May 2011 Archives

Four companies competed for a combined $450,000 in cash and services

ATLANTA (May 24, 2010) - The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) today announced that Atlanta-based start-up company, Pindrop Security, has won the 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch Competition and will receive $50,000 cash and over $200,000 in donated services from the Atlanta business community to help the company grow. Pindrop Security offers a unique Caller ID technology that authenticates callers through the "fingerprint" of the phone call making financial and other transactions over the phone more secure.

"The GRA/TAG Business Launch Competition gets more competitive every year and we applaud Pindrop Security for winning this year's competition," stated TAG president and CEO, Tino Mantella. "Georgia is one of the top states in the nation for entrepreneurism and we are pleased to support the growth of new business. Pindrop Security is a great example of the kind of innovation that makes Georgia a leader in financial technology and information security."

The other finalists Soket, AuditMyBooks and ViscidTech will split the remaining $200,000 in pro bono services, a first for the competition. Services include legal counsel, professional consulting, marketing, software and even real estate space. They have been donated to the final participants in a way to not only help ensure their success, but to assist in connecting the Atlanta entrepreneurial community with established businesses.

"It is exciting for us that all of the companies are able to walk away from the competition with a great experience and a package of services vital to a new company," stated Sid Elliott, director for the GRA. "This has always been a public, private partnership and this year's support and participation proved the strength of that partnership."

This year's event also featured a 'People's Choice Award.' The over 130 participants that took part in today's final competition voted using the TAG Entrepreneurs Mobile App for their favorite presentation. Soket, a company that focuses on online promotions that offer local organizations a place to manage, monitor and make sense of promotional efforts on the web, was the proud recipient of the first annual People's Choice Award.

Judges for the final round of the 2011 Competition included Ron Vern, former CEO of Sage Software; Allen Moseley, General Partner at Noro-Moseley Partners; Wayne Hunter, Managing Partner, Harbert Venture Partners (Roanoke, VA); John Glushik, Investment Team, InterSouth Partners (Durham, NC); and Tripp Rackley, Technology Entrepreneur and 2010 Inductee to the Georgia Technology Hall of Fame.

The competition, now in its sixth year, facilitates connections between the younger entrepreneurial community and the more seasoned entrepreneurs, with the initial applications being screened by an experienced panel of entrepreneurs, and the most promising applicants being assigned a mentor for the duration of the competition. Participants are also connected to the investor community, with out-of-state venture capital companies being represented among the judge's panel and a multitude of angel and venture capital investors in attendance at the event. For more information visit: http://www.tagonline.org/businesslaunch.php.

About Technology Association of Georgia

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 13,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.

About Georgia Research Alliance

A model public-private partnership of Georgia's research universities, business and state government, the Georgia Research Alliance helps build Georgia's technology-rich economy in three major ways: through attracting Eminent Scholars to Georgia's research universities; through helping create centers of research excellence and through converting research into products, services and jobs that drive the economy. To learn more about GRA, visit www.gra.org

Fireside Chat plus Social Media Format Encourage Participation

ATLANTA (May 23, 2011) - Two of the hottest topics in the Health Information Technology (HIT) field are finding capital and supporting innovation, and they will be the focus of a May 26th meeting of Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Health. TAG is the state's leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia's technology industry.

A "fireside chat" with industry leaders will be followed by an interactive discussion that will include text and tweet input. During the Town Hall portion of the meeting, audience input will be projected on the big screen with the opportunity to participate onsite and remotely. The meeting will be held from 7:30-9:00 AM in the Metro Atlanta Chamber Boardroom.

This community meeting is a prelude to the 2011 Health IT Leadership Summit, which will include program modules on capital and innovation, two key building blocks for success that can also be insurmountable obstacles. These topics were identified based upon feedback from the highly successful 2010 Summit, which attracted 500+ participants for the daylong conference.

Speakers for the May 26th TAG Health meeting include Mark Reiboldt, Vice President, Coker Capital Advisors, and H. Morgan Crafts, Jr., PMP, MBA Chief Information Officer, Public Health, Health IT, Northrop Grumman Corporation. Moderator will be Dan Rivera, Area Director, Government, Education and Medical Region, Enterprise Solution Sales, Intel Americas, Inc.

The Twitter hash tag will be #GAHealthIT, and anyone can participate by going to Tweetchat and typing GAHealthIT in the search box. Beginning at 7:55, announcements, questions and comments will be posted to that everyone can chime in. Messages or questions can be sent to @gahealthit in advance of the meeting.

Registration and additional information are available here or on the TAG website at www.tagonline.org.

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 13,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.

SEO Service Opens New Doors in Online Markets



Atlanta, Georgia - May 27, 2011- Vayu Media offers local search engine optimization services to help businesses gain an edge on the Internet. Vayu Media is an Internet marketing company that offers SEO service to businesses looking to gain ground online.

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Searchers on the Internet frequently look for products in their local area. This is where local search engine optimization comes into play. When a location is added to a search, localized optimization becomes incredibly useful. This gets a company's page to show up near the top of lists searched in their immediate area, thus helping the company get its name out.

Vayu Media is an Atlanta SEO Company that specializes in this type of service. They understand that normal media is more expensive than Internet marketing. Internet marketing lets businesses focus on a certain area and group of people in a way that isn't offered by traditional sources.



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Newly Established Georgia Team Handball Club Won Silver At The USA Team Handball Championships in Salt Lake City, UT

Atlanta, GA - May 24, 2010 -

One of the most popular international sports is very well represented in Atlanta, Georgia.  Olympic Team Handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory.  The 1996 Olympic games brought team handball to Atlanta, several club teams were founded and initially flourished.  However, the lack of funding limited the growth potential of the sport on American soil and Atlanta was left without an active club team in 2010. 

