The World Wide Web is still in the throes of convergence and, interestingly, mavericks never burn out. They might fade a bit, linger in the background, but they too, like everyone else, have a right to their little spot in the universe.

This is the case with Wolfram Alpha, which makes its unique point of working out answers, rather than simply retrieving them from memory. Sure, even the best of creative people do dip into memory once in a while, but it’s what they do with it that counts. While the world wonders which is cooler, Google or Wolfram Alpha, the so called ‘answer’ engine has found its niche. Read More Of This Story »

The whole point of creating a website is to ensure maximum visibility for your business. But unless you can monitor the flow of traffic on the site, the website cannot be fine-tuned to have the greatest impact or to attract the target audience most effectively. The best way to track the number of visitors to a website for free is through Google Analytics. This tool makes it possible for site owners to not only track the number of visitors, but to also gather various kinds of information, such as sources from where the traffic is originating, the behavior and patterns of visitors and the overall time spent by a visitor on the site. Read More Of This Story »

Small businesses in the UK are increasingly turning towards Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) to get noticed. SEO plays a key role in driving more traffic to a website, thus improving its business potential.

While SEO is a powerful tool, it does not yield results if not used properly. So, here are ten SEO tips to direct relevant traffic to your website. Read More Of This Story »

In its latest move, Google launched Lively, a 3D virtual world application that can be accessed across sites that you already visit. This new application is all set to change the way communication and growth of business occurs over the Internet in the near future.

How does Lively work?

Every Google account user can have his/her own avatar, which can be used on any Lively virtual room. Lively must, however, first be downloaded by users. Also, users need to either have a Google account or a Facebook account to create Lively rooms. Users will be able to access pictures from photo sharing sites and use these to wall-paper their Lively virtual rooms. Read More Of This Story »

Most avid Internet users visit search engines multiple times a day. Most users don’t realise that their computers leave behind valuable trails of information during search engine usage. What most users also don’t know is that search engines collect logs of the search terms, while matching these search terms to get your name, computer address and the kind of information you might have shared with the said search engine.

No wonder, Google’s announcement of privacy policy measures created widespread ripples and led to mixed reactions across the world. Google provided a link to lead a user to the Privacy Center web page. Read More Of This Story »