Google to Penalize For Excessive Above-the-Fold Ads

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 01:05 Written by External Post Tuesday, 24 January 2012 01:05

The Google Search Optimization Truth You Aren`t Being Told

Last Updated on Monday, 23 January 2012 08:05 Written by External Post Monday, 23 January 2012 08:05

Fine art, porcelains, decorative arts will change hands at Elite Decorative Arts in Boynton Beach, Fla., Jan. 14

Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 January 2012 09:25 Written by External Post Tuesday, 3 January 2012 09:25

Yahoo`s Biggest Worry: Alibaba, or Facebook?

Last Updated on Monday, 19 December 2011 05:59 Written by External Post Monday, 19 December 2011 05:59

A Washington Post video reported that China’s Alibaba is preparing to make a bid for all of Yahoo. The Chinese e-commerce company, run by Jack Ma, has long wanted to buy back the 40 percent stake that Yahoo owns in it. The bid, for $20 a share, would value the venerable search engine at $25 billion. Eric Jackson, a major Yahoo shareholder and founder of Ironfire Capital LLC, thinks that price is too low. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because Jackson let an investor revolt back in 2007 that led to a change in the CEO. But despite his reservation about the low price, in the video, Jackson n…
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Over 1,100 lots in a rainbow of categories will change hands December 3rd at Crescent City Auction Gallery

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 November 2011 07:25 Written by External Post Thursday, 17 November 2011 07:25

(NEW ORLEANS, La.) – Over 1,100 lots of mostly fresh-to-the-market items – culled from prominent local estates and collections and spanning a wide variety of categories – will be sold on Saturday, Dec. 3, by Crescent City Auction Gallery. The all-day event will be held in the firm’s spacious gallery, located at 1015 Julia Street [...]
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In the cheap Seats – The Sun

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 November 2011 04:10 Written by External Post Wednesday, 16 November 2011 04:10

The SunIn the cheap SeatsThe SunIn fact, British Car Auctions are reporting that a recent survey found HALF of drivers are looking to change to a more fuel-efficient car or alter their driving habits. They also reported that filling up a tank of petrol could cost GBP100 by 2015. ……
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Article from the Lynn News – 11th November 2011

Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2011 01:55 Written by External Post Friday, 11 November 2011 01:55

Auctioneer has lots more to offer

An expert in collectibles has just relocated to fakenham where he has opemed an Aladdin’s Cave for hobbyists.

It’s a business which grew out of his very first sale some 40 years ago when he bought an old sixpence (2½p) for 10/- (50p) and sold it the same day for £1.

That was in 1969 when David James opened his first shop in Norwich after a career in the Army serving in Borneo and Aden.

After a more recent period on Syderstone business park he has now relocated to Norwich Street, Fakenham, where 5000 square feet of storage space houses thousands of items such as postage stamps, cigarette cards, medals, bank notes, coins, postcards, old maps, prints, books and much more besides.

“We have one of the largest stocks of collectables in this country, if not in Europe.” he said. As an auctioneer and valuer he is an expert in the many branches of collecting but also has at his elbow a team of 20 consultants whose specialist expertise gives the business a vast knowledge of the worth of anything and everything a collector might be after. That ranges from valuable penny blacks to ten-a-penny contemporary trade cards given away by companies such as Brooke Bond, Kellogg’s abd McDonalds.

At any one time the company has up to 500 items on eBay as well as holding monthly auctions and fairs around the eastern region. “We sell one tonne of stamp albums through our auctions every month and we’ve just past the 2000 auctions.” he said.

But it is also very challenging business where collecting habits can change rapidly. Cigarette cards are currently not in vogue unless they are early and rare. But anything containing either gold or silver is much sought after as the value of bullion rises world-wide.

It is also a business where big money is paid for rarity. Currently he has letters, sent before postage stamps were introduced in 1840 with the advent of the Penny Black. One, dated 1666, is valued by the distance it travelled: the greater the distance the greater the value. Marks on the correspondence record the total mileage with the recipent paying accordingly. Another lucrative market is old cheques and postal orders.

Taken from the Lynn News – www.lynnnews.co.uk – 11th November 2011 – Picture by Peter Bird

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Bill Promises To Censor the Internet

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 November 2011 02:30 Written by a2e Tuesday, 1 November 2011 02:30

The PROTECT-IP bill is making its way through the halls of the United States government, and besides an unfortunate name change, the bill has been altered by the House of Representatives in such a way, it would essentially allow the government and/or various corporations that feel infringed upon the ability to censor the Internet in whatever way they see fit.

Perhaps that last part is wrapped in some hyperbole, but then again, after reading portions of the updated bill, as well as some of the reactions to it, it’s pretty clear that, if passed, the American public could soon be using a very different version of the Internet than what we’re used to. The sad thing is, besides a small section of informed reactions to the bill, very few in the American public seem to know and/or care about the implications of PROTECT-IP, which, thanks to input from House of Representatives, now goes by the unfortunately-named E-PARASITE Act.



http://www.webpronews.com/protect-ip-gets-name-change-promises-to-censor-the-internet-2011-10
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A New Look for ArtPotteryBlog.com

Last Updated on Sunday, 31 October 2010 06:00 Written by a2e Sunday, 31 October 2010 06:00

Just Art Pottery, in its effort of providing its customers high quality art pottery from some of the world’s most recognized pottery companies, is proud to unveil its new blog.  Customers and visitors will still enjoy the informative content and easy navigation, but we’ve undergone a few aesthetic changes as well as a change in [...]
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ICO wakes up to Google

Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 01:00 Written by External Post Monday, 25 October 2010 01:00

The Information Commissioner’s Office is reopening its investigation into Google’s collection of unsecured Wi-Fi by its fleet of Street View cars. The change of heart by the regulator comes in the light of tougher stances taken by other countries, and
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