The Georgia Handball Club was founded late in 2010 as a new team handball club accepted and supported by the USA Team Handball Association.  The establishment of the club was possible by the dedication to the sport of Damir Hecimovic (Coach) who played professionally in Bosnia. With the help of the USA Team Handball Association Damir has recruited players that are new to the sport or have played the sport at various levels in other countries.  The current make up of the Georgia Handball Club reflects the international popularity of the sport.  Players on the roster originate from countries including Germany, France, Poland, Slovakia, Serbia, Bosnia & the United States.  "Atlanta is an international city, our club proves this.  It wouldn't be possible to start a new team handball club without the international community" explained Damir. 


The club practices at a church gym in Snellville on a court about half the official size and with only one goal that was built by team member Dusko Ladisic.  One of the team members Stefan Bader lives in Greenville, SC and drives around 2 hours each way to be able to play the sport he missed playing since moving from Germany to the United States. This dedication to the sport allowed the team to travel to Salt Lake City and compete in the USA Team Handball Championship Open tournament.  The team didn't have a lot of opportunity to get game fit. Currently there isn't an active Team Handball league in the South Eastern United States.  However, all these obstacles just made the group of players more determined.  With only one substitution player on the bench the team travelled to Salt Lake City.  They beat Seattle, New York, Tuscan Raiders, Los Angeles and competed closely with the 10 time champions New York Athletic Club in the final.  The lack of bench depth with only one bench player caught up with the bruised team after 5 hard hitting games.  After initial disappointment the team reflected back and was very proud of the accomplishment.   "Silver shines as gold to us; we weren't even sure if we would have enough players to register for the tournament, so winning a silver is an enormous achievement" reflected Damir Hecimovic.

Any athletes interested in Team Handball should contact the coach Damir Hecimovic. The team is currently sponsored by Gourmet Euro Foods and SEO Services Firm Vayu Media.  If you would like to support the Georgia Handball Club please contact Damir Hecimovic at hecimovic6 (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Jacksonville, FL - May 20, 2011 - MDI announces that it is pioneering developments in the field of healthcare intelligence and healthcare data warehousing. MDI provides essential services to government and medical industries such as analytics solutions, data management services, Internet decision support systems, assessments for clinical quality, risk measurement, and reporting.

Their primary products include the Carepoint custom provider network, Viewpoint claims assessment and Viewpoint claims monitoring, as well as Viewpoint healthcare data warehouse and analytics. These products provide trusted essential services to the many clients who serve patients and support those who work to improve their lives.

MDI is continually researching new technologies in the area of healthcare data and intelligence and strives to ensure clients' needs are met through care protocols and team-based assessment and support. MDI scrutinizes all of its programs and evaluates advances in technology development to allow the highest quality service. MDI searches diligently for new markets to pursue and constantly questions how best to meet client needs. MDI's experience with federal contracts and healthcare professionals ensures efficient, expert service whether clients are managing and analyzing data, eliminating errors and duplications on billing, or storing healthcare data. MDI clients provide valuable support to patients in every area of care and provide a reliable network upon which patients depend.

About MDI: By collecting all their healthcare data in one location, clients increase their flexibility in managing care assessment. MDI offers advanced solutions to the expanding field of health care data management. MDI is constantly pursuing innovative solutions for the unique needs of the healthcare industry. They work with clients to establish relationships and seek to change the face of healthcare risk management, data collection and analysis, and care support.

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9th Annual WEBChallenge focused on Engaging Students in S.T.E.M. Learning

Atlanta (May 11, 2011) -- TAG Education Collaborative, the charitable arm of the Technology Association of Georgia that is focused on science, technology, engineering and math (S.T.E.M.) education initiatives, is announcing the winners of its 9th Annual WEBChallenge Scholarship Program. The WEBChallenge program engages teams of high school students in a competition to build an application of their choosing (simple game, tutorial, etc.) that teaches other students a topic related to science, technology, engineering or math (S.T.E.M) in a new and engaging way.

This year's challenge attracted nearly 200 students from 14 high schools throughout the state and included two virtual teams of home schooled students from as far away as Connecticut and New Jersey. TAG-Ed awarded scholarships totaling nearly $25,000 to 25 of those students in a special awards ceremony held at the offices of McKesson Corporation. Robert Hendricks Jr., SVP, Program and Portfolio Management, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, addressed the students on the opportunity for students interested in pursuing technology careers.

Winning teams were evaluated and received awards based upon their ability to develop a Web-based application using a systems development process that is typical of a real-world development, though on a smaller scale. Students developed plans and tracked progress in the planning, constructing, testing, and implementation phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

For the first time, faculty members that supported the winning teams received a stipend for their supply budgets. "We wanted to recognize the teachers that supported these teams with a few more resources for their classroom. This stipend is a small appreciation for the tremendous time and energy these teachers put into their students." said Michael Robertson, Executive Director of TAG Education Collaborative.

Final web applications were judged by members of the business community, educators and other students. Scholarship prizes were awarded to the top 2 teams in the following categories:

• Best Concept

o   Team R & R - Collins Hill High School

§  Students - Renee Crozier, Rachel Crozier

§  Faculty Advisor - Stacy Byous

o   Commented Out - Virtual  Homeschool Team based out of Mt. Pisgah Christian School

§  Students Nathaniel Pawelczyk, Nicholas Ward

§  Faculty Advisor - Derek Otieno

• Most Effective Implementation

o   Team ICE - Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology

§  Students - Insiya Ahmed, Courtney Jackson, Esther Tonea

§  Faculty Advisor - Patricia Caldwell

o   The Masterminds - Johns Creek High School

§  Students - Sudarshan Muralidhar, Anish Narayanan

§  Faculty Advisor - Michelle Morris

• Best Documentation Package

o   Geodaesia Labs - Virtual Homeschool team based out of Mt. Pisgah Christian School

