November 21, 2014 WordPress version 4.0 is not affected by the critical XSS issue, which could enable an anonymous user to compromise a site. Released on Thursday, WordPress version 4.0.1 addresses more than 20 vulnerabilities, and WordPress versions 3.9.3, 3.8.5 and 3.7.5 address a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, according to a post. WordPress version...Read More
Microsoft gave away some of the secrets behind the algorithm that ranks search results in Bing, giving new insights for ways to better your search engine optimization. 15 photos Jacob Demmitt Staff Writer- Puget Sound Business Journal Email  | Twitter Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled some of the secret recipe behind its Bing search engine, letting...Read More
Facebook’s new search feature is a thinly-veiled shot at Google More Facebook’s Search Function Just Got So Much Better Life Inside Facebook’s Headquarters 11 Google Tricks That Will Change the Way You Search Facebook is making a change this week that, if it works, may finally sound the death knell for Google Plus, the search...Read More
Adobe Patches Flash Player Vulnerability Under Attack Adobe released security updates for Flash Player, Reader, Acrobat and ColdFusion. The Flash vulnerability is being exploited in the wild, Adobe said. Read more…Read More
The SEO industry in 2014 is virtually unrecognizable from that of 2011 and earlier, and this coming year we’ll see even more changes in best practices for the industry and how we execute SEO campaigns. Earlier this year I wrote about The Top 7 SEO Trends Dominating 2014, but as we quickly approach 2015, I...Read More
<!– –> Dec 7, 2014 – Aaden Bell for the National Edition Are you interested in starting a blog or ecommerce website on a WordPress platform? It may seem as though the only way to find attractive and aesthetically appealing website template, you have to choose from “premium themesâ€. But most small and medium size organizations...Read More
Google At the start of December, Google launched an adorable way to let millions of kids around the world get hyped for the holidays. The interactive “Santa’s Village” world offers a bunch of educational games to teach children geography, different holiday traditions, and basic Javascript, and culminates on December 24 when “Santa Tracker” lets you...Read More
Almost every time I talk to a journalist who spends a lot of time online and the subject of Google News comes up, there is a shared sense of frustration: namely, frustration over how little the site has changed over the years since it launched, and how much more it could do if Google really...Read More
By Mike Johnston December 4, 2014 Articles and Editorials  Comments Let’s face it, there simply is no other CMS that has even come close the the level of popularity that WordPress has managed to achieve. It’s an admirable accomplishment that is well deserved. WordPress has taken what used to be complex functionality that only technical...Read More
Search engine optimization shifted dramatically during the first half of this decade. I wonder how it will evolve? Google Got Intelligent Google has always been smart. When it launched, the PageRank algorithm changed everything, so much so that Google devoured a diverse community of now all but forgotten search engines. As smart as the early...Read More
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