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Open source software is becoming widely accepted as industry standard. Open source is software that is authored by anyone who has something valuable to offer. There is an open source application for almost every computing need. Open source software is secure, well tested and often free to the public. Large corporations are buying open source applications for large amounts of money. In many cases, open source software is giving the software giants such as Microsoft some stiff competition.

The days of paying hundreds, or even thousands of dollars for an operating system are long gone. No longer is the choice just Microsoft or Macintosh, now there is open source software. System Administrators and even end users are no longer at the mercy of the software giants who dictate what software must be used and how it is used.  read more »

Running several sites, and being a client service director for a blogging company, whenever I mention RSS to anyone, I get a blank stare and an uncomfortable silence. Then I have to go into great detail to explain it to them. Then I still get the blank stare and the uncomfortable silence. I wish more people would use RSS, just think how much better of a world it would be. RSS saves me so much time, and I feel that we've only begun to see the benefits. To do my part, and help relieve my frustration, I'm going to begin a series of posts to try and educate people on the benefits of RSS...stay tuned!

It's a familiar scenario: A product you purchased recently has developed a problem, so you call the company's toll-free number and are connected to a "customer service associate" in India or the Philippines. You describe your problem but have a hard time understanding what the company representative is saying. You try several more times to communicate why you are calling but cannot get information that you can comprehend. You ask to be transferred to someone in the U.S. and are then put on hold for what seems like an eternity. You hang up in frustration and vow never again to purchase anything from this company. (Weinstein, 2007)

Outsourcing needs to be stopped and America needs tighter restriction on corporations outsourcing jobs. Outsourcing jobs to foreign countries will lower the value of the work and cause American workers to lose jobs. Outsourcing is hurting American workers and the American economy, while foreign economies become bigger and stronger.  read more »

The internet is something that most people do not use to their advantage. Some people know enough about computers to check email, write Word documents, surf the web and maybe play some games. But there are still many people who do not know how to use the internet properly. Typically, the older generations find computers to be something they do not need, nor do they want to learn. While children today are being brought up surrounded by technology like cellular phones, video games, computers, and iPods. In this day and age, most children can do more with a computer than the older generations.

If more people took the time to learn about the internet, they would see that it can truly make life easier and more enjoyable. For instance, the computer can be used to pay all monthly bills and do all banking online. It is possible to have all of bills automatically deducted from a checking account. No more writing checks, licking stamps, or going to the post office. Everything just gets paid automatically and on time.  read more »

Every once in a while you'll stumble upon a site that really makes you say "wow, that is some great content." Well I found one of those sites yesterday. It's this site http://www.forwebdesigners.com/. It has a boat-load of stuff for anyone who does design work. Everything like:

• Ajax
• Blogs
• Colors
• CSS
• Flash
• Fonts
• Forums
• Generators
• Graphic Sources
• Icons
• Inspiration
• Magazines
• Photoshop Tutorials
• Stock Photos
• Templates
• XHTML

It's basically just a list of links. But there are tons of links. Links to some great design resources. Give it a look, you could spend days checking out some of the cool stuff here.

Darren over at ProBlogger is running a contest over the next week or so. He is claiming that he is giving away over $54,000 worth of prizes. Wow, Killer!

"Over the next week here at ProBlogger I’m planning to give away over $54,000 (USD) of cash and prizes in the ProBlogger Birthday Bash! You heard me right - over $50,000 in cash and prizes have been donated by generous sponsors to this event and every cent of them will be going to ProBlogger readers in the coming 7 days. The prizes will be given out over a number of days through a variety of different competitions."

Check out his post for the details.

SES San Jose 2008
San Jose Convention Center
San Jose, CA
August 18-20, 2008
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SES Latino 2008
Hyatt Regency
Miami, FL
June 23-24, 2008
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SES Toronto 2008
Metro Toronto Convention Center, South Building
Toronto, Canada
June 17-18, 2008
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SES Milan 2008
Milan Marriott
Milan, Italy
May 27-28, 2008
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SES Munich 2008
Hilton Munich Park
Munich, Germany
March 2008
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SES New York 2008
Hilton, New York
March 17-20, 2008
http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/newyork/

SES London 2008
Business Design Center
London UK
February 19-21, 2008
http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/london/

SES Chicago 2007
Chicago Hilton
Chicago, IL
December 3-7, 2007
http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/chicago/index.html

SES Paris 2007
Paris, France
November 27-28,2007
http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/paris/