Archive for September, 2010

Sep 29 2010

By popular demand… “Intermediate Blogging” webinar added!

Published by Jason Bramell under Training.

Due to the ever increasing interest from our associates toward establishing a dominant and unique web presence in their communities, we are proud to introduce an opportunity to advance your knowledge of the blog website admin. This new “Intermediate Blogging Skills” webinar training will provide you with a deeper understanding of the functionality and practical applications available to give your website a more professional and robust appeal. The topics covered in the course are listed in the Training & Events section (after logging in with your username and password) will help you focus your creative efforts on more specific niche markets and build greater credibility as the foremost local expert in your community.

We encourage you to mark your calendar and REGISTER for this new and power opportunity to sharpen your skills and make the most out of your blog website.

Sep 08 2010

Google Instant – Search Results as you Type

Published by Tei Baishiki under Technology.

What a simple and straightforward idea and after testing one search query I find myself asking “how did we ever search before without this?”

I absolutely love Google’s newest features of their search engine. Now when you type in your search queries results will begin to appear below showing you interactive and immediate feedback.

There are many obvious benefits with probably the primary one being the time saved. Google claims that Google Instant will save the average searcher two to five seconds per search and although that doesn’t seem like much, it all adds up.

The new features include:

  • Dynamic Results – Relevant search results are displayed as you type
  • Predictions – Google Instant predicts the rest of the query (in light gray text) before you finish typing
  • Scroll to search – Scroll through predictions and see results by pressing the down arrow key

Google Instant is currently available for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and IE8 browsers and will be coming to mobile users later this Fall. You currently need to have a Google account and be logged in in order to see it. If for some reason you prefer to turn off Google Instant, you can go to your preferences page and disable Google Instant.