Semantic Checker is a new and still experimental Firefox addon (download it here ) highlighting semantic elements in the web page you are currently viewing. The tool should be used for on-page analysis as well for educational purposes (to see which sites are introducing new HTML elements and microformats, for example). Here are the elements the tool supports: Semantic HTML4 elements Shortened words: and (by the way, if you are wondering about the difference,

It's Christmas Eve, or the Night Before Christmas, and the time has come again to track the route of Santa Claus as he travels the globe, bringing presents to the good boys and girls. Want to track Santa's whereabouts on Christmas Eve? Here are the online tools you need. Official NORAD Santa Tracker NORAD continues it more than 50 years tradition of tracking Santa's whereabouts especially on Christmas Even.

Many PR firms and search engine optimization companies know that press releases distribution online are a great relevant link building outlet as well as a promotion and buzz building outlet. But many SEO companies still do not employ press releases on a regular basis despite knowing their SEO potential because of the amount of work that is sometimes involved. Well, since social media has risen in popularity in the last couple of years,

Folks responded with good points to my post from yesterday, "Why Microsoft is So Far Behind Google on the Web," a riff on how Microsoft lets Google buy what it wants - AdMob, YouTube, DoubleClick - without challenging or responding to its nemesis. The comments that praise Microsoft for its frugality regarding Internet businesses have the tenor of "well, Google buys companies that don't make any money.

Posted by great scott! Welcome back to our second installment of this very special WhiteBEARD Friday! Last week Rand Fishclause discussed how the new school way to get links is to give back to webmasters . That's right, you've gotta give a little to get a little. This week, in the spirit of Searchmas©, we're giving you 12 examples of sites that exemplify this new model. From video hosting , to awards , to social profiles , and many more,

by Claudine Zap The Senate vote on health care reform brings the bill one step closer to a final deal. But if there's one thing everyone can agree on, it's that health reform is really, really complicated. Here, we break it down with a Buzz roundup on top questions that the Web wants to know. What is the health care bill? The Senate bill ensures that almost every American is guaranteed affordable health care, regardless of income or health. Currently,

by Vera H-C Chan Early Christmas Eve morning, Senators are due to vote aye or nay on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , otherwise known as their vision of how to reform health care in America. The House wrangled its version last month. While President Obama says the two proposals are 95% "identical ," that 5% difference has spurred some furious negotiations. The bill for the health care reform bill? The House version costs more than a trillion,