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Domain Name considerations when going international

For businesses whose success is strongly tied to an online strategy, there are a variety of factors to consider when thinking about your domain and brand as part of global expansion.  This article will outline some of the major considerations and help provide a loose framework that can be used to design and evaluate your […]

by Jiyan • March 31, 2011
Applications

Applications that startups should consider

I’m in my early thirties and it seems like these days all of my friend are getting married, having kids and starting businesses.  Being the Web nerd amongst those who know me (who don’t work in the Web industry), I’m often asked for advice on the topic so I’ve spent a lot of time thinking […]

by Jiyan • February 4, 2011
Applications

Declining quality of Google search results

Google has certainly been catching a good dose of hell lately for the perceived decline in the quality of their search results however a closer look at some of the actual criticism raises some questions. Earlier this month, TechCrunch published an article from Vivek Wadhwa entitled, “Why We Desperately Need a New (and Better) Google,” […]

by Jiyan • January 26, 2011
Applications

Is Facebook on the peak of inflated expectations?

There has been a lot of recent discussion around Facebook’s traction with respect to Google.  Back in September, comScore announced that according to their panel-driven data, total time spent on Facebook properties actually surpassed the total time spent across Google properties (including YouTube, Gmail and Google search).  Stan Schroeder from Mashable speculated that”it’s a worrying […]

by Jiyan • December 9, 2010