Let’s face it… long SEO reports can be tedious to read. However, SEO reports are also vital components of what you do — so how can you help key stakeholders (like the C-suite) absorb salient information and better understand the value you bring without putting them to sleep at their desks? The answer is simple. Compile your profit and loss...Read More
Google executive Dan Fredinburg died while climbing Mt. Everest during the massive Nepal earthquake on Saturday. Fredinburg was privacy director for the company’s Google X team, which is responsible for some of the search company’s more forward-thinking initiatives, including driverless cars and Google Glass. A frequent and experienced climber, Fredinburg was scaling Everest with two...Read More
WordPress 4.2 (Powell) has just landed and it’s jam packed with goodness for users and developers alike. Led by Drew Jaynes of 10up, the team of 283 contributors brings us dozens of new features and fixes a total of 231 bugs. The WordPress 4.2 release has been named Powell, after the jazz musician Bud Powell....Read More
By Roger Fingas Friday, April 24, 2015, 08:07 am PT (11:07 am ET) An unknown person has inserted an Easter egg image into Google Maps, depicting the mascot for the Android operating system urinating on an Apple logo, and is now gaining attention across the Internet. The image was discovered by Team Android and can...Read More
Version 4.2 of WordPress is now available to download. The update has been labeled Powell in honor of jazz pianist Bud Powell, and comes with several useful new features. Not sure whether or not to update right away? Here’s a look at some of the benefits you’ll be getting. Easier Sharing via ‘Press This’Improvements to the...Read More
There are two traps I have seen clients fall into when it comes to plans and budgets for SEO; 1) they don’t have a plan, 2) they don’t have a budget. As my father is fond of saying, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. When it comes to SEO, failure means lost...Read More
Earlier today, Google officially announced its plans to offer its own wireless service under the Project Fi moniker. As expected, the effort taps three networks: LTE networks from Sprint and T-Mobile along with a heavy dose of Wi-Fi. Customers pay $20 per month plus $10 for each gigabyte of data they use. So why is...Read More
More than a dozen WordPress plugins have been updated to patch vulnerabilities that allow attackers to inject potentially dangerous commands into the browsers of people visiting trusted websites. Administrators responsible for WordPress sites should make sure the fixes are installed as soon as possible. The cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities make it possible for hackers to...Read More
This article is the second in a series of five posts on the basics of online marketing for small business. The series is designed to inform and empower small businesses about their online marketing options and give them the confidence to explore the potential growth opportunities that are available through online marketing. This week we...Read More
Elon Musk negotiated a sale of Tesla to Google and shook hands on the talks, but a deal never came together in the end, according to a new book about the Tesla CEO. Orders for Tesla Model S swooned in early 2013, as word of mouth spread that the electric cars were glitchy and not...Read More
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