What is SEO

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results. Other forms of search engine marketing (SEM) target paid listings. In general, the earlier (or higher on the page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine. SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, video search and industry-specific vertical search engines. This gives a website web presence.

How Search Engines Work

The first basic truth you need to learn about SEO is that search engines are not humans. While this might be obvious for everybody, the differences between how humans and search engines view web pages aren't. Unlike humans, search engines are text-driven. Although technology advances rapidly, search engines are far from intelligent creatures that can feel the beauty of a cool design or enjoy the sounds and movement in movies. Instead, search engines crawl the Web, looking at particular site items (mainly text) to get an idea what a site is about. This brief explanation is not the most precise because as we will see next, search engines perform several activities in order to deliver search results – crawling, indexing, processing, calculating relevancy, and retrieving.

Differences Between the Major Search Engines

Although the basic principle of operation of all search engines is the same, the minor differences between them lead to major changes in results relevancy. For different search engines different factors are important. There were times, when SEO experts joked that the algorithms of Bing are intentionally made just the opposite of those of Google. While this might have a grain of truth, it is a matter a fact that the major search engines like different stuff and if you plan to conquer more than one of them, you need to optimize carefully.

SEO Tips

1. Be bold

 

Use the <b> </b> tags around some of your keywords on each page. Do NOT use them everywhere the keyword appears. Once or twice is plenty.

2. Deep linking

 

Make sure you have links coming in to as many pages as possible. What does it tell a search engine when other web sites are linking to different pages on your site? That you obviously have lots of worthwhile content. What does it tell a search engine that all your links are coming in to the home page? That you have a shallow site of little value, or that your links were generated by automation rather than by the value of your site. Here is an example of deep linking, in this case to my personal happiness workbook.

3. Become a foreigner

 

Canada and the UK have many directories for websites of companies based in those countries. Can you get a business address in one of those countries?

4. Create a sitemap

Adding a site map -- a page listing and linking to all the other major pages on your site -- makes it easier for spiders to search your site.

5. Avoid Flash

Flash might look pretty, but it does nothing for your SEO. According to the Search Engine Journal, "Frames, Flash and AJAX all share a common problem – you can’t link to a single page... Don’t use Frames at all and use Flash and AJAX sparingly for best SEO results."

"If you absolutely MUST have your main page as a splash page that is all Flash or one big image, place text and navigation links below the fold," the post continues.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-basic-seo-tips-everyone-should-know-2010-1#avoid-flash-6
http://www.webconfs.com/seo-tutorial/introduction-to-seo.php
http://www.seo-writer.com/reprint/top-seo-tips.html

What is architecture

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings, and is licensed to practice architecture. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use.Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton (arkhi-, chief + tekton, builder), i.e. chief builder.

What Architects Do

The role of an architect is not just to design buildings. Through the design, the architect must also protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public and the users of the buildings. Therefore, like medical doctors, one must have a license granted by a U.S. state or territory in order to refer to oneself as an “architect.” Doing so otherwise is illegal.

How to Become an Architect

Would you like to become an architect? What classes should you take in school? How do you get started in your career? And (we have to ask) how much will you earn?

1. Decide if Architecture is for you. Architecture is a difficult profession to pursue, including at least five years of college, as well as the ability to deal with repeated failures. Architects deal with constant pressure from deadlines, competition, and new challenges. However, if you are passionate, it can be very rewarding.

2. Get an internship. Many architecture firms may be willing to hire people with little or no experience in the design field. You may end up doing mundane tasks such as making copies and organizing files, but the experience will give you an inside look at what the job actually entails and will also give you an idea if architecture is really right for you.

3. Apply to several schools whose admission requirements you have met. Make certain you send in all requested paperwork.

4. Work toward receiving your degree with honors as soon as you have been officially accepted. Since competition among student architects is intense, this will be to your advantage later on.

5. Work part-time and during summers at architectural firms, even if the salary is minimal.

6. Learn computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) as soon as possible. An increasing number of firms are requiring that knowledge.

7. Look for a position as an intern-architect well before you graduate. Get letters of recommendation from professors and supervisors at your part-time and summer jobs, and include pertinent computer skills on your resume. You'll need to spend about three years in that position before you can take your state's Architect Registration Examination (ARE) for your architect's license.

8. Prepare intensively when the time comes to take the ARE.

9. Send in your application for the exam well before the due date.

Skills of an Architect

* Has knowledge of the lines of business.
* Has the ability to solve problems.
* Is analytical.
* Has (system development) method knowledge.
* Has the ability to learn and adopt new things.

