35% of searches will be affected - think you can possibly dodge that?

As social media becomes more pervasive, Google's search results have become less relevant to those who are looking for real-time news.  The latest changes in Google's search algorithm are the search giant's attempt to compete for those searchers by providing "the most up-to-date results."  Your site's ranking in search results will undoubtedly be affected since the company expects the changes to affect about 35% of searches.

Recently we've had several clients who were confused about what PayPal is and how it works, so here's a quickie overview.

A basic explanation from their own website is that PayPal is a service that enables you to pay, send money, and accept payments without revealing your financial information.  Most of our clients have questions regarding using PayPal to accept online payments, though.

Before PayPal, if you wanted to have a merchant services account (i.e. accept credit cards) you typically had to pay an application fee of up to several hundred dollars, fill out an application and authorize a credit check, and provide quite a bit of information about your business; the process took weeks to complete and was inconvenient and expensive.

The new website for Southern Virginia Regional Alliance has launched, including foreign language versions created on the fly.  Glerin designed and developed the new website for the regional economic development initiative spearheaded by Lt Gov Bill Bolling, and including the counties of Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania and Patrick as well as the cities of Danville and Martinsville.

We were recently selected to design the logo and website for a new regional economic development group in Virginia, the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance.  Last Friday, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling was in town to kick off the alliance and to introduce the group's new Executive Director, Leigh Cockram; the new logo was unveiled to the public at the event.

Halifax County saved itself from going a huge step backward this week by announcing the hiring of a new band director and that the high school band would continue.  Music is inherently connected with math and helps kids mathematically without their ever realizing it, and it's not just me saying it.