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75 of the world?s best marketing blogs all in one place. Add them to your favourite reader now. You?re welcome.

Wanna learn more about new online marketing strategies? Good luck! The thing that gets most people is that the most informative blogs are also the ones that put out a mass number of posts per day, which is hard to keep up with. This is why I want to share with you some great blogs as a whole, as well as blogs that offer category-specific RSS feeds. This way, you can subscribe to only the topics you are interested in.

Without further ado, here are 75 online marketing blogs and blog categories for online marketers. Included are the RSS feed links and average number of posts per week so you know what you are committing to when adding to your reading list!

All-in-One Marketing Blogs

This bad boy will do it "All in One" like you wouldn't believe. Yup.

Some of the best blogs in the industry cover more than one area of online marketing, even though they may be well-known for one specialty. Here are some of the top online marketing blogs that discuss a little bit of everything.

  1. HubSpot (RSS) ? HubSpot?s Inbound Marketing blog publishes an average of twelve posts per week on analytics, blogging, email marketing, landing pages, lead generation, paid search, SEO, and social media.
  2. BlueGlass (RSS) ? BlueGlass publishes an average of three posts per week on analytics, blogging, content marketing, development, Internet marketing, paid search, SEO, and social media.
  3. KISSmetrics (RSS) ? KISSmetrics publishes an average of five posts per week on A/B testing, analytics, blogging, content marketing, conversion rate optimization, landing pages, lead generation, paid search, SEO, and social media.
  4. MarketingLand (RSS) ? MarketingLand publishes an average of 30 posts per week on affiliate marketing, analytics, display advertising, email marketing, mobile, search marketing, and social media. Alternatively, you can subscribe to Marketing Day, their daily recap via email or RSS. You can also follow specific contributors only by getting the RSS feed link from their author bio pages.
  5. Chris Brogan (RSS) ? Chris Brogan publishes an average of two to three posts per week on blogging, book reviews, business, marketing, promotion, and social media.
  6. Copyblogger (RSS) ? Copyblogger publishes an average of six posts per week on blogging, content marketing, conversions, copywriting, entrepreneurship, email marketing, Internet marketing, landing pages, productivity, SEO, and social media.
  7. Quick Sprout (RSS) ? Quick Sprout publishes an average of three posts per week on affiliate marketing, blogging, branding, link building, SEO, and social media.
  8. Eloqua (RSS) ? Eloqua publishes an average of five posts per week on content marketing, digital marketing, marketing efficiency, and social media.
  9. Marketing Pilgrim (RSS) ? Marketing Pilgrim publishes an average of 22 posts per week on blogging, B2B, inbound marketing, local marketing, mobile marketing, reputation management, search news, and social media.
  10. TopRank (RSS) ? TopRank publishes an average of five posts per week on blogging, B2B, B2C, content marketing, email marketing, interactive marketing, search engine marketing, SEO, and social media.
  11. Marketing Experiments (RSS) ? Marketing Experiments publishes an average of three posts per week on various online marketing topics including analytics, copywriting, email marketing, landing page optimization, lead generation, PPC, SEO, social media, and video.
  12. Duct Tape Marketing (RSS) ? Duct Tape Marketing publishes an average of six posts per week on small business marketing topics.
  13. Unbounce (RSS) ? Last but not least in this category is Unbounce itself. This blog publishes an average of two posts per week on A/B testing, conversion rate optimization, landing pages, lead generation, PPC, and social media.

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Conversion Rate Optimization

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  1. Wider Funnel (RSS) ? The Wider Funnel Marketing Optimization blog publishes an average of one post per week on conversion rate optimization including best practices, case studies, Ecommerce, multivariate testing, and website optimization.
  2. FutureNow (RSS) ? FutureNow publishes one post per week on conversion rate and marketing optimization topics including advertising, buying, call to action, landing page optimization, PPC, ROI, and website optimization.
  3. PostClick Marketing (RSS) ? Ion Interactive publishes an average of three posts per week on conversion rate optimization topics including analytics, landing pages, and multivariate testing.
  4. The Daily Egg (RSS) ? The Daily Egg publishes an average of five posts per week on conversion optimization, user experience, and web design marketing.
  5. Visual Website Optimizer Blog (RSS) ? Visual Website Optimizer Blog publishes an average of one post per week on website optimization including A/B testing, conversion rate optimization, multivariate testing, and split testing copy.
  6. Smashing Magazine (RSS) ? Smashing Magazine publishes an average of five posts per week on website design and user experience related topics.

