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		<title>The Importance of Hiring a SEO Firm</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A website can have every single functionality a person can think of. Most companies have websites that they think is the best for their industry. They constantly try to outshine their competitors in any way they can and having a website that is appealing enough for prospective customers to visit is one method of doing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A website can have every single functionality a person can think of. Most companies have websites that they think is the best for their industry. They constantly try to outshine their competitors in any way they can and having a website that is appealing enough for prospective customers to visit is one method of doing it. However, if a company doesn’t apply search engine optimization in their website, then their aim to be better than their competitors remains inadequate.</p>
<p>Search Engine Optimization is important because this makes your online presence known. If you intend to have your website rank in search engines, it is best to hire a good <a href="http://www.levantdigital.com/services/seooptimization/">Middle Eastern search engine optimization firm</a>.</p>
<p>Hiring a Middle Eastern search engine optimization firm is a good idea because they have cheaper rates and can do a better job than most western SEO companies. They also have experiences in ranking other websites in search engines and are known to keep up with their clients’ business expectations.</p>
<p>Middle Eastern search engine optimization firms can keep your business website in top shape and will apply various strategies in having your site gain traffic. A good Middle Eastern search engine optimization firm is up to date with current tactics in increasing a website’s ranking for certain keywords and give you advice on what you should do to be better than your competitors.</p>
<p>Some people think SEO is easy and can be done by an average person. But that’s where they are wrong. SEO is done by people with years of experience, who have analyzed ways on increasing a website’s position in top search engines. These professionals can also help draw people belonging in your target market to visit your website. Once you see the results of how a professional SEO Specialist works, that’s when you would know and understand the importance of getting Middle Eastern search engine optimization firm and that it is all worth it.</p>
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		<title>GoMo &#8211; Helping Businesses Go Mobile</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a Google video with no real content but it does have a cartoon-cute way of saying &#8216;mobile is important&#8217;.

Efficient  Frontier and Macquarie Capital have released a report which makes the  prediction that mobile search will make up 22% of search revenue by the  end of 2012. As of right now, there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a Google video with no real content but it does have a cartoon-cute way of saying &#8216;mobile is important&#8217;.</p>
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<p>Efficient  Frontier and Macquarie Capital h<img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/gomo1.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" />ave released a report which makes the  prediction that mobile search will make up 22% of search revenue by the  end of 2012. As of right now, there is a suggested pattern that mobile  search has and will continue growing 300% each year with no reason in to  slow down.</p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/gomo2.png" border="0" alt="" width="455" height="284" /></p>
<p>Okay &#8211; mobile is important, you understand that and now you&#8217;ve got the numbers (and clever graph)  above to support that statement.</p>
<p>Well, not surprisingly, Google is taking the initiative to get their hands into <span id="more-651"></span>the mobile game with the release of <em>GoMo</em>.  Short for Go Mobile, the howtogomo.com site created by Google has  several features to help you create a site for mobile devices.</p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/gomometer.png" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Mobile View</strong> &#8211; shows you what your site will look like on a  mobile device, and then gives you a customized report on how to improve  your site.</li>
<li><strong>Mobile Info</strong> &#8211; shows you why mobile sites matter and mobile trends</li>
<li><strong>Great Examples</strong> &#8211; shows you sites that are using good mobile site practices, and a list of  best mobile site practices.</li>
<li><strong>Find a Mobile Site Dev</strong> &#8211; shows you a list of mobile site developers who can help you develop a mobile site.</li>
</ul>
<p>As you can see from this list &#8211; there are some cool features to tap  into. Great examples and the ability to see any site in different mobile  browsers is a plus.</p>
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		<title>Looking back &#8211; Sad View of Search 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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So 2011 is over and out, and we&#8217;re  looking forward to another year in search. At the beginning of 2011  Google was a very different place. Search looked different, there was no  site preview feature, we were still using Buzz because there was no  Google+, and Google had just attempted to [...]]]></description>
