If you have payed any attention to the media of late, you have undoubtedly heard of Twitter. The media sharing website was a central focal point for people across the country during this latest presidential election and it is a fantastic way for people to keep in touch with friends and family. Twitter has evolved too, from providing a source to share written messages (at its inception) to now being able to share pictures, video, and links to other websites. Even more impressive than its evolution, is the speed with which users are able to share information on Twitter. Videos that would take a great deal of time to show on other sites such as Youtube or Digg can circle the globe via Twitter much faster.

You may have heard of Cuil, the latest website to be granted the title Google-Killer. With all the attention given to the search engine giant Google over the last couple years, it is often wondered aloud, who will be the next Google? While its impossible to say whether another company can catch lightening in a bottle in the unique (and profitable) way Google did, every year there are scores of competitors that are suggested as the next Google-Killer, unsurprisingly, you likely haven’t heard of many of these because they didn’t last. So what makes the latest competitor to get media attention a contender? Cuil seeks to build on some of Google’s most successful features, of course without infringing on Google’s trademarks, but is laying claim to indexing a far larger number of sites in its search, roughly 120 Billion websites.

WordPress 2.3.1 is the most recent version of one of the most popular blogging platforms on the web.  Known for its ease of use, WordPress is designed to be accessible to bloggers of all backgrounds.  Setting it up on a server is designed to be as simple as possible, and maintaining your blog involves little to no knowledge of servers or really any web technology.  It is not just an entry level system, however, as it provides support for plugins that make it a powerful application.  Out of the box, however, it has limited functionality in many ways.  For the purpose of this review I will take into account the core functionality of WordPress, but if plugins do exist to solve issues, I will make note.

I just finished reading Aaron Wall’s SEO Book, and believe me when I say that I couldn’t wait to write up a review of it. It’s the kind of thing you just want to share with everyone you meet.

Here at Omnistar, we take SEO seriously. That’s why after hearing so many good things about Aaron Wall’s SEO Book, I was excited to finally get a chance to read it. Now that I’ve finished all 331 pages of it, I’m even more excited than I was before.

Good project management software is hard to find, but thankfully, after you read this, you won’t have to go looking very far. That’s because our group here at Omnistar Etools has already found the ultimate project management software: 37signal’s Basecamp.

Basecamp has everything you could ever want: an ease of functionality that allows even the most computer illiterate to understand and participate, an intuitive interface that allows and even encourages clear communication, and a beautiful design that will get you bonus points every time you use the software with clients.