WordPress now powers more than 20% of websites, and given this huge market, it’s no surprise that the number of specialized hosting services for WordPress sites also continues to grow. Media Temple is one of the latest companies to join the fray, launching its premium WordPress hosting service just over a month ago. Today, it’s expanding this service with a...Read More
Recent partnerships by Google Inc (GOOG) with hotel chains have raised concern among others in the travel industry that the search giant is trying to grab more advertising dollars. “To the extent that the travel industry is spending advertising dollars with Priceline (PCLN) or Expedia (EXPE) or TripAdvisor (TRIP), Google is well aware of that...Read More
The rules for search engine optimization are constantly changing, but having a solid strategy can help keep you in Google’s good graces.