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Google releases yet another Panda update which impacts search rankings

Google has just released Panda update 3.9 which apparently will affect about 1% of websites hosted on shared, dedicated and cloud platforms around the world. As usual Google is constantly tweaking its algorithm to favor high-quality sites, which publish original, useful and timely content relating to the core product or business offering. These quality guidelines [...]
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Symantec chooses Drupal CMS to drive website community portal

Symantec recently used Drupal to complete an enterprise portal called Symantec Connect for key products, offering users a platform to interact with another and employees in a community-orientated platform. Drupal is considered one of the most advanced and powerful content management systems (CMS) available to small business owners on professional web hosting infrastructure. “Connect enables [...]
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Joomla CMS now averages 1 million download per month

The latest updates from Joomla CMS indicate that this popular content management system has now reached the 30-million download mark and averages close to 1 million downloads per month. Joomla, along with Drupal and WordPress, is considered one of the top three user-friendliest pieces of software to build websites on professional hosting platforms in the [...]
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Magento assumes dominant e-commerce lead on professional hosting packages

Magento appears to be a runaway success in the online shopping cart and e-commerce arena, when viewed through search activity on Google Insights.  While osCommerce and Zen Cart fight for scraps in 2012, Magento is surging upwards with a notable peak in late 2009. All three packages have their fan base and are offered on [...]
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E-commerce sales booming for SMBs but so are the technical challenges!

E-commerce on cheap, affordable hosting platforms is taking off in a big way in the United States with a recent Oracle white paper declaring substantial year-over-year improvements in 2011 over 2010 results. What is even more promising, are the technical improvements in the buying experience as well as further enhancements to e-commerce channels that are [...]
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