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Baron Turner - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Baron Turner is a search engine optimisation expert and hobyist of chess sets and chess computers, having an international chess retail site that has branches in Canada specialising in chess computers and the USA for the perfect collectible chess set.
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- Ineffective DMOZ
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:SEO] DMOZ has become a liability for good search engine results for the search leader Google. Editors don't aspire to the responsibility they have, they are self important, sometimes corrupt and generally arbitrary. Google just need to wake up and realise that - here's why.
- Microsoft and Ethics - Get Some Google Search Share at Any Cost
[Business:Ethics] By herding people towards the new search utility in the IE8 browser, Microsoft skews the search results from Google to show sub-optimal results. It's difficult to select the correct localised Google provider and once chosen the provider selection doesn't persist through subsequent browser sessions. This makes no difference for searchers in the USA but a world of difference to searchers outside. The solution isn't easy.
- Is Video the Future of the Web? Yes
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Video-Streaming] "Welcome to Chess-Sets R Us, the US leaders in chess with a low price guarantee and the widest range in North America. I'm Dave. How are you today? Before I show you into the store - may I just point out our special offers for this month? Press Escape for the main store anytime, where my colleague Brian will show you our categories. Press Escape twice to browse without guidance. Now, onto those special offers..."
- The Web Landlords - Is it Worth the Rent?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] As businesses flock to the web, the concept of anyone being able to set up shop is declining more and more as business people find that the web is even more expensive than bricks and mortar in the High Street. Small companies that aren't efficient and don't offer worthwhile services are getting squeezed out by the same people that squeeze out the smaller bricks and mortar businesses in the brick and mortar High Street. Here's how, and here's a glimpse into the future of the online presence.
- The Holy Trinity of SEO - Three Factors to Success
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:SEO] With the SERPs (search engine results pages) being the new High Street - you didn't think it would be easy to achieve height in the rankings did you? Settle your mind - the easy days are gone - they weren't much good anyway. Only geeks bought from the web a few years ago.
- Why Consider a Theme Chess Set?
[Recreation-and-Sports] This article deals with the smart decision to purchase a theme chess set over a more traditional set. In the metaphorical world of chess perhaps one side should be theme and one side staunton. The two camps are, after all, defined, the battle characters all ready.
- The Isle of Lewis Chess Set
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] The most famous theme chess set is the Isle of Lewis. What are its origins and why is it so special?
- Turnaround Finance - Solution by Vultures or Angels?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Turnaround finance involves troubled companies resorting to a third party equity provider to input equity. The intention is to resolve problems in return for a stake in the company. Is private equity given by vultures or angels? Banks, often seen as the vulture tend to err on the side of insolvency in order to get back their initial investment, though this attitude has improved somewhat over the last half decade. Angels want something out of the deal, but still exist by looking for corporate carnage. There are important other factors to consider in order to answer the question.
- Chess Computers - The Novag Carnelian II
[Recreation-and-Sports] Review of the Novag Carnelian II Chess Computer and it's features. The younger sibling of the Citrine is an outstanding performer and eager to take on Kasparov. We look at it strengths and weaknesses and the merits of it's modest price tag.
- The Real Reason We Buy Theme Chess Sets
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Let's get real. Who would buy a theme chess set except for devious motive or substantial insecurity. A humourous look at theme chess set purchases. Could this be you? Now, be honest.
- Which Chess Design and From Where?
[Recreation-and-Sports] In a world dominated by traditional Staunton, it's refreshing to see a rennaisance for Indian made chess sets that show more innovation in design with significant staunton influence, taking the best of both worlds. Now we know which piece is which at a micro second glance, but can also enjoy artistic divergence of style whilst recognizing staunton hegemony.
- Chess Sets, Creating and Marketing a Genuine Brand
[Business:Branding] With chess sets made by artisans in India and available to chess retailers anywhere - how does a modern online chess retailer create and market a genuine brand which is impervious to price undercutting by the competition?
- Chess - Sounds of Silence
[Arts-and-Entertainment] My lost silence - regained through chess. How life makes it difficult to get real silence, how chess gives it back.
- The Chess Sets Business - How Much Inventory to Hold for an Online Retailer of Chess Sets?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] With online sales affected by factors such as the whims of search engines, cost of adwords, and the holiday season - what level of inventory is appropriate for a chess retailing business? Using the example of retailing chess sets, we examine the factors involved inventory size.
- Retailing Quality Chess Sets Whilst Dealing With a Third World Country
[Business] With a chess retailing site concentrating on quality for demanding customers, how do you balance the needs of high quality product, profit, time management with the poor quality production of the home of chess production - India?
- Chess Sets Online Retailing - Dealing with Aggressive Unethical Competition
[Business:Ethics] When online chess set retailing meets aggressive and unethical competition accompanied with physical threats - what is the best course of action? Publicity, Site warnings, Ignoring the threat or Legal Action? Or all the above?
- Chess Set Design - What the Cook, Jaques Duopoly Did
[Arts-and-Entertainment] What did Nathaniel Cook and John Jaques really accomplish for chess piece design? An exploration of the pros and cons of their legacy of chess design and the gap that was left open.
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