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Hello, I am Serge Thibodeau and I am a search engine optimization expert. My company is Rank for $ales and this is my personal search engine blog. This is where I give my personal comments, some general observations I make about the search industry as a whole, interesting SEO articles and topics that will interest anybody that owns a website and wants it to rank higher in the major search engines. This blog is updated daily and is said to be addictive. Welcome to Serge Thibodeau, Live. |
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My 2 featured articles for the week ending Jan. 25, 2008: 
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Site usability is important for your visitorsArchived blogs for the week of January 21, 2008 1406 - Jan. 25, 2008 - 2.01 PM EST My predictions for search in 2008 It turns out that my predictions for search in 2007 were very accurate. Now I know that you've been waiting patiently for my 2008 predictions so here they are! Overall, like 2007, 2008 promises to be a busy year as well, with a lot of M&A activity coming from everywhere. The level of R&D in the industry is increasing and should continue for now. Posted on Businessblog™ 1405 - Jan. 21, 2008 - 5.14 PM EST Google reveals its plans for philanthropy Interesting news of how Google wants to make itself known and how it can benefit the world in the long term... Last Thursday, Google.org rolled out five core initiatives that will be the focus of its philanthropic efforts up until 2018. Google will collaborate with experienced partners working in many fields, investing its resources and tapping the strengths of Google's employees. The announcement includes more than $25 million in new grants and investments to initial partners. The resources come from a commitment by Google's founders to devote approximately 1 percent of the company's equity plus 1 percent of annual profits to philanthropy, as well as employee time. Overall, Google.org joins a community of like minded groups working to make the planet and population healthier and more equitable. Google.org supports efforts to empower communities to predict and prevent events before they become local, regional, or global crises, by identifying "hot spots" and enabling a rapid response. Rapid ecological and social changes are increasing the risk of emerging threats, from infectious diseases to drought and other environmental disasters. Google.org is initially focused on Southeast Asia and tropical Africa.
In Southeast Asia, a hot spot for SARS and potentially bird flu, Google.org is working with partners to strengthen early warning systems and build local capacities to prevent the next pandemic. Initial grants include: $5 million to InSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases and Disasters) to improve early detection, preparedness, and response capabilities for global health threats and humanitarian crises. InSTEDD will work with the community of relief and response organizations, governments, academia and top scientists around the world to address gaps in information flow with software and other technology-based tools and services. Acting as an innovation laboratory, InSTEDD aims to support the humanitarian community in preparing for and responding to global public health emergencies, working together towards a safer world. $2.5 million to the Global Health and Security Initiative (GHSI), established by the Nuclear Threat Initiative to prevent, detect, and respond to biological threats. Google.org's support will help GHSI to strengthen national and sub-regional disease surveillance systems through workforce training and better laboratory capacity in the Mekong Basin area (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Yunnan province, China). More than $600,000 to Clark University, with equal funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, for Clark Labs to develop a system to improve monitoring, analysis and prediction of the impacts of climate variability and change on ecosystems, food and health in Africa and the Amazon. This system is a prototype platform to deploy global environmental, health, and development data, information and analysis tools that the global community can freely access over the Internet. Read more... Posted on Businessblog™  Sponsored by Marketing Trends.org Copyright © Serge Thibodeau. All rights reserved. All views and opinions expressed on this blog are those of Serge Thibodeau only and are not representative of any company listed. All slogans, trademarks, text or logo representation used or referred to on this blog are the property of their respective owners. | ||||
