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How Internet Marketing Can Make Millions: The Ice Bucket Challenge
There are two kinds of people on social media: one kind is skeptical, acting as slacktivism whistleblowers, and the other dumps buckets full of ice water on themselves. No matter which side you agree with, the ice bucket challenge is an undeniable testament to how effective internet marketing can be.…
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New Google Panda 4.0 Can Kill A Business. Here's How to Protect Yours.
Google Panda is like a psychotic cicada, rarely making news cycles, but serial killing when it reemerges…and your business could be next. On May 20, Google released Panda 4.0, which filters websites based on content quality. Or, Google Panda could bring your business great success. What is Google Panda, and how can it decide your business’s fate? Google Panda was released on February 23, 2011, and has had several updates since. Google Panda is part of Google’s indexing technology that resul…
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ACS Sponsors Google Partners Event
ACS Web Design & SEO received a literal seal of approval from one of the biggest companies in the world on Wednesday—Google. Google Partners recognizes online marketing companies that Google trusts. “The badge recognizes companies that excel with Google's products. Their businesses are healthy, their customers are happy, and they use Google best practices,” according to a Google Partners summary. Google Partners stay current on Google’s newest tools and products, working directly with Go…
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Guidelines and Practices for Secure Website Solutions
Basic Web Application Security 6 steps to a safer more secure website solution Secure Website Solutions for Banking Websites 1. Passwords are not stored on user accounts A practice called “hashing” is implemented, which creates a unique token for each user. The hash is further obfuscated by adding a unique token to each user’s password. If someone were able to gain access to the database, they would not be able to determine what each user’s password is. 2. Users cannot recover their old pas…
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Are you utilizing domain names to their full potential?
What is a domain name? A domain name is like your telephone number with the exception of typing in your web browser to get to your website as opposed to typing information on your phone. A domain can be alphanumeric while also including special characters such as dashes "-" and periods ".". There can be only 1 domain name which allows reward to those who discover the most effective. Below are some key points to keep in mind when looking for domains: You can have more than 1 domain point to…