Gary Eckstein Internet 0 blogs, chrome, firefox, google, Internet, Microsoft, safari, Software, web
There is a fair bit of comment going on in the blogosphere, chat rooms, discussion forums and Internet in general about Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) becoming a non-supported application and being replaced. This effectively means that existing users of IE6 will need to upgrade or adopt a new Internet Browser (e.g. Firefox, Opera, Safari [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 2 adwords, google, Internet, seo, web 2.0
Well done to Google. Whilst advertising spend is decreasing with the tough global economic climate, Google has announced that its ‘paid clicks’ (i.e. Adwords) for the first quarter of 2009 has increased by 17% compared to the first quarter in 2008. For good reason, many advertisers are seeing the benefits that Google Adwords provides; only [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 0 adwords, google, Internet, Microsoft, search, web 2.0, yahoo
Google holds over 65% of the search market share in Australia and is by far the biggest search engine worldwide (Yahoo holds approximately 17% and Microsoft Live 15% market share in Australia). The primary revenue generator for Google is the advertising which appears when search results are returned; these adverts are called Adwords by Google [...]
Gary Eckstein General Technology 1 hardware, Microsoft, OpenSource, skype, small business, sme, Software, VOIP
There are very few small businesses that are able to operate both effectively and profitably without using Information Technology (I.T.). I.T. is a business enabler and, if implemented and managed correctly, may add significantly to the success of a business. The challenge is generally not whether to adopt technology in a small business but rather [...]
Gary Eckstein General Technology 2 Australia, fttp, Internet, nbn, web, wireless
One doesn’t need to be a ‘techie’. Just plain common sense makes it so obvious that the Australian Governments Internet Broadband plan (NBN – National Broadband Network) is ill conceived and wasteful to the extreme. Sure the need for wider access to the Internet as well as high speed Internet isn’t debatable. The method of [...]
