Why Marketers Must Care About Site Speed

By On July 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The speed of a website may be one of the most overlooked factors which could drive additional leads, revenues and search engine rankings for your organization.

The exponential increase in the Internet as a lead and revenue source in the [...]

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Texas named leading state for sustainability

By On July 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Texas was called the eighth most sustainable state in the United States in the July issue of Site Selection magazine.

States were ranked against a host of factors including the number of renewable [...]

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Google, Yahoo in the running to buy Hulu

By On July 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Google Inc. is reportedly one of the potential bidders for online video streaming site Hulu LLC, according to a Wall Street Journal story on Friday.

Other interested parties besides the Mountain View, Calif.-based [...]

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Glass removal finished at W Austin Hotel

By On July 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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All remaining balcony glass panels at the W Austin Hotel and Residences should be removed by the end of the day, hotel owners said. Stratus Properties Inc. said temporary wood panels are on [...]

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Google Helps ‘Mobilize’ Your Business Site in Minutes

By On July 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Google is helping small businesses become more mobile-friendly through a new Google Sites feature called “Mobilize.” The tool allows webmasters to easily create mobile-optimized landing pages for their website.

The Benefits of Google Mobilize

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Social in a negotiation: advice for NBA players and owners

By On July 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

by Josh Bernoff

Early this morning, the NBA locked out its players in labor dispute. Unlike the NFL's lockout, the basketball players and owners appear to be very far apart, and there's every sign this will be a protracted dispute.

This raises a good question: in a [...]

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Mega theater slated for new N. Austin development — blog

By On July 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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High-end and traditional movie theaters, which until this point have competed for moviegoers, will soon coexist in one new North Austin development.

The 250,000-square-foot Trails at 620 project includes plans for an 11 [...]

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HomeAway shares jump 45 percent in first day trading

By On June 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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HomeAway Inc. shares were trading up 45.33 percent to $39.24 Wednesday afternoon just after the company completed an initial public offering.

The Austin-based vacation rental site and chronic acquirer (Nasdaq: AWAY) raised $216 [...]

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Monster launches LinkedIn rival on Facebook

By On June 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Online employment site operator Monster Worldwide Inc. launched on Monday a professional social networking rival to LinkedIn Corp. using Facebook Inc.’s site.

The new service, dubbed BeKnown, was set to go live on [...]

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