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Content Marketing

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  1. Content Marketing on MarketingProfs (RSS) ? MarketingProfs publishes an average of four out of 32 posts per week on content marketing. Additional category feeds can be found on their Syndication page.
  2. Content Marketing Institute (RSS) ? Content Marketing Institute publishes an average of ten posts per week on various topics related to content marketing including careers, case studies, examples, research, strategy, templates, and tools.
  3. Junta42 (RSS) ? Junta42 by Joe Pulizzi publishes an average of one post per week on content marketing including curation, marketing, publishing, and strategy.

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Email Marketing

If you don't know how to do email marketing right you should probably be using old fashioned stamps. But if you're a keener - subscribe to these blogs.

  1. Email Marketing on ClickZ (RSS) ? Clickz publishes an average of three out of 51 posts per week in their email marketing category on advanced email marketing, best email practices, B2B email, email delivery, and marketing optimization. Additional category feeds can be found on their RSS Feeds page.
  2. Listrak (RSS) ? Listrak publishes an average of one to two posts per week on email marketing including email acquisition, design, engagement, layout, sweepstakes, and more.
  3. Vertical Response (RSS) ? Vertical Response publishes an average of four posts per week on email marketing for small businesses including email design, filtering, list segments, and building your email list.
  4. Benchmark (RSS) ? Benchmark?s email marketing blog publishes an average of 14 posts per week on email marketing news, design & templates, deliverability, lists, signup forms, and more.
  5. MailChimp (RSS) ? MailChimp publishes and average of four posts per week on a variety of email marketing related topics including autoresponders, authentication, design, integration, and more.
  6. Aweber (RSS) ? Aweber publishes an average of three posts per week on email strategies including case studies, deliverability, design, and marketing.

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Paid Search

PPC is hard. Just throwing cash at it won't make it rain. Subscribe to these feeds and learn something. And don't feel guilty about blowing that free $50 AdWords coupon, we've all done it.

  1. PPC on Search Engine Watch (RSS) ? Search Engine Watch publishes an average of four out of 38 posts on pay per click ad platforms and search advertising. You can also subscribe to the full RSS feed.
  2. SEM Geek (RSS) ? SEM Geek publishes an average of one post per week on paid search strategies for AdWords, Facebook, MSN, and other networks.
  3. WordStream (RSS) ? WordStream publishes an average of five to six posts per week on search engine marketing strategies including AdWords, analytics, blogging, conversion rates, copywriting, Google, keyword research, paid search strategy, SEO, and social media.
  4. PPC Hero (RSS) ? PPC Hero publishes an average of eight posts per week on all things pay per click including AdWords, conversion rate optimization, landing pages, quality scores, tools, and Yahoo search marketing.

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Search Engine Optimization

Come on, who else was I gonna search for to generate this image!?

