Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Search Engine Optimization Packages - Making the Right Choice

Because of the ever growing popularity of the internet, more and more people are spending more time shopping and socializing through it.? These people are the potential clients and customers of online businesses.? And for the same reason more and more businesses are expanding their businesses to the internet.? The competition is quite fierce and competitive for online businesses that's why making the right choice from SEO packages is important.

In order for these potential customers and clients to reach your business, you have to rank high with the search engines.? It's a fact that individuals using the search option for a particular product or service will look no farther than the first two pages of the search engine result's page.? That's why making the right choice from the SEO packages is important. ?

There are a lot of intricacies involved in getting a good ranking with the search engines to reach the first two pages.? Most businesses will hire a search engine optimization firm who can provide professional, high quality results.? Most of these firms offer an array of SEO packages which can make the choice a difficult one.? Most all firms offer basic SEO techniques which include keywords, linking, article writing, and blogging, the number of these techniques often varies with each package, as well as, firms.

There are a few things a business can do when trying to choose the right SEO package for their business.? One of them is to come up with an SEO strategy, and the other is to get a free analysis from one of the firms.? If you don't understand search engine optimization, you'd benefit more from the latter.? You can talk with a professional who understands search engine optimization and search engine ranking.

When choosing one of the SEO packages going bigger is not always better.? It could be a waste of money because you don't need as much optimizing that would come with a larger package.? This is another reason why you should consult with a professional before making a commitment.? These firms provide a month to month service usually, and for the business it should be a requirement in order to keep up the ranking with the search engines.

Because there are many firms and many SEO packages to choose from, another consideration you should take into account is the cost of the packages.? It's an important investment toward advertising when hiring an SEO firm so you don't want to settle for the cheapest SEO package you can find.? After all, this is how potential customers and clients will be able to locate your business.

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So, the short of matter is that there are some things a business should take into account before choosing an SEO package.? Enough can't be said about comparison shopping.? It's not to be taken lightly when it comes to choosing a search engine optimization firm.? And although there are a number of SEO packages to choose from it may not be as difficult a task as you believe after doing some investigating.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Barbara Fenig: FOODSTOCK! Wesleyan University Celebrates Food and Writing with Ruth Reichl, Dorie Greenspan, Eric Asimov and More

FOODSTOCK, Wesleyan University's food writing conference, celebrated cooks, books, food, and food writing during a one-day extravaganza of panels, lectures, and book signings. Held on Saturday, May 5th, FOODSTOCK was curated by Amy Bloom, the New York Times best-selling author and University Writer-in-Residence. Over 325 participants took part in the conference, which sold out in the first week.

Ruth Reichl, the former executive editor of Gourmet magazine and current editorial adviser to Gilt Taste and editor-at-large at Random House, began the day in conversation with WNPR's Faith Middleton. Reichl and Middleton discussed the importance of knowing the history of what one eats--where the food comes from and the legacy of the recipe. Reichl praised cooking at home and the dinner party, not as a luxury but as a necessity: "We are losing something so important when all we do is eat out. Bringing people into your home, saying this is who I am, cooking food for people, we need to return to that and start cooking again. The dinner party is more about what happens around the table than what's on the plate." The morning continued with Middleton and Eric Asimov, the chief wine critic of the New York Times and the original author of the "$25 and Under" restaurant reviews, speaking about wine as more than mechanical: "Wine is a living, breathing work of art. It is magic in a bottle and should be respected the way a painting would."

Lunch featured an array of Connecticut food truck cuisine, including Lucky Taco's Dr. Pepper braised chorizo and adobo marinated shrimp tacos, Munchie's Lebanese fish fry wrap, Naples Pizza Truck's margarita pizza cooked in the truck's portable wood burning brick oven and Lalibela Ethiopian's siga wat dressed with ginger, onions, and berbere spice. Items for sale included books from R.J. Julia, trail mix from Sticky Nuts, cooking utensils from The Kitchen Store Guilford, and cupcakes from NoRA Cupcakes.

