Opinion: The Three Big Tech Battles of 2007: Who Has the Edge and What Is the Winning Strategy?

For this last column of 2006, I thought it would be interesting to look ahead to 2007 and explore the battles that are to come. The three big ones are the Battle for the Digital Home, the Battle for your Pocket, and the Battle for Your Lap. The battles will be long and likely bloody. See the Full Story

Leveling the Playing Field With SEO

In the early days of the Web, smart small Internet businesses could compete with just about anyone by working to make sure their Web pages were found first on search engines. Fast forward 10 years. Search engines have become increasingly sophisticated. Paid search listings have exploded into the picture.
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The Search for Advertisers in the Podcasting World

Audio and video search engine provider PodZinger.com has launched an advertising platform that allows content providers a free opt-in revenue-sharing program. Starting Thursday, the advertising service will deliver search results to its advertising partners. The search results are categorized from aggregate consumer usage based on Internet radio, online blogging sites and conferences.
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Avis to Outfit Cars With WiFi To Go

WiFi is hitting the road through U.S. car rental giant Avis, which signed an agreement with Autonet to provide wireless Internet access to travelers. For US$10.95 a day, Avis will issue motorists a device that plugs into a car's power supply and delivers a high-speed Internet connection. A mobile WiFi hotspot linking laptops and other electronic devices to the Internet without wires represents a critical move toward what technology experts call the "connected car."
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Tech Council of Central PA Helps College Students Obtain Internships

College students across Central Pennsylvania searching for intership opportunities should log onto a free website to learn about paid internship opportunities throughout the region.

The TechQuest Internship system is a regional web-based tool that matches area students with paid internships. Students can register and browse internship opportunities free online by going to www.tccptechquest.org and clicking on the TechQuest Internship Program box on the home page. For more information on the TechQuest Internship, contact Gwen Stettler, Director of Special Projects at the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania, at gstettler@tccp.org or (717) 635-2172.