Website Optimization is announcing today that 53% of all US households now subscribe to a broadband high-speed Internet service at home, according to Leichtman Research Group. Broadband services now account for about 72% of all home Internet subscriptions - compared to 60% last year.

Broadband adoption is strongly tied to household income. Just 45% of households with annual incomes below $30,000 subscribe to an Internet service at home - compared to 92% of households with annual incomes above $75,000. Broadband penetration among active Internet users grew to 82.18% in US homes in May, up over 10 percentage points from 71.76% last year.

Home Connectivity in the US

US broadband penetration grew to 82.18% among active Internet users in May 2007. Narrowband users connecting at 56Kbps or less now make up 17.82% of active Internet users, down 0.42 percentage points from 18.24% April 2007 (see Figure 1). http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0706/

Broadband Growth Trends in the US

In May 2007, broadband penetration in US homes grew 0.42 percentage points to 82.18% up from 81.76% in April. This increase of 0.42 points is below the average increase in broadband of 0.86 points per month over the last six months (see Figure 2). http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0706/

Work Connectivity
As of May 2007, 93.99% of US workers connected to the Internet with broadband, up 0.43 percentage points from the 93.46% share in April. At work 6.01% connect at 56Kbps or less (see Figure 3). http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0706/

            Have you ever gotten an item and thought it had only one use, but later discovered that there were actually many purposes to it?  The same is true of SEO tips = better search engine ranking. 

            To quote this Website’s tagline, they offer, “(f)ree SEO tips from case studies in progress: how search engine optimization techniques better search engine rankings.”  This is very true, as this blog has many categories, such as keywords, that discuss how one can improve their ranking.  However, there are other important topics covered at this Website.

            SEO tips = better search engine ranking also offers information on other significant issues.  Non-SEO topics covered include everything from computer hardware to practical personal advice about taking a vacation.  

            Check out SEO tips = better search engine ranking, and find more than you were looking for!

Web directories seem like they all offer the same sort of service:  an organized listing of Websites.  As I clicked on the link to jtrotta.com Web Directory, I wondered how I would write an original review for another directory.

            When I read the introduction on the Website’s homepage I was impressed that the owner of the site, James Trotta, offered his personal email address for unsatisfied customers.  However, that in itself wasn’t enough to promote an original review. 

            I decided to open one of the directory listings to view the specific categories mentioned in the introduction.  As I opened the listing I actually said, “Wow!” aloud.  Opening the Art and entertainment listing, I noted that it was broken into thirteen categories.  Having checked out many Web directories, this is the most organized I have seen.

            As a Webmaster there are many benefits to jtrotta.com Web Directory.  You don’t pay for your submission until after your site is listed in the directory to insure that it is to your liking.  Also, at this Website they do not utilize Adsense.  This draws more attention to your listing as opposed to ads for other sites.  An additional benefit is that their categories have keywords in their URLs. 

            If you are looking for a web directory, whether to find the specific Website you need or on which you want to list your Website, jtrotta.com Web Directory is a great choice.

Photoshop is an often referred to product of Adobe that is used for graphic editing. There are several different versions, making it applicable to everyone from amateur photographers to graphic designers. Photoshop-Pack is a Website that would benefit either of these types of users or anything in between.

At Photoshop-Pack, there are a multitude of tutorials available. These tutorials cover everything from the basics, such as enlarging a photo for large prints to more advanced topics, such as making a nebula. Each Photoshop tutorial is tagged with a score and number of views. These lessons can be viewed by any visitor to the Website.

For those who are more skilled users of Photoshop, you can submit tutorials to the Website. In order to do this, you need to be a registered user. Members gain extra benefits, such as free video tutorials and free Website templates.

Photoshop-Pack is the perfect venue for educating others or learning about Photoshop with its vast amount of free tutorials presented.

Soup-to-Nuts.  That is a phrase you use when you find something that totally covers a situation.  When it comes to building a quality, business Web presence you want to have someone that can cover you soup-to-nuts and that is what you get with Azavia Technologies.

Azavia Technologies has development, design, server administration, and hosting services for all of your Web business needs.  They can design a Web presence that perfectly matches your needs and provide the hosting environment that will work for what they design.   They offer shared hosting environments for small projects or dedicated servers that are completely managed if you have a large project.

Azavia Technologies offers business-grade, multi-platform clustered Web hosting starting at only $15 per month and they have an 99.9% uptime SLA, so your Web project will always be available.

If you are in the need for a serious Web business technology partner, you need to check out Azavia Technologies.

There are a ton of online game/flash games sites. But every once in a while you run into one that is interesting and offers you plenty of fun things to do. That is where Online Flash Games comes into play (pardon the pun).

Just a quick visit to the list of available games makes you realize you have found a game Meca.  They especially have a wide variety of adventure games that you should check out; with my personal favorite being The Emperor.

You should check it out and spend some time at Online Flash Games.  You won’t be disappointed.

 The fact is that I am a self-admitted “gadget guy”. I love techy toys.  If it has electronic circuitry then I am going to like it!  So when I found a blog that offered insightful reviews on gadgets, I knew I had found something to cherish.

Awesome Gadget is a blog that offers high quality, informative reviews and insights on gadgets in many different categories. So if your passion is photography or computers or cars, they have you covered.  They have a great clean, easy-to-read layout that offers the information in a straightforward manner.  They have comments from users and user rating systems so that the entire community can give their feedback.

One of the coolest features is the timeline feature.  With the timeline you can see not only what gadgets are hot, but also when they are hot.  It is a slick interface that you have to check out.

As a “gadget guy”, I am here to tell you that you need to visit Awesome Gadget.