Whereas a "bad" architect

Has* Is easily manipulated by others,
Has* Has in-depth knowledge about one or few areas of enterprise architecture,
Has* Is "a lonely wolf",
Has* Is too stubburn,
Has* Is too consensus-seeking, and
Has* Opposes methods ("says a big no for methods").

References

http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.archcareers.org
http://www.ehow.com
http://www.wikihow.com
http://haddock.titu.jyu.fi

What is SAP

SAP is one of the top Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software in the world. SAP is the brainchild of five IBM engineers who broke off from IBM and founded SAP AG in 1992. It drives efficiency and value to the bottom line of large, mid-size and now smaller organizations by redefining how business should be done. SAP solutions deliver real-time visibility across the entire enterprise and are not limited to top management, control engineers or the IT team. It can be used by every individual in the organization. That said, however SAP training courses are a large and important component of the change.

Overview

SAP, started in 1972 by five former IBM employees in Mannheim, Germany, states that it is the world's largest inter-enterprise software company and the world's fourth-largest independent software supplier, overall.

ERP advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

* Allows easier global integration (barriers of currency exchange rates, language, and culture can be bridged automatically)
* Updates only need to be done once to be implemented company-wide
* Provides real-time information, reducing the possibility of redundancy errors
* May create a more efficient work environment for employees[2]
* Vendors have past knowledge and expertise on how to best build and implement a system

Disadvantages

* Locked into relationship by contract and manageability with vendor - a contract can hold a company to the vendor until it expires and it can be unprofitable to switch vendors if switching costs are too high
* Inflexibility - vendor packages may not fit a company's business model exactly and customization can be expensive
* Return on Investment may take too long to be profitable
* Implementations have a risk of project failure

References

http://searchsap.techtarget.com
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://ezinearticles.com

What is Halloween

Halloween (or Hallowe’en ... but also known as Samhain, Summer’s End, All Hallow’s Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool, and Snap-Apple), is a holiday that's celebrated annually on the night of October 31. It originated in Ireland, and is celebrated in quite a few countries including Ireland itself, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden among others.

Origin of name

The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day. Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556.

The History of Halloween: Traditions and Customs

Today in America it is traditional to celebrate the holiday by throwing a party in which the guests dress in costume. At these parties people participate in games, play Halloween themed songs and decorate their homes, especially windows and doors with pictures of ghost and witches. Halloween themed music with spooky sounds helps to set an eerie mood. At these parties games such as bobbing for apples are played and spooky ghost stories might be shared. Bobbing for apples is a game in which the goal is to obtain an apple from a large bin of apples in water; however one could only use their mouth in order to acquire the apple. This game is related to the celebration of the harvest, a Celtic tradition.

Today's association of ghosts with the holiday is not far off from the traditions of Samhain or All-Hallows Eve belief. The ancient festivals honoring the dead revolved around the belief in ghosts mingling with the living. Therefore it is appropriate that ghosts are so often linked to contemporary celebrations.

What is it all about؟

Halloween, All saints day, All hallows eve or All souls day is a festival. It was held to honor the Samhain the so called "lord of death". It was a Druidical belief that on the eve of this festival Samhain, lord of death, called together the wicked spirits that within the past 12 months had been condemned to inhabit the bodies of animals.
It was a pagan belief that on one night of the year the souls of the dead return to their original homes, there to be entertained with food. If food and shelter were not provided, these evil spirits would cast spells and cause havoc toward those failing to fulfill their requests.
Sacrifices were offered on this night to the dead spirits because it was thought they visited their earthly dwellings and former friends.

There was a prevailing belief among all nations that at death the souls of the good men were taken possession of by good spirits and carried to paradise; but the souls of the wicked men were left to wonder in the space between the earth and the moon, or consigned to the unseen world. These wandering spirits were in the habit of haunting the living...But there were means by which ghosts might be exorcised.

To exorcise these ghosts, that is to free yourself from their evil sway, you would have to set out food and provide shelter for them during the night. If they were satisfied with your offerings, they would leave you in peace. If not, they were believed to cast an evil spell on you.
In modern day Satanism and Witchcraft covens, this is the day when Satan himself comes to "fellowship" with his followers. Many changes have occurred over the centuries, but one thing ha stayed the same, the practice of giving an "offering" has stayed the same. Oh we do it under the name of fun but what is the real meaning? Is it still the same as in the old days? I say the answer is YES.

References

• http://www.exposingsatanism.org
• http://www.whatishalloween.com
• http://en.wikipedia.org
• http://www.ez-tracks.com