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<p>So 2011 is over and out, and we&#8217;re  looking forward to another year in search. At the beginning of 2011  Google was a very different place. Search looked different, there was no  site preview feature, we were still using Buzz because there was no  Google+, and Google had just attempted to buy Groupon for a couple  billion dollars before deciding to just create their own version.</p>
<p>For a great overview of search in 2011, Google&#8217;s Zeitgeist has  compiled several top 10 lists from 2011, the most prominent of which is  the fastest growing global search trends of 2011, meant to capture the  spirit of 2011 in search form.</p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/zeitgeist1.png" alt="" width="465" height="190" /></p>
<p>The list is as follows:</p>
<p>10. iPad2</p>
<p>9. Steve Jobs</p>
<p>8. The Japanese nuclear powerplant crisis as a result of the tsunami.</p>
<p>7. Adele</p>
<p>6. iPhone 5</p>
<p>5. Battlefield 3</p>
<p>4. Casey Anthony</p>
<p>3. Ryan Dunn</p>
<p>2. Google+</p>
<p>1. Rebecca Black</p>
<p>We&#8217;re not sure if this list is supposed to be<span id="more-647"></span> interesting, exciting,  or depressing. At a glance it&#8217;s a semi-nostalgic overview that reminds  us of all the ups, downs, and whatever random horrible fad (think the  Macarena and Rebecca Black) was of the last year. After some  consideration however, the list shows us that minor celebrities,  electronics, video games, and social networking are very high priorities  in the search universe, and of course our society.</p>
<p>For example, the death of a visionary like Steve Jobs is only ranked  at #9 on the list, but a minor celebrity like Ryan Dunn, a guy from the  Jackass show and movies (who put a toy car in his anus so he could get an x-ray of it) is #3, and where is the &#8216;death of Osama Bin Laden&#8217;, or Kim Jung Il?</p>
<p>While we can appreciate that people searched so much for information  about the tsunami and the nuclear power plant that was heavily damaged  in the disaster, but what about the revolution in Egypt? Or perhaps the  people from nearby countries that were inspired by the Egyptian  revolution to start their own like Libya? These are global trends aren&#8217;t  they?</p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/zeitgeist2.PNG" alt="" width="453" height="376" /></p>
<p>We only have one answer to all those questions: Rebecca Black. Think about it (please don&#8217;t). Of course none of this is Google&#8217;s fault, and the graphs and information are all pretty cool, so check them out!</p>
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		<title>A stricter Google Panda in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tabbyfied</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google announced in early December via  Twitter that Panda Updates will resume in 2012. Panda has released six  updates since Google first introduced it in February 2011. With the next  update being released sometime in January 2012 you should giving some  attention to the following three areas when performing regular  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google announced in early December via  Twitter that Panda Updates will resume in 2012. Panda has released six  updates since Google first introduced it in February 2011. With the next  update being released sometime in January 2012 you should giving some  attention to the following three areas when performing regular  maintenance on a Web site to ensure the Web site ranks well on Google.</p>
<p><strong>Keyword Density</strong><br />
Panda has been coming down heavy on duplicate content, poorly  constructed language, and intense keyword density to penalize sites that  use too many keywords to try to increase their site rankings.  Maintaining a keyword density ratio of 5% to 8% is a safe range to avoid  being considered spam by Google or your users. Remember that creating  original, unique, quality content is the most important.</p>
<p><strong>Relevancy of Keywords</strong><br />
Keep an eye on the relevancy of your keywords and phrases. Sharing  keywords and phrases with sites that tend to abuse those words and  phrases for rank can<span id="more-643"></span> be detrimental to your site. Watch the domain  authority score for those keywords and phrases, and do a search to see  what kind of sites are using them along side you.</p>
<p><strong>Fix Broken Links</strong><br />
Check all links and make sure that the URLs still exist. If you find  some that are no longer working, fix them or remove the links so that  Google will not think that you are intentionally trying to abuse the  search algorithm. Broken links give Google the impression you&#8217;re just a  link farm.</p>
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		<title>The CPanel in Web Hosting Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tabbyfied</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by Agatha.
Agatha is a content writer who enjoys blogging and digital scrapbooking. Her current project is about Web Hosting companies and some great offers from them. 
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The CPanel is a control area or account manager offered by web hosting providers.
What exactly is it?