  1. Search Engine Land (RSS) ? Search Engine Land publishes an average of 45 posts per week on mobile, paid search, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, and social media. Alternatively, you can subscribe to SearchCap, their daily recap via email or RSS which includes a listing of their posts plus additional search news around the web. You can also follow specific contributors only by getting the RSS feed link from their author bio pages.
  2. SEOmoz (RSS) ? SEOmoz publishes an average of eight posts per week on analytics, blogging, branding, consulting keyword research, link building, management, SEO, and technical SEO issues.
  3. YouMoz (RSS) ? YouMoz is the search marketing blog by members of the SEOmoz community. They publish an average of five posts per week on the same topics as SEOmoz.
  4. Search on ClickZ (RSS) ? Clickz publishes an average of three out of 51 posts per week in their search category on paid search, SMB, SEO, and search marketing. Additional category feeds can be found on their RSS Feeds page.
  5. Search Engine Marketing on MarketingProfs (RSS) ? MarketingProfs publishes an average of two out of 32 posts per week on search engine marketing. Additional category feeds can be found on their Syndication page.
  6. SEO on Search Engine Watch (RSS) ? Search Engine Watch publishes an average of ten out of 38 posts on search engine optimization and search engine updates that affect rankings. You can also subscribe to the full RSS feed.
  7. Search Engine Roundtable (RSS) ? Search Engine Roundtable publishes an average of 31 posts per week on all aspects of search engine marketing including focus on Bing, Google, Yahoo, and other search topics.
  8. Search Engine People (RSS) ? Search Engine People publishes an average of eleven posts per week on various search and social media marketing topics.
  9. Wordtracker Academy (RSS) ? Wordtracker Academy publishes an average of three posts per week on search engine optimization including keyword research, link building, and social media..
  10. SEOgadget (RSS) ? SEOgadget publishes an average of one to two posts per week on search engine marketing topics including content strategy, copywriting, keyword research, link building, and social media.
  11. SEER Interactive (RSS) ? SEER Interactive publishes an average of one post per week on various search engine marketing topics including Google, link building, local search and social media.
  12. Vertical Measures (RSS) ? Vertical Measures publishes an average of four posts per week on search engine optimization topics including content marketing, link building, and social media.
  13. SEO Book (RSS) ? SEO Book publishes an average of two to three posts per week on search engine optimization including Google, keyword research, and link building.

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Analytics

Numbers n stuff are important. Especially for middle management.

  1. Analytics on ClickZ (RSS) ? Clickz publishes an average of three out of 51 posts per week in their analytics category on actionable analysis, analyzing customer data, conversions & ROI, ROI marketing, and verifying business value. Additional category feeds can be found on their RSS Feeds page.
  2. Analytics on Search Engine Watch (RSS) ? Search Engine Watch publishes an average of two out of 38 posts on web analytics. You can also subscribe to the full RSS feed.
  3. Google Analytics Blog (RSS) ? Google?s own analytics blog publishes an average of two posts a week on the latest Google Analytics developments, tips, and tricks.

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Blogging

Who doesn't, right?

  1. ProBlogger (RSS) ? ProBlogger publishes an average of eleven posts per week on important topics for bloggers including AdSense, advertising, affiliate programs, blogging tools, business blogging, search engine optimization, and writing.
  2. BlogWorld (RSS) ? BlogWorld publishes an average of six posts per week on blogging including business, podcasting, publishing, and social media.
  3. Think Traffic (RSS) ? Think Traffic publishes an average of two posts per week on topics devoted to building a thriving and profitable audience for your website or blog.
  4. Build a Better Blog (RSS) ? Build a Better Blog publishes an average of one post per week on business blogging related topics including blog design, marketing, podcasting, SEO, and social media.
  5. Fuel Your Blogging (RSS) ? Fuel Your Blogging publishes an average of one to two posts per week on all things blogging including getting started, inspiration, reviews, social, tools, and trending topics.
  6. How to Make My Blog (RSS) ? How to Make My Blog publishes an average of two posts per week on blogging platforms and tips.

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Social Media Marketing

Jump aboard or get left behind. I mean it...

