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Determine Which Keywords and Companies Have the Strongest Social Media Presence

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:43 AM PST

The internet thrives on a healthy sense of competition among bloggers, Web site owners, search engines, and even major companies. As social media popularity continues to rise with no sign of stopping any time soon, finding a way to assess the competition and determine strong keywords with these sites is an absolute must.

A humorous, but no less strategic, way to assess popularity on social media is with a site called SocialMediaFight.com.

SocialMediaFight.com is part serious analytics, and part celebrity death match. To start, list two keywords or business names in the text boxes located directly under the picture of a cat karate-kicking a dog in the face.

After a few seconds, a new screen will appear declaring a winner between the two.

Below another picture of a dog and cat fighting are useful statistics from social media sites including Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon and Delicious.

The numbers represent the number of times the keyword or company name has been used on the social media Web sites. In our first test of Bing vs. Google, we discovered Google far outweighs Bing in terms of social media popularity.

Beneath these statistics, a side-by-side time-line displays the things people are saying about the keywords on social media sites.

We tried many different keyword matchups and found intriguing results each time. Skittles are more popular than Snickers. Nike is far more popular than Reebok. Social Media is a more popular term than Social Networking.

Despite its humor, this site does have very practical uses, and is a quick way to decide between using two different keywords. It also provides a quick look at direct competitors' social media presences.

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Determine Which Keywords and Companies Have the Strongest Social Media Presence

Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 in Windows XP and Vista

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:14 AM PST

Internet Explorer 8 has many new and useful features. However, in some instances, upgrading to Internet Explorer 8 may still cause problems with your Web browsing. To solve these problems you can uninstall Internet Explorer 8 from your computer.

Uninstalling Internet Explorer 8 in Windows XP or Vista will roll Internet Explorer back to its previous version and restore its settings. To uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 8, you must be logged into your computer as an administrator. Close all open programs before continuing.

Windows XP

Internet Explorer 8 can only be uninstalled if you installed it after installing Windows XP Service Pack 3. If you installed Internet Explorer 8 before installing the SP3 update, you must uninstall SP3 before uninstalling Internet Explorer.

To do this, click Start and Control Panel. Select Add or Remove Programs. Click Show Updates. Select Windows XP Service Pack 3 and click Remove.

To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, scroll down the list of installed programs in the Add or Remove Programs list. Select Internet Explorer 8 and click Remove.

Windows Vista

Click Start, then Control Panel. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program. Under Tasks on the left side of the screen, select View installed updates. Scroll down and select Windows Internet Explorer 8. Click Uninstall, then click Yes. Restart your computer when uninstallation is complete.

If Internet Explorer Won’t Uninstall

If these steps don’t work to remove Internet Explorer 8 from your computer, and it was very recently installed, you can uninstall it using the System Restore utility. In Windows XP, you can find System Restore under System Tools in Accessories. Select Restore my computer to an earlier time and click Next.

To start System Restore in Windows Vista, type System Restore in the Start Search box and select the utility under Programs. Select either Recommended restore or Choose a different restore point, depending on when you installed Internet Explorer 8 .

If you still can’t uninstall Internet Explorer 8, you can disable it as your default browser. Make sure to install another browser before trying these steps.

In Windows XP, open the web browser you would like to use from now on. When the new web browser prompts you, set it as your default browser. If it doesn’t prompt you, navigate the new browser’s menus to set it as your default browser. For example, in Firefox, select Tools, Options and Advanced. Select the check box next to Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup, or click the Check Now button.

In Windows Vista, click Start and Default Programs. Click Set Your Default Programs. Select the web browser you would like to use from the Programs window. Click Set this program as default. Also click Internet Explorer and Choose defaults for this program. Ensure that all the boxes are unchecked and click Save.