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FDA Approved Treatment: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

In 1997 Urologix submitted and gained approval from the FDA for their treatment method of Cooled ThermoTherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.  This non-surgical method is innovative and has changed the way your urologist can now treat your benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).  This procedure is done in one single office visit non-surgically and as an outpatient.  Who would rather go to a hospital to have it surgically repaired and then spend a day or two in the hospital for recovery when you can be home after a few hours with Cooled ThermoTherapy from Urologix?  As with any procedure check with your urologist first to see if Cooled ThermoTherapy is an option for you.

Cooled ThermoTherapyTM is available by prescription only. This therapy is not for everyone. Talk to your physician to see if Cooled ThermoTherapy is right for you.

Most medical procedures may have side effects. Possible side effects for Cooled ThermoTherapy include blood in urine, clots in urine, painful or difficult urination, thickened bladder muscle, rectal irritation, temporary inability to control urination, brief inability to achieve or maintain an erection and the inability to discharge semen in orgasm thus should be considered by men who wish to have further offspring. A small risk of urethral stricture may result requiring further intervention. Patients may experience discomfort during the procedure that may require the use of analgesics or sedatives. Patients may be catheterized for a 2 to 5 day period following the treatment.

For more complete information about the benefits and risks associated with Cooled ThermoTherapy please refer to the Instructions for Use found on our website at www.cooledthermotherapy.com or call us at 1.800.475.1403.

1 Data taken from the CTC Advance® Instructions for Use, 250348 Rev B 12/08.

Don’t Be a Victim: Self Defense Products

We live in a dangerous world – muggings, assaults, robberies, home invasions, rapes, homicides are a part of daily life. We hear about all those horrible crimes on TV and perhaps wonder who the victims are. Unfortunately any one of us can become a victim – all it takes for the bad guy is the right opportunity. You can protect yourself – armed with the right self defense products you can feel more confident walking down the street, going to a park, sleeping in your home, or driving a car. For an incredible selection of self defense products visit aaa-safetyfirst.com and take the first step to not becoming a victim.

Themis Computer: Commercial and Military grade computers

Themis Computer® announces its new XV1 high-performance, VMEbus single board computer (SBC), designed to meet the needs of customers who require quad-core performance for their demanding applications. The Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor utilizing Intel's new 45-nm process brings workstation and server performance to the VME market. These new Xeon processors offer breakthrough performance, energy efficiency, and extended lifecycle support. Themis' new Intel Quad Core processor-based boards are ideal for compute-intensive embedded, storage and communications applications as well as a wide range of commercial and military applications.

The Sky's the Limit: Small Business Web Design

Has the title “small business owner” put you in a box or cramped your style? No way! Although the word “small” can carry some negative connotations, you‘ve never let that define or limit you. Au contraire, you love the challenge it presents. If it’s time to create a web site for your business, choose a company that specializes in working with individuals and small business owners. You want a small business web design company that will use the same technologies that the big companies use. You want what the big boys get. The sky’s the limit when you enlist the services of a small business web design company.

Analyze Survey Results: Online Survey

With the amazing online survey tools that are available from Vovici, it is possible to analyze the results of your online survey quickly and easily. With the software that you can get from Vovici, your business can gather feedback online, making it possible to quickly put into action the changes you may want to enforce because of your results. You won’t have to wait for long periods of time while your data is exported to a custom report because it is available right away. Being able to get results right away can only bring improvements to your business. See what Vovici has to offer today!

Software That Anyone Can Use: Survey Software

If you are looking to purchase survey software that is well worth the cost and easy to use, Vovici offers great survey software. The survey software that they offer is easy enough that a market research expert can use it or a beginner just starting out can use it as well. Get all of the information you are looking for quickly and with ease. With this survey software, you can find out whatever information is it that you need and want to know about your business. This software can be used quickly so you can start accumulating information right away.

Local search engine optimnization is now required for your business.

