This is huge, huge step forward for the group that oversees the development of the internet. The board of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers–ICANN–unanimously approved some proposals that could open up domains past the standard .com, .org, .info, etc. This could open a lot of new websites in the future that are tailored to industry-specific websites, maybe like www.mymanolos.shop or www.arthurbryant.kc, for example. They look a little strange now, but I bet they grow quickly! Read the whole article here.

Adobe is teaming up with search engine powerhouses like Google and Yahoo to enhance search engine indexing of Adobe Flash content. Read the press release here.

This is an amazing step forward for web content writers and producers! Now it’ll be easier and faster to make engaging, interactive, rich web content and still leave it accessible to search engine crawling. These are the kinds of trends we look for when we research and develop marketing solutions for our clients–and you better believe this will impact the deliverables we provide.