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		<title>Online ad sales up by over 10%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report by eMarketer predicts that online advertising spending will surge 10.8 percent in 2010 to $25.1 billion. The lion’s share of dollars should once again go to Google, according to the report. Google’s revenue rose 21 percent in Q1, another sign that the market was on the way up, given Google’s prominence.
The next [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=419</link>
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		<title>This is your brain&#8230; And this is your brain on the INTERNET!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A number of recent studies &#8212; brought to our attention in a wired article &#8212; has confirmed that our brains are actually being changed by the Internet. Here are some highlights to consider:

One study concludes that when presented with hyperlinks, readers do not read &#8212; but rather clicks aimlessly. When asked later to describe what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=410</link>
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		<title>How Does Your Site Look on the iPad?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple has officially  confirmed it has sold 1 million iPads. From the announcement: Apple  today announced that it sold its one millionth iPad on Friday, just 28  days after its introduction on April 3. iPad users have already  downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store and over 1.5 million [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=394</link>
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		<title>Attention CEO&#8217;s, Don&#8217;t Miss This Incredible Event!</title>
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Click here to register online
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		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=400</link>
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		<title>Recap &#8211; Lyn Nielsen speech at Long Island Advancement of Small Business Event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
For those who missed the event, please click here to view a copy of Lyn&#8217;s presentation, Results-Oriented Marketing.


Use a Solid Process


Define Your Purpose


Develop a Detailed Plan


Feel free to email us or call Lyn Nielsen at 631.428.4654 for more information.
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		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=373</link>
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		<title>Your request is beingTwitter Stats Reveal Few Americans Use Twitter, Although Most Know It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report  by Edison Research on Twitter usage in the United  States indicates that although awareness of Twitter has skyrocketed  since 2008, only a minority of Americans (7 percent) actually use the  social media site.
Eight-seven percent of Americans are aware of Twitter&#8211;which is  higher than the percentage of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=385</link>
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		<title>Top 10 things every website needs</title>
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For most companies, the web has become the premiere communication vehicle that helps develop and maintain relationships with customers. Your business&#8217;s perception is often positively or negatively influenced by the users&#8217; experience on your site vs. that of your competition.
1) A Solid Brand Identity

A good design is not necessarily going to win you a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=332</link>
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		<title>Internet news sites now more popular than newspapers.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign  news, has now surpassed all other media except television as an outlet  for national and international news. The latest study from Pew Internet analyzes the news consumers in  America and various different ways of finding news. Based on a sample [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=321</link>
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		<title>Defense Department loosens restrictions on social media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soldiers and Defense Department employees will  now be able to access Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media  sites on the military&#8217;s unclassified network, according to new policy  issued this week. That word came in a long-expected memo issued  Thursday by deputy secretary of defense William Lynne, seven months after a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=317</link>
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		<title>LI report notes global investment in technology &#8211; how &#8217;bout you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you do business on Long Island, you&#8217;re probably familiar with Pearl Kamer. She&#8217;s the Chief Economist of the Long Island Association, and publishes quarterly economic outlooks for the region.
Several years ago, before the dot com bust,  I heard Ms Kamer speak within a few weeks of another area economist. The other fellow has a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://desktopsolutions.com/blog/?p=300</link>
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