Google has changed the way they are displaying search results. They are using Pin Point accuracy displaying results that make local search optimization extremely important.

This change will be a huge benefit to brick and morter businesses. It used to be that a searcher had to enter a search sting like "carpet cleaner Phoenix" or "Iron Gates Phoenix" in order to find localized results. No more, as Google has changed the game.

Now if you just enter a term like carpet cleaner or iron gate, the 4th position is now local results based on your location. This does 2 things, first it makes the top 3 positions much more valuable as the map locations are displayed, forcing a longer page with results five through 10 ending up below the fold. Visually the map results seem to be a stopping point and give me the illusion that I don't need to go further down the page.

This is  good news for anyone running a brick-and-mortar business or a geographically specific Web business but it does open the doors to additional map spam.

Clorox offers $5K to wipe out SF 'toilet torcher'

Sat Mar 21, 2:39 am ET

SAN FRANCISCO – The Clorox Company is offering a $5,000 reward and a year's supply of toilet cleaning products for tips leading to the arrest of San Francisco's notorious portable potty pyromaniac.

The Oakland-based chemical company deployed a "potty patrol" team in the city Friday to make residents aware of its offer marrying marketing and community service.

Since November, more than two dozen construction site toilets have been set on fire in the city, causing an estimated $50,000 in property damage and leaving a trail of foul-smelling evidence.

eMarketer Predicts Shrinkage For Local Ad Market

It’s that time again folks. It’s time to write a headline that if someone doesn’t look beyond the statement it may seem a little odd or maybe even shocking.

Of course since we are concerned with Internet marketing here this is actually a story with a pleasant ending.The findings are reported over at eMarketer from a study done by the Kelsey Group and BIA Advisory Services.

By the year 2013 the local ad market will shrink. The compound annual growth rate from 2008 – 1013 is projected to be -1.4% with the biggest year to year decline occurring this year.

Here’s the picture. I am not a very big fan of these crystal ball prognostications. We are barely able to determine what will happen 6 months from now let alone 4 plus years from now. The pattern that is predicted however makes sense. The decline will occur in traditional media.

There is no surprise here. We can see how poorly things are going for local advertising by simply looking at the state of the newspaper industry. That combined with doubt as to the future of hard Yellow Page advertising explains the drop in that area.

It’s predicting the numbers that always makes everyone queasy.Now, the upside of this is the fact that online local advertising is anticipated to grow significantly. It is predicted by this study to grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 18%. Right now online advertising is about 12% of the overall local spending and that could go as high as 22% by 2013. Impressive numbers for sure if you are in the online space and if you chose to buy the research.

I think it’s less about being right about the magnitude of the change but rather about the change itself. The real question and thinking should be around why this is happening. So why is it? It’s becoming a bit of a broken record but online is trackable and measurable in ways that traditional marketing isn’t. Based on that it just makes better sense for businesses to use marketing dollars where they can be most effective with a greater return on investment.So as an Internet marketer make sure you look past the headlines.

This is the good side of the marketing fence to be on for the foreseeable future because the grass is getting greener right where we are.

About the author:Frank Reed's blog Frank Thinking About Internet Marketing provides practical advice and insight for Internet marketers from local SMB's to Fortune 500's. Frank provides Internet marketing services through FT Internet Marketing, Inc.

eMarketer Predicts Shrinkage For Local Ad Market | WebProNews

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How Many of Your Visits are from iPhones?

Earlier today I blogged in the local search blog about the importance of getting your site ready for the next wave of computing - the mobile phone.  70% of mobile phone users use search engines.

At the official Google Analytics blog, Chris Finne of the Mobil ads Team explains how easy it is to set up analytics on your site to track i-phone and other high end phones.

All you have to do to enable this segment is:

1. Click the drop down menu next to "Advanced Segments" at the top-right of any report

2. Select "Visits from iPhone"

Read the entire post at the official Google Blog

Tags: mobilephone, search engines, google analytics, i-phone