Tweet This update affects approximately 12% of all queries and the search result pages can change dramatically. Who will be affected by this? Google has not officially confirmed this, but the algorithm change attempts to remove “content-farms” from the search results. Content farms are sites that require minimal time and money to generate large amounts…
Tweet How big is an instant? Search has just become quicker with Google’s Instant. Google Instant is rolling out over several days to users signed in to a Google Account. Matt Cutts in a recent announcement said, “We explore ways to crawl the web deeper, faster, and better, from increasing our index size or indexing…
Tweet The key to success in Twitter lies as much in the peripheral data that builds up around the message as in the content itself. Here are the Top Ten Tips to successfully use Twitter. Regular Postings: Be a contributor that your followers get to really know. Retweet: If you see Tweets posted by other users that…
Tweet The threat of Facebook becoming a part of people’s every day lives is growing. Consuming more of users’ online time, and that doesn’t appear to be abaiting. Facebook has a great deal of control over users privacy, therefore is a powerful marketing tool for content and online retail. Facebook offers users a many reasons…
Tweet On Google’s Official Webmaster Central Blog it was confirmed that Google now factors a site’s load-speed when assessing its search ranking. Many blog commenters & readers have expressed concerns and doubts over the reason for Google’s new signal in search ranking. Take into account, that slow page loading speeds is attributed to Google’s own Analytics…
Tweet The latest social media network has become more commercial. What does this mean for current users? Twitter has just released their business model called “Promoted Tweets”. These are easy to do and just like normal tweets except with the label “promoted”. Although they will have the same features such as reply, retweet and appearing…
Tweet by Mike Mills Understanding the internet fundamentals will help you in appraising a domain name. Criteria for evaluation Top level domain names (TLDs) are very important. This sets the memorability of the domain, good TLDs express a more professional and experienced business. COM, NET, and ORG are currently the most credible and best known…
Tweet Have you ever had a web page that has been saved from Microsoft Word? It usually is full of styles and endless repetitive parameters. Here’s a new on-line tool that can be used to remove it all. The clean up HTML tool works by stripping unnecessary tags and styles from the code. You choose…
Tweet After you visit a site and find yourself staying awhile, what makes you stay? A sense of humour helps. Flashy graphics are nice. But the fundamental traits that make a site work are more elusive. Here are 5 characteristics that can help you tell the difference between a great web site and one that…
Tweet Why do designers use small text? In my experience with graphic designers I have noticed a common trait that often appears in their designs. I’m not just referring to web design, but many others applications, such as, business stationery and marketing materials. You can try to understand how designers arrive at a final design…