§  Students - Jeremy Bartz, Jonathon Page, Kai Ninomiya

§  Faculty Advisor - Derek Otieno

o   Team Voyager - North Cobb High School

§  Students - Logan Genet, Steven Welday, Ariel Scott, Tiffany Zhang

§  Faculty Advisor - Pam Shattles

• Judges Prize for Best Overall Creativity

o   The Mountain View Bears - Mountain View High School

§  Students - Brian Abbott, Robert Compton

§  Faculty Advisor - Rosemary Lengsas

o   Bones R' Us - Fulton Science Academy High School

§  Students - Diana Mathabela, Amina Madhlom, Lauren Hall

§  Faculty Advisor - Tahir Duzyol

• Grand Prize for Best Overall Entry

o   Mango Farm - Meadowcreek High School

§  Students - Quang Vo, William Goonsantiviboon, Breana Ma, Briyick Sibrian

§  Faculty Advisor - Pintu Thaker

o   Team ICE - Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology

§  Students - Insiya Ahmed, Courtney Jackson, Esther Tonea

                                    §  Faculty Advisor - Patricia Caldwell

The TAG Education Collaborative is dedicated to strengthening Georgia's future workforce by uniting Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) resources with leading education initiatives while emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Tino Mantella, President of TAG added, "I continue to be amazed at the quality of work that high school students can produce. The WEBChallenge program is intended to give students an opportunity developing technology and gaining valuable skills to better prepare them for future technology careers."

For more information on the WEBChallenge, visit www.tagedonline.org or contact Michael Robertson, Executive Director of TAG Education Collaborative at mrobertson@tagonline.org .

About TAG Education Collaborative

TAG Education Collaborative initiatives include a student internship program, the WebChallenge competition for high school students, and the Vine Event, a fundraiser launched in 2009 which has raised more than $80,000 to support STEM education. The TAG Education Collaborative provides middle school and high school programs designed to provide these students with hands-on activities that enable them to gain an appreciation for the opportunities available in STEM careers. For additional information, visit TAG Education Collaborative or contact Michael Robertson at (404) 920 - 2038 or mrobertson@tagonline.org

ATLANTA (May 9, 2011) - The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and TechAmerica Foundation today announced that NanoLumens, the Atlanta-based developer of the world's largest and lightest flexible video displays, has been selected as a finalist in the Breakthrough Technology category for the American Technology Awards, also known as "The Termans." The Termans bestow the only national "Best Of" awards recognizing all technology products and services throughout the nation. Winners will be announced on June 15 at TechAmerica Foundation's Ninth Annual Technology and Government Dinner in Washington, D.C.

"We are honored to be a finalist for the Breakthrough Technology Award," said Rick Cope, NanoLumens CEO. "NanoLumens unique innovations have created the world's largest, lightest, flexible displays. NanoLumens' thin, lightweight displays represent years of breakthrough R&D by some of the brightest minds in the global display industry. The result is a product that introduces countless new possibilities for out-of-home media, architects, exhibit and environmental design firms."

NanoLumens was selected as one of four prestigious finalists in the Breakthrough Technology category from numerous companies across the nation for its Flex Display Technology. The finalists also include VQ OrthoCare for its BioniCare Knee System & OActive Brace, Microsoft for its Kinect gaming device and Agilyx for its Plastic to Fuel Process. Nominations for The Termans are vetted by industry experts and TechAmerica Foundation leadership.

"This year we saw a number of nominations from many companies new to the competition" said Dallas Advisory Partners Founder, and TechAmerica Foundation Chairman, David Sanders. "We congratulate all of this year's finalists, and look forward to celebrating their achievements with them at the Technology and Government Dinner."

The Termans are presented every year at TechAmerica Foundation's Technology and Government Dinner, which is a premier Washington, D.C. networking event bringing hundreds of industry, congressional and government leaders together at one venue to celebrate the partnership between industry and government. They were named after Frederick Terman who was credited as being the father of Silicon Valley. For more information, please visit http://www.techamericafoundation.org/technology-government.

TAG is the Georgia regional office for TechAmerica.

About NanoLumens

NanoLumens is a display technology innovator that has combined a comprehensive portfolio of patented technologies to create thin, flexible, lightweight digital video displays. From trade show booths or indoor events to massive airport ceiling drops, NanoLumens video displays can be adapted to just about any application, shape or size - and rolled to pack and transport easily. The versatile displays are a cutting edge solution to fundamentally enhance any space through digital architecture. With over 20 patents issued or pending, the firm's technical advisors include some of the brightest leaders of the global display industry. The company's headquarters, engineering and contract manufacturing facilities are all located in the metro Atlanta region. (www.nanolumens.com)

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 13,000 members and hosting over 150 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provide rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com.

About TechAmerica Foundation

TechAmerica Foundation educates executives, policymakers, opinion leaders on the size, scope, outlook, and impact of the technology industry and on policies that enable and promote technological innovations to advance prosperity, security, and the general welfare. Launched in 1981, the Foundation is a 501c(3) non-profit affiliate of TechAmerica, which is the leading voice and resource for the U.S. technology industry. The Foundation disseminates award-winning industry, policy, and market research covering topics such as U.S. competitiveness in a global economy, innovation in government, and other areas of national interest. It also organizes conferences and seminars to explore pertinent issues with government and industry representatives and to share the Foundation's findings. Learn more about TechAmerica Foundation at www.techamericafoundation.org.

Improving Your Website Page Rank With Search Engine Ranking Optimization Helps Survive the Economic Meltdown

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Atlanta, GA, May 3, 2011-- Alyssa Lane Fowler of McKesson was the winner of the First Annual Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Diversity Leadership Award presented at a dinner ceremony April 26th at Villa Christina. Lisa McVey, CIO of McKesson nominated Ms. Fowler for her outstanding leadership of internal diversity initiatives and made the introduction at the event. Alyssa shared her passion for her efforts by making an impromptu speech after receiving her award that inspired all attendees.

