The home video game industry is now over 30 years old. In that time, computer technology has improved at a geometric rate. A high speed elevator now has more computing power than the Apollo spacecraft that landed on the moon. The promise of computers and video games as teachers was clearly recognized in the 1980s when there was a nationwide push to get computers into the classrooms. In the years that have followed, researchers found that educational software and games can indeed have several very positive effects on children’s academic skill. Over the same period, video games also moved into children’s homes.

Video games are natural teachers. Children find them highly motivating; by virtue of their interactive nature, children are actively engaged with them; they provide repeated practice; and they include rewards for skillful play. These facts make it likely that video games could have large effects, some of which are intended by game designers, and some of which may not be intended. Video games have been shown to teach children healthy skills for the self-care of asthma and diabetes, and have been successful at imparting the attitudes, skills, and behaviors that they were designed to teach. Continue Reading →

2012 was tough for SEO experts due to radical changes in Google’s algorithms, which includes many updates to Panda, as well as the the introduction of Penguin. While the quality of content and inbound links of a website continue to play major roles in organic (Search Engine) rankings, let’s take a look at the other factors that will govern SEO in 2013.

2012: The Year of Pandas and Penguins updates, Creating Value, and the Emergence of Guest Posting

Before we dive into predictions for SEO next year, let us recap the major patterns of SEO in 2012.

Though originally released updates by google in 2011, Google’s Panda algorithm went through multiple updates that kicked many low-quality websites out of the SERPs; tens of thousands of websites were affected.

Google released its Penguin algorithm in April 2012, which changed the face of the SEO industry, forcing many SEOs to adapt their tactics and strategies. Many companies that had engaged in Penguin-unfriendly SEO tactics were dropped from the search results due to google Penguin update, and companies that continued to engage in these tactics saw their rankings disappear, often without any warning.

Google got much smarter, to the extent that it appears to be able to distinguish between content that adds real value and content that has been posted solely for SEO purposes. “Value” became an important subconscious factor — one that will dictate how Google perceives websites. Continue Reading →

Struggling to know what to do in the wake of Google’s Penguin Update? Judging from all the comments and forum discussions we’ve seen, plenty are. We’ve got a little initial advice from Google on the topic, mixed with our own.

What Was Penguin?

The Penguin Update launched on April 24. It was a change to Google’s search results that was designed to punish pages that have been spamming Google. If you’re not familiar with spam, it’s when people do things like “keyword stuffing” or “cloaking” that violate Google’s guidelines

Is Penguin Fully Live?

Sometimes it can take a few days for an update to fully rollout across all Google’s various data centers, which in turn means impacting all its search results. In this case, the rollout is complete. Google confirms that Penguin is fully live.
Was I Hit? Continue Reading →

One might think that the importance of SEO might not be much to a website. However, as much as you can receive tons of traffic from paid ads and your mailing list, your site needs some SEO attention. If you are not working on the search engine optimization of your website, you are missing on a fortune of visitors online.

If you have doubts on why you should not do some SEO justice your site, the reasons below might show you what you are missing on.

1. I receive about 17% of new visitors to my website each month from the search engines. This means that each month is a month of growth to my website.

2. On one of my websites has only 5 blog posts showing up on the 1st page of Google. Each of them attracts traffic to my website independently. This turns out to be a ton of free traffic to my website at the end of the month. Continue Reading →

Because an optimisation campaign doesn’t just become successful overnight, it is of the utmost importance that you are able to keep your search engine optimisation (SEO) clients for as long as possible. The key to achieving this is to keep your clients happy and to actually provide them with a campaign that works, otherwise they will wonder why they’re wasting all this money. We have compiled a list of four things that you should be doing for your SEO clients to ensure that they don’t decide to take their business somewhere else.

Educate the client from the very beginning

The biggest cause of conflict between probably lies in the fact that your clients have absolutely no understanding of SEO. Even if you are doing everything right in the campaign, it is all going to be for nothing if the client doesn’t understand why you’re doing it. To avoid this, make sure that you educate your clients from the moment that they sign up. This will allow them to see how much research you have put it and to understand the process better. Continue Reading →

Diversifying your SEO strategies for marketing is a better approach rather than using search engine optimisation to improve your page ranking. Work towards genuinely improving your website. Don’t get involved in negative practices such as trying to trick users to click on your links for promotional reasons.

Your appropriate strategy would be to provide good quality backlinks, good quality content, efficient title tagging, and related posts for higher page rank works well for search engine result pages (SERP) for your targeted keywords.

One of the most important things to do for SEO in 2013 is to create diversity in anchor text or anchor text links. A natural link that points to what the text describes increases page rank of the blog post connected to it. You must focus on building links to include relevant text that is anchored to your site. New links that connect your site to popular websites will also help to increase your page rank. Continue Reading →

When it comes to finding a job, many factors play a role in the process. You need to locate open positions. You need to apply for them. And, you need to present a polished resume that will impress. Does any job recruiter really look at a resume anymore? They do. Even more importantly, they are looking for information that is very specific on this document. It will answer their immediate questions and provide more information than you may realize. If you are hoping to find a job, be sure your resume shines in the right places.

The Contact Information

You know your resume contact information needs to be up to date to ensure that the job recruiters can actually call you for a job interview. However, they also use this information to help them to know where you are located. Are you near to the open position or will it take a long commute to work? Continue Reading →

Top Ten Job Searching Tips :
How many of these have you read? Here we go again, but this time I am concentrating on those matters which have emerged over the last two to three years, that we often neglected or failed to use in the past; mainly it’s to do with new technology.

1. Get a professional email address.

Ditch the babyangel@gmail.com. Now is the time to professionalise yourself, use your proper name or professional name.

2. Google yourself.

Sounds egotistic doesn’t it? But just in case you wrote something many years ago, and it raises its head to bite you in the foot, it is better to check what is out there on you in cyber space. Also while we are at it, blog your email address, telephone number and address as well, all these can leave a digital footprint exposing yourself to other information . Continue Reading →

Getting into a top engineering college in India is no mean feat! With so much competition and tough entrance exams, securing a seat in a reputed engineering college is a difficult task. Counted amongst the most coveted institutes in the world, IITs have a reputation of producing the best talent. Apart from IITs, there are many other reputed colleges in India that are popular among engineering aspirants. Cracking IIT JEE exam can make the dreams of all IIT aspirants come true.

IITs and other institutes follow a fool-proof filtration process that ensures only the most deserving get through. For an engineering aspirant in India, the preparation starts early. The students can be seen attending IIT preparation classes that are offered by many private institutes. Located in all parts of India, these institutes provide complete guidance and assistance required to clear the tough IIT test. Scores of students enroll into these institutes every year to realize the dream of getting into the college of their choice. Continue Reading →

Good exam preparation is about planning and discipline. Applying rigor and good self-discipline to one’s efforts will put them in good stead for doing one’s best. Here is a guide one can use to prepare and help ensure success on examination day.

Time is the most important aspect of studying for an examination. The earlier one can get started the more material that can be adequately and thoroughly covered. How much time is needed depends on a number of factors, namely the amount of material to be covered and the difficulty of the material. When deciding how much time is necessary, break down the material in manageable subject and sub-subject components. Based on the extent of the material, one can allocate the applicable amount of study time needed. Be realistic with estimates.

Once you have a sense of the number of hours you need to dedicate to the material determine how many hours a day or week one can devote to studying. It is also important to be realistic, but don’t underestimate things either. Allocating only a few hours a week will not get the job done. One should try and devote some time just about every day to their study and preparation efforts. Continue Reading →