Does the thinking of Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Yahoo’s Jerry Yang and David Filo, and Microsoft’s Bill Gates mirror some of the great philosophers of history? … Read the original here: Philosophy and Search: The Big Three Founders and the Philosophers

Google and Bing strike deals giving them access to real-time social feeds. What does it mean for the future of local search? … Read more here: Local and Social: It’s all Coming Together

The basics to know before joining the popular social media site, including tips on setting up your account, privacy, and helpful applications. … See the rest here: Facebook 101

Just as we now look back on the movie “Footloose” as being rather silly, the same will probably apply to the social media site bans at work and in schools. … Original post: Banning Social Media Is Counterproductive

Beginning search engine optimization efforts during the initial stages of a Web site project can save you time, effort, and money. … More here:  Getting Started with a New SEO Project

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to expose your brand to millions of targeted, potential buyers this holiday season. … View original post here:  Search as a Branding Channel

All countries soon will be able to apply for Internet extensions reflecting their name and using their own characters. It will be interesting to see what impact this has on search engines, domains, and trademark specialists. … Read more from the original source: The Worldwide Web Just Went Global

Pros and cons of building links through blog comments. … The rest is here: Do Follow

Integration can be tricky, but stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing the larger world around you can mean the difference between winning a client and walking away empty-handed. … See more here:  Integrating Search, Part 2

Chip-maker Intel has promised to supply a fix for a recently released firmware update, which once applied, bricked certain users’ SSDs (solid-state drives).