Ashley Crepsac of Intercontinental Hotels Group was one of three finalists and was introduced for his outstanding work with developing global online communities by Li Yu Lo of IHG.

Rosalia Thomas of IBM was the third finalist and was nominated and introduced by Genelle Betterson of IBM for inspired leadership of IBM Atlanta Metro Area Diversity Council.

"This was a very tough decision and we spent a great deal of time reviewing all the finalists" said Greg Parker, Co-Chair of TAG Diversity. "We were overwhelmed with the quality, passion and dedication of all the nominees but particularly the dedication of our finalists and the impact they had on their organizations" Rebecca Hoke, Co-chair TAG diversity board added.

The award is presented to an individual who proved to be a superstar leveraging differences within their organization to increase productivity, efficiency, profits, revenues and employee morale. The award is given in April of each year.

Photos from the event are available online at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150178159396409.302997.133288386408

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 13,000 members and hosting over 150 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provide rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com.

TAG Diversity provides a collaborative environment for professionals in the technology community for education and increased awareness on the benefit to business goals when differences are leveraged within their organizations. Our focus is on helping professionals manage creative, intellectual, cultural, ethnic, generational, gender & lifestyle diversity to achieve positive outcomes.

In the past, when you had something that you wanted to market, a business, a product or a service, you would sink as much money as possible into radio, TV and print adds to get the word out about your business venture. However, now that most people spend as much time online as they do doing anything else, the approach to marketing has had to change. This is because standard methods of marketing and advertising no long work on the medium of the Internet. What is becomes the Internet equivalent to a top flight advertising and marketing agency is the search engine optimization service.
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If you are looking to increase your search engine ranks, improve your websites traffic and improve the profitability of your website or Internet based business, you should seriously consider using an SEO company for your online marketing needs.

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Atlanta, Georgia - May 13, 2011 - Local business marketing has become increasingly popular with the recent strategy adopted by search engine giants like Google to focus on local business listings. To harness the potential of this broad segment of the online market, Atlanta SEO company Vayu Media LLC offers effective search engine positioning services. These services are geared toward improving website ranking and position on the search engine results pages of Google.

A number of clients have observed a marked difference in their revenue generation and sales figures after signing up for Vayu Media's services. The company's service portfolio contains a wide array of online businesses that are vying for a strong, customized, and successful online marketing and advertising strategy. This is precisely where Vayu Media steps in and helps small businesses maximize their potential return on investment.

"Our underlying working strategy is designed to help small and local businesses," says Vayu Media. "Our business model is open to servicing all types of local businesses, including those that are still testing the waters when it comes to online advertising and marketing." The search engine positioning service offered by this Atlanta SEO company helps online businesses grab the top spot to enhance their online visibility. In addition, the organic SEO methodologies that Vayu media follows are always white hat SEO techniques. This ensures that their clients retain the top spot in the search results and business listings.

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Atlanta Immigration Attorney Karen Weinstock Explains HB87.

 

 

Atlanta, GA Monday, April 18, 2011 -

 

Last week, the Georgia legislature passed HB87, a state immigration law trying to combat illegal immigration. HB87 is a bill modeled after Arizona's controversial anti-immigrant law. Among other provisions, the bill allows local police to investigate the immigration status of individuals and requires businesses to verify work eligibility of new hires through E-Verify, a flawed federal employment verification system, Atlanta immigration attorney Karen Weinstock reports.

The bill now goes to Governor Nathan Deal who has indicated he will sign the bill despite pleas from Georgia's business community who rightly fear the law will hurt the state's employers, especially in the critical tourism, farming and hospitality industries.

"The legislature ignored the state's $1.3 billion budget shortfall, and Georgia businesses stand to lose much more" said Karen Weinstock, Atlanta immigration lawyer and the managing attorney of the Atlanta Immigration Law Firm Siskind Susser.

"Even though the Arizona law passed, it has not been implemented fully and has been deemed unconstitutional, Arizona lost a whopping $490 million from lost tourism revenue plus $141 million from cancelled conferences, including a quarter billion dollars in lost economic output, a projected $86 million in lost wages, 2,800 jobs over the next two to three years and more than $1 million that the state has already spent on legal fees defending it", added the Atlanta immigration attorney Karen Weinstock. "Plans for an economic boycott of Georgia are underway in a similar way to Arizona. Georgia stands to lose much more because it is in third place for conventions versus Arizona which was 17", added the Atlanta immigration lawyer.

"This law is unconstitutional because it oversteps the Federal government's sole authority to enforce the immigration laws according to the priorities the Federal government, not the state, determines", said Karen Weinstock, the immigration lawyer in Atlanta.

"The judge in the Arizona case and the 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld the injunction against Arizona from implementing its immigration law found that the law's negative impact on foreign relations weighed in favor of upholding the injunction, as did the potential to create a patchwork of similar legislation in all fifty states, which is what is happening now", added the head of the Georgia Immigration Law Firm.

The courts in the Arizona case held that the provision where officers could arrest a person who they "reasonably" suspect of being in the country illegally is preempted by federal law because it cannot supersede the 287(g) programs.

"The Arizona law that made it a state crime to fail to carry immigration papers, and to work or even solicit work without federal authorization were found unconstitutional in the Arizona case as they will be found with HB87 in Georgia because Congress left no room for states to regulate the carrying of federal immigration documents, and because Congress decided to penalize employers, not employees, for the hiring of undocumented workers" said the Atlanta immigration attorney.

