Blog Contest – Win upto $4000 in Cash

by Mahesh Kukreja May 30, 2009

Hi Folks, There’s a contest going on at John Chow’s site. I just read about that now. There is a cash prize of about $4000 for the winner. This contest is sponsored by OnlineRadioStations.com. Online Radio Stations is one of Richard Lau’s websites. Richard is the guy who sent John $5,000 out of the blue […]

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Google Page Rank Update – May 28th

by Mahesh Kukreja May 29, 2009

Google updated Page Ranks on May 28th. Earlier my blog had page rank 1. And now it’s been updated to 3. :p Cool! I’m happy about that as I worked hard on Link Building. You can check if your site’s Page Rank has updated here! Check out my posts on improving Page Rank and building […]

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Microsoft rolls out Bing!

by Mahesh Kukreja May 28, 2009

Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a redesigned search site in the coming days and hopes it will lure more Web surfers than the two most recent incarnations, Live Search and MSN Search. The new site, Bing, adds touches intended to make everyday Web searching a little less haphazard. Bing also tries to make it easier […]

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Download Windows Server 2008 & Vista SP2

by Mahesh Kukreja May 27, 2009

Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista: Service Pack 2 on 26th May. I earlier had Windows Vista Ultimate: Service Pack 1 on my Dell Lappy. I upgraded it to SP2. Here’s a screeny: Before installing, here are few things you need to know: Prerequisites If you have any beta versions of SP2 installed, […]

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Facebook Blocked in Iran Ahead of Elections

by Mahesh Kukreja May 25, 2009

Social networking site Facebook has been blocked in Iran since Saturday, according to the country’s opposition, as opposition voters increasingly turn to online tools like social networking to promote their candidates. Iran will hold elections in June for a new president. Lacking other suitable media, youth in Iran were using Facebook to promote opposition candidates, […]

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Microsoft may unveil new SE next week

by Mahesh Kukreja May 20, 2009

Microsoft Corp is likely to show a new version of its Internet search engine publicly for the first time next week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. The software giant has been testing a new version of the service internally under the name of Kumo.com and it may become part […]

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7 Surefire Ways To Increase Your Traffic

by Mahesh Kukreja May 17, 2009

If you already have a site and you think that you’re not getting the traffic that you’re supposed to be getting, then its time to reconsider. If you are contending in this very competitive business world, you should always be a step ahead of your competitors. Timing is essential, that’s an old adage known to […]

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WordPress 2.8.1 Beta Released

by Mahesh Kukreja May 17, 2009

WordPress 2.8.1 Beta has been released by WordPress. WordPress testers can download the new version. Here are some of the features of WordPress 2.8.1 Beta: New Theme Installer routines Add CodePress syntax highlighting to Theme and Plugin editors Use “Custom Header” for menu text and revise Default theme to reflect change Separate Comments into a […]

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Intel fined $1.45 billion in Europe

by Mahesh Kukreja May 14, 2009

Intel Corp. was fined a record $1.45 billion by the European Union on Wednesday for using strong-arm sales tactics in the computer chip market — a penalty that could turn up the pressure on U.S. regulators to go after the company, too. The fine against the world’s biggest chip maker represents a huge victory for […]

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Google to improve Search Results

by Mahesh Kukreja May 13, 2009

Google is about to add more features to its already dominant Internet search engine — and some of the changes could give Web surfers less reason to click through to other sites. That scenario might upset the creators of the material highlighted in Google’s results. For instance, one of Google’s new tools will assemble the […]

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Social Media 2.0 Contest at JohnCow.com

by Mahesh Kukreja May 11, 2009

Hi Folks, My friend John Cow started a Social Media Mania 2.0 Contest on his blog recently. There are over $3000 in prizes with this contest. The purpose of this contest is twofold. The first is to get more exposure for JohnCow (kind of obvious I know) but the second is to teach my readers […]

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Twitter Tips Book contest on Mashable!

by Mahesh Kukreja May 9, 2009

Mashable is up with a new contest! This time the prize is a new Twitter book, Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets, which is out now in paperback. 5 Winners wll be choosen. The contest is simple. You have to follow the following steps: 1. Tweet a Twitter tip to @mashable, adding #twittertip to your tweet. […]

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