Popular’s digital arm just launched an e-learning portal in Singapore called eduPOP. I personally think it’s pretty cool because kids start on computers from a very young age these days and instead of playing games (my 6 year old niece spends the whole afternoon playing the bubble game on Yahoo), they could spend their time more productively on the many interactive educational programs available there. (more…)

Tags: singapore, online, learning, elearning, school, assessment, papers

I wrote previously about how a company cleverly defended its online reputation by focusing on a strong site and addressing all its PR issues there, instead of the traditional ORM idea of displacing negative results with spam using SEO. The recent introduction of search query suggestions by the major search engines reinforces this practical approach further. (more…)

Tags: questnet, seo, orm, google, query, suggest

Microsoft yesterday launched Bing, their new search engine. The initial response has been neutral at best, with some critics ridiculing the effort on their blog as “Bing Goes Live …or is it Live Goes Bing?” (Microsoft’s previous search engine was called Live) and “BING - But It’s Not Google”. (more…)

Tags: bing, search, engine, microsoft, google

If you’re wondering why (like me) your mailbox is inundated with spam everyday, well, you’re not alone. MessageLabs, a Symantec company, recently published spam statistics in Asia Pacific. (more…)

Tags: spam, email, asia, statistics, rate, mailbox

Wow! I can’t believe that Microsoft is already preparing to launch it’s new Windows 7. It certainly brings back some nice memories. I remember starting with a Vista wallpaper website, then a blog, an Amazon affiliate site and finally, a forum. All in all, I made more than US$50,000 from these websites alone. More importantly, that experience got me to where I am today. (more…)

Tags: windows, 7, vista, seo, making, money, websites, blog

Have you done LASIK on your eye? Or do you know a friend or relative who has done it before in Singapore? Please share your story with me so I can publish them at LASIK Surgery Singapore for others to read. (more…)

Tags: lasik, surgery, singapore, myopia, opthalmologists

Just got this in my email… PRWeb.com is giving 25% off all their press release packages, with prices starting from US$60. This special offer is only available through their email campaign and I don’t think it’s mention anywhere on the website. Anyway, here’s the link to the page. (more…)

Tags: prweb, pr, web, press, release, seo

I’ve just begun looking at Twitter (yeah, yeah I know) and looking at its merits from an SEO perspective. It’s an immensely popular microblogging service, although, a recent study by Nielsen found that 60% of users gave up after the first month. (more…)

Tags: twitter, seo, online, reputation, management, orm, google

It’s been 5 months since I’ve blogged. I’ve also not taken on new clients since last year. You see, I’m practially taking the year off to “enjoy the fruits of my labour” and am only servicing existing clients. I never imagined that I would be compelled to blog again because of Advertlets! (more…)

Tags: advertlets, blog, advertising, online, singapore, malaysia

The guys over at WebProNews have published a series of questions and answers about SEO with Google’s Matt Cutts and company — basically, about what affects a website’s rankings on Google’s search results. Questions like… (more…)

Tags: google, seo, matt cutts, rankings, pagerank