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Product placement and in-media advertising has been used for a long time. Traditionally, commercials were placed within a television program for the main sponsors, and product placement has been used in films. However, not until the last few years has the market opened up for another form: in-game advertising. Some are questioning whether this is an appropriate way for game manufacturers to make money, but regardless of whether it should or shouldn’t be practiced; the market for in-game advertising is growing quickly. (more…)

Ever since the world of online marketing and Internet based businesses have taken the spotlight in the realm of commerce and trade, there has always existed a misconception that the Internet was somehow doing something that had never been done before and this was paramount to its success and those who used it to success. Somehow implying that there’s a new way to shoe a horse but reinventing the wheel isn’t what made entrepreneurialism successful. It’s always been about taking real world wisdom and applying it in different ways. Neil Patel is that guy. (more…)

I’ve been taking an in-depth look at Answerbase.com. It is an easy to use, yet powerful, question and answer platform that can be integrated into your existing site without the having to write any of the code yourself.

Their SaaS (Software as a Service) model allows their product to be integrated into your site through look and feel customizations and preferences. There is no coding you or your developers need to do to get up and running. Also, there is no need to worry about scalability, upgrades, maintenance, or optimizations because they are all handled by Answerbase. (more…)

I stumbled across this site, SkillSlate, the other day and was intrigued its focus on helping independently operated service businesses gain exposure in search. (more…)

If you are looking to increase your Web site’s online traffic, search engine ranking, and/or revenue, you may want to consider Banc Media. They are a Manchester SEO Company which specializes in Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click campaign management. (more…)

When considering purchasing a new service, people often don’t know where to start. Also, they don’t know anything about the service provides. Consumer Rankings hosts a collection of the top service providers on a given category and users offer their comments and ratings. (more…)

We just moved into a house after living in a condo for almost nine years. Now, we have to do all the yard work and all the upkeep which was previously taken care of by our condo association. I needed a way to remember all the infrequent, yet necessary, tasks. I decided Google Calendar because I use it extensively and for it’s ability to send me SMS alerts when tasks are due.

First off, it is very easy to set up Google Calendar. It does a great job for personal schedules and allows you to have multiple calendars associated to your account. Here are the steps to create a calendar and enter your first reoccurring task:

1. Visit http://www.google.com/calendar
2. Under My Calendars click “Create” and name the new calendar
3. Click the “Create Event” button
4. Provide the following:
   

   What: Replace Furnace Filter
   When: 2/15/2010 [x] All Day
   Repeats: Monthly
   Calendar: House Stuff
   Description: If needed, possible a replacement number or size 20×20×1

5. Click the “Save” button

The Reminder section allows you to select all or none of the following methods to receive your reminders: pop-up, email or SMS. I prefer SMS, so I click “Remove” on the other two. When the time comes around, I will get a simple reminder to do whatever task needs to be done. It’s that simple.
Here are some of the types of things reminders I have in my calendar:

• Replace furnace filter
• Fill water softener with salt
• Replace reverse osmosis filter
• Replace baking sodas in fridge and freezer
• Clean the fireplace
• Get mower blade sharpened
• Blacktop driveway
• Start vegetable garden seeds
• Clean grill / smoker

Of course, these are just things that I want to be reminded of when the time comes. If there is any other events or tasks that you think are important, let me know in the comments and I will add them to a new section in this post.

If you are taking on a project that consists of many repetitive or medial tasks, you may want to consider crowdsourcing as a method to achieve a cost-effective solution. ShortTask.com can find you people that can complete your work and get your project done quickly and efficiently.
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Fed up with your current web host? Did you blindly sign up for a year long contract on a host that you only joined because it was cheap? Next time you need web hosting to host a domain for yourself or a client, visit Web Hosting Geeks to make an informed decision based on exhaustive research, user reviews and expert 3rd party advice.
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iMacros is a Firefox add-on from iOpus which allows you to record and edit macros as you visit and interact with a web page. These scripts can be used for link building to visit web sites that generate an indexable web page based on a domain name.

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