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Google’s recent announcement that they have completed their new web indexing system Caffeine looks interesting and has obviously come about as a direct result of my post about web search resources last week. I hold my hand up, just over two lines devoted to describing their search engine just wasn’t enough.

Their new faster and smarter web indexing system sounds exciting with the promise of more improvements in the months to come. It wouldn’t surprise me if they are planning to deliver search results before we’ve decided what to search for. Read the rest of this entry »

There are hundreds of search engines that can be used for web search. You can increase the speed and accuracy of your searches by choosing a resource that offers the features most likely to help you.

Following on from yesterdays article about web search for beginners I thought this list of 10 web search resources might be helpful for anyone keen to search more effectively. Read the rest of this entry »

Most of the time you can use web search to find what you’re looking for but there are ways to make your searches more accurate and less time consuming. The terms that you use to search the web are not case sensitive and you don’t need to worry about punctuation. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether you use Facebook for business, pleasure or both you may have noticed the recent discussion about concerns over privacy. These concerns have already led to people leaving Facebook with many more giving it serious thought. How can using facebook affect your privacy? What are the risks? What are the implications for businesses? What are your thoughts? Read the rest of this entry »

If you have a business but haven’t yet got to grips with Social Media, it’s important to understand the principle of how it can be used to attract a flow of paying customers. A common mistake made by some business owners is to jump straight in like a fox in a chicken yard and strike fear into the hearts of potential customers with a relentless campaign of self promotion. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you got to grips with mobile web technology? If not, now might be a good time to start finding out more about mobile web, mobile web phones and other new devices.

It isn’t so long ago that some of us were laughing at the brave people who walked around carrying painfully large phones that were produced in the early days of the mobile. Well it doesn’t seem so funny now does it? Those people were actually ahead of the game. Read the rest of this entry »