Windows VPS Hosting – Gold Mine For Software Developers
The Windows VPS hosting solutions have made it much easier for website and software developers alike. These plans have made it easier in the areas of cost effectiveness, application installation and server control. There are very few technical differences between a virtual server and a dedicated server, while there is a large difference in price. VPS hosting solutions have become the most popular hosting solution in recent times because of these reasons. Cost Effectiveness As stated...
Read MoreHulu Will Be First to Launch New Video Ad Format
With online video gaining an increasingly bigger share of Internet users’ time and attention, online video advertisers find themselves at a critical turning point. A new technology developed by VivaKi may very well determine the course for the entire industry, especially since it is receiving significant support from many of the major Web video publishers. Hulu, Yahoo and AOL are among the online video publishers that will be offering users the opportunity to choose which ads they watch...
Read MorePayPal May Have a Big Solution for Micropayments
The micropayments space – while filled with promise for online businesses and consumers alike – has thus far generated more discussion than results. Friday’s announcement that PayPal intends to launch its own small-transaction payment product by the end of 2010 may change that very quickly. Already, it is a crowded and competitive arena. Numerous companies are developing solutions for making online transactions for small amounts of money a more viable option for merchants and...
Read MoreApple TV doesn’t live up to its promise, Jobs blames movie studios
During the MacWorld Conference and Expo last January of 2008, Steve Jobs announced the launch of iTunes rentals and promised to be able to offer at the very least, 1,000 titles for consumers to rent by the end of February. And since February is over and coming in to mid-March, the number of titles tallies between 400 to 600 movies, and this is a big embarrassment to the Cupertino-based company.Apple CEO, Steve Jobs blames “those pesky studios and their rights agreements are once again ...
Read MoreWebsite Heat Maps – Three Key Lessons
Website heat maps are used to give designers insights into which areas of a Web page are most frequently used by visitors. By understanding how visitors interact with a website’s elements, developers can improve the site’s usability and, ultimately, influence conversion. In today’s Design & Development Digest from Website Magazine, we have outlined three key lessons to learn from website heat maps. The key lessons to be learned from any heat map implementation include: ...
Read MoreFollow the Money: IT Superhero’s Top Elance… Again
Elance released its quarterly Online Employment Report today and it shows a steady rise in earnings for online talent – particularly for those in IT fields. Online professionals earned over $23 million in the second quarter of 2010 on Elance, which represents a 45% year-over-year increase – the steepest increase yet for the company. While IT continued to be the number one job category, Marketing (including SEO, Internet Marketing and Lead Generation) showed the largest growth in...
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