"We wanted to cover a wide range, to have a sociological take -- nothing too rarified," said Amy Bloom. "We wanted a wide range of people who loved to eat, cook and write about it. Our focus was not just on the fancy and the famous."

The afternoon hosted cooking personalities of all kinds. Panels included From Lokshen to Lo Mein: The Jewish Love Affair with Chinese Food, Beautiful Blogs, Food as a Topic of Academic Pursuit, The Business Of Food, and Sustainable Cuisine, which featured sustainable sushi from Miya's Sushi. Individual lectures were given by Dorie Greenspan on authoring a cookbook, Molly O'Neill on Writing So They Can Taste It, the future of Italian cuisine by Paolo Villoresi and kimchi by Chi-Hoon Kim, Raymond Sokolov on restaurant criticism, and Chef Bobo on teaching kids to enjoy eating.

FOODSTOCK brought together food friends old and new at the free conference and raised $1,200 for Middletown, Connecticut's Amazing Grace Food Pantry through raffle donations and T-shirt sales.

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Ruth Reichl and Faith Middleton spoke about knowing the history of what one eats?where the food comes from and the legacy of the recipe.

Ruth Reichl and Faith Middleton spoke about knowing the history of what one eats?where the food comes from and the legacy of the recipe.

Ruth Reichl and Faith Middleton

Ruth Reichl and Faith Middleton spoke about knowing the history of what one eats?where the food comes from and the legacy of the recipe.

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Lady Gaga Cancels Show In Indonesia After Protests

Islamic hard-liners worry that sexy clothes and dancing will corrupt youth.
By Gil Kaufman


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Lady Gaga lives to provoke and push the envelope. But not everyone is up for her antics. The "Americano" singer has been forced to cancel her sold-out June 3 "Born This Way Ball" show at the 52,000-seat Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia after Islamic hard-liners and conservative lawmakers said her sexy costumes, suggestive dance moves and "vulgar" style could corrupt the nation's youth.

According to the Associated Press, a spokesperson for the national police said on Tuesday (May 15) that the permit for the show has been denied after religious conservatives worried that the concert could undermine the nation's moral fiber. Some of the critics actually threatened to use physical force to prevent Gaga from getting off her plane. Though Indonesia is a secular state, it has the world's largest population of Muslims and a small extremist fringe of religious leaders has been more vocal in recent years.

"She's a vulgar singer who wears only panties and a bra when she sings and she stated she is the envoy of the devil's child and that she will spread satanic teaching," said Salim Alatas, the Jakarta head of hardline Islamic Defender Front (FPI), according to Reuters. "This is dangerous."

Local police worried that they might not be able to guarantee security at the show and suggested to national police that the permit for what was to be Gaga's biggest gig on her current Asian tour be pulled. Every seat at the Karno stadium had been sold, with half of them going in the first two hours.

The AP reported that permits for shows are typically issued three weeks before concerts in Jakarta, so it is not uncommon for tickets to be sold well ahead of receiving a final permit. Gaga's Asian tour started last month and the Indonesian flap is not the first bump she's faced along the road. Gigs in South Korea
 were 18-and-over because conservatives in that country also raised objections over the concert's content.

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HD video possible in upcoming Leica compact, bon vivants check trust funds

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Full-frame HD video in a brand new compact body, with Leica lenses? It could happen, but if you have to ask why exorbitant Leicas don't already do video then you probably can't afford it. While still calling the feature "theoretical", Leica's chairman Dr. Andreas Kaufmann intimated that the company had solved issues with data rate, battery life and heat for a possible M9 replacement. He also said that HD would be shown soon on "existing and new models", and Leica would stick with Truesense imaging, the former Kodak shop which supplies the M9 CCD, to make the new full-frame sensor. Whether that means video could also be retrofitted to existing M-series rangefinders remains to be seen, but more will be revealed on September 18th. Until then, if you need to make an extravagant splurge, the Hermes M9-P, perhaps?

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