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SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:04:41 -0700

In the last decade search engines have become an important tool to find valuable content for a given query. Early search engines did rely on simply computing the similarities of query and page contents to find the most relevant results. Today, most engines incorporate some external relevance measure, like the page rank, to determine the correct ranking of web pages.
In this paper we will investigate the architecture of a search engine to understand how it works, discuss the history of Search Engines Marketing (SEM), the current business situation and the new features as the most famous search engines try to reach, supporting this paper with real case study comparing market share of Search Engine Marketing.

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AGILITY IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT HAS KILLED THE LIFECYCLE

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:43:17 -0700

Agile - denoting "the quality of being agile; readiness for motion; nimbleness, activity, dexterity in motion" - software development methods are attempting to offer an answer to the eager business community asking for lighter weight along with faster and nimbler software development processes. This is especially the case with the rapidly growing and volatile Internet software industry as well as for the emerging mobile application environment. The new agile methods have evoked a substantial amount of literature and debates. However, academic research on the subject is still scarce, as most of existing publications are written by practitioners or consultants. This paper account for changes in software engineering methodologies.

MOBILITY IN HETERGENIOUS WIRLESS NETWORK ENVIROMENT

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:33:28 -0700

Network mobility management enables mobility of personal area networks and vehicular networks across heterogeneous access networks using a Mobile Router. This dissertation presents a network mobility management architecture for minimizing the impact of handoffs on the communications of nodes in the mobile network. The architecture addresses mobility in legacy networks without infrastructure support, but can also exploit infrastructure support for improved handoff performance. Further, the proposed architecture increases the efficiency of communications of nodes in the mobile network with counter parts in the fixed network through the use of caching and route optimization. The performance and costs of the proposed architecture are evaluated through empirical and numerical analysis. The analysis shows the feasibility of the architecture in the networks of today and in those of the near future.

Russia pledge on Georgia pull-out

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:10:36 -0700

Mr Medvedev made the pledge in a telephone call to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who brokered a Russian-Georgian ceasefire agreement. Earlier, the Russian commander of frontline forces in Georgia told the BBC a gradual withdrawal of Russian forces was under way. Russian troops went into Georgia after fighting erupted over South Ossetia. Maj Gen Vyacheslav Borisov said he had given the order for Russian soldiers in the village of Igoeti, about 32km (20 miles) from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to be replaced by Russian

Egyptian Pyramids

Mon, 09 Aug 2004 15:30:34 -0700

The Egyptian Pyramids are ancient pyramid shaped structures located in Egypt. There are over 100 Egyptian pyramids, most of which were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. The first Egyptian pyramid was the Pyramid of Djoser which was built during the third dynasty under King Djozer. The pyramid was designed by Imhotep as a tomb for the King. The best known egyptian pyramids are the Giza pyramids which are recognized among the largest structures ever built and are the only remaining monuments of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Okinawa Days

Mon, 09 Aug 2004 15:30:34 -0700

Okinawa, this lovely island in japan .. have its magic in my life ... i can not ever forget my days there ... the best days in my life ever

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Thu, 09 Aug 2001 15:30:34 -0700

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin for "Library of Alexandria") is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. It is both a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity and an attempt to rekindle something of the brilliance that this earlier center of study and erudition represented.