CPanel (short for Control Panel) is really what [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a guest post by Agatha.</p>
<p><em>Agatha is a content writer who enjoys blogging and digital scrapbooking. Her current project is about <a href="http://www.webhostingdeals.org/">Web Hosting companies</a> and some great offers from them. </em></p>
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<p>The CPanel is a control area or account manager offered by web hosting providers.</p>
<p>What exactly is it?</p>
<p>CPanel (short for Control Panel) is really what its name implies – it is a control panel that makes things easier, especially for non-techies and newbies, to manage their website. Its user-friendly panel makes it a very popular service.</p>
<p>It offers simple scripts to enable users to make additions of applications to the domain name easier and more quickly. The common applications used are Drupal and WordPress. CPanel offers options for installing a photo gallery, a forum, Wiki software and many more.</p>
<p>In a nutshell, it makes the process of getting a web site up and running easier, has a start up wizard so that even newbies can do it easily step by step. It supports e-mails and runs many applications automatically so you do not have to set everything up manually.</p>
<p>It also has tutorials explained in length when you need further assistance.</p>
<p>What are its common functions?</p>
<ol>
<li>It is like an account manager or a dashboard – easy to use and refer to multiple tasks in your domain name.</li>
<li>You can create e-mail accounts associated with the domain name.</li>
<li>It is so easy to access all your files from the host server.</li>
<li>Add sub-programs to your current main program.</li>
<li>Upload files without extra cost.</li>
</ol>
<p>If you are looking for a reliable host, make sure to read about reviews from actual consumers, like the <a href="http://www.webhostingdeals.org/hostgator-review">Hostgator.com Review</a> written by actual users of the service.</p>
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		<title>Opportunity Knocks in Online Slot Tournaments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tabbyfied</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since its inception in the late 1800s, the slot machine has consistently been one of the most popular games at casinos &#8211; both for the casino owners and players alike. The casino owners like the fact that they were designed to return only 80-90 percent of the players&#8217; money, while the players enjoy the machine&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since its inception in the late 1800s, the slot machine has consistently been one of the most popular games at casinos &#8211; both for the casino owners and players alike. The casino owners like the fact that they were designed to return only 80-90 percent of the players&#8217; money, while the players enjoy the machine&#8217;s accessibility, its entertainment value, and the potential to win BIG. However, more recently, a new trend has emerged: slot tournaments, which allow players to still experience the fun of the game while limiting their expenditure (potentially to zero!).</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Casino_slots.jpg/800px-Casino_slots.jpg" alt="" width="398" height="251" /></p>
<h2>Online or Offline:</h2>
<p>The most basic division in slot tournaments comes from whether it is in a physical casino or online. In a physical casino, after registering for a tournament, you are assigned a specific machine and time to play. Then you are given a set amount of credits to play with and an amount of time to use them. The winner is determined by the person with the highest amount of winnings at the end. Although <a href="http://www.no-deposit-required-casino.com/slot-tournament.html" target="_blank">online slot tournaments</a> are very similar because you don&#8217;t need physical slot machines, so more people are generally able to participate.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Slot_machine.jpg/800px-Slot_machine.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="310" /></p>
<h2>&#8220;Freeroll&#8221; or Fee:</h2>
<p>Also, online slot tournaments, at least, may be further divided into two categories: &#8220;freeroll&#8221; tournaments, and fee tournaments. In the second of these, fee tournaments, each player pays a small entry fee upon registration that is pooled and then divided up into the prizes for the winners. These tournaments may either follow the formula described in the previous paragraph, or follow the &#8220;Sit&#8217;n'Go&#8221; method of online poker. In this method there is no specific start time, and instead, the tournament starts when all the seats are filled. This type of tournament is particularly effective online because so many players are able to participate that the fee can be as little as $1 while still maintaining a temptingly large prize.</p>
<p>Unsurprisingly, the &#8220;freeroll&#8221; tournaments are the most popular because they offer cash prizes. This means that, without risking anything, the participants stand to gain what can often be a great deal of money. However, because freeroll tournaments are such a good deal, they fill up extremely quickly. So, if you want to register for one, it&#8217;s best to do so as far in advance as possible.</p>
<p>From all this, it should be clear that, whether you are paying for the tournament or not, online slot tournaments are a fantastic opportunity for slot lovers and free money seekers alike.</p>
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		<title>The All New Facebook &#8211; That&#8217;s Indeed A Lot of Changes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tabbyfied</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that Facebook has been forced to turn off cruise control and  start to roll out updates to users. These new features have to be in  response to Google+ and it&#8217;s something to be expected. What is also  becoming the norm is the apparent outrage by Facebook users about these  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that Facebook has been forced to turn off cruise control and  start to roll out updates to users. These new features have to be in  response to Google+ and it&#8217;s something to be expected. What is also  becoming the norm is the apparent outrage by Facebook users about these  changes. If you&#8217;re a Facebook user, then you know what we mean. Now&#8217;s  the time when your friends will start saying <em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t like the new Facebook!&#8221;</em> over and over, and they can rejoin the <em>&#8220;Change Facebook back to the way it was&#8221;</em> groups that were created years ago. You know it&#8217;s true!</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s get down to the details of what&#8217;s new with Facebook.  We feel  that they&#8217;ve released some top notch features that will quiet down the  complainers once they realize it&#8217;s better than what they were using  before, or they just forget what they are complaining about in a few  days because they are too busy using Facebook. <img src='http://www.tabbyfied.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/facebook2.JPG" alt="" align="left" />First off, Facebook has released a new Subscribe feature  that allows users to subscribe to others in a similar fashion as  Twitter and Google+ in that you don&#8217;t actually have to be friends with  that person to subscribe to them.</p>
