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Google News Submission Guidelines

Published by Sierra Monica B. on April 26, 2013 under News From the Web

Getting listed on Google News is a great way to draw traffic towards your iGaming blog. The submission guidelines are strict, and there is plenty of competition, but it’s far from impossible, especially if you have a unique or exclusive news story. Here, I have put together a few tips to help you make the cut. Most of the specific technical tips here assume you’re using WordPress, but aside from these most of this advice is applicable to any blogging platform.

Provide contact details

Google needs proof that you’re a real person, which is why you need to put your email address and telephone number on your blog. Unless you want to be deluged with sales calls, it’s best to establish and use an online alternative such as a Google Voice phone number, which is perfectly acceptable for this purpose. Read more

Why Live Casinos are Better than Flash

Published by Sierra Monica B. on April 23, 2013 under News From the Web

One of the biggest fears for gamblers is that the venue they are playing at is not legit, and is somehow fleecing them of more money than a mere house edge would warrant. This problem has faced punters since the dawn of gambling. In fact, consumers of every strip have had to ask themselves: can I trust the person who is trying make money out of me?

With the emergence of internet casinos during the 90s, the issue of trust was more apparent than ever before. While online casinos solved some problems, providing more convenience and choice for consumers, they also presented new ones. Automated flash sites could, in theory, be programmed to allow a pre-determined amount of money to be won, but nothing more. Read more

The Worst Celebrity Poker Players

Published by Sierra Monica B. on April 23, 2013 under News From the Web

From Humphrey Bogart to Ben Affleck, poker and the allure of the high-stakes card game has always attracted famous Hollywood film stars, and in recent times the celebs of the TV and sporting world. Many have followed through their enthusiasm and become involved in the world of online casinos – east end tough guy Ray Winstone, star of The Sweeney and The Edge of Darkness, is also the face of bet365 for example – one of the world’s leading online gambling companies (you can find out more about the casino at bet365 at livecasino.co.uk). Read more

GSMArena Petition to Keep Smartphones Small

Published by Sierra Monica B. on April 23, 2013 under News From the Web

Is there anyone left who supports this new trend of creating larger smartphones packing more capabilities, or you are one of us who want to get high performance without sacrificing portability? Recently, GSMArena had this great idea to initiate a campaign for collecting signatures for a petition called „Android phone manufacturers: Start making mid-size smartphones with high-end specs.”. Read more

Guaranteed Ethical SEO Services

Published by Sierra Monica B. on April 19, 2013 under News From the Web

Regardless of the type of content your website promotes, you can’t have success without taking care of search engine optimization. Whether you have an online shop or are a service provider, at some point, when the business starts growing considerably, you need to hand over the work of SEO to the team behind a company that specializes in SEO services.

There are lots of such companies to choose from, and you can quickly find a list on the internet, but the competition is high and they all try to offer the best services at attractive costs. This is a good thing for you as a consumer, and if you take some time to get recommendations, you’ll know which SEO service providers use ethical methods to rank your business highest in the search engines, so your traffic grows to generate highest sales. My list of recommendations for example, would include a company called “beanstalk“, and should definitely be included in your list of possibilities to research. Read more

Bitdefender Launched Free Antivirus Solution for Android Smartphones

Published by Sierra Monica B. on April 9, 2013 under News From the Web

As recently Bitdefender recorded an explosion in malware targeting Android smartphones, the developers behind the most popular security software for consumers introduced a free antivirus solution called Bitdefender Antivirus Free. Read more

Free Virgin Wireless Broadband Services In Tube Faces Security Concerns

Published by Sierra Monica B. on April 7, 2013 under News From the Web

In the light of promoting next generation wireless connectivity, Virgin Media rolled out its free wireless broadband for the London Tube commuters. The Virgin wireless broadband service was rolled out during the London Olympic season last year and was doing quite well, until the recent security concerns raised by GFI Software Company.

Since the beginning of 2013, the company has started charging non-Virgin Media users to access the broadband. Now, GFI Software claims that the Virgin wireless broadband service could compromise the security of the devices as well as the data of the commuting users. The unencrypted public wireless broadband network might expose the users’ devices to security breaches, hacking and other kinds of attacks by the evil tech savvy minds. Read more

What to Look for in SEO Services

Published by Sierra Monica B. on March 20, 2013 under News From the Web

Regardless of the type of content your site features, whether it’s a blog, an online magazine, an online shop, or a company providing various services, the most important factor for success in addition to the site design, is search engine optimization. For any type of website, search engine optimization has to be taken care of in parallel with all the other tasks with the aim of driving traffic from search engines.

Small sites are easier to maintain and one person can handle all the aspects, including SEO, but larger sites require more time and focus on each task, so when your online business grows, at some point, you’ll realize you can’t handle everything alone anymore, and you decide to leave each task in the hands of a specialized person. A company specialized in search engine optimization is the best solution for SEO, but what to do when there are so many SEO firms out there, offering the same solutions, and you don’t know which to pick? Read more

How the internet is changing education

Published by Sierra Monica B. on March 5, 2013 under News From the Web

The internet has long been pegged as the technology that will remove the limitations of modern education systems, but those predictions are only now starting to become a reality. While universities are expensive and inaccessible for many, the internet offers a unique way to learn, enabling all online users to expand their education. Affordable laptops are available from online IT stockists such as Misco, alongside tablets and even smartphones which can also connect to the net, allowing students to be online 24/7. So how has this changed the way we learn?

Independent study

The internet encourages a far greater level of independent study, allowing people to take online courses and learn about specific topics that interest them, encouraging self-motivated learning. Such is the popularity of sites like Wikipedia – which collate information and sources on a vast range of topics – that learning online has become less of a chore and more of a hobby for many. Read more

Useful Smartphone Apps That Save Time and Money for the Over 50s

Published by Sierra Monica B. on February 28, 2013 under News From the Web

This infographic from Castle Cover takes a look at some of the top money saving apps for daily activities. View the interactive version here.

The latest statistics have shown that during the last years, more and more people over 50s have become interested in using smartphones. I guess there are two main reasons for that. One would be that older people discovered they could benefit from using an advanced phone with many functions, while the other one would be that user interfaces have become more intuitive and much easier to use, even for those of us who don’t have patience to learn complex tasks. Read more