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If you are among the people aching to find out the best SEO practice today then this is the event for you. With a gathering of the SEO greats and unbeatable events for search engine marketing and optimization in one event, SES will be holding this event on March 23-27.

Search Engine Strategies is an important series of worldwide conference and expo events designed to inform attendees about search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO) and online advertising strategies and tactics.

The impressive roster of speakers includes renowned experts from a huge sphere of Internet marketing fields as well as sales representatives from major online players like Napster. Speakers include Amanda Watlington, Kristopher Jones and Cindy Krum. The event is organized and hosted by world-renowned search authority Kevin Ryan.

So if you are aching for better online marketing strategies, don’t miss out this event in New York.

(Source) Web Wire

Depending on what type of domain name you are looking for, chances are you will have a hard time landing the .com or .net extensions. Most of them have been taken already and while we have seen other domain name extensions used like .org and .biz, they too are running out.

Welcome then the next domain name extension to be made available, the .tel. Easyspace, one of the largest web hosting and domain name providers in the UK, has added the highly anticipated .TEL domain extension to its portfolio.

“This is the third high profile domain extension we’ve launched in the recent past, instantly increasing the variety of domain extension alternatives available to customers. With .Tel being open to absolutely everyone on a first-come first-serve basis at a premium price, we expect that its popularity will only grow in strength over the coming month” comments Errol Vanderhorst, Sales and Marketing Director for Easyspace.

(Source) Easyspace

One of the best alternatives today is to go into business. If you want to survive, looking for a revenue-generating alternative seems to be the way to go and Sams Club is all but willing to help out. Sam’s Club today reiterated its continued commitment to women entrepreneurs and small business by underwriting the first 625 women entrepreneurs in the Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE, in part through a donation from the Wal-Mart Foundation for $580,000.

The Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE is a year-long business growth marathon to inspire thousands of women entrepreneurs across the country to hit their revenue goals and provide them with business coaching and expert advice, innovative online business growth resources, access to new markets, and a supportive community of peers.

(Source) WalMart

Expectant mothers can look forward to better fashionable wear as Due Maternity has announced the Maternity Fashion by Due. Offering expectant mothers stylish and elegant designs, Due Maternity sells active, casual and dressy clothing as well as nursing accessories, diaper bags, skin care and even baby clothes and baby gifts.

“We are thrilled to launch our own collection from Designed by Due, which is our signature in-house label,” said Shannon DiPadova, co-founder, Due Maternity. “Today’s expectant moms have more choices than ever before when it comes to maternity fashions. At Due, we celebrate pregnancy as a very special time in a woman’s life and we’re excited to be part of this movement both as a purveyor of high-end maternity wear and now, as a designer.”

The Designed by Due collection features everyday apparel such as comfortable tunic tees, feminine and flattering baby doll and peasant tops, and indispensible yoga pants and leggings. Professional wardrobes get a modern update with tailored pants, pencil skirts, wrap tops and dresses and gowns that work well into the evening. Stylish women who reject the frumpy maternity wear of yesteryear will delight in these smart, sassy and sexy choices.

(Source) Webwire

Desperate times need desperate measures but as far as Wildhorse Performance Marketing is concerned, providing contingency measures in times of recession is a better alternative. They have actually introduced a new program, the FastTrack2Profits System(TM) to help small to medium size businesses increase profits in recessionary times.

“Even in a recession there are opportunities to use novel technologies that will catapult your business to higher sales and profits. Wildhorse Peformance Marketing has pioneered these web 2.0 technologies and has achieved results with its pilot test on a select portfolio of clients. The FastTrack2Profits System is now available to local small and medium sized companies to give them an edge in these recessionary times”

(Source) Press

In a move to avoid being included in the list of potential products contaminated with the Salmonella issue, SuperValu has voluntarily recalled various ice cream flavors with peanut products which may potentially be contaminated with salmonella. While there was no supporting proof that these brands, Cub, Jewel, Flavorite, and Richfood, were positively contaminated with Salmonella, SuperValu did not wait for that to happen to avoid the embarrassment.

The products were sold at some SUPERVALU-owned stores including bigg’s, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher’s, Jewel-Osco, and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy in all of the states where they operate. The identified items have not been directly linked to the salmonella outbreak and there have been no reported cases of the illness.

(Source) Press

One would think that winning an Oscar for best script is enough to gain attention. However it seems that the people behind the Slumdog Millionaire are far from over as far as awards are concerned. In fact, they just got awarded another one, taking the top honors at the USC Libraries Scripter Award ceremony.

Simon Beaufoy, who accepted the award from Curtis, selection committee chair Naomi Foner, and Glenn Sonnenberg, president of the Friends of the USC Libraries, said, “There’s nothing like this in Britain to honor the writers. This event is wonderful because it takes the contributions of screenwriters seriously.”

Directed by Danny Boyle, Slumdog tells the story of a chai wallah from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai who captivates all of India with his improbable string of correct answers—all based on his life experiences—on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? A fable set in India during the age of outsourcing and global call centers, Slumdog has so far garnered 4 Golden Globe Awards, 10 Oscar nominations, and 11 BAFTA nominations.

(Source) Press

Virgin Mobile, USA will be the title sponsor for the upcoming concert of pop diva Britney Spears. The concert, titled “Virgin Mobile Presents the Circus Starring Britney Spears”, features special guests The PussyCat Dolls. The circus-themed tour is due to kick off in New Orleans on March 3, 2009 with a planned 31 dates in the United States.

“I’m thrilled to partner with Virgin Mobile on my tour,” said Britney Spears. “They will have cool opportunities for my fans and me to connect, and they’ll bring a lot of excitement to the tour.”

“Britney Spears is about to bring some much needed heat to Canada with what promises to be the tour of the year,” said Nathan Rosenberg, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile Canada. “We’re beside ourselves with excitement and have some truly brilliant ways we’ll let Virgin Mobile customers get access to all areas.”

(Source) Press

If you happen to be among the people thinking of a good way to bring family and relatives together, consider investing on HDTVs. At least that is what Samsung gathered. Football fans or not agree that there is no better place to watch games than at home when there is a high definition television in place.

However, the survey also found that football fans are willing to take the show on the road, even to the in-laws, if they had the right incentive. More than four in ten (43%) football fans would be more likely to visit their in-laws if they had an HDTV to watch the game. Among this group, men are more likely than women to visit the in-laws if there was an HDTV waiting for them (50% vs. 34%).

So if you want your in-laws and you partner to get along better, consider getting one. It can make a difference as far as deepening family ties.

(Source) Press

The PETA ad has just joined the ranks of banned commercials because it was far too suggestive and exceeded the network’s standards. So like any other company, spending millions in production alone is quite disappointing. The only way that their ad would be shown is if certain parts would be edited.

This year PETA introduced a new commercial depicting sexy models using produce in sexual manners to illustrate PETA’s message that vegetarians have better sex. They also released another commercial called “Sexy Sausage” for the same message.

It’s not just NBC that feels that the ads go overboard with PETA’s message, and it’s not just PETA’s ads that have been rejected by NBC. Other companies have been told their advertisements were not suitable for audiences while those companies argue that the commercials NBC does run could be considered just as inappropriate.

(Source) Over The Limit