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While social media sites like Facebook may be getting all the press these days, it's important to remember that search not only started it all, but is still the most effective Internet marketing channel.

Any Internet marketing strategy needs to be heavily weighted toward search. And search engine optimization is the first place to start. I've written quite a bit about search engine optimization in the past, but this month I'll begin a two part video series on how Newfangled approaches search engine optimization. Here in part one I'll cover the nitty-gritty of how to optimize a specific web page for search engines, and next month, I'll review our search engine performance using Google Analytics.

While social media sites like Facebook may be getting all the press these days, it's important to remember that search not only started it all, but is still the most effective Internet marketing channel.

Any Internet marketing strategy needs to be heavily weighted toward search. And search engine optimization is the first place to start. I've written quite a bit about search engine optimization in the past, but this month I'll begin a two part video series on how Newfangled approaches search engine optimization. Here in part one I'll cover the nitty-gritty of how to optimize a specific web page for search engines, and next month, I'll review our search engine performance using Google Analytics.

While social media sites like Facebook may be getting all the press these days, it's important to remember that search not only started it all, but is still the most effective Internet marketing channel.

Any Internet marketing strategy needs to be heavily weighted toward search. And search engine optimization is the first place to start. I've written quite a bit about search engine optimization in the past, but this month I'll begin a two part video series on how Newfangled approaches search engine optimization. Here in part one I'll cover the nitty-gritty of how to optimize a specific web page for search engines, and next month, I'll review our search engine performance using Google Analytics.

Each time we issue the newsletter, we look for your comments. The system  to access the voting and comments sections seems to confuse some of you. I hope this little table will help you navigate our pages. The principle is the same whether you reach us directly from the newsletter or from the home page. Now that you know exactly the steps you must take, we hope you will pass on to us your questions, comments, and thoughts. All information is useful to us and we use it formulate our choices in the future… in order for you to maintain your faith in us. THANKS  

Après chaque publication de la lettre d'information, nous guettons vos réactions. Le système d'accès aux votes et commentaires semble dérouter certains d'entre vous. J'espère que ce petit tableau récapitulatif vous aidera à mieux surfer sur nos différentes pages. Le principe est le même que vous accédiez directement à partir de la lettre d'information ou à partir de la page d'accueil. Maintenant que vous savez exactement sur quoi il faut cliquer pour vous exprimer, vous pourrez davantage nous faire part de vos souhaits, de vos critiques et de vos appréciations. Toutes les informations nous sont utiles et orientent nos choix pour l'avenir…afin de conserver votre confiance. MERCI   

Mais pourquoi n'ai-je plus SmartSound® dans Studio11? Certains d'entre vous se sont déjà posés cette question. Avec ce Truc, réalisé par Fehlmann, vous aurez la réponse à celle-ci [Que faire si SmartSound® n'apparait plus dans Studio 11]   Merci à Fehlmann pour la traduction (francais/anglais)

This tip can help you to enable SmartSound in Studio 11 if it doesn't appear despite being normally installed or reinstalled afterwards

Vous aviez SmartSound dans vos précedentes versions de Studio, or vous ne les trouvez pas dans Studio 11. Que faire? Voici la solution.

Why SmartSound® doesn't appear in Studio11? Some Studio users already encountered  this issue. With this trick, directed by Fehlmann, you will workaround that. [What if SmartSound® appears more in Studio 11 ?]   Thanks to Fehlmann for the translation (French to English)

Gene Frantz
TI Principal Fellow and Business Development Manager, DSP

It’s been a couple of weeks since Christmas and my exploration of potential new toys at the Consumer Electronics Show, so I’ve had time to reflect on whether there were any big misses on my Christmas list and things I should be adding to next year’s list. I thought you might indulge me documenting this for future reference, so here goes.

One of the downsides of living with the “lunatic fringe” is that there are seldom surprises, specifically at CES. And for that matter, there are very few new “adult” gadgets (i.e., new computer, communications and entertainment products) that surprise me at Christmas. This isn’t a bad thing and shouldn’t get in the way of getting one or more of these wonderful new electronic toys to play with for Christmas. What this does mean is that I have to tell Santa exactly what I want – and sometimes I even have to purchase it myself, a phenomenon I’m sure many of you are familiar with.

So, what were some of my top choices this year? I’m certain I’ve forgotten a game or two, but there are several choices to think about:

• A new home computer
• A 1080p projector for my home theater
• A Blue-ray DVD player (or is that a HD DVD player?)
• Pleo
• Yet another big screen TV
• An upgrade on my PDA
• A better digital still camera
   

So from this list, what did Santa get me? I got a new computer and a new digital still camera. The computer, which I needed, was like getting new underwear as a kid. My old computer, for some reason, lost use of the USB ports (I had been waiting for several years for something to “break” so I could justify buying a new one). With perfect timing, it broke just before Christmas, just in time to show up on my wish list. After my daughter and I discussed the choices, the details were given to Santa (if you haven’t guessed by now, Santa, at my house, is my wife – beautiful redhead without a beard). It arrived Christmas Eve, and I signed for it. We didn’t even wrap it.

The digital still camera I received is pretty nice, but since we have at least two other perfectly good cameras, confusion has now set in as to which one to use. Also, the twelve megapixels on the new camera somehow seems a little too much for my everyday attempt at photography. The good news is that my new camera is a Kodak and works on the same printer that our previous two Kodak cameras used.

So, with what I got in mind, what didn’t I get? And why is that a good thing?

Let me start with the whole 1080p thing. I have a 12-foot screen in my home theater, and I am still projecting SD media through a 480i projector. You know, this is OK because no one except me can tell that the picture is “poor” quality. This makes it very hard to convince Santa that I should pay $5000 for a new projector, then pay more for an HD DVD (or is that Blue Ray) DVD player and then pay even more for the media to play on it – that is, if the media is available. So, I am glad I didn’t get it this year. I’m a patient man – it will all be better and cheaper next year (This is the same excuse I used while our children were growing up to wait on buying a video camera; and, yes, we have no videos of their younger years).

I’ll note that at the CES, I didn’t see any breakthroughs to excite me into buying this year and perhaps not even for next Christmas. I wasn’t overly impressed with the 150-inch plasma TV set I saw – gee, I have about that same size screen hanging on the wall in my home theater and it didn’t cost a fortune. A cool thing I did see was the new 3D ready DLP TVs. This capability can be used in two ways: The obvious one is 3DTV when it is available and, not so obvious, dual TV. With dual TV, two people can be watching two different shows on the same TV on the full screen. It also sounds really great for gaming. Interesting, I didn’t ask if the audio channels were also capable of being split, but I assume that has been taken care of – or will be shortly.

So, I think I have covered everything except a new Mobile Internet Devices (do we still call them PDAs?) and Pleo. I’ll avoid talking about the MID and jump right to Pleo. Pleo is a new product on the market and is a robotic dinosaur – quite amazing. The company who makes Pleo is Ugobe, and they are doing some interesting stuff. I’m looking forward to see the second generation of Pleo which will hopefully have more TI content. Check them out here: http://www.pleoworld.com/.

It’s a good thing I collect baseball cards or it would have had a relatively quiet Christmas morning for me. But, I still have high hopes for next Christmas.