Why don’t you turn off the PageRank feature in the Google Toolbar?

Why don't you turn off the PageRank feature in the Google Toolbar?

Why don’t you switch off the PageRank Toolbar feature? It is widely used by link sellers as a link grading system. Why do you continue to display PageRank publicly? It appears to have little relevance, except to spammers.
Danielroofer (aka Daniel Weadley), Camberley, Surrey, UK

iTunes Store Sets New Record with 25 Billion Songs Sold

CUPERTINO, California―February 6, 2013―Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 25 billion songs from the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com/uk), the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 25 billionth song, “Monkey Drums” (Goksel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch, was purchased by Phillip Lüpke from Germany. As the downloader of the 25 billionth song, Phillip will receive a €10,000 iTunes Gift Card.

“We are grateful to our users whose passion for music over the past 10 years has made iTunes the number one music retailer in the world,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “Averaging over 15,000 songs downloaded per minute, the iTunes Store connects music fans with their favourite artists, including global sensations like Adele and Coldplay and new artists like The Lumineers, on a scale we never imagined possible.”

“In a lot of ways, iTunes has leveled the playing field for musicians. Whether you’re unsigned, indie, major, whatever—it’s the place most people go to buy digital music,” said Wesley Schultz, guitarist and lead vocalist of The Lumineers. “iTunes doesn’t exclude any musicians simply because they’re not yet established or popular.”

The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular music store with a catalogue of over 26 million songs and over 25 billion songs downloaded, and is available in 119 countries. The iTunes Store is the best way for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online. All music on the iTunes Store comes in iTunes Plus, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings. iTunes in the Cloud lets you download your previously purchased iTunes music to your devices at no additional cost, and new music purchases can be downloaded automatically to your iOS devices.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Adam Howorth
Apple
adamh@apple.com
020 7184 1202

Mandy Hershon
Apple
mhershon@apple.com
020 7184 6194

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SEO in London

London, the capital city of England and centre for business and commerce, is the pinnacle of business locations throughout the UK. The desirability of the city means that there is lots of competition for business premises, as well as very competitive market sectors.

London SEO Company

London SEO Company

How does SEO fit into this for a London Business?

The world of SEO is a large part of any successful business as it aids the web-based parts of companies to succeed. Companies who are based in London will more than likely want to appear for London geographical search terms e.g. hairdressers central London, hairdressers in Westminster etc. Due to the competitive nature of these search terms, it is imperative that you choose a London SEO company with proven results in London SEO; this ensures that they have the skills and abilities to complete the task.

Many SEO companies have chosen to base themselves in London as it is the centre of commerce; this however is not necessary in order to carry out successful SEO in London. This is because a company’s website can be accessed from anywhere with an Internet connection, therefore the webmaster does not physically have to be in London to complete the task of SEO.

It is also worth noting that often London-based companies charge a higher fee for their services as the cost of renting offices and living is higher in the city, therefore they need to generate higher revenue to maintain profit margins. It is however beneficial to work with a company that has some knowledge and understanding of the area in which you are marketing your products and services too.

London SEO Company

In short then, there is a happy medium when it comes to SEO in London. Look for a successful SEO company who has their main offices outside of London, but also have some subsidiary offices within the City. This means that your website will benefit from the local knowledge present in the London offices, but also from a pricing structure tailored outside of the capital.

Chameleon Web Services are a Birmingham-based SEO company with offices in and clients in London. We can provide a much more cost effecitve SEO package due to our overheads being much lower than if ouw main buisness was in the Centre of London inside the M25.

To speak to us regarding moving your website forward for London based search terms ask speak to a Chameleon Search Engine Optimisation Consultant about your needs by calling us on 0203 397 4288 or complete our contact form online and we will answer your questions and schedule a call as required.

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Panda Update 22nd January 2013

Google announced its first official Panda update of 2013.

Google have claimed that this will affect 1.2% of search queries.

Google Algorithm Update Panda Penguin 2013

 

Birmingham Hotels

Being a Birmingham based company we have a good understanding of locations of hotels around Birmingham.

Birmingham is classed as England’s second city and as such has many hotels including all of the major hotel chains such as Britannia, Crowne Plaza, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Hotel Du Vin, Ibis, Jurys Inn, Marriott, Millennium, Novotel, Premier Inn, Raddisson, Regency, Thistle and Travel Lodge.

Birmingham Hotels

There are also many options to assist in booking Birmingham Hotels such as Booking.com, Last Minute.com, Late Rooms, Trip Advisor, etc.

Hotels in Birmingham

To easily locate Hotels in Birmingham, their address details and a map are provided below:-

Jurys Inn – 245 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2HQ


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Raddisson Blu Hotel – 12 Holloway Circus, Birmingham, B1 1BT


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Britannia – New Street, Birmingham, B2 4RX


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Hotel Du Vin – 25 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR


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Novotel – 70 Broad Street, Birmingham


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Holiday Inn Express – 65 Lionel Street, Birmingham, B3 1JE


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Holiday Inn – Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, B5 4EW


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Birmingham Hotels

If you are a Birmingham Hotel manager and are looking for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) services then please contact us or read more information on our Hotel SEO page.

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