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The Panda Strikes Again

Mon, 10/03/2011 - 10:21am — senh

Last week, Google launched another Panda update. After I kinda fully recovered from the previous update, this one brough me back down again. I lost about 50% of my Google traffic. After each update, I'll change a few things around to make it a site that Google would like. And I usually recover. The only thing is I wonder if I would have recovered anyway if I didn't do anything, especially since each update always bring me back down.

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Senh: At $199 and running Android, the Kindle Fire is the iPad's first formidable competitor.

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Supermarkets start bagging self-serve checkouts

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Senh: I actually like those things. As soon as you get the hang of it and know what kind of things you shouldn't checkout there, it's very convenient.

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Holiday season may be a bah-humbug for retailers

It looks like retailers will have to work extra hard to keep this holiday season from turning into a bah humbug. A new forecast indicates that sales will likely not be as high as last year and that shoppers won't be hitting the stores as much.

Top News This Week: GameStop plans to release its own Android tablet

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Senh: I think they're a little late to the game. It doesn't seem like the Android tablet is gaining much traction. Electronic companies have already started jumping ship.

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Best Buy Net Drops 30%

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