<p>Now before you get all excited and anxious about the privacy  concerns, Facebook is on top of it. First, you have to choose if you  want to allow people to subscribe to you at all. So, if you do nothing  then nothing changes. Second, if you allow people to subscribe to you,  you can control what content they see &#8211; down to an individual basis.  This also means you can choose only photos, comments, likes etc. to be  seen. You can also divide people up into groups much like Google+&#8217;s Circles feature.</p>
<p>These new groups are called Smart Lists  &#8211; another new addition. These groups can divide your friends into  several categories like friends you attended school with, friends you  work with, and friends that<span id="more-634"></span> live nearby.</p>
<p>In combination with another feature called Friends list (which is essentially the G+ Circles feature)   letting you divide your friends into Restricted, Acquaintances, and  Close Friends, you now have complete control of the content you see and  send on Facebook. See, they&#8217;ve seriously taken a page from Google&#8217;s  playbook and are picking out some of the very best things about G+</p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/facebook1.jpg" alt="" width="431" height="285" /></p>
<p>Your Close Friends will pop up more often and show more content, and your Acquaintances might not show up at all. Add in the Smart List criteria to that and things get pretty specific.</p>
<p>The same goes for the Subscribe  button. Not only do users get to choose what subscribers see, the  subscriber can choose what kind of information they want to see as well.</p>
<p>The next big feature for Facebook is going to be the Timeline. The Timeline is essentially a visual history and highlight of a person&#8217;s past. If you or someone you know (just admit it&#8217;s you) is one of those people that posts every moment of their life on Facebook, then you can use Timeline  to help map your life for you and your friends. It will even let you  browse by year or dates, letting people with the proper permission to  see how you&#8217;ve progressed through life via pictures, video and more.</p>
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<p>Next, Facebook is working on media integration into their new ticker  feature. The ticker is essentially a live feed that gives you updates on  real-time information as it&#8217;s happening. It is less detailed than the  normal feed, but updates constantly. The media integration into the  ticker will show you when a user is listening, watching, reading or  eating something right now. It will then connect you to that event in a  unique way like allowing you to listen to the same thing or perhaps even  watch the same thing on Netflix. This is a pretty neat idea, but it&#8217;s  all starting to get a slightly <em>obsessed</em> feeling.</p>
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<p>This is where we want to take a minute, stand up on our soapbox and loudly say&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>This is essentially an online recording of the life of your  children, wife, friends, yourself and everyone else that participates in  Facebook or any of these online social sites! It will be (a sometimes)  messy recording of achievements as well as disappointments.</strong></p>
<p>Not only will potential bosses, colleges, girlfriends and in-laws be  reviewing it &#8211; but future generations as well. When you remove a post,  picture, video or anything else from Facebook, it&#8217;s only put where you  can&#8217;t see it. Facebook keeps a copy.  In how many generations do you  think it will be legal to release this information?</p>
<p>Remember that the Twitter archives went into the <a href="http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/" target="_blank">Library of Congress!</a> Your children&#8217;s children will be learning about their family through  the digital records that we are recording right now! Stress this to  colleges, your kids and your friends. By all means have fun on Facebook &#8211;  just do it with your eyes wide open <img src='http://www.tabbyfied.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Check Out the Google Maps Weather Feature</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Maps is playing a little catch-up  to Bing and has rolled out weather information. This new feature can be  found by selecting it as a layer on the map. The weather will then be  shown in very localized areas as small weather themed graphics such as a sun or clouds accompanied [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google Maps is playing a little catch-up  to Bing and has rolled out weather information. This new feature can be  found by selecting it as a layer on the map. The weather will then be  shown in <em>very localized areas</em> as small <em>weather themed</em> graphics such as a sun or clouds accompanied by the temperature.</p>
<p>Here is a quick Google video on this new addition:</p>
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<p>This is one of those features that has been a long time coming and with the help of weather.com it&#8217;s now a reality.</p>
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		<title>Get to know the Magnifier &#8211; Music Beta by Google</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tabbyfied</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The music industry is getting a lot of  attention this month at Google. If you&#8217;re in the music business then  this comes with good news and bad news.
