Demystifying SEO Myths
By Rajan Sodhi, peer1, www.peer1.com

The phrase Search Engine Optimization has been tossed around since businesses have discovered benefits of organic search, but what does it really mean? How can businesses capitalize on one of the most inexpensive yet effective marketing methods available? Rajan Sodhi, VP of Marketing and Communications at Peer 1, offers advice on how to move your website and business to the top of the rankings. [more]

Why You Should Care About Web Usability
By Andre Charland, Nitobi Software, www.nitobi.com

No matter what kind of business you run-building software, fixing cars or selling books-you probably have a website. If you don't already, you're going to be marketing and selling online by the end of the decade. So, it's critical that you know whether or not your website is converting visitors to customers, or just sending them packing. [more]

Do the Right Thing: Recycle your Computer Wisely
By Ifny Lachance, FreeGeek, http://freegeek.org/

You're upgrading. Time to give the old Tandy the heave ho. But your choice of recycler could have serious implications for you, your business, and even the planet.

Computer components play host to some of the most persistent pollutants found in the biosphere; once there, the sky's the limit, right down to your local Vancouver toystore.

Electronic trash is now considered the most heavily traded toxic waste in the world. Unfortunately, at present about 80% of North American hardware is brokered and sold, often illegally, directly offshore to poorer countries. [more]

An Introduction to Adobe® LiveCycle®
By Vlad Ghelesel, VP of Business Development, Ensemble Systems

Adobe® LiveCycle® software is a technology platform comprised of document services that can help enterprises streamline and automate business processes by enabling more efficient capture, processing and archiving of information. There are eleven products in the platform, each specializing in a different service. Whether using all of the LiveCycle software or just a certain few, LiveCycle software provides a mechanism of interacting with information and automating business processes for easier coordination of information within an enterprise and with customers. [more]

Technology Professionals… Building a Competitive Edge for BC Tech
By: Jason Jung, Manager, Membership Development, ASTTBC

It's everywhere… an ever-expanding global market, fuelled by innovation in technology, which continues to transcend traditional or geographic boundaries at an accelerating rate. Ensuring one's survival in the new millennium means harnessing critical human capital - people with knowledge and expertise - locally, nearshore and offshore. [more]

A HiTech Q&A
with Leo Da Silva, Management & Recruitment Specialist of Logitech Consultants Inc. & founder of HITECHBC.ca

[Question] What is your view on the current state of the technology job market in BC? Is Hi-Tech Employment in a growth mode?

[Answer] The Hi-Tech market in BC is in a growth state and there is a shortage of skilled talent to fill positions. Previously, where a company may have posted a position and received up to 100 applications - in today's market - they may receive approximately 10 applications.[more]

Ajax
By: Andre Charland, President & CEO, Nitobi

Ajax, popularized by Google (Gmail and Google Maps) and Microsoft (Atlas), give web apps a desktop experience. However, businesses want to understand what the applicability is to the bottom line. A comparison between a traditional web application and an Ajax one shows that dramatic quantifiable cost savings can be measured when looking at specific application metrics.[more]