 "I already know about a few organizations that are planning to sue the state once the law passes on the same anti-constitutional grounds. States should stay out of regulating immigration law which is a federal issue, and instead put pressure on the representative in the U.S. Senate and Congress to fix this broken immigration system we have in this country", concluded the Atlanta immigration lawyer Karen Weinstock.

 

Media Contact: Karen Weinstock

404-935-0056

Kweinstock (at) visalaw (dot) com

 

About Siskind Susser:

Siskind Susser is one of the largest immigration law firms in North America and it Atlanta Immigration Attorney , a part of the Atlanta immigration law firm have experience handling all aspects of American immigration and nationality law. Our Atlanta immigration lawyers provide consultations to corporations and individuals on immigration law issues and represent clients before the U.S. government. We are committed to providing quality and efficient service, and are one of the top ranking U.S. immigration law firms.

 

 

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Whether you have a website for your business already or are planning on getting one in the future, it is crucial that it is properly designed. If you don't have it designed for both people and search engines like Google and Bing, it will never bring you new business. And if the website is not going to help you make more money, it is useless. Thankfully, you can hire a search engine optimization service to make your website more effective if you already have one or they can build you a new one the right way if you don't have one yet.
Many business owners want to know why they cannot just have a website that will bring them more business. There are several reasons why that is the case, but the main one is the fact that Google wants to show people the most relevant result to what they are searching for. So if they are searching for your products or services, why should Google show your site rather than your competitors? By hiring an SEO Service, you will be able to make sure people see you first. If you don't, they will probably find your competition first.
The best part about SEO Services is that they don't just help your site to rank better in the search engines, they help it to convert better. So when potential customers come to your site, they will not simply hit the back button on their browser. They will feel compelled to call you and schedule an appointment or order from you. You will then be able to convert them into long term, paying customers. You will not have to worry about your website's performance and will be able to focus on your business and providing the best customer service instead.
Don't underestimate what search engine optimization experts can do for your bottom line. They will help you to get the best return on your investment in a website, and that will help you to solidify your company's future. More people are going online to find what they need than ever before, so you should be there waiting for them.

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Jennifer Dunphy VP Marketing  of Atlanta Internet Marketing Firm Vayu Media Will Be The Featured SEO Expert During The 2011 Digital Summit.

Atlanta, GA - May 9th, 2011 -

Digital Summit 2011 taking place on May 16th-17th at Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, GA will be attended by hundreds of Internet executives, online marketers, entrepreneurs, web strategists, bloggers, and investors for expert content on opportunities and trends created by the latest in web innovation.  Attendees will hear from dozens of industry thought leaders and innovators on topics such as Social Media, Mobile, Cloud Computing, Web Analytics, Online Advertising, Ecommerce, Email, and Search and much more.

In addition to learning from thought leading keynotes, actionable presentations and expert panels - attendees will have numerous networking opportunities to make lasting relationships, while also exposed to some of the top new internet firms in the demo showcase.



 Jennifer Dunphy, VP Marketing of Vayu Media the premier internet marketing agency in Atlanta will be the featured SEO expert speaker at the Summit.  Jennifer Dunphy has provided her marketing and public relations expertise to the business community since 2005. Through her efforts, Vayu Media has seen significant growth year after year, becoming the premier  Atlanta Internet Marketing Firm, been featured on CBS, and has maintained an A-rating by the Better Business Bureau.  Jennifer has been nominated two years standing as one of the Small Business People of the year, through the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.  She is a Google AdWords certified professional, as well as a SEMPO certified Professional. Jennifer is also an active member of TAG, The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, The German Chamber of Commerce and Corporate Connections.
 

Any questions regarding Atlanta SEO Company Vayu Media and their services should be directed to Jennifer Dunphy at jdunphy (at) vayumedia (dot) com.

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Ponte Vedra, Fla. - May, 2011 - MDI has a new state of the art, Web-based, data warehousing, management, and reporting system. The software offers new features such as disease monitor integration, medical risk score modeling, enhanced predictive modeling and reporting, data cubing, and enhanced pharmacy data. This new software is igniting interest in all areas of the healthcare industry and creating new ways to think about healthcare.

The new features push Viewpoint Analytics well beyond the capabilities of most current healthcare data solutions and can help an unlimited number of employers, providers, and people in the healthcare industry, take control of their data, thus improving the quality of care, while at the same time reducing spending.

The revolutionary improvements occur in three vital areas, health data analysis, healthcare informatics, and healthcare claims audits. By improving the healthcare claims audit, healthcare informatics, and health data analysis, the system will make the entire healthcare experience more pleasant, more efficient, and less costly.

Some areas where Viewpoint will do a much better job than past systems are advanced claims analysis, recovery of over-payments, simplifying the process, more detailed reporting, and more advanced hosting and security. The elimination of costly errors plays a huge part in the way Viewpoint will streamline and improve the system.

About MDI:

MDI is determined to lead the way in creating a new paradigm in the approach to health data analysis and healthcare informatics. For nearly 20 years they have offered a unique approach to the business, to their customers, and to the members of their team. MDI serves clients across 31 states and Puerto Rico. For more information about MDI, Health Data Analysis, Healthcare Informatics, and the Healthcare Claim Audit, visit them at www.medint.com.

Contact:
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512-931-7796
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ATLANTA (April 27, 2011) - The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) today announced the formation of its newest society, TAG Data Governance. The mission of the society is to raise awareness of data governance as a transformational business function and to foster a collaborative non-competitive environment for data governance professionals to share their experiences and showcase their successes. TAG Data Governance is holding a formation and interest meeting on Wednesday, April 27 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Defoor Centre.

"Given the pervasiveness of data leaks and countless new opportunities to optimize data usage, a new area of management has transpired--data governance," said Tino Mantella, president and CEO of TAG. "Because many organizations still struggle with organizing and securely managing their data, we are proud to add TAG Data Governance as our 30th society. As with our other societies, we believe this will be an invaluable resource to help educate, inform and unite Georgia's stakeholders in this space."

