Archive for July, 2009

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The Blind Men and the Elegant Algorithm

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Everyone talks about algorithms, and like the weather, no one gets it right and nobody can do anything about it. An algorithm is a recursive computational procedure for solving a problem in a finite number of steps. Highly sophisticated, complex algorithms are the heart of all search engine technology. Google’s algorithm is reputedly only 100 steps. No one outside (and few inside) Google know exactly what those steps are, how they are implemented or any of the thousand and one little details that goes into their execution. The possibilities are infinite. It is a closely guarded secret and the secret of Google’s success. Google is not about to reveal itself but they do provide brief glimpses; hints and guidelines but no hard and fast rules. Everyone tries to discern the whole from the sum of the few meager parts.

I recently heard someone describe Google’s deep, dark secret as an ‘elegant algorithm’. Misunderstanding what I heard, it called to mind an ancient eastern religious fable (and latter day poem by John Godfrey Saxe:The Blind Men and the Elephant). Six blind men are presented with an elephant and asked to describe it. In their vain attempts to describe what they see, each blind man compares the elephant to something else (a wall, a spear, a snake, a tree, a fan, a rope) because each one assumes the whole elephant is like the part he experienced. Not seeing the whole, the individual parts bear little resemblance to the actual elephant. Though each blind man has it partly right, all are completely wrong!

A few of the many morals of the thousand year old story:

* It is easy to jump to conclusions based on limited experience and personal impressions.

* Each perspective has part of, but not the whole truth.

* Do not to assume you have the whole truth just because you know one part of it.

It is all a matter of perspective. The next time you hear about Google’s elephant, I mean, elegant algorithm, remember the blind men. Keep your eyes open though you may not know what you are seeing. If each of us sees some small part of the truth and we share our perspectives, we may come closer to seeing the truth, though we will never know the whole truth.

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The Ultimate Success Online Manual

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

There Are 19 Different Ways Of Generating Lots Of Money On The Internet As Practised By Top Internet Entrepreneurs From Around The World.

Don’t be fooled! Are you considering making money with your own Internet business? If so, read very carefully…You Must Have a Website.

There are tons of marketers trying to convince would-be entrepreneurs that you will be able to make money online without a website by purchasing their product. All can be done by just one person.

All are low-cost, high-profit methods.

All are very different from each other.

Some can be totally automated. You don’t lift a finger after it’s been set up!

Others require some work – but you will enjoy it! (Otherwise you wouldn’t start.)

You will discover what they all are.

Whether you have a product to sell or not.

Whether you can write well or not.

Whether you’re technically skilled or not.

Some don’t use Search Engines or Affiliate Programs AT ALL as their primary marketing methods.

Some use ingenious traffic generation methods you have never noticed before.

All are being operated by very happy, ordinary Internet Entrepreneurs, some of whom have discovered their good fortune by accident.

Sure, you can make a few dollars here and a few dollars there, but I’m talking about serious money – the big leagues.

Even successful eBay sellers use their own websites as a companion to their eBay business.

One reason that marketers tell you that you don’t need a website is to make it sound as though running an Internet business is easy. They want you to believe it takes very little effort to run an Internet business to convince you to buy their product. If you want to make serious money with an Internet business, it will take more effort than these marketers are telling you.

If you know nothing about developing your own website, do not let what I’m telling you scare you. You can always hire someone to develop your website for you. But, learning to develop your own website is not that difficult. There are literally thousands of resources on the Internet that will guide you through the process. There are also many software packages that make developing your own website as easy as creating a Microsoft Word document.

Having your own website requires basically three things: your own domain name (www.yourcompany.com), content (what you have on your website), and hosting space (where your website physically resides so Internet users can find it). Not having your own website requires that you find another source of income.

Starting and running your own Internet business can be a daunting task that requires great effort. Don’t be fooled into believing you can do it without a website. If you’re serious about making money online, you must have a website.

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