Archive for June 25th, 2009

How to choose a correct Domain Name

How to choose a correct Domain Name

Choose Domain name wisely You all must know the purpose of a domain name but what purpose does a good quality domain name serve? Well the answer is simple. It drives quality traffic to your site thus increasing your sites popularity as well as search engine ranking. To avail a quality domain name following tips would be helpful.

• Short domain name: I personally recoomend you to keep your domain names short because longer domain names are difficult to spell & remember. With little bit of creative thinking you surely could come up with one.

• Use of keywords: Keywords as well as the name of your company could be used as domain name. This would increase search engine ranking for your website, so it’s a Plus point :)

• Reputable registration companies: You should look for an accredited company which would not just provide you with alternative option for domain name but at the same time clarify you about the availability or non availability of a domain name, few famous and renawed Domain Company are: Godaddy and 1and1

• Quick registration: Since every second sixty domain names are registered it is advisable that you register as soon as you select an appropriate domain name.

• If you can afford it then you should also buy plural versions and hyphenated versions of your domain name.

• Also put it on so that the payment auto-renews, you don’t want to lose it because you forgot to renew it.

Good Bye Rajeev Motwani :(

Motwani was found dead in his pool in the backyard in his Atherton home on June 5, 2009, after apparently falling in, but the cause of death is not certain.

Motwani, and his wife Asha Jadeja, had two daughters named Naitri and Anya

Rajeev Motwani Rajeev Motwani, a Stanford University professor who advised the founders of search engine giant Google in their college days, has been found dead at his home in California.

He was an early advisor and supporter of companies including Google and PayPal, and a special advisor to Sequoia Capital. He was a winner of the Gödel Prize in 2001.

Prior to his involvement with Google, Motwani founded the Mining Data at Stanford project (MIDAS), an umbrella organization for several groups looking into new and innovative data management concepts. His research included data privacy, web search, robotics, and computational drug design.