Among many definitions in the marketplace, data governance is defined as the formal and informal process of managing data within an organization. What is done to control the data - good or bad - is data governance.

By joining the TAG Data Governance, members will gain the opportunity to network with others in their industry and discuss strategies of building a world class data governance office. The Data Governance Society will create the kind of coordinated, industry-wide approach that is required for data governance to grow beyond its IT roots and take its proper place as a core business function that helps to drive businesses into new markets and grow revenue.

The Data Governance society is chaired by the Senior Director of Data Governance at McKesson Corporation, John Eisenhauer. The society board consists of Rick Young and Niki Rabren at 3 Sage Consulting, Steve Strout and Mario Brenner at Black Watch Data, Johannes Dorsch at JD Consulting Group and Holly Starling at McKesson Corporation.

"Data is an elusive concept that underlies everything we do and controlling it takes discipline and focus," said John A. Eisenhauer, senior director of Data Governance at McKesson Corporation. "The most successful businesses sense this and build business intelligence and data management practices. Few, however, have recognized to the true strategic power of governing their data proactively. The Data Governance Society seeks to evolve data into a foundation for operational effectiveness and a platform for strategic agility and unique competitive positioning."

The TAG Data Governance society formation meeting is open to the public with light hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. TAG members may attend for free and non-members will have a nominal entry fee. The meeting will be held at the Defoor Centre, located at 1710 Defoor Avenue, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. For more information visit www.tagonline.org/tag-data-governance.php

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 13,000 members and hosting over 150 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com.

As you may probably know, Google's algorithm has changed. The new edition of the ranking system affects close to 12% of the total queries being made and that's a huge number!

What has exactly changed? They took into consideration the quality of the content that content farms produce. Huge organizations were built by producing tons of content just for the sake of it. Article directories were also hit, seeing their rankings plummet lower by a great factor.

But does this concern YOU?

Truth is that it depends. If you were an article marketer that used article directories and/or just created pages on Squidoo, without having a main domain to post your own content, I feel for you. The sad thing is that no one told you this thing will happen and chances are, you were caught off guard. The truth is that this couldn't last forever. With the huge growth of the internet and the amazing marketing opportunities for companies and individuals, it's logical that everyone would jump onto the bandwagon. Therefore, for someone without the technical know-how and techniques needed to succeed due to increasing competition, the quantity they produced, had to rise if they wanted to stay ahead.

As the average quality dropped, article directories, blogs and generally speaking the whole internet started to have lower standards as far as content was concerned and therefore, article quality of big sites was impacted.

This thing couldn't last forever and if Google didn't do something about it, visitors would gradually lose their trust in it. As a necessary step, Google decided to manually review sites and also gather feedback from the users too. So even if you were writing amazing articles on E-Zine articles for example, you would still see a difference.

If I have my own blog, will this affect me?

Think of it this way. If you stumbled upon a blog like yours and found the articles useful, then there's no way it will affect you. On the contrary, you will see an increase in visits due to the fact that content farms will lose their powerful rankings.

If I have my own blog but still use article marketing to promote it?

Then you're one of the luckiest losers of this whole situation. You will still get visitors to your main properties and at the same time be able to continue growing your Blog as a whole. The only shift in your daily routine will be that you will spend less time writing for article directories and invest more in your own properties' content, and that's a great thing!

If my only existence in the internet marketing space was through article marketing and all the links were promoting affiliate offers?

Then I would suggest to act now and act fast! You should get your own domain name and your own hosting account and start your own web property. Now you will have to pay more attention than ever to quality and start building from there.

Instead of Writing an article and sending a link directly to the affiliate in order to make a sale, you should Write the article, send the link to your main page (or an inner article page of your blog) and then start writing quality articles that make the sale. You can do the same for the existing articles too! It will help a lot. Don't get me wrong, in the beginning you will lose even more sales but with this method you will:

    - Build an audience that you wouldn't otherwise have.
    - Build an email list with readers that trust you. And by the way, a list will convert 10 times better than just an affiliate link.
    - Brand your self as an authority and not as someone who just wrote another article on the Internet.
    - Become your own master and never be affected by other user's greed and sloppiness again.

You could argue with me right here and say that it would be better to start the new blog from scratch, without changing the content farm links and you wouldn't be wrong, but the end result will be much better if you do. If you change the links destination from the affiliate site to your own blog instead, you will lose close to 80% of your sales from those articles, at least in the beginning. The benefit though, is that you will be able to grow your blog much faster than if you were starting from scratch and have visitors even from day one. Keep in mind that the affiliate links on the posts that have already been reposted on other blogs (other than the content farm) won't be changed and therefore you won't lose those conversions. To make a long story short, embrace the change, it would happen sooner or later anyway. It's better now than later on in the future. If you build your new web property, you will soon find out that this was what you should have done from day one. Don't let this change discourage you and work your way to the top with a new plan. And please take my advice, buy your own domain, host it on a hosting account, don't take the easy way again and go to blogger or wordpress.com and host it there; you are being penalized for other people's content already, don't let it happen again! It will be a bit more difficult to set up your own blog from scratch, but it's totally worth it! And if you are the last category of people who used article marketing to sell products, without owning your own blog, while writing one article in 5 minutes, well buddy you were lucky while it lasted, please don't blame Google or Content Farms.

Google announced a major change to its search algorithm, designed to weed out shallow and low-quality content from its top search results. Content farms were seen by many as the target. Were they hit? Who was hit? Some figures are coming out.

If you were expecting these figures to show Demand Media's eHow site to have been harmed -- surprise! Two studies show eHow actually gained. I'm still crunching through some of the figures, but the biggest "content farm" type brand that seems to have suffered are Associated Content.