Music Beta (by Google) has been quietly growing and now has a new feature they&#8217;ve named Magnifier.  This feature showcases a different artist each week [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The music industry is getting a lot of  attention this month at Google. If you&#8217;re in the music business then  this comes with good news and bad news.</p>
<p><a href="http://music.google.com/music/usernotinvited" target="_blank">Music Beta</a> (by Google) has been quietly growing and now has a new feature they&#8217;ve named Magnifier.  This feature showcases a different artist each week and provides extras  like video interviews, live recordings and free tracks for <em>Music</em> (by Google) users.</p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/magnifier.png" alt="" align="left" /></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning more about Music (by Google), which is still in beta, then you can submit a request for an invitation <a href="http://music.google.com/music/usernotinvited" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Google&#8217;s <strong>New <em>Music</em> Rich Snippet</strong></p>
<p>Google has also added a new <em>rich snippet</em> for sites hosting music. This <em>music rich snippet</em> is capable of displaying the title, length and the artist of a song  you&#8217;re hosting on your site. For your snippets to work they <span style="text-decoration: underline;">must</span> match the markup specs on <a href="http://www.schema.org/" target="_blank">schema.org</a>. You should always test any newly added snippets with Google&#8217;s rich snippets <a href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets" target="_blank">testing tool</a>. And as always &#8211; keep in mind that even if you&#8217;ve got <span id="more-628"></span>everything correct on your end, Google may or may not use your snippets.</p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/snippets.png" alt="" /></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re new to Rich Snippets then this featured article is a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">must read</span>: <a href="http://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/content/understanding-and-leveraging-rich-snippets" target="_blank">Your 2011 Cheat Sheet to Understanding and Leveraging Rich Snippets to Dominate Your Industry</a></p>
<p>And to finish off the music news, Google won a class action suit  filed against them by a group of licensing companies that were upset  about free music videos being uploaded to YouTube by users. The case is  currently being appealed, but in the meantime, Google has the ability to  leverage YouTube as a popular place to find music.</p>
<p>Google has also closed a deal that offers users a limited range of  music for a set price and the licensing companies involved will get paid  royalties. This allows artists and companies to submit content as a  source of income and exposure.</p>
<p><img src="http://poccdn.com/images/articles/updates/youtube1.JPG" alt="" /></p>
<p>Keep your eyes open for more, Google seems to jumping into the music business with both feet.</p>
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		<title>Luxury Senior Living for our Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how many times in our lifetime we’ve had a quarrel with our parents, we will always love them and be thankful to them for bringing us up into the world; for taking care of us when we were children and for working hard and making sure we are provided with the best education [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No matter how many times in our lifetime we’ve had a quarrel with our parents, we will always love them and be thankful to them for bringing us up into the world; for taking care of us when we were children and for working hard and making sure we are provided with the best education they can offer.</p>
<p>When our parents start to age, it should be every child’s top priority to make sure that they get the comfort and care they need. It is our turn to provide them with the best lifestyle we possibly can – one that meets every requirement they can enjoy to live comfortably in their tender age. Most old people would prefer uninterrupted peace and tranquility.</p>
<p>Since a lot of us are too busy to take care of them because of our own hectic work schedules and family life, it is best to have our elderly parents under the care of people or facilities we can trust. Putting them in a retirement home that offers luxury senior living is the best thing we can do for them.</p>
<p>A good place for seniors to live in is Cresswind. It is a resort development that offers <a href="http://www.cresswind.com">luxury senior living</a> all year. Seniors can experience diverse club opportunities that are offered by Cresswind. They have wellness clubs and a number of amenities to enjoy. Members can play games, go fishing, boating, kayaking and do other things. Cresswind also has numerous activities and classes available to provide <a href="http://www.healthcare.gov/foryou/seniors/">information for seniors</a>.</p>
<p>Retirement is when people make choices about what type of lifestyle they really want and where they should live. Letting your parents stay at Cresswind can fulfill the dream your parents have. Always think that they were selfless enough to work hard all their lives so that you can accomplish success in life. This time, it’s your turn to show your gratefulness for what they have sacrificed for you.</p>
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