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Blogs and Barcodes – The Online Blurs into the Offline World
Date: 2006-02-21 Source: Search Engine Guide
A new technology has been slated to emerge within the next 2 years that will blur the lines between the web and the real world and make blogging and in-turn SEO even more of a necessity for retailers. The key to this new world will be the popular cell phone and the emergence of barcode search technology. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
