony in many jurisdictions, for example as covered by Penal code 502 in California, USA, and the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in the United Kingdom. There have been arrests relating to click fraud with regard to malicious clicking in order to deplete a competitor's advertising budget.

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Justin Pfister: What's a visit worth?

Justin Pfister: What's a visit worth?

Industry's First Full-Compliance With New JEDEC DDR3 SDRAM Standard

July 16, 2007: 08:00 AM ESTSAN JOSE, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altera Corporation today announced the FPGA industry's first full-compliance support for high-performance DDR3 memory interfaces. Under the newly ratified JESD79-3 JEDEC DDR3 SDRAM Standard, Altera's Stratix(R) III family of FPGAs provides designers with the high-performance and low-power benefits of DDR3 memory that are becoming increasingly critical for a wide range of communications, computing and video processing applications.These applications process large amounts of data that require quick and efficient access for optimum memory performance. Compliance with the JESD79-3 JEDEC DDR3 SDRAM standard meets the 1.5V, low-power supply voltage of DDR3 memory, which provides about a 30 percent system power reduction, faster performance and increased memory density for next-generation systems, while maintaining software compatibility with existing DDR applications.Stratix III FPGAs support read and write leveling functionality embedded directly into the I/O element. This helps ensure compliance with the JEDEC write leveling requirement and corrects alignment of data reaching the FPGA fabric. DDR3 DRAM makers Elpida, Micron, Qimonda, Samsung and Hynix have all qualified various speed and density DDR3 memory devices for subsequent end- product use."By understanding our customers' future design needs, and working closely with the JEDEC standards committee, we made sure Stratix III FPGAs include both read and write leveling functionality for DDR3 compliance," said Richard Cliff, vice president of Design Engineering at Altera. "Our customers will now be able to quickly take advantage of the performance improvements in DDR3."The fly-by termination used in DDR3 improves signal integrity, but causes flight time skew between the clock and data signals. Altera's implementation compensates for the skew by providing staggered DQ signals for high-speed operation.DDR3 memory meets the low-power and high-performance requirements of today's advanced memory applications. Stratix III FPGAs offer support for the DDR3 SDRAM high-speed external memory interface on up to 1,104 user I/O pins arranged in 24 modular I/O banks with dedicated DQS logic on all I/O banks and 31 embedded registers per I/O for maximum DDR3 performance. Stratix III devices support DDR3 with a maximum clock speed of 400 MHz and maximum data rate of 800 Mbps.Designs in development with Stratix III FPGAs use Quartus(R) II design software version 7.1 subscription edition available at http://www.altera.com/download. Stratix III FPGAs will begin shipping in August.The DDR3 SDRAM standard includes features, functionalities, AC and DC characteristics, packages and ball/signal assignments. This standard defines the minimum set of requirements for JEDEC-compliant 512 Mbits through 8 Gbits for x4, x8 and x16 DDR3 SDRAM devices. JEDEC is the leading developer of standards for the semiconductor industry. The DDR3 Standard, published last month, is available on the JEDEC website at: www.jedec.org.About AlteraAltera programmable solutions enable system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost-effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Find out more at http://www.altera.com.Altera, The Programmable Solutions Company, the stylized Altera logo, specific device designations and all other words that are identified as trademarks and/or service marks are, unless noted otherwise, the trademarks and service marks of Altera Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective holder. Editor Contact: Jim Adams Altera Corporation (408) 544-6397 newsroom@altera.comVisit Memory4less.com to get the DDR3 Memory

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Google Analytics Blog: Tip: Evaluate your sources and your site with Bounce Rate

Google Analytics Blog: Tip: Evaluate your sources and your site with Bounce Rate

Memory4less Sandisk Extreme III CompactFlashProducts

SanDisk Extreme III Compact Flash Card:SanDisk Extreme III Compact Flash Card is designed for momentous professional photographers who demand one of the fastest, most robust, and generally durable memory cards on the market. Professional photographers who work under less than ideal conditions expect more from a flash memory card.Specification for Extreme III Compact Flash Cards:

Capacity Manufacturer :

SanDisk 8GB Extreme III Compact Flash Card Mfr P/N SDCFX-008G

General Information
Manufacturer Part Number	SDCFX-008G
Brand Name	SanDisk
Product Type	CompactFlash
Technical Information
Storage Capacity	8 GB
Memory Speed	400x
Maximum Read Speed	60 MB/s
Maximum Write Speed	60 MB/s
Physical Characteristics
Width	1.4"
Thickness	129.9 mil
Length	1.7"

SanDisk Extreme III 8GB Compact Flash (CF) Memory Card Mfr P/N SDCFX3-8192-903

Technical Specifications

Model
Manufacturer	SanDisk
Manufacturer Part #	SDCFX3-8192-903

http://www.memory4less.com/search?q=SanDisk%20Flash%20Drive&cat=flash-memory-cards

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Memory4less: AMD 45nm CPUs expected 2H08

AMD's 45nm CPUs are expected as soon as the second half of 2008, according to Digi times. Considering AMD's 65nm process hasn't even been rolled out entirely yet and Phenom doesn't arrive until much later this year, this could mean a really short turn around time for AMD, but arguably something it absolutely needs to "catch up".45nm will launch with Socket AM3, which will be backwards compatible to AM2 and AM2+, the latter due to launch with the next generation of chip sets in August. Digitimes claims the processors will support a DDR2/3 memory controller and since AM3 processors are due to be backwards compatible with AM2/AM2+ motherboards this dual memory controller compatibility should mean a very painless upgrade path. Something that's very important given the life of CPU sockets now seems so short. However, newer AM3 motherboards will not accept AM2/AM2+ CPUs because they will only offer DDR3 memory, and DDR3 modules use a lower voltage and have a slightly different core architecture to DDR2 making them directly incompatible."AMD's AM3 family will include the quad-core Deneb and DenebFX, dual-core Pr-opus and Regor, and single-core Sargas. Shipments of 45nm products are predicted to surpass those of 65nm products within half a year from launch, noted the sources."So we will still see 65nm CPUs from AMD a long way into 2009, when Intel will likely be starting to launch its first 32nm CPUs. The vast majority of Intel's lineup will be 45nm by then, with the introduction of Nehalem incorporating a memory controller of its own already hitting shelves if road maps go to plan.Fusion from AMD, a CPU-GPU mix, should also launch on 45nm as well, so maybe the two processes are moving hand in hand which is why we'll see the new process technology much sooner than expected

http://www.memory4less.com/amd-cpu-processors

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