Social Networking: Facebook vs. Orkut

Facebook and Orkut are two of the most popular social networking sites, with both offering very similar features and capabilities. Comparing FaceBook vs. Orkut from a market share perspective will show you that both are considerably behind MySpace with Facebook owning just over 11.5% of the market share and Orkut having less than 1%. Facebook has become very popular in North America over the last few months whereas Orkut is extremely popular in India. I do have access to both an Orkut and Facebook account and find myself using Facebook the majority of the time. I actually prefer Facebook when comparing Facebook vs. Orkut from a usability perspective, here’s why: - From an overall cosmetic point of view, Facebook is a much more professional looking whereas Orkut looks somewhat unfinished -...

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Why is Google the best search engine?

Google could be said to be the best search engine for the following reasons: It relies on a simplicity that many other search engines lack. It's fast, reliable, easy to use, user friendly. Fewer, less noticeable ads. The search algorithm seems to bring the most relevant items to the top. More relevant ads. More people use Google than any other search engine in the world, giving Google the information to improve their engine further. Google Search can be customized, eg: google.com (regular) isearchpink.com (pink google) purpoogle.com (purple google) googlemyway.com namegoogle.com Basically, Google is a crawler-based engine, meaning that it has software programs designed to "crawl" the information on the Net and add it to its sizeable database. Google has a great reputation...

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I can't find my blog on Google: Where is it?

 Many bloggers think that they create a blog at Blogspot and it will  automatically be listed. If only things were that simple. The first way to get listed in Google is to use their  "Add URL" form located at: http://www.google.com/addurl.html You can also use a  search engine submission program like submitexpress.com, which will submit your blog to 40 search engines. Another good way to help Google find your blog is to get a backlink from a site that Google has already indexed. A backlink is an incoming link from any website or blog pointed to your blog. If you haven't done so yet, submit a sitemap of your blog "Webmaster Tools" to increase your site's visibility in Google. It usually takes a new blog about a month before it's fully indexed by Google....

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9 Optimization Tricks to Make More Money with Google Adsense

Google Adsense i s no doubt one of the most preferred CPC network ad serving platform for publishers. Here are some optimization tricks to opt after creating Google Adsense account to make more money with Google Adsense. There is no doubt that once you will install Adsense ads on your busy website, you will start earning thru that, but small optimizations and customization may increase your earning by remarkable percentage. So here are some tips to optimize Google Adsense ads to earn more money thru that ad network by Google.1. Use Section Targeting to get relevant ads : Benefit of using Google Adsense is that it serves...

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