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Chinese Internet Stocks on the Upswing — Ctrip.com and NetEase.com Showing Growth

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -02/15/12)- Chinese Internet stocks have been on the upswing of late, outperforming the S&P 500 by a sizeable margin over the last month. Over that period, TickerSpy's Chinese Internet Stocks Index (CHDOT) is up more than 9 percent -- helping Chinese shares traded in New York to a five-month high, Bloomberg reports. Five Star Equities examines investing opportunities in China's Internet Sector and provides Stock research on Ctrip.com International Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTRP - News) and NetEase.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES - News). Access to the full company reports can be found at:

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Chinese internet stocks listed in the U.S. often move in accordance with investor sentiment towards China's economy. According to a recent report from Barron's "Chinese Internet stocks are prominently listed on U.S. exchanges, and are among the most widely-held Chinese stocks." Fears of a hard economic landing in China pushed shares of internet firms towards 52-week lows in the early stages of 2012. However recent measures from China's government have restored some optimism regarding the direction of China's economy.

China's economy expanded by 9.2 percent in 2011 from a year earlier and 8.9 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). "There is not likely to be any dramatic decline in China's economy this year and a soft landing will be achieved," Pan Xiangdong, chief economist with China Galaxy Securities, said in an interview with Xinhua.

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The number of those accessing the Internet grew 12.2 percent last year, said the China Internet Network Information Center. There were 356 million mobile Internet users in the country by the end of 2011, a year-on-year increase of 17.5 percent. Even still, the proportion of China's population who are Internet users, 40 percent, is low compared with that of developed Asian countries - for example, the Internet analysis firm Miniwatts Marketing Group says that more than 70 percent of the Japan, South Korea and Singapore population are online.

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Google Webmaster Tools Tries To Simplify Search Queries Report

A couple weeks ago, we reported that Google Webmaster Tools added features. But I missed some of the design updates to the web reports.

If you go to the search query report, you will see that Google cleaned up those charts by defaulting the report to not show percent (delta) changes in the report. Here is an animated GIF showing me turning on more details and turning them off:

I don't know if this went live the same time we reported the other changes but there are subtle differences here.

A WebmasterWorld thread has one user complaining the reports look unprofessional. But I personally like the look. Here is what he said:

They've changed the graphs and the number of keywords under the search queries from 10 to 25. The graph looks rather unprofessional, especially at the point when a peak is reached as it is cut off.

Functionality in this section has now been dumbed down, as you are required to switch from "Basic" to "With Change" listings to retain functionality. As with other Google services, advanced features have disappeared altogether or been moved.

Tedster, the WebmasterWorld administrator, said despite what you think, it makes the reports "more useful" and I do agree.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

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Should You Redesign Your Site for SEO?

While search engine optimization is about making changes to a website in order to attract search engine spiders, improve search engine visibility, and generate more visitors and traffic to a site, it has very little to do with website design. SEO is based on the content of a website, not its “look”. Many potential SEO clients wonder whether they need to redesign their site when getting started with an SEO campaign. It may not be necessary, but in some cases it can’t hurt. While the design of a website doesn’t impact SEO results directly, it can have a big effect on whether or not visitors from the search engines ever convert once they land on your site. If you are investing in SEO, it’s important to make sure that your website is worth the effort. If your website is guilty of any of the following, it’s probably time for a redesign:

It Looks Outdated
The right design for a business website is mostly a matter of taste. Of course, this is subjective. What one person loves, another is bound to hate. There is no way to please everybody. Although, what can be agreed upon is whether a site looks outdated. The web is always evolving and businesses are expected to evolve along with it. If a website hasn’t been designed in over 5 years, it’s probably time for an update. An outdated looking website is unprofessional and may no longer be user friendly. Business websites should be redesigned very 3-5 years or so to keep it fresh. Content doesn’t need to be completely rebuilt, but it should be tweaked over time so that it is still current and accurate.

Decline in Conversions
Most businesses have peak seasons and slower seasons. It’s expected that many business websites will not convert at a steady rate all year long. However, if you see a downward trend in conversion (sales, leads, etc.) over a long period of time it could mean that your website is to blame.

Costly Updates
If you make many changes to a business website each year and are paying lots of money for these changes, since you can’t make them yourself, it’s probably time to analyze the cost of the changes against the cost of a redesign that incorporates an easy to use content management system. Of course, if you are going to invest in a CMS, it will be necessary to take the time to learn how to use it. If you only make a few changes a year, this investment may not be worthwhile.

Optimization Difficulty
If you are going to invest in an SEO campaign, it’s worth doing it correctly. This means that changes will need to be made to a website’s content, meta tags, and social sharing elements. The technical functionality of some websites makes it difficult to do so. If you aren’t able to easily implement website changes for SEO purposes, it’s worth investing in a website redesign.

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D-Jahsta – Digital Era (clip) – Video

13-02-2012 12:20 Clip of D-jahsta's new track Download: soundcloud.com Soundcloud: soundcloud.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com Youtube: http://www.youtube.com Don't forget to subscribe! COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER ****I upload music for the entertainment of myself and others, I do not upload music to make money or to take credit from the artist(s). If you want me to promote one of your tracks, send me a message. If you are not happy I uploaded one of your tracks, also send me a message! I will remove it by all means! Please do not report my channel.**** DO NOT REPORT MY CHANNEL !!

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Was study of digital billboard safety botched?