http://blog.red-dog.com A place where web design meets SEO and networking. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:44:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Apple Store, as you know from my post of yesterday, is on my "What's Hot" List for where to buy Christmas presents because of how well they take care of their customers. They have the products in stock -- and offer engraving, gift wrapping and a super-fast delivery, all ... http://blog.red-dog.com/the-apple-store-where-toll-free-is-a-real-option-for-shoppers/ It's the week before Christmas, and the stores are packed with people, looking for the right presents for their family and friends. Parking is a nightmare and slots in and around the shopping malls are hard to find. And once inside, the line-ups for service in especially the electronics departments ... http://blog.red-dog.com/online-shopping-excellence-apple/ ComScore has released their round up of the top search properties for October and it comes as no surprise that Google is topping the list once again.  What the big surprise is, however, is how much more people are using search to get at the things they are looking for. Here are the ... http://blog.red-dog.com/the-top-properties-in-search/ What does Google, Wikipedia and Cisco have in common? Other than being highly recognisable brands, they all have websites that speak in many tongues. In fact, these sites offer content in over 35 languages. As the French would say, "Incroyable!!!". How can you determine what language strategy you should follow for your ... http://blog.red-dog.com/are-you-speaking-my-language/ One of my colleagues had an interesting story for us today. Six years ago, a grand old house somewhere in Germany, was being restored. That house, as it turned out, used to belong to her grandparents. Six years ago, a woman went browsing through an antiques store and came across an interesting ... http://blog.red-dog.com/not-without-a-trace/ "You need to be in shape to get to the top, and stay there". This was the slogan for a television ad that ran in the 1970's, showing a group of competitors climbing the stairs of a skyskraper. I always was amazed with that commercial, probably because where I grew up, ... http://blog.red-dog.com/topseo-turvey/ When an A-list blogger like Phil Butler at Profy spins a good tale about hakia vs. Google, Powerset against the rest of the world, or even Astro Versus Scooby Doo, his readers praise him. We feel better knowing there are search engines out there that will provide better results ... http://blog.red-dog.com/google-dancing/ Successful websites have a simple design, elegant and clear, content and are user-centric. Is it possible to achieve perfection with a minimalistic design? Yes it is. Think that in one-two years we will all access the Web using handhold devices (PDAs, mobiles, iPods and so on). Of course we will want ... http://blog.red-dog.com/user-centric-web-design/ I Make You Smile and you give back so much! I would like to thank Kim for the "You Make Me Smile" award and give back the link love. And this reminds me to write an entry about blog awards... with their pros and cons - particularly why you should be careful with ... http://blog.red-dog.com/blog-awards-linking/ “You are what you post” says Jay Ovittore in his personal blog. And what great words these are! The more I think about it, the more I see their deep meaning, veracity... sense. So why don't we all make them a motto of sorts and start living under their shield. ... http://blog.red-dog.com/blogging-naked/