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WordPress 2.6 Has Been Released!

For those that don’t know what WordPress is, WordPress is a free open-source blogging platform that can also be used as a CMS to manage a website. And today, about a month ahead of schedule, version 2.6 was released.

However, one key question is: ‘Should you upgrade?’

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Google Uses Bounce Rates To Determine Relevancy

There have been quite a few rumors in the SEO community over these last few months. It seems that Google’s search engine results pages are now being reordered based on website bounce rates.

For some website owners, this is troublesome news. Find out why.

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Firefox vs. Internet Explorer

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has enjoyed many years of near dominance. Current statistics report that nearly 73% of web surfers use the browser. But things are rapidly changing. Although Internet Explorer still remains popular, usage has steadily decreased during these last few years.

What is the reason for the steady decline? Mozilla Firefox. In only a few years, Firefox has become the second most popular browser, used by almost 20% of web surfers.

In this article, we discuss how Internet Explorer has maintained such great popularity among web surfers, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using Firefox.

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Google Can Index Adobe Flash Files!

This just in, Google has improved its indexing of Adobe Flash files. If you have a flash website or are planning on creating one, this will greatly affect your search engine visibility.

In this article, we discuss Google’s new approach to indexing flash, some key limitations, and how this can affect your flash website.

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Want To Own A Custom Top Level Domain? Bring Your Wallet, Your Checkbook, and a Credit Card!

On June 26, ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, made an announcement which could change the face of the internet. It may also affect your choices for domain selection. Read this article for more information.

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