  1. Social Media on TechCrunch (RSS) ? TechCrunch publishes an average of 41 out of 260 posts per week on social media marketing and network news. Additional category feeds can be found on their RSS Feeds page.
  2. Social Media on Mashable (RSS) ? Mashable publishes an average of 96 out of 254 posts per week on social media marketing and network news. Additional category feeds can be found on their How to Connect page.
  3. Social on ClickZ (RSS) ? Clickz publishes an average of three out of 51 posts per week in their social category on community management, social commerce, social integration, and social media. Additional category feeds can be found on their RSS Feeds page.
  4. Social Media Examiner (RSS) ? Social Media Examiner publishes an average of six posts per week on all things social including case studies, expert interviews, how to, research, reviews, tools, and videos.
  5. Social Media Explorer (RSS) ? Social Media Explorer publishes an average of six posts per week on digital marketing, media & journalism, public relations, search engine marketing, social media marketing, and social media monitoring.
  6. Mari Smith (RSS) ? Mari Smith publishes an average of one post every other week on social media including Facebook, Google+, relationship marketing, and reputation management.
  7. Social on VentureBeat (RSS) ? VentureBeat publishes an average of 29 out of 184 posts per week on social media companies and social network news.
  8. Social Media on TNW (RSS) ? The Next Web publishes an average of 35 out of 281 posts per week on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media marketing news.
  9. Social Fresh (RSS) ? Social Fresh publishes an average of five posts per week on social media marketing and social network news.
  10. Social Times (RSS) ? Social Times publishes an average of 39 posts per week on social media marketing and social network news.
  11. Social Media on MarketingProfs (RSS) ? MarketingProfs publishes an average of eight out of 32 posts per week on social media marketing and social network news. Additional category feeds can be found on their Syndication page.
  12. Social on Search Engine Watch (RSS) ? Search Engine Watch publishes an average of five out of 38 posts on social media marketing. You can also subscribe to the full RSS feed.
  13. Brian Solis (RSS) ? Brian Solis publishes an average of two posts per week on business marketing, new media, and, of course, social media.
  14. Convince and Convert (RSS) ? Convince and Convert by Jay Baer publishes an average of four posts per week on various social media topics including blogging, branding, crowdsourcing, digital media, Ecommerce, and social media ROI.
  15. WindMill Networking (RSS) WindMill Networking by Neal Schaffer publishes an average of five posts per week on social media including Facebook, LinkedIn, personal branding, and social media outsourcing.
  16. Sprout Social (RSS) ? Sprout Social publishes an average of 24 posts per week on social media topics including specific social networks and social marketing strategies.

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Twitter Marketing

Ugh, I know, yet another Twitter icon. Still, I had to do it. Go Subscribe to some stuff already.

Even though it?s social media, these deserve a category of their own due to their focus on one channel ? Twitter.

  1. Tweet Smarter (RSS) ? Tweet Smarter publishes an average of two posts on Twitter tips and how to be successful on Twitter.
  2. The Official Twitter Blog (RSS) ? The official Twitter blog publishes an average of three posts per week on the latest network news and trending topics.
  3. All Twitter (RSS) ? All Twitter publishes an average of 27 posts per week on all things Twitter including analysis, business, celebrities, development, how to, jobs, marketing, news, tips, and tools.

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Facebook Marketing

Welcome home to Facebook. Where privacy is your friend.

Just like the selection above, these guys are social, but they are all about one channel ? Facebook.

  1. All Facebook (RSS) ? All Facebook publishes an average of 64 posts per week on all things Facebook ? Facebook apps, marketing, and news.
  2. Inside Facebook (RSS) ? Inside Facebook publishes an average of 26 posts per week on Facebook apps, marketing, and news.

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Unfortunately, I couldn?t list all the top blogs out there (otherwise this post would never get published), so please don?t be offended if I left off your blog or one of your favorites. Just mention them in the comments instead!

? Kristi Hines


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Honey bees fight back against Varroa

Friday, September 28, 2012

The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a major contributor to the recent mysterious death of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology finds that specific proteins, released by damaged larvae and in the antennae of adult honey bees, can drive hygienic behavior of the adults and promote the removal of infected larvae from the hive.

V. destructor sucks the blood (hemolymph) of larval and adult bees leaving them weakened and reducing the ability of their immune systems to fight off infections. Not that honey bees have strong immune systems in the first place since they have fewer immunity genes than solitary insects such as flies and moths. These tiny mites can also spread viral disease between hosts. This double onslaught is thought to be a significant contributor to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

But all is not lost - honey bees have evolved a way to fight back: hygienic behavior where diseased or parasitized larvae are removed from their brood cells, and Varroa-sensitive hygienic behavior which they use to reduce the number of reproductive mites on remaining larvae.

To find exactly how bees respond to hive infections, researchers from Canada looked at the natural behavioral of bees in the presence of damaged larvae and compared this to protein differences in the larvae and adults. After scanning 1200 proteins the team found that several proteins, including LOC552009 (of unknown function but similar to ApoO), found in the antennae of adults were associated with both uncapping brood cells and the removal of larvae. Other proteins were involved in olfaction or in signal transduction, probably helping the adults find infected larvae amongst a brood.

