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Google Gets Flash-y
Tuesday, July 1 2008 from SEO.com » Blog
Until now, creating a site in Flash was a sure fire way to guarantee zero search engine visibility. Sure, there were things you could do like sIFR and SWFObject, but these and other work-arounds requi. […] more »
The Future Of Home Phone Lines
Saturday, June 28 2008 from Phone.com » Blog
There are many publications covering the voice over IP (VoIP) industry. One of the better industry publications for reviewing trends and seeing some “real analyzed” industry stats is: IP Business. […] more »
PBX Distribution During A Down Economy
Sunday, June 22 2008 from Phone.com » Blog
A Traditional old school IT manager or small office manager that has bestowed the authority to define the office new phone system, will go to the standard distribution channels for Avaya, Nortel, Mite. […] more »
Hitwise Data: Google Rules
Tuesday, June 10 2008 from SEO.com » Blog
From the Hitwise Press Release: Google accounted for 68.29 percent of all U.S. searches in the four weeks ending May 31, 2008, Hitwise announced today. Yahoo! Search, MSN Search and Ask.com each recei. […] more »
Craigslist and VoIP Spam Prevention?
Wednesday, June 4 2008 from Phone.com » Blog
Written by Brian Scott, COO Phone.com and Phone.com Labs The internet needs a free, universal registry of telephone numbers. That’s sort of tangentially related to ENUM (Telephone Number Mapping), b. […] more »
Congratulations to Yield Software!
Wednesday, June 4 2008 from Phone.com » Blog
Our friend Matt Malden, founder and CEO of Yield Software announced today that they have raised $6 million in a second round of funding led by Menlo Park-based Draper Fisher Jurvetson and also Spokane. […] more »
Show Me the Money!
Thursday, May 29 2008 from Phone.com » Blog
Using Software as a Service (SaaS) as your office Phone solution “Software as a service” (SaaS, typically pronounced ‘Sass’) is a model of software deployment where an application is hosted as. […] more »
Consider a podcast for some education (or just for fun)
Wednesday, May 28 2008 from Phone.com » Blog
Today I wanted to call your attention to Podcast.com. Podcast.com is a great site that lets you search for great podcasts on almost any topic. They have a great section on Business and Money (find it. […] more »
Create your own phone greetings by typing in your message
Thursday, May 22 2008 from Phone.com » Blog
Today we introduced another cool feature for our Virtual Office service. Customers may now type in the message (phone greeting) they want callers to hear once they dial their virtual number. Our syste. […] more »
Google Trends Predicts Winner of American Idol
Tuesday, May 20 2008 from SEO.com » Blog
A few months back, we analyzed Google Trends data to see which presidential candidate was most likely to win the election. The Democratic nomination process has drawn out longer than we ever anticipat. […] more »
WashingtonVC Blog
Interview with Mike Mann on SimplyGeo.com
Monday, May 12 2008
Mike Mann was interviewed by Steve at SimplyGeo.com about WashingtonVC and Domain Market, as well as the Geographically-specific domain names, called Geo Domains, that Mike has invested in. These ... […] more »
Check out this great video from Phone.com!
Friday, May 9 2008
Ari Rabban of Phone.com just sent us their new promotional video. Check it out on YouTube and let them know what you think! Phone.com Video Phone.com ... more »
WashingtonVC Selected as a New Web Giant by Conceptualist.com
Thursday, May 8 2008
We are thrilled to be included in Sahar Sarid’s list of New Web Giants on Conceptualist.com. Sahar is a very respected voice in the domaining community and we thank him for his kind words and ... more »
Reactions to the Microsoft / Yahoo! Merger Breakdown
Monday, May 5 2008
Yahoo!’s stock is down 15% today following the news that Microsoft has withdrawn its bid for the company, while Microsoft’s stock remains relatively unchanged. What does this mean for each ... more »
Welcoming Adam Goozh to the team
Tuesday, April 29 2008
I’m excited to announce today that we’ve added a new managing director, Adam Goozh, to our team at WashingtonVC. Adam joins us from his previous role as the founder and CEO of CreateHope, ... more »
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Subliminal Symbology
Wednesday, March 12 2008
I’m just outside a well-lit conference room. It takes a little while to jostle through the crowd, but eventually Karen, my girlfriend, and I end up with a nice little plate of appy’s before headin. […] more »
What’s Under the Hood of Your Website?
Thursday, February 28 2008
When engaging a developer to create your new site, you will be asking questions such as “How long will it take?” and “How much will it cost?” Well, I want to make sure you ask one… more »
The Discount Logo Designer Versus the Brand Developer
Saturday, February 9 2008
In the past, potential clients have asked me why they shouldn’t just pay a discount logo designer $300 for a logo—a fair question. My answer: “Business is tough enough. Why challenge yourself wi. […] more »
The Future Of Home Phone Lines
Saturday, June 28 2008
There are many publications covering the voice over IP (VoIP) industry. One of the better industry publications for reviewing trends and seeing some “real analyzed” industry stats is: IP Business. […] more »
PBX Distribution During A Down Economy
Sunday, June 22 2008
A Traditional old school IT manager or small office manager that has bestowed the authority to define the office new phone system, will go to the standard distribution channels for Avaya, Nortel, Mite. […] more »
Craigslist and VoIP Spam Prevention?
Wednesday, June 4 2008
Written by Brian Scott, COO Phone.com and Phone.com Labs The internet needs a free, universal registry of telephone numbers. That’s sort of tangentially related to ENUM (Telephone Number Mapping), b. […] more »
Google Gets Flash-y
Tuesday, July 1 2008
Until now, creating a site in Flash was a sure fire way to guarantee zero search engine visibility. Sure, there were things you could do like sIFR and SWFObject, but these and other work-arounds requi. […] more »
Hitwise Data: Google Rules
Tuesday, June 10 2008
From the Hitwise Press Release: Google accounted for 68.29 percent of all U.S. searches in the four weeks ending May 31, 2008, Hitwise announced today. Yahoo! Search, MSN Search and Ask.com each recei. […] more »
Google Trends Predicts Winner of American Idol
Tuesday, May 20 2008
A few months back, we analyzed Google Trends data to see which presidential candidate was most likely to win the election. The Democratic nomination process has drawn out longer than we ever anticipat. […] more »
