According to online research, most users are setting up their monitors with screen resolutions of 1280 x 800 pixels. Here are the stats for 2011 from a few popular websites with a combined traffic of over 500K unique visitors.

We show only top 10 resolutions, the total number of different types of screens for 2011 is 1,453.

Specials thanks to SuperiorWebSys.com for sharing their information.

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These videos are from Google’s YouTube channel, so take it with a pinch of salt.

The research estimates that there are 326,000 Mobile Touch Web sites worldwide, which compares to 148,000 iPhone apps in the App Store and 24,000 apps in the Android market. Browser-based mobile web market is expected to grow much faster than the app market.

What kinds of sites are more likely to be browser-based for mobile phones? According to the report, 19% of the mobile sites measured were Shopping & Services sites; compared to 3.6% in the same category in the App Store. Content in the ‘Social’ category also has a higher chance of being a browser-based mobile site, rather than an app (12.9% to 1.7%).

Conversely, just 0.8% of mobile sites were gaming, compared to 18% of apps in the App Store. There is a similar discrepency in the ‘Entertainment’ category.

It seems then that commerce services are taking more advantage of mobile web browsers than gaming and entertainment providers. But why? Taptu says it’s because “many [Commerce] products and services do not really fit into Apple’s iTunes content-oriented billing system.” Meanwhile, gaming and entertainment content is better delivered as an app since apps deliver a much richer, more interactive gaming experience than the casual games available on the Mobile Web.

The report says that the increasing sophistication of mobile browsers is one reason why browser-based mobile sites will flourish. In particular, it points to increasing support for HTML 5.

According to this research, “it’s getting easier and easier to create rich touch screen user experiences with the browser without having to create platform-specific apps.” It also points to increasing usage of open standard APIs, enabling Mobile Web developers to access “deeper device functions such as geolocation.”

The research does concede that gaming content will probably continue to be delivered predominantly as download apps on iPhone and similar devices. However it claims that for “many other types of app, the economics of software development and publishing favors the Web development route.”

The research predicts “the Mobile Touch Web will grow vigorously over the next five years, and will approach the quality of user experience of Mobile Touch Apps across all the app categories except for games.”

What do YOU think?

Do you agree that the future of Mobile Web development will lie in browser-based mobile sites?

Or do you think the pull of advanced functionality as an app (on platforms such as iPhone and Android) will draw most types of content and services over time?

Source: ReadWriteWeb.com

Author: Richard MacManus

Kelowna, BC – July 28, 2011 – Quest Quality Solutions Inc. (“QSS”) announced it was selected by the 4-star Quebec hotel, Hôtel Château Laurier Québec, following a thorough search and evaluation of qualified SEO companies across Canada.

“As a tourism-based business, having visitors, travel trade and business travelers find Hôtel Château Laurier Québec while they are planning prospective trips to Québec City is paramount in our competitive marketplace. We are excited to work with Quest Quality Solutions in creating new strategies to increase our online presence through Search Engine Optimization and AdWords campaigns. We fully expect to increase our web traffic, and, ultimately, bookings,” remarks Steve De Champlain, Marketing Manager for Hôtel Château Laurier Québec.

“Our goal at Quest Quality Solutions is to provide our clients effective and affordable online solutions. In today’s economy and especially in the travel tourism industry, traditional marketing budgets have suffered. The Search Engine Optimization project Hôtel Château Laurier Québec is undertaking is a cost effective way to establish or strengthen internet presence and realize a greater, more immediate return from marketing investments. We excited to have this project underway,” explains Carla Reis, President at Quest Quality Solutions Inc.

About Hôtel Chateau Laurier Québec
The Hôtel Château Laurier Québec is a 4-star hotel located in old Québec City near the Plains of Abraham and the exciting urban atmosphere along Grande-Allée, providing true French hospitality, style and comfort in a warm, family atmosphere. The Hôtel Château Laurier Québec has 289 superb rooms and suites, 17 meeting and reception rooms, including a sumptuous ballroom, as well as its own indoor saltwater pool, recreation centre and many other facilities and services that guests accustomed to life in a 4-star hotel would naturally expect. For more information, please visit www.HotelChateauLaurier.com

About Quest Quality Solutions Inc.
Quest Quality Solution Inc. is a Kelowna based search engine marketing and web development company with experts that specialize in effective online strategies, always using white hat SEO practices and custom oriented strategy. All traffic-generation tactics are strictly within search engine guidelines and focus on increasing return on investment. QQS’s team of Internet Marketing, copywriting, designers and development specialists can effectively provide the right solution to improve online presence and broaden customer bases. With extensive and proven search engine marketing experience, QQS’s professionals help clients achieve their online goals. For more information, please visit www.QuestQualitySolutions.com

Triton Submarines (Triton), the world’s most advanced and experienced civil submarine manufacturing company, announced the Triton 36,000 full ocean depth submersible (“Triton 36,000″). Based on the chassis design of current Triton models that can dive up to 3,300 feet, the new Triton 36,000 features revolutionary new glass production technology that will allow it to become the deepest diving multi-passenger autonomous submersible in the world, and provide passengers a truly immersive experience.

