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We gave Internet Explorer a chance after coming across this actually funny, actually hip ad campaign from Microsoft called "The Browser You Love(d) to Hate," but we still kind of hate it.In a pretty endearing way, using charts and YouTube videos, the campaign acknowledges the bad reputation IE has gotten itself over the years. But, it argues, IE 9 is on the verge of a comeback. (Even though the Beta version debuted way back in September 2010?) It's quite convincing and entertaining. So convincing and entertaining that we decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, the product doesn't win our hearts.

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This blogger's browser of choice is Google Chrome. It's sleek and it works for a heavy browser user, who accrues hundreds of tabs in multiple windows, all day, every day. And, apparently a lot of people agree with that assessment since Chrome (just briefly) surpassedInternet Explorer as the most used browser on PCs -- pretty impressive considering it debuted 13 years after IE. But, perhaps the new IE does the job even better than Chrome and I've been blinded by marketing and years of browser scorn? That ad campaign sure made it seem like that might be the case. But, no. Though IE does have some nice features, like the way it handles Flash (Chrome has Flash-crashes daily) and its use of the address bar as a Google search portal. But those advances still don't make it lovable. Here's why:

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Internet Explorer just does not have the same tab capabilities as Chrome. On my Chrome at this very moment, I have 21 tabs open, each with their site's corresponding icon visible, not a single one obscured by anything at all. Internet explorer maxed out at 11 tabs (11! That's a joke number!) before hiding tabs behind a scroll feature.

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Placing the tabs next to the address bar like that not only makes things look very cluttered, it actually becomes cluttered. Instead Chrome puts them above. Not to say the Chrome experience is perfect, at around tab 37, the Chrome tabs lose their useful icon indicators, making it very hard to tell which site is which, as you can see from all the question marks below. But, 37 is still greater than 11, so Chrome wins.

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Integrated PR, SEO and social media agency, Punch Communications, has recently welcomed SEO specialist Rebecca Hollingsworth to its ever-expanding team.

Rebecca brings with her over eight years of experience, primarily focusing on the technical elements of SEO and web analytics to improve the return on investment for clients websites. Prior to joining Punch, Rebecca worked at a number of digital marketing agencies in senior positions and also ran two businesses of her own including an SEO agency. Her vast experience has focused on the technical elements of SEO and web analytics to improve the return on investment for clients websites.

Within her role as account manager at Punch, Rebecca will be looking to develop more technical elements of clients campaigns to improve the monitoring of Punchs integrated marketing using search, social and both traditional and online PR. This measurement will enable the agency to gain actionable insights which can be used to ensure all campaigns are of the maximum effectiveness.

Pete Goold, managing director of Punch, says: We are currently experiencing a period of growth and Rebecca brings with her a wealth of experience and a fresh outlook to our SEO team. Rebeccas technical and analytical expertise complements our existing breadth of skills, and demonstrates our commitment to ensure our clients achieve a solid and transparent ROI for their campaigns.

Rebecca adds: Its great to be joining Punch at a time of exponential growth across all its key areas of expertise: PR, search and social media. The PR and marketing industry is rapidly changing, and Punch is at the forefront of this, adapting its approach to ensure it develops the right combination of bespoke services for each client. SEO is an integral part of any PR strategy, and Im looking forward to using my experience to maximise its effectiveness for each campaign.

Punch is one of the UKs leading PR, search and social media agencies working with big brand clients and start-ups. It creates and delivers on a number of integrated briefs in both the UK and overseas. For more information about Punch Communications visit http://www.punchcomms.com or phone +44 (0) 1858 411 600 or join in the daily conversations by following Punch on Twitter @punchcomms or Facebook at/punchcommunications

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Punch Communications welcomes SEO specialist Rebecca Hollingsworth

19-03-2012 17:25 For the wealthy in America, there's rich and then there is RICH. In this episode of Money Talks, Robert Frank describes all the different tiers of wealth in the American upper crust.

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19-03-2012 20:07 Kiara is shown how to count money for the first time.

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19-03-2012 20:54 For 14 months from 2010-2011, Julia Allison, journalist and social media celebrity, didn't have a home. During that time she bounced from city to city traveling with just her suitcase, laptop, and iPhone. Allison, who became famous for being such a public socialite, became a digital nomad by working her social network as much as possible to couch surf at friends' places and friends' of friends' places. She admits that she spent little to no money on housing but spent most of it on airfare to afford her digital nomadic lifestyle. The details of which are supposed to be played out on the site Zen Digital Nomad, but the site is currently devoid of content. I asked Allison what technologies she relied on to be able to pull off her high-tech homelessness. Here's a list of her favorite tools: • Yelp: Anywhere you go you can be a native of that city. • Kayak: Booked all her flights. • Padmapper: Used it to find longer term places to stay. Takes Craigslist listings and integrates it onto a map so you can isolate locations by just a few blocks. • Facebook City Search: She would search friends in specific cities and work their networks to find places to stay. The very attractive Allison wasn't concerned with her safety. She claims she's a combination of an adventurist and an idiot who maybe should be more scared, but simply isn't. It's been in her nature to take risks with herself and her career.

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