In a move that is raising eyebrows in the online marketing world, Google is intimating that companies with websites that download faster than those of competitors could soon be given preference in Google search-engine returns.

A properly executed catalog is more than just a list of products accompanied by pretty pictures.

While YouTube has emerged as a marketing juggernaut for businesses, many firms are also discovering that the free video-sharing service has scores of other uses—all of which are also free for the taking.

Business web users looking to speed up their web-browsing experience—and perhaps do it a bit more securely—may want to check out the latest offering of Google’s free Chrome browser.