In damaged larvae, transglutaminase, a protein involved in blood clotting, was upregulated, which appeared to be a key component in regulating the adult's behavior. Other proteins indicated adaptations to help fight infection, including chitin biosynthesis and immune responses.

Dr Leonard Foster from CHIBI at the University of British Columbia, who led this research said, "Bee keepers have previously focused on selecting bees with traits such as enhanced honey production, gentleness and winter survival. We have found a set of proteins which could be used to select colonies on their ability to resist Varroa mite infestation and can be used to find individuals with increased hygienic behavior. Given the increasing resistance of Varroa to available drugs this would provide a natural way of ensuring honey farming and potentially survival of the species."

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Google optimizes Flight Search for tablets, makes booking trips easier

Google optimizes Flight Search for tablets, makes booking trips easier

It feels like it was only yesterday that we were praising Google for giving us access to a plethora of handy, everyday tools -- oh wait, it was yesterday. At any rate, today the folks from Mountain View are back with more travel-friendly software for you to enjoy, announcing that its useful Flight Search service is now fully-optimized for use with, as Google points out, tablets such as its own Nexus 7 and, naturally, Cupertino's iPad. Jet-setters can see the changes now by simply hitting the Flights link below, and with the dearest holidays just around the corner, now is probably a good time to make use of that "lowest fare" tool.

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Climb Time at Dorbrook Recreation Area | Holmdel-Hazlet Sports ...

Sunday, October 28, 2012, 1:00 pm

Dorbrook Recreation Area, County Road 537, Colts Neck, NJ | Get?Directions??
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If you?ve ever wanted to try climbing as a sport, here?s your chance! ?

From 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 28, visitors to Dorbrook Recreation Area, Route 537, Colts Neck, will have a free chance to try the Monmouth County Park System?s 25-foot rock climbing wall. ?

For safety reasons, climbers must be 42 inches or taller and between 40-250 lbs.?

For more information about the Park System, please visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com or call (732) 842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the Park System TTY/TDD number is 711.

The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, is Monmouth County?s Open Space, Parks and Recreation agency.

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Older voters look beyond Medicare, Social Security

FILE - This Aug. 18, 2012 file photo shows Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, introducing his mother, Betty Ryan Douglas, to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla. Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds. Seniors vote at a higher rate than any other age group, so they'll be a deciding factor in the presidential election. Seniors backed the Republican candidate in the last two presidential elections. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

FILE - This Aug. 18, 2012 file photo shows Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, introducing his mother, Betty Ryan Douglas, to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla. Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds. Seniors vote at a higher rate than any other age group, so they'll be a deciding factor in the presidential election. Seniors backed the Republican candidate in the last two presidential elections. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

FILE - This Sept. 21, 2012 file photo shows Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaking at the AARP convention in New Orleans. Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds. Seniors vote at a higher rate than any other age group, so they'll be a deciding factor in the presidential election. Seniors backed the Republican candidate in the last two presidential elections. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

(AP) ? Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds.

Who wins the trust of seniors, a group that votes at a higher rate than any other, will be a deciding factor in the presidential election. That should be good news for Mitt Romney, because those 65 and older have backed the Republican candidate in both of the last two presidential elections.

But President Barack Obama has been pounding Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, on their plan for Medicare. Those attacks are starting to bear fruit for Obama, who is gaining ground among seniors in two key battlegrounds: Florida and Ohio.

Still, Romney has the edge nationally among seniors ? in no small part thanks to seniors' concerns about Obama's handling of the economy.

Nowhere will the senior vote be as powerful or as prominent as in Florida, where Romney and Obama are competing fiercely.

"It's not just the cookie cutter that every senior here is totally dependent on Social Security and Medicare," said Susan MacManus, a political scientist at the University of South Florida. "As the FDR generation has passed and generational replacement has occurred, you get a more divided senior electorate."

More seniors say the economy is extremely important to their vote than Medicare, says a poll released Thursday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. A recent Associated Press-GfK poll shows 7 in 10 seniors say taxes and the federal deficit are important to them.

