Earlier this month, Starbucks launched a new Web site. Launching a business Web site is nothing new, but this Starbucks site was established to capture consumer feedback and ideas about how the company should modify itself to perk up its US coffee sales. The comments have rolled in by the hundreds to the MyStarbucksIdea.com.
The site [...]

So. What do you say when you have been away from blogging for awhile? How does one conduct a smooth re-entry? That is what I’m pondering as we resume posting here at RSS Applied. Well, we’ll learn that together, since I’ve found some good suggestions in my search for that very answer.

But first, [...]

Blog marketing isn’t confined to brick and mortar operations by any means. In fact, the role that blogging can play in consultancy is amazingly versatile. Using blogs, RSS publishing, video and podcasting gives the consultant an amazing array of tools to broadcast their expertise to their target market. Moreover, it allows the consultant unfettered freedom [...]

A local skate board retailer is interested in how search engine visibility and optimization will cross over to mobile web. What modifications will he need to make to his blog and site? He is wise to express interest given that his users are heavy mobile users.
Though this area of SEO is evolving, there [...]

Microsoft has launched their Internet Explorer 7 Beta, again, and this time they are hoping a broader base of users will help them test their favorite browser.
I’ve been testing IE7 for a few months now, and I’m mostly impressed.  There are a few things I’d change, but all of the changes could be fixed with [...]

Desktoppipeline is reporting the Office 12 Early Beta is being sent out to beta testers right now.
Code-named Microsoft Office 12, it features a significantly redesigned user interface, many new server- and client-based functionalities, and the default use of XML-based file formats for all its applications.
One of the most noticeable changes in Office 12 [...]