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While online business owners have become more aware of tactics for driving traffic to their Web sites, it is easy to overlook the more basic methods amidst the rise of new Search Engine Optimization techniques involving the content and HTML coding of Web sites. Search engine traffic can be inconsistent -- search engine algorithms can change.

I am breathing a long sigh of relief this week now that the election is over and it appears, for once, the most qualified candidate actually got the job. This seems to rarely happen, and my only remaining hope is Apple gets a clue from McCain's loss and switches off the negative advertising and instead works on improving its own products.

Avaya is targeting unmet pockets of user demand in the telecom industry with the release of three new offerings this week: a contact center product focused on outbound messaging and self-service, a speech-to-text application, and a unified communications package that bundles licenses of various products.

Search and databases often have troubled relationships. Web-based search utilities have become essential business tools. The database is the lifeblood of many a business' record-keeping system. Both are vital -- just don't try to put the two together or integrate spreadsheets and other documents with them. For example, searching just doesn't exist with Oracle or Microsoft Access.

How closely will competitors follow in this latest digital home pursuit?

It's the final piece of the Panama pie. Will profit follow? And how quickly?

U.S. campaign is making a dent in offshore operations and folding more than a few hands of online Texas Holdem.

Last month at BlogWorld Expo '08, I was interviewed by Abby Johnson of WebProNews.com on the importance of blog metrics. This was following my panel discussion on hiring professional...

Last month, holiday e-mail campaigns were all about segmentation, not blasting. This month it's time to grow your list, build loyalty and capture new subscribers. We show you how.

Apple's move to shake up its iPod and iPhone management team has been put on hold. A federal court judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction requested by IBM that ordered Mark Papermaster to cease working for Apple until further notice. Apple hired Papermaster away from IBM last month to head hardware engineering for its handheld gadgets.