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Local.com
Friday, February 27th, 2009

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I’ve been thinking more about the future of the web, and I’m convinced what’s coming is not just another phase or version, but finally the real deal. Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 are going to be looked back on as alpha and beta versions of the real Web which is finally upon us. Techies refer to it as the semantic web, which is going to be a big part of it, but ultimately it’s going to come down to making money for businesses. Every enterprise out there is finally understanding the importance of engaging the online medium and utilizing the communities and tools built over the past decade that have captured the attention and time of the consumer. There’s a really cool site I’ve found that’s seeming to capitalize on this opportunity… fittingly enough it’s called Local.com
Tags: Citysearch, Ebay, facebook, glocal, google, local, Local.com, Superpages.com, Twitter, Yellowpages.com, Yelp
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Zemanta Upgrade
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
This is an update to a post I wrote last year after first discovering Zemanta, a blog tool/firefox add-on that makes intelligent real time contextual recommendations based on the content you’re writing. These recommendations come in the form of pictures, links, tags, and related articles. I’ve been using it for about 8 months now, and have to say, it’s probably the most useful Firefox add-on, let alone web tool in general, that I’ve found. The pictures and link recommendations are becoming more relevant over time, showing the creators’ legit semantic engine skillz, and the tag generation is a priceless feature for annotating posts with meta information. They’ve recently enhanced the magic by integrating the tool into Gmail and Yahoo mail!
Tags: blog, browser add-on, Firebug, Firefox, Gmail, Mozilla Firefox, semantic app, wordpress, zemanta
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ShopWiki for Christmas
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
For all you last minute Christmas shoppers, check out ShopWiki. It’s an interesting site attempting to revolutionize online shopping by crawling Google for
every online store on the internet. This is cool because most online marketplaces and shopping sites have selective stores that that they set up deals with, whereas ShopWiki brings in virtually every store on the web, allowing you to better compare price data and make more informed decisions on what to buy. Furthermore, it has a near flawless user interface and interaction, which is the name of the game in retaining users and making money.
Tags: affiliates, Ajax, Christmas, Online shopping, ShopWiki, sustainability, User Interface
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The Holiday Season
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Tags: cookies, Food
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Packing Wine for a Move
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
uShip.com has provided us with some wonderful advice for packing and shipping wine. We hope you enjoy this handy guideline.
This article was written by Joseph Ho of uShip.com, an online marketplace for moving companies.
Moving wine bottles can be quite a daunting task. Imagine unpacking in your new home and realizing your most prized bottle has been cracked and is leaking on your other possessions. Read on for a step-by-step guide to prevent damage to your wine during a move. (more…)
Tags: advice, article, bubble wrap, bundle, guide, guideline, howto, Joseph Ho, move, moving, packing, shipping, shipping wine, tips, transporting, uship com, wine bottles
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