Sistrix's Visibility Index Losers

Over at Sistrix, the company crunched through 1 million keywords that is says it has before and after placement data about. It then ranked these by a "visibility" index value that Sistrix created, which takes into account the number of keyword positions lost, specific ranking position and estimated clickthrough rate from those results.

Using an index makes some sense, because if you just rank by the percentage of keywords lost, you get some sites with relatively few ranking positions dominating the top "losers" list. Below, the domains that lost the most total visibility, according to Sistrix:

Domain	Visibility Index Loss	SISTRIX (percentage loss)
wisegeek.com	93.3622	-77%
ezinearticles.com	58.4273	-90%
suite101.com	50.755	-94%
hubpages.com	47.7632	-87%
yourdictionary.com	39.5044	-74%
brothersoft.com	37.6418	-66%
buzzle.com	36.7005	-85%
associatedcontent.com	35.7198	-93%
freedownloadscenter.com	27.2522	-90%
essortment.com	23.4146	-91%
fixya.com	22.9456	-80%
americantowns.com	22.6942	-91%
lovetoknow.com	21.4714	-83%
articlesbase.com	18.7999	-94%
howtodothings.com	17.8122	-84%
mahalo.com	17.2586	-84%
automotive.com	16.9008	-71%
business.com	16.104	-93%
doityourself.com	15.9952	-77%
merchantcircle.com	15.7573	-85%
thefind.com	15.6825	-83%
wrongdiagnosis.com	15.5617	-73%
findarticles.com	15.2418	-90%
faqs.org	15.0573	-91%
tradekey.com	15.0415	-89%

Note that the table above is slightly different than what you'll find at the Sistrix site itself. I created the chart using a spreadsheet that Sistrix sent to me (more about that below), sorted by the same factor that Sistrix says it used for its own post. I'm checking on this.

Sistrix: Most Keyword Rankings Lost

Upon request, Sistrix will send people a full list of 331 domains that were found to have lost in its analysis. With Sistrix's permission, here are the top 100 domains that suffered losses, sorted by total number of keyword positions lost. Also show is the percentage loss. For example, AssociatedContent.com was found to have 216,419 top rankings before the change, which dropped to 53,512 rankings after -- a loss of 162,917, or 75%.

Domain	Positions Lost	% Loss
associatedcontent.com	162,917	75%
suite101.com	141,469	79%
ezinearticles.com	130,231	71%
hubpages.com	102,820	67%
buzzle.com	62,049	72%
merchantcircle.com	58,666	63%
wisegeek.com	52,084	70%
articlesbase.com	50,909	62%
findarticles.com	44,621	69%
answerbag.com	41,260	61%
examiner.com	39,509	56%
manta.com	36,945	48%
freedownloadscenter.com	34,494	81%
yourdictionary.com	32,981	67%
lovetoknow.com	31,711	64%
trails.com	29,835	78%
thefind.com	29,011	39%
travelpod.com	28,513	68%
brothersoft.com	27,594	40%
docstoc.com	26,650	56%
fixya.com	25,867	42%
howtodothings.com	25,621	77%
mahalo.com	24,135	71%
insiderpages.com	23,346	70%
faqs.org	22,506	67%
prlog.org	22,254	57%
kaboodle.com	21,949	39%
citytowninfo.com	21,615	86%
shopwiki.com	21,528	43%
roadsideamerica.com	21,510	73%
buzzillions.com	21,421	48%
tradekey.com	21,096	56%
essortment.com	20,042	73%
uptake.com	19,655	58%
encyclopedia.com	19,625	51%
helium.com	18,931	66%
wordiq.com	18,877	77%
springerlink.com	18,625	49%
livestrong.com	18,175	38%
business.com	16,743	78%
doityourself.com	16,386	70%
americantowns.com	16,201	62%
prnewswire.com	15,162	70%
cinemablend.com	14,259	72%
epodunk.com	14,190	78%
vodpod.com	13,766	38%
labnol.org	13,541	85%
medicalnewstoday.com	13,426	75%
mytravelguide.com	13,340	69%
highbeam.com	13,324	34%
blogcritics.org	13,312	57%
chacha.com	12,900	48%
retrevo.com	12,601	35%
sharewareconnection.com	12,600	54%
planetware.com	12,387	75%
ptf.com	12,380	41%
digitaltrends.com	12,154	67%
testfreaks.com	11,938	63%
galttech.com	11,804	76%
aceshowbiz.com	11,639	67%
userinstinct.com	11,410	47%
viewpoints.com	11,191	55%
destination360.com	11,167	76%
topshareware.com	11,000	48%
consumeraffairs.com	10,832	80%
onsugar.com	10,699	40%
stateuniversity.com	10,560	70%
allbusiness.com	10,423	63%
blurtit.com	10,331	47%
everything2.com	10,298	76%
kioskea.net	9,781	32%
travelpost.com	9,412	75%
wrongdiagnosis.com	9,293	52%
technorati.com	9,135	67%
whosdatedwho.com	8,986	58%
entrepreneur.com	8,974	75%
slideshare.net	8,909	27%
geek.com	8,632	65%
gizmag.com	8,594	46%
mp3.com	8,577	64%
trendhunter.com	8,539	66%
fotosearch.com	8,473	48%
daniweb.com	8,316	61%
iloveindia.com	8,240	58%
eventful.com	7,948	55%
globalsources.com	7,927	34%
songkick.com	7,908	50%
eggheadcafe.com	7,828	47%
ubergizmo.com	7,807	73%
ez-tracks.com	7,779	62%
popcrunch.com	7,728	63%
ghacks.net	7,695	78%
healthcentral.com	7,660	59%
5min.com	7,652	62%
famouswhy.com	7,619	63%
fanpix.net	7,445	64%
ilike.com	7,401	62%
torrentreactor.net	7,252	29%
bellaonline.com	7,171	69%
hotel-rates.com	7,124	67%

Ubergizmo Disagrees

Look toward the end of the chart above, and you'll see site Ubergizmo listed. However, in the comments below, Ubergizmo's Hubert Nguyen suggests that Sistrix has it wrong. His site's search related traffic has gone up since the change, and he's posted a chart to back that up:

The data is from Google Webmaster Central. What could be happening is that Sistrix is right -- Ubergizmo may have lost rankings -- but it might also be better placed in some other searches where it has retained these but other sites have dropped.

