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Apple & Bing: Search Engine Partnership?

Mari Holt — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:01:18 +0000

Am I seeing this correctly? Apple is actually entering into conversations with Microsoft to discuss the possibility of using it’s Bing search engine as the default browser over Google? Can this be true? There must be something true to this buzz because there are several stories referencing this news on the internet. Financially, if this is true, this could be a big blow to Google because they are currently generating revenue from being the default browser, and this could be potentially going to Microsoft. Something like this is not really surprising me too much because in recent months/year Google and Apple have been neck and neck on who has the “best” smartphone.
Could this be a low blow to Google if it gets removed from the iphones? I would say absolutely yes! Let’s see if this is just a lot of smoke blowing, or the beginning of a cyber WAR .

Google Rolling Out New Web Browser

Mari Holt — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:33:18 +0000

In an effort to stay competitive with Microsoft, Google will be rolling out a new browser, according to MSNBC yesterday. Microsoft has the Internet Explorer and just rolled out it’s newest version- IE7. Google has just about everything else, but not a web browser. Soon this will be changing with Google rolling out “Google Chrome”.
Google Chrome is said to be able to handle more video-rich applications, unlike current browsers that were designed with a focus on text and graphics, according to the Guardian yesterday.
When and “if” this new web browser is released, this will add to the many choices consumers can choose from. Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and now potentially Google Chrome. Do we need as many choices as we already have? Being someone that works for an internet company and that is on the internet all day long, I would have to say there are positive features to each of the major web browsers. Why can’t we just get one that takes a little bit from each of the top web browsers?
What else will Google get into? Google is on it’s way to rule the world.. become a monopoly?

How To Secure Your Website!

Mari Holt — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:38:34 +0000

In order to secure your website you need a site that uses an HTTPS URL to ensure that your important information such as routing numbers, or SSN are not stolen by third parties between the sender and the receiver. This is an important part of the lead marketplace to ensure that sites are secured when it comes to clients filling out a request that requires them to put their personal information such as Day of Birth/Driver license number just to name a few.

What does HTTP mean? It is define as Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. It is the language that all online browsers use to communicate when speaking to the web server. In order to secure this HTTP you need a SSL (secure sockets Layer) protocol that provides secure communication that talks to each other using HTTP.

This will create an HTTPS where two programs can correspond with one another to identify and agree on a source of encryption using SSL certified. An SSL certificate can be signed by an authority that allows the web browser to verify identity of a secure site before sending sensitive and private information that if in wrong hands can cause harm to the consumer. You can purchase SSL certificates from certified authorities such as VeriSign, GoDaddy or McAfee, and others online which verify the webmaster identity to a degree.

With so much identity theft a marketplace should take pride in securing sites to ensure that the consumer has a great experience on the site and refer more of their associates or companions over to your site. Ensuring that their information is safe is a good way to establish better relationships with your clients. What better way than word of mouth to have serious clients back to your sites!