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Find the most authoritative websites on the web

Always wanted to know which websites in your country have the most authority on the internet?

This clever trick will show it instantly. The ingredients: A web browser.
Open your web browser and point it to Google. Choose a country of the Google website you want to check the authority for - e.g. Google.nl for the Netherlands or Google.co.uk to check the websites with the most authority in the United Kingdom.

Now, to find the websites with the most authority all you have to do is search for “www”. So, do a search for “www” in Google and voila, Google will come up with the results. The resulting websites are the ones with the most authority for that specific country. Maximum coolex!

Why would these results come up for the “www” search query?
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How hot is valentine’s day?

No, it’s not about the weather nor the rating of your partner. Valentine’s day from a marketing point of view is also hot, right? Turning more and more into a commercial event, valentine’s day is hot stuff. In the days before valentine’s day you better have your mind set on a original gift for your beloved one(s). I got my love this original gift: Chocolate Mii’s! Representing my girlfriend and me in Nintendo’s Wii, Mii form. Cute huh? (although I got the chocolate color wrong ;-))

Anyway, now i’ve got you all excited for valentine’s day let’s do a little research how popular valentine’s day is, in comparison to e.g. easter, thanksgiving, Christmas or the superbowl. Ok, I skipped the latter because it felt in the same “interest” time frame. How hot are these (commercial) days in comparison to each other? Have a look:
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