Sistrix: Biggest Percentage Keyword Rankings Lost

Below, a top 25 list, this time sorting by the biggest percentage losses suffered, from the Sistrix list:

Domain	Positions Lost	% Loss
transitionsabroad.com	3,752	88%
citytowninfo.com	21,615	86%
labnol.org	13,541	85%
thedailygreen.com	6,359	83%
webreference.com	2,717	83%
daviddarling.info	3,236	83%
referenceforbusiness.com	5,468	83%
webdevelopersnotes.com	3,229	81%
1000ventures.com	1,354	81%
freedownloadscenter.com	34,494	81%
worldwidelearn.com	4,326	81%
educationworld.com	4,924	80%
cultofmac.com	4,535	80%
cnx.org	3,657	80%
consumeraffairs.com	10,832	80%
techblissonline.com	4,590	80%
madehow.com	2,964	79%
suite101.com	141,469	79%
fabjob.com	1,039	79%
world66.com	5,966	79%
guidetoonlineschools.com	2,281	79%
petplace.com	2,662	79%
forleasebyowner.com	1,239	79%
geckoandfly.com	4,041	79%
knowledgehound.com	1,211	78%

Sistrix: Demand Media & eHow Escape!

Interestingly, for an update that was targeted at content farms (in my view, nor am I alone in that view), Demand Media's flagship eHow.com site doesn't make the list. Over 300 other sites saw a "visibility index" drop worse than eHow. In fact, Sistrix says that eHow actually went up in visibility value (from 270 to 310) and increased the number of top rankings held, from 317,320 to 324,021.

A few of Demand Media's other sites did see losses. AnswerBag.com and Trails.com just made the end of Sistrix's top 25 visibility losers (in my chart using Sistrix's data, they'd come in at 32 and 34, respectively. In terms of positions lost, LiveStrong was ranked 39th on a percentage basis but only 293 in total number lost. AnswerBag ranked 10th in total number lost, and Trails.com 16th. On a percentage basis, AnswerBag was way back at 158th while Trails.com was 27th.

Overall, I'd say Demand Media did well in this update, at least according to Sistrix's data.

SEOBook On Losers...

Over at SEObook, Aaron Wall takes the Sistrix numbers above and tries to come up with a winners list. He's come up with a list of sites that seem similar to eHow (which is run by Demand Media, and which is NOT in the Sistrix top ten above but which is considered by some to be a content farm). He then takes that list of sites to see which have had gains and losses in traffic. Top losses:

1. ezinearticles.com
2. associatedcontent.com
3. suite101.com
4. hubpages.com
5. buzzle.com

And Winners

And sites with top traffic gains:

1. youtube.com
2. ebay.com
3. facebook.com
4. instructables.com

Keep in mind this isn't comprehensive, not in the least. There could be -- and probably are -- sites that have gained much more from the update. But figuring that out is hard. Wall's working as best he can within a "content farm" type category.

Dan Abbamont

Dan Abbamont mined about 60,000 queries, if I understand correctly, and compared rankings on Google.com to Google.ca, which is Google Canada. His logic is that since the change is only working in the US, this will show a before-and-after look by using Google Canada.

I'm not sure this is correct. Google Canada will have geo-targeted results that will be different than Google.com. The ranking changes he's seeing might be due to that. But here's a summary of what he's found:

• ezinearticles.com lost an average of 34 positions
• hubpages.com lost an average of 31 positions
• squidoo.com lost an average of 15 positions
• articlesbase.com lost an average of 29 positions
• buzzle.com lost an average of 30 positions
• associatedcontent.com lost an average of 22 positions
• suite101.com lost an average of 33 positions

Abbamont also provides his whole dataset for anyone to analyze as part of his post about the study.

seoClarity's Losers...

From seoClarity comes a report (PDF format) that looked at 60,000 keywords along with before-and-after data to see which sites suffered the most ranking losses. These were:

1. TheFind.com
2. BizRate.com
3. ShopWiki.com
4. EzineArticles.com
5. HubPages.com
6. Buzzillions.com
7. Shopping.com
8. Suite101.com
9. Kaboodle.com
10. AssociatedContent.com

And Winners (Including eHow)

The company also looked at those that had the most gains. The top ten:

1. Amazon.com
2. eHow.com
3. NexTag.com
4. Wikipedia.com
5. Walmart.com
6. Target.com
7. Etsy.com
8. Answers.Yahoo.com
9. Sears.com
10. bestonlinecoupons.com

BNET Gets Compete Traffic Stats

BNET worked with Compete to get before-and-after traffic data for a variety of selected sites. The summary:

• eHow: seems to be largely untouched
• Livestrong.com: had a drop
• Answerbag.com: had a drop
• Trails.com: continued an existing drop
• Examiner.com: continued an existing drop
• Helium.com: had a big drop

WSJ Gets Comments

Wondering what some of those sites listed above as being hit have to say? The Wall Street Journal has a nice article that did the rounds collecting comments. Some, like WiseGeek, confirmed a traffic drop. Others like Associated Content, said they are focusing on bringing more traffic to their articles directly rather than from Google. Google also said that if its YouTube site gained, that was "happenstance."

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