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	<title>Predictive Domaining &#187; General</title>
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	<description>Finding the domain names of the future</description>
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		<title>The quirks of metric versus imperial measurements in search engines</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2011/04/10/the-quirks-of-metric-versus-imperial-measurements-in-search-engines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was working on a client&#8217;s website recently when I ran across a problem that raised an interesting issue. In a nutshell, how do search engines deal with imperial measures on websites? A related question is how do people write their imperial measure queries in search engines? For example, if I was looking for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaming Google</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2010/02/04/gaming-google/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was particularly intrigued that Business Week listed a company set up to game the search engines as one of their &#8220;Most promising startups&#8221;. If you have been developing domains for any length of time, you probably have come across techniques designed to game Google or other search engines. There is a constant war between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cross-linking your own websites</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/27/cross-linking-your-own-websites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cross-linking your own websites is an issue that comes up quite a lot. It seems logical to cross-link all the websites you own to spread the traffic across the website network and maximize the return on your traffic. However this can look spammy to search engine bots and it can result in links being devalued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing out of date software</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/24/fixing-out-of-date-software/</link>
		<comments>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/24/fixing-out-of-date-software/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What have you done to secure your websites? One of the common suggestions is to hide the version number of your software. The argument goes that if you haven&#8217;t upgraded your software, showing the version number allows hackers to identify out of date software. Now there is a new wrinkle as Google announces that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hostelworld.com sold to US firm</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/13/hostelworld-com-sold-to-us-firm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/13/hostelworld-com-sold-to-us-firm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A short sweet post. These are the kind of stories that keep everyone going. A lot of hard work finally paying off. Dublin-based company behind  Hostelworld.com has been bought by a US private investment firm. Web Reservations International, founded 10 years ago, sold €350m of accommodation online last year. Hostelworld.com sold to US firm Bookmark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A word from the wise</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/04/a-word-from-the-wise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/04/a-word-from-the-wise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I attended an advisory board meeting yesterday and it reminded me that we all need some independent advice on our strategies and businesses, no matter what size they are. We all try to see the upside of our businesses and get emotionally entangled whether it be with our 5 year business plan or a domain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget about multimedia</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/10/10/dont-forget-about-multimedia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/10/10/dont-forget-about-multimedia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With so many computers connected through fast Internet connections, multimedia is having a major impact on Internet use. The co-founder and CEO of YouTube Chad Hurley announced that three years after its acquisition the video sharing website now hosts over one billion page views per day. Multimedia enriches the visitor experience Many people building out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where have I been?</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/06/06/where-have-i-been/</link>
		<comments>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/06/06/where-have-i-been/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for your emails and queries. I haven&#8217;t been actively blogging recently for various reasons but I am planning to blog at least sporadically from now on. I want to continue to add tutorials, resources and commentary on domaining and website development. Hopefully what is already here on this website has helped a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using A/B testing to optimize your website conversions</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/03/21/using-ab-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/03/21/using-ab-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A/B testing is one of the standard ways to test two different products against each other. Savvy ecommerce business owners use this regularly to maximize their profits. It is also used to test landing pages for those who run ad campaigns. This kind of testing is not just for big business. You too can run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ugly websites can make more money</title>
		<link>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/03/15/ugly-websites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/03/15/ugly-websites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.predictivedomaining.com/?p=1110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Often when people are developing websites, they want the best design and layout and it is a natural impulse to develop the nicest looking website possible. Interestingly though, the prettiest websites do not always make the most money. Pretty websites Visually appealing websites are often the goal of website developers. Well designed websites help add [...]]]></description>
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