The Triton 36,000 full ocean depth submersible passenger cockpit will be approximately six feet in diameter and made entirely of glass. Developed by San Diego-based Rayotek Scientific, a world leader in high-pressure glass technology fabrication, the cockpit will open and close like a clam shell, forming a complete, transparent sphere.

The Triton 36,000 will be controlled through a system of touchscreen controls and information displays with commands communicated by fiber optic systems that transmit light signals through the glass hull. Temperature controls keep the interior comfortable for shirtsleeves while the design keeps internal pressure stabilized at 1 atmosphere — the same as being above water. The sub can descend at 500 feet per minute, meaning it can reach the deepest spot in the ocean in approximately 75 minutes.

For more information on this new development, please visit Rayotek Scientific.

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Did YOU know that in many countries girls don’t have the opportunity to participate in their own future?

• They are considered INFERIOR
• They are MARGINALIZED
• They are OVERLOOKED

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]]> http://questqualitysolutions.com/blog/index.php/2011/03/06/click-to-commit/feed/ 3 http://questqualitysolutions.com/blog/index.php/2011/03/03/the-difference-between-sem-and-seo/ http://questqualitysolutions.com/blog/index.php/2011/03/03/the-difference-between-sem-and-seo/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:28:27 +0000 questquality http://questqualitysolutions.com/blog/?p=18 Even though many companies proclaim that SEM is paid advertising placement in search engines, this is far from the truth. Search Engine Marketing, or SEM, is a form of Internet marketing that promotes websites by increasing their visibility in search engine result pages (SERPs).

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the “natural” or unpaid (“organic” or “algorithmic”) search results. The work of SEO is done for the most part directly in the website code by making changes to comply with search engine algorithms. SEO may also target different branches of search, including, but not limited to, image search, local search, video search and industry-specific vertical search engines. This gives a website web presence.

As part of Search Engine Marketing strategy, SEO considers how search engines work and what people search for. Optimizing a website may involve editing its content, HTML coding and associated coding to both increase its relevance to specific keywords and to remove barriers to the indexing activities of search engines. Promoting a site to increase the number of backlinks, or inbound links, is another SEO strategy.

Search engine optimizers may offer SEO as a stand-alone service or as a part of a broader Search Engine Marketing strategy. Because effective SEO may require changes to the HTML source code of a site and site content, SEO tactics may be incorporated into website development and design. The term “search engine friendly” may be used to describe website designs, menus, content management systems, images, videos, shopping carts, and other elements that have been optimized for the purpose of search engine exposure.

Search Engine Marketing was a term generated by Danny Sullivan, widely considered to be a leading “search engine guru.”  He used the term to describe the combination of different approaches to promote a website with search engines. SEM has a “holistic” view of website listings by combining the following strategies: search engine optimization, paid placement, contextual advertising, website architecture, search engine registration, press releases, articles, pay for inclusion, research, analysis, copywriting, tracking reports, paid inclusion, and continuous improvement.

While SEO has a more centered focus which consists of improving a website to comply with search engine algorithms, SEM has a broader approach by combining several tools to improve overall online presence.

The focus in any marketing campaign is your business. The more focus a campaign is on your goals, directions, philosophy, target marketing and so on, the more successful it will be.

The secret of finding the right SEM company to work with you is to understand what your goals need, explain your needs and watch for the questions and comments that follow…

• Do they ask about your company goals?
• Do they come with a basic understanding of your business?
• Do they ask in-depth questions about your products and services?

Quest’s goal with all our clients is to provide the right service, never trying to offer more than what you need. The objective is not to sell, it is to help our clients succeed by only providing the right service and the intended benefit. We strive for long working relationships with our clients, going beyond industry standards.

We are proud to say that, in an industry where two years is a long client relationship, most of our clients have been with us for over 4 years.

We walk in our clients’ shoes, and care for their business as if it was our own.

Would you like to give us a try? We would love to walk in your shoes (flip flops or boots) as well!