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	<title>Web Design, SEO and Online Marketing Blog by BeansBox</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>BarCamp Hong Kong 2010 on September 18th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the first of September. In some regions of the Earth, autumn season ushers in leaves start to fall. Changes in foliage color provide significant change in surroundings as school season begins.
Here in Hong Kong, September also means the annual BarCamp Hong Kong is happening. For the uninformed, BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering of people [...]


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		<title>Speeding Up Websites</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, Google disclosed that site speed is one factor that it considers when evaluating pages/websites for search engine visibility.  This means websites with sound technical make up has the advantage on that front. Fast loading websites allow search engines to access pages quicker, efficiently jumping from one page to another and [...]


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		<title>Facebook SEO: Ranking Well for Facebook Search Queries</title>
		<link>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/facebook-seo-ranking-well-for-facebook-search-queries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/facebook-seo-ranking-well-for-facebook-search-queries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook used to be just a place for friends to communicate, interact and share. But Facebook wasn&#8217;t contented with that role, in the company with Ning, Tagged or Friendster. When searching for information, users typically leave the site and head towards popular search engines. Facebook wants to be  the one-stop web utility and not [...]


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		<title>Making Usability Help Our Websites Achieve Their Potential</title>
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		<comments>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/making-usability-help-our-websites-achieve-their-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[First impressions can be lasting. But in the realm of World Wide Web, that perception can quickly be extinguished in a matter of seconds. 
Imagine if you&#8217;re an owner of a online retail business selling books, software or air tickets. You intend to impress your target audience by securing the services of a top-notch web [...]


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		<title>Facebook&#8217;s &#8216;Become a Fan&#8217; to &#8216;Like&#8217; Change: Why Not Use &#8216;Follow&#8217;?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/facebook-fan-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 10:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[About a month ago, Facebook made the change so that all entities we have become fans of are now simply entities that we like. Prior to that change, I can click the &#8220;Become a Fan&#8221; button to receive updates, just like the outcome of following a Twitter user. Consequently, my name appears on the page [...]


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		<title>&#8216;How To Delete Facebook Account&#8217; Queries in Google Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/delete-facebook-account-gather-steam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/delete-facebook-account-gather-steam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 10:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most ubiquitous features in Google search is its query suggestions. It allows users to select a predefined search terms without having to type the whole query. But to me, it offers more humor than help, as illustrated in a separate post. But joking aside, this feature reveals some of the most popular [...]


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		<title>Getting Started with Social Media for Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/getting-started-with-social-media-for-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/getting-started-with-social-media-for-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 10:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that everyone wants to join the social media. And that&#8217;s not surprising at all, given the effectiveness of this marketing channel to businesses. No wonder, businesses large and small are prepared to invest time, money and effort into integrating themselves into social media. This is evident through the ubiquitous logos of Facebook, Twitter [...]


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		<title>Search Twitter Archive Using Google</title>
		<link>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/google-twitter-archive-search/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/google-twitter-archive-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter as a mainstream social media now has huge number of tweets people create. Searching for a specific entry back in time is currently a tedious task. But even before Twitter can finish building a tool that solves this issue, Google has already something for us to use, as a follow up to that real-time [...]


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		<title>Facebook Opening in China?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.beansbox.com/blog/facebook-opening-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The headline &#8220;Facebook mulls entering China market&#8221; from Sina appears inaccurate. Inaccurate in the sense that Facebook definitely had that in mind and it&#8217;s no longer news that the social media giant wants a slice of China market. Only that it&#8217;s currently blocked and relatively unknown to China Internet users.
And who wouldn&#8217;t, especially if you&#8217;re [...]


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		<title>Interesting Facts About Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From its humble beginnings at a Harvard dorm to a multi-billion application that attracts hundreds of millions of followers, Facebook has indeed become a more ubiquitous social media application everybody seems to be familiar with. Behind the wall rants, likes and friend requests are interesting pieces of information about Facebook.

User base
There are more than 400 [...]


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