Google Earth is a popular and widely used geographical browser. It is a standalone application that enables spatial data from a variety of sources to be displayed, explored and visually compared. Google Earth has the following important characteristics:
• Free
• Easy-to-use and intuitive user interface. Data are displayed on an interactive globe that can be rotated and zoomed to visually explore data in different regions of the world and at different spatial resolutions.
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Blogs are one of Web 2.0’s most interesting and sticky developments; they’ve changed the way users find and interact with content and brands. The online experience was changed when blogs first started becoming popular, and now they’re fast becoming an integral part of many companies’ online marketing initiatives and web presence.
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Web 2.0 continues to play an increasingly important role in online business today as consumers look for a new and more engaging online experience and increased flexibility in how they interact with businesses online. In the business brief Measuring Web 2.0 with WebTrends Marketing Lab, Part 1: RIA and RSS Up Close, we demonstrated how to measure Web 2.0 technologies like Rich Internet Applications (RIA)—including AJAX and Flash—to improve the user experience. We also showed that measuring the effectiveness of Real Simple Syndication (RSS) can ensure that you successfully extend the reach of your web content.
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Traditionally, the World Wide Web has been a one-way, publisher to reader, medium. The distinguishing feature of Web 2.0 is that it is a bidirectional medium, where content (text, image, audio or video) is contributed by people who interact with the website as well as people and organizations who manage the site – in other words, it is the “read/write web”.
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RSS is an acronym that stands for Rich Site Summary, though it’s often alternatively defined as Really Simple Syndication. The simplest definition of RSS is an eXtensible Markup Language(XML) format that uses the Resource Description Framework (RDF) for representing information about resources on the World Wide Web. Similarly, Atom is another format based on XML technology.
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This guide provides the basic information necessary to start a Mercuri Illustrate Lite or Pro Web Conference. Please review the requirements to ensure you have everything you need to get started and then continue through the remainder of this guide to conduct your first Mercuri Illustrator conference. If you need additional assistance getting started or if you do not yet have an account contact Mercuri Product Marketing support at 1-888-661-7777 or css@Mercuri.ca. Online help is available when using Illustrate Lite and Pro (top toolbar to the right).
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Prior to this Guide, I prepared a short handbook on Brand Strategy for a specific target audience and for a specific problem. Called ‘The Good Fun Guide to Brand Strategy’ it served its intended purpose by being badly written and well illustrated. However, in spite of this, many others who also read it suggested that it was a good document and one worth extending. Though perhaps being written better.
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Your new digital projector is simple to connect, easy to use, and straightfor- ward to maintain. It is a versatile projector that is flexible enough for business presentations and home video viewing too. The IN24 has native SVGA 800×600 resolution while the IN26 has native XGA 1024×768 resolution. This guide applies to both products. They are compatible with a wide variety of computers and video devices, including:
• IBM-compatible computers, including laptops, up to 1024×768 resolution for the IN24 and 1400x 1050 for the IN26.
• Apple® Macintosh® and PowerBook® computers up to 1024×768 resolution for the IN24 and 1400x 1050 for the IN26.
• Most standard VCRs, DVD players (progressive and interlaced), progressive DVD, HDTV sources, TV and satellite tuners, camcorders, video games, and laser disc players
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