Want to know which other domains or websites are hosted on a web server that hosts a particular domain (may be yours)? Well, it's all very easy now! Google Blogoscoped reported that Microsoft's search engine Bing lets you know different domains hosted on a given IP (every web server is assigned with a unique IP address on the Internet).

First you need to get the IP address of a domain. You can get the IP of any website by entering, e.g. xyz.com into a tool like host2ip or by opening the command prompt on your computer (start->Run->smd) and typing ping . The output that appears will contain the IP address of that particular domain. Now copy the IP, go to Bing and type ip: in the search box. Then, the search will show you list of other domains other than xyz.com hosted on the same server.

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Bing Lets You Find Which Other Domains Are Hosted On An IP

Bing Lets You Find Which Other Domains Are Hosted On An IP

Google is all about innovations! Here comes the latest that the search giant is all set to predict future search trends. This means, Google knows what searchers will be searching for in twelve months from now. Is not it interesting? Well, it may not be able to predict everything, but for general search queries Google is all confident!

“For each trends sequence of interest, we take a point in time, t, which is about a year back, compute a one year forecasting for t based on historical data available at time t, and compare it to the actual trends sequence that occurs since time t. The error between the forecasting trends and the actual trends characterizes the predictability level of a sequence, and when the error is smaller than a pre-defined threshold, we denote the trends query as predictable.”- Google Google has been working to predict the future search trends and in that process they have come up with many findings. Some of observations include:

• It was found that more than half of the most popular Google search queries are predictable in a 12 month ahead forecast, with a mean absolute prediction error of about 12 percent.
• Almost half of the most popular queries can not be predicted with respect to the model or pattern used by google.
• There are some search categories that have high fraction of predictable queries such as Health (74%), Food & Drink (67%) and Travel (65%). Some categories having low fraction of predictable queries include Entertainment (35%) and Social Networks & Online Communities (27%).

Below is a chart showing Google's margin of error which stays consistent even when making predictions 9 months out:

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Google Predicts What Searchers Will Search For 12 Months From Now!

Google Predicts What Searchers Will Search For 12 Months From Now!

We write press release to disclose and spread a news amongst readers. Press releases are becoming a successful way of Internet advertising. These not only provide valuable inbound links, but also increases traffic and thus your chances of getting located by search engines. But, all your efforts will get waste if the press release is not newsworthy or if it is distributed via a non-credible PR distribution site. There are only a few PR services providers who can provide you maximum visibility and credibility on the Internet. Follow these guidelines while choosing a press release distribution site:

• You should use a site that has a Google pagerank of 4 and above because sites with no pagerank will lower the credibility of the PR.
• Approach a site that allows you to optimize the press release for search engines by using header tags, tagging, anchor text and other SEO techniques.
• Keep away from sites that use NoFollow tags. These tags are inserted into website code in order to stop the search engine from finding the site.

So, here are a few press release sites that provide both free and paid distribution services. The list will help you in finding a reliable PR distribution service provider who will get you maximum visibility on the World Wide Web.

1. PRLog.org – Pagerank 5 / Alexa 16,551- It is an ordinary and functional looking site but results are good. It gives free distribution service for Google News and other search engines. Inbound links are allowed and the site is also properly optimized for search engines. You can schedule the press release.
2. Free-Press-Release.com – Pagerank 5/ Alexa 3,547 – Good Alexa ranking makes this not so good looking site really good. The best part of using it is that you can place banners on the press release that will point to your website. The paid service offered by this website has better ranking and many SEO benefits.
3. OpenPR.com – Pagerank 5 / Alexa 42,088 – This service distribution site is based in Germany. It provides free submission and distribution along with SEO benefits.
4. PR.com – Pagerank 5 / Alexa 27,482 – The domain name is superb but you can say the services are not so appealing. The site has one free basic service and two paid services of $199 and $499. You can give full company profile by taking paid option.
5. NewswireToday.com – Pagerank 5 / Alexa 51,449 – The design of website is not good and you will difficulty in navigation also. It offers common free distribution tools and the premium service will enable you to give logo, product picture and insert other features in the press release.
6. EcommWire.com – Pagerank 4 / Alexa 107,600 – This site has low traffic but it is really good for e-commerce related press releases. You can add three keywords, image and pass a link with the anchor text.
7. 1888PressRelease.com – Pagerank 5/ Alexa 58,760 – The site has good page rank and also gets good traffic. Active links are allowed. If you opt for their paid service, the placement will be better and you will get features like image galleries & permanent archiving.
8. PressMethod.com – Pagerank 4 / Alexa 66,727 – The site gets good traffic. There is a limited list of features for free PR distribution. There is no point in spending additional money to get paid service.
9. PR-Inside.com – Pagerank 4 / Alexa 17,995 – The only reason for which you can use this site is that it is one of the few PR distribution sites that are focused on Europe.
10. I-Newswire.com – Pagerank 3 / Alexa 69,619 – You get free PR distribution option to sites and search engines. If you opt for premium membership, the only difference is that you can add graphics on the PR.
11. 24-7PressRelease.com – Pagerank 4 / Alexa 46,460 – This free press release submission site provides limited distribution service. Active links are allowed.
12. Free-Press-Release-Center.info – Pagerank 3 / Alexa 56,516 – It is a clean looking site and the increasing traffic level will increase the pagerank soon. You can do PR submission and distribution, include one link with the anchor text while availing free service. The paid service enables you to give three links, permanent archiving and has many more features.
13. TheOpenPress.com – Pagerank 4 / Alexa 64,691- You will get free distribution service in plain formatted releases. If yo want HTML-coded release, go for paid option.
14. Merinews.com – Pagerank 5/ 49,687 – It is more of a online news journal that also provides press release distribution service.
15. PRUrgent.com – Pagerank 3/ Alexa 80,402 – You will surely get some useful advice on writing press releases. This site is good looking and poor Alexa rank.
16. Press-Base.com – Pagerank 3 / Alexa 389,117 – If you want a press release distribution site where you can get on the front page and under the category of your choice, go for this one.

Paid Press Release Distribution Sites

1. BusinessWire.com – Pagerank 8 / Alexa 16,730 – It is mostly used by bigger companies to meet SEC full disclosure requirement. Prices are not disclosed and can be known via application.
2. PRWeb.com – Pagerank 8/ Alexa 9,822 – This site has a good reputation when it comes to distributing local news in a single region. The prices for service start at $80 and go up to $360, depending on the visibility you want to get.
3. PRNewsWire.com – Pagerank 8 / Alexa 7,508 – This not so good looking site is used by many journalists. The annual subscription price is $195 and you will have to pay additional price for more exposure.
4. PRLeap.com – Pagerank 6 / Alexa 55,935 – The site is said to deliver reasonable results. It is nice and clean. The price of press release starts from $49 – $149, depending on the level of service you have opted for. The distribution is done on search engines, RSS feeds and newswires.

Getting media coverage is the best form of marketing, but you need to make efforts to get good coverage. Choose the press release distribution site carefully, especially when you are paying for the service.

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20 Free Best Press Release Distribution Sites!

20 Free Best Press Release Distribution Sites!

Google has came up with a new way to run local ads in the new AdWords interface. It's called Location Extensions that allow advertisers or business owners to extend their AdWords campaigns by dynamically attaching their business addresses to the ads.

Primary business owners can set up Local Business Center (LBC) account. Those who are not the primary business owners of the locations they are advertising can manually enter addresses directly into AdWords. When extensions are set up, Google will dynamically match the locations to the user's location or search terms and show relevant addresses with the text ads. If Google fails to determine a user's location or if it does not find relevant addresses to show, it will show the business owner's ad without an address.

Business owners also enjoys the option not to consider dynamically match addresses to their ads. They can simply choose a particular address to show with one particular ad, and they can do this just by setting up specific location extensions for individual ads . The ads can be shown on Google and Google maps with their relevant extensions and as regular text ads on search and content partner sites.

To learn more about location extensions, check out the location extensions overview section at the Help Center for the new AdWords interface.

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Location Extensions: New Way To Run Local Ads In Google AdWords

Location Extensions: New Way To Run Local Ads In Google AdWords