Search Engine Data Warehouse Magnetic Raises $4 Million in Funding

The New York Times reports that start-up Magnetic has raised $4 million in its first round of institutional funding. Previously called Domdex, the New York-based company uses data from search engines to help advertisers target their messages to specific demographic.

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Looking to purchase a docking station?

There are plenty of USB devices that serve several purposes, and not only does it give the customer  to keep their computer’s configuration as it is, while also being able to add external devices in order to suit their personal and professional purposes.

Take for example, the USB device known as the docking station, which provides users with several types of ports such as serial, parallel, PS/2, networking, Ethernet and even more USB ports that you can use along with the ones that are already on your computer. All you have to do is connect the USB jack to the USB port on your computer, and this is how most USB devices work.

Another device is the USB IDE adapter, which is used to support external storage devices such as hard disks, and without which one has to add another internal hard disk to his computer by opening it up and so on and so forth. And so, this adapter helps one to bypass the reconfiguring of one’s computer by allowing them to store information on the external hard disk, after which, one can disconnect it by just pulling the USB plug.

It’s as easy as that!

The last device is the USB serial cable adapter which one can use to get a couple more serial ports which amount to just two on most computers by using the USB port, and this can turn out to be a helpful device as there are a host of devices that need a serial port.

White House Addresses Gulf Oil Spill on You Tube

CNN reports that President Obama will address the nation live Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET about the latest on the BP oil disaster. In related news, Google has announced that people are invited to submit their questions about the disaster on Google Moderator and vote for the ones they think are most important. About 15 minutes after the president’s speech, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs will answer the questions on the White House YouTube channel.

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Kayak Lets You Search for Travel Destinations by Price

If you enjoy traveling and want to find new locations to explore but have budget concerns, then the new search feature from Internet travel site Kayak might be exactly what you are looking for. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Kayak has launched an “Explore” search feature that takes the concept of online travel searching and turns it on its ear by focusing on price instead of destination.

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Google Blogger Template Designer Available to Public

Google announced today that the Blogger Template Designer — a tool that allows users to customize the look and layout of their blog without knowing HTML or CSS — is now available to the public by default.

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Microsoft Launches Bing Social

CNET reported on Thursday that Microsoft has launched Bing Social, a new offshoot of its popular search engine. Bing Social is designed for people interested in search results from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Searches on Bing Social will result in real-time results culled from social media postings.

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“About Us” – Why it is important for you (Part 3 of 3)

5. Delivery? – From the moment the customer enters their credit card details and hits the button confirming the purchase, there is always trepidation in them. You cannot blame them as there are thousands of malicious users out there who are always looking for a sucker. This is why you should show off your successful sales. You need to get testimonials out of your successful sales and display them. If you manage to get their permission, put up their phone number and email address as well. Having a long list of satisfied and prestigious clients will definitely elevate your status in the customer’s mind.

6. Connections? – Who are you connected to? Most businesses have associations and groups that vendors & producers can belong to. By displaying the logos of the associations you belong to, you will build up a further sense of trust. In the customer’s mind, this is another way they can find you in case something goes wrong. It also tells them that you are operating legally and that there is some accountability to your business.

7. Privacy? – As awareness grows, people are increasingly wary of submitting personal details over the web. You need to have a comprehensive privacy policy in place to explain how that information will be used or shared (if at all). Do not hide the Privacy Policy in some corner. Make sure that it is prominent, clearly visible and accessible at all times.

Google’s Caffeine Now Live

Google’s new web indexing system Caffeine is now live. According to a company blog post, Google built the new search indexing system over a year ago to keep up with the evolution of the Web and to meet rising user expectations. Caffeine offers 50 percent fresher results for web searches than Google’s last index and boasts the largest collection of web content the company has ever offered.

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British Petroleum Buys Search Terms Relating to Oil Leak

While British Petroleum is currently battling a massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico from one of its exploratory drilling expeditions, it is also engaging in another damage control effort – one to protect its reputation. ABC News reports that BP has attempted to control the flow of negative publicity online by loosening its purse strings, as it has spent heavily to purchase top placements on search engines such as Google and Yahoo! for keyword phrases related to the environmental disaster.

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Yahoo! Launches Facebook Features

As part of last year’s partnership with Facebook, Yahoo! announced today new features that will allow users of both networks to link their accounts and view and share updates.

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