Ever wonder why a doctor wears a white lab coat? Or a surgeon wears scrubs? Take a walk around any medical or laboratory environment and you’ll see a lot of people wearing silly-looking outfits like these. But it’s not just the medical environment. Utility workers and machinists wear oversized protective goggles. Environmental crews put on...Read More
Less than 48 hours after the disclosure of the Ghost vulnerability in the GNU C library (glibc), researchers have uncovered that PHP applications, including the WordPress content management system, could be another weak spot and eventually in the crosshairs of attackers. Ghost is a vulnerability in glibc that attackers can use against only a handful...Read More
You have put together a great SEO plan for 2015. You’re going to do the right things with your website architecture. You will take the content on site through a major upgrade. You have a great content marketing campaign in mind, one that will drive your SEO visibility through the roof. The problem is, one...Read More
Google Earth Pro, the premium version of Google’s popular Google Earth service, is now free. Google sliced the price from $400 a year, so this is a pretty solid deal. If you like to make 3D measurements or create HD videos of virtual trips around the world, I’d jump on this. You can download the...Read More
Add PHP applications and the WordPress Web platform to the list of wares that may be susceptible to the critical Linux vulnerability known as Ghost. Further Reading Highly critical “Ghost†allowing code execution affects most Linux systems New bug haunting Linux could spark “a lot of collateral damage on the Internet.” As Ars reported Wednesday,...Read More
SEO evolves all the time — there are countless algorithm updates and refreshes that cause strategies and focal points to change. A search engine optimization strategy that isn’t constantly adjusting is destined for failure. While there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution when it comes to SEO, here are five areas of focus that can help improve...Read More
A Google sign at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.(Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP) SAN FRANCISCO — Google reports fourth-quarter financial results after the close of trading Thursday. The Internet giant is expected to post profits of $7.08 a share on sales of $14.61 billion. Google rules the most lucrative business on the Internet:...Read More
Credit: graja/shutterstock After conducting extensive research and analysis of shopping cart plugins, we recommend WooCommerce as the best shopping cart plugin for WordPress websites and blogs. Want to start an e-commerce business? With the right tools, anyone can launch an online store. One option is to use a full-featured e-commerce software solution to build your...Read More
Local Local SEO might seem confusing, but that’s only because of its massive potential. If executed properly and with a focus on improving customer experiences, local SEO can be reduced to a simple series of best practices that any business owner can follow. The Pigeon Update of 2014 completely overhauled the way local search works....Read More
Google Fiber announces expansion to southeastern United States including Nashville.(Photo: Stephen Sugg) SAN FRANCISCO — Google is bringing speedy Internet to 18 cities in four metro areas in the southeastern United States, the latest expansion of its Fiber project. The Internet giant is promising speeds up to one gigabit per second, about 100 times the...Read More
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