Even for those well into retirement, a feeble economy affects older Americans in ways you might not realize. Many have had to bail out adult children who have lost their jobs and turned to their aging parents for help. And those who lived through the Great Depression as children relate intimately to the perils of an over-indebted nation.

Just ask Dominic Santoro, an 81-year-old retiree from Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., who said it's different for seniors than it is for younger Americans, who have years to make up what was lost during the recession.

"That's very nice, but what about the poor senior citizen that's no longer working and can't replace that money?" said Santoro, who plans to vote for Romney.

But if seniors' concerns extend beyond entitlements, those seeking the White House don't seem to have caught on.

Obama and Ryan both hewed closely to themes of Medicare and Social Security in their speeches last week to an AARP summit in New Orleans. Ryan, who was loudly booed for vowing to repeal "Obamacare," offered assurances that he and Romney wouldn't alter Medicare for those in or near retirement.

"Medicare is a promise, and we will honor it," Ryan said. "A Romney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare ? for my mom's generation and for my kids and yours."

Not so, said Obama, warning seniors that Ryan and Romney want to replace Medicare with vouchers that wouldn't keep up with health care costs. It's an admonition echoed in a television ad Obama's campaign started airing Friday in Florida, Colorado and Iowa.

Both Ryan and Romney invoked their late grandmothers in working to convince AARP members that they understand what seniors go through.

"She was a great citizen who lived up to her responsibilities," Obama said. "And after a lifetime of hard work, what she hoped for in return was to be able to live out her golden years with dignity and security, and to see her grandchildren and her great grandchildren have a better life."

Although far from a monolithic bloc, seniors by and large have sided with Romney throughout this year's election and favored the former Massachusetts governor 52-41 in a national AP-GfK poll in September. While Romney has lost his edge among overall voters on handling of the economy, seniors are the holdout, preferring Romney by 10 points over Obama on that issue.

But in competitive states that could determine the election's outcome, seniors' attitudes are on the move. Over the past month, Obama has climbed 9 points in Florida and 4 points in Ohio, giving him an edge over Romney in both states, according to a new Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll. It's the opposite in Pennsylvania, where Obama has lost his edge among seniors and now trails Romney 45-50.

Older voters will make up a dramatically larger part of the population in the coming decades, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Academy of Sciences. Americans are living longer, working longer and waiting until later in life to have children.

In the near term, that shift may work in Republicans' favor, offsetting some of the boost that Democrats are expected to enjoy from the growing minority population.

Those who witnessed a post-Depression resurgence tend to fondly recall FDR's New Deal and may be more likely to vote Democratic, said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. But as time marches on, they'll be replaced by their younger counterparts.

"The ones who came up since then, the so-called 'Silent Generation, has moved more conservative on fiscal issues," said Frey. They came into their own in the 1950s and 1960s, saved their money and want to know those savings will still be there when it's time to draw them out.

Their children, the baby boomers, are more fragmented when it comes to their financial situations and living arrangements. Many had fewer children than their parents' generation and now, facing retirement, have less support from their sons and daughters. Some have solid pensions and are in good shape. Still others are female heads of household with little savings.

And for many of those who grew up in an America marked by the turbulence of World War II, global unrest and anti-American rage may be all the more disconcerting.

"I used to be proud to be an American," said Diane Fritz, a 69-year-old Romney supporter from Port Charlotte, Fla. "We don't even look like we're a strong country anymore."

Barbara Kelleher, 66, an Obama supporter, put it another way:

"Suddenly you think, 'What's going to happen and how is this going to affect my grandchildren's future?'" said Kelleher, of Loveland, Colo. "You want the world to be a safe place."

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Associated Press News Survey Specialist Dennis Junius contributed to this report.

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Volume-based Internet is detrimental to developing countries, think ...

A proposal on how to pay for telecommunications network traffic may end up making the Internet too expensive for ordinary users, an information and communication technology (ICT) think tank has warned.

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Dr. Rahan Samarajiva referred to the proposal by the European Telecommunications Network Operators Association and the Africa Region - to charge rates depending on how much bandwidth their content will consume.

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"Such a change would have enormous implications for the expansion of the digital economy in the developing world," said Samarajiva, chairman and CEO of ICT think tank LIRNEasia.

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"The proposals from ETNO and the Africa Region seek to reverse 20 years of liberalized, pro-market policies in international telecom regulation. These policies have delivered affordable connectivity to some of the world?s most remote peoples and places and are beginning to bring the benefits of the Internet to them as well," he added.

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Samarajiva's paper came before the ITU will convene the 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in Dubai, to revise international telecommunication regulations that govern how nations handle telecom traffic as it crosses their borders.

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He said that with the proposal, access to content would become more expensive if content providers must pass along costs.

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Worse, he said content providers may respond by terminating connections with operators, especially in countries whose people have limited buying power and access to payment mechanisms.

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"The Internet would be 'balkanized' by cutting off some countries from large swaths of content," he warned.

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"Although the stated purpose of these proposals is to provide broadband to millions in the developing world, ironically, the effect will be to push them off the broadband platforms they just clambered aboard. ?They will suffer, but so will the broadband providers in their countries," he added.

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In turn, he said the loss of this access to content and applications, given the role played by the Internet in supporting these countries? transitions from low-income to middle-income economies, could cost them billions of dollars in lost growth.

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ETNO wants the International Telecommunication Union to designate Internet content providers as ?call originators? and subject them to a ?sending party network pays? rule.

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Such a rule would allow telecommunications operators to charge them rates they believe are commensurate with the bandwidth their content consumes.

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He said sending party network pays will hurt populations in developing countries, particularly those in Africa and Asia the most.

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"Its unthinking adoption has the potential to cut off much?

of the developing world from the Internet applications they have come to depend on, resulting in a 'balkanization' of the Internet where the majority of multimedia applications?

are available only to wealthy countries," he said.

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Also, he said free content that goes behind a paywall will exclude millions of users in the developing world from access to information, even if they are willing to pay for it.

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On the other hand, he said the Africa region's proposal aims to impose "broad regulations" on the economics and content of the Internet.

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He argued the international Internet today does not require ?fixing,? especially by adding "lumbering bureaucracies" into the mix.

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Instead, he said government delegations to WCIT should "recognize the progress that multi-stakeholder processes, market mechanisms, voluntary agreements and open access to information is creating in the developing world."

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"Recent history and common sense show that this is the correct Internet governance model to endorse and promote," he said.

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To illustrate his point, Samarajiva cited the example of a schoolgirl in Ghana who, when challengd by a quadratic equation, looks up the solution using a browser on the family's smartphone.

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"As it is, this schoolgirl would be among the just one in 10 Ghanaians who have it. Even so, Internet use in Ghana?is growing fast. From 2010 to 2011, the ITU reports that Internet penetration in Ghana nearly doubled, increasing from 5.2 percent to 10 percent," he said.

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In turn, he said the growing use of the Internet has prompted more telecom investment in these developing countries.

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"More investment means more telecommunications network infrastructure and capacity. More infrastructure spurs greater use of the Internet, and so on," he said. ? TJD, GMA News

Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/275880/news/nation/volume-based-internet-is-detrimental-to-developing-countries-think-tank-warns

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Robotic surgery through the mouth safe for removing tumors of the voice box, study shows

ScienceDaily (Sep. 25, 2012) ? Robotic surgery though the mouth is a safe and effective way to remove tumors of the throat and voice box, according to a study by head and neck cancer surgeons at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC -- James).

This is the first report in the world literature illustrating the safety and efficacy of transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic laryngectomy, the researchers say.

The preliminary study examined the outcomes of 13 head and neck cancer patients with tumors located in the region of the throat between the base of the tongue and just above the vocal cords, an area known as the supraglottic region.

The study found that the use of robot-assisted surgery to remove these tumors through the mouth took about 25 minutes on average, and that blood loss was minimal -- a little more than three teaspoons, or 15.4 milliliters, on average, per patient. No surgical complications were encountered and 11 of the 13 patients could accept an oral diet within 24 hours.

If, on the other hand, these tumors are removed by performing open surgery on the neck, the operation can take around 4 hours to perform, require 7 to 10 days of hospitalization on average and require a tracheostomy tube and a stomach tube, the researchers say.

The findings were published recently in the journal Head and Neck.

"The transoral robotic technique means shorter surgery, less time under anesthesia, a lower risk of complications and shorter hospital stays for these patients," says first author Dr. Enver Ozer, clinical associate professor of otolaryngology at the OSUCCC -- James.

"It also means no external surgical incisions for the patient and better 3-D visualization of the tumor for the surgeon," says Ozer, a head and neck surgeon who specializes in robot-assisted techniques.

The cases examined in this study were part of a larger prospective study of 126 patients undergoing transoral robotic surgery between 2008 and 2011.

Other Ohio State researchers involved in this study were Bianca Alvarez, Kiran Kakarala, Kasim Durmus, Ted N. Teknos and Ricardo L. Carrau.

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China, Japan stand their ground in islands row, but keep talking

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - China claimed islands at the core of a row with Japan as its "sacred territory" in talks between the two countries' foreign ministers, Chinese state media said on Wednesday, as neither side showed any sign of backing down in a long-festering feud.

Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba urged China to exercise restraint over the dispute during what he called a tense hour-long meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported.

The spat has triggered violent anti-Japanese protests in China and hurt trade ties between Asia's two biggest economies.

China's Xinhua news agency said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi reiterated Beijing's "solemn position on the issue of Diaoyu Islands, which have been China's sacred territory since ancient times".

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura told a news conference in Tokyo the two sides had agreed to keep talking.

"There is no magic bullet in foreign diplomacy. We need to hold talks through various channels taking into account of broad perspective," Fujimura told a news conference in Tokyo.

Sino-Japanese relations deteriorated sharply this month after Japan bought the isolated East China Sea islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, from their private owner, sparking protests across China.

In a sign of the economic fallout, Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp, Nissan Motor Co Ltd and Suzuki are curtailing production in China in the wake of the protests that shuttered dealerships and darkened their sales prospects in the world's top car market.

China's meetings with Japanese diplomats -- both at the United Nations and a day earlier in Beijing -- suggest Beijing does not want the row over the island chain, believed to be in waters rich in natural gas deposits, to lead to a rupture in relations. This is, after all, the Year of Japan-China Friendship.

But the unyielding tone of China's published remarks suggests that the dispute is far from over. Beijing has repeatedly called the islands its "sacred territory since ancient times".

"The Japanese move is a gross violation of China's territorial integrity and sovereignty, an outright denial of the outcomes of victory of the world anti-fascist war and a grave challenge to the post-war international order," said Yang, according to the Xinhua summary of his comments.

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Sino-Japanese ties have long been plagued by China's bitter memories of Tokyo's military aggression in the 1930s and 1940s as well as present rivalry over regional resources and clout.

The row coincides with a once-in-a-decade leadership change in China, while Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's ruling party faces a drubbing in an election expected in months, domestic dynamics that make it hard for either side to retreat.

Noda is under fire from the main opposition party, which picked former prime minister and security hawk Shinzo Abe as its new leader, and possible next premier, on Wednesday.

Abe has been most vocal of the candidates in urging Tokyo take a tougher line in its territorial disputes with China and South Korea but on Wednesday he struck a balanced tone.

"We must show our will to firmly protect our territorial waters and Senkaku amid China's movements," he told a news conference after being elected party chief.

But he added: "Even if our national interests clash, we should acknowledge that we need each other and control the situation while thinking things strategically. My stance on this has not changed."

Japan, which says the islands' purchase was meant to fend off a more provocative bid by the nationalist governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, to have his metropolitan government buy them, is trying to keep communication channels open.

China postponed a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic ties with Japan, but an official at the Japan-China Economic Association said Toyota Motor chairman Fujio Cho and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of Japanese business lobby Keidanren, and other representatives of Japan-China friendship groups would attend an event on Thursday in Beijing.

Patrol vessels from the two countries have also been playing a tense game of cat-and-mouse in the waters near the disputed islands, raising concerns that an unintended collision or other incident could escalate into a broader clash.

(Editing by Nick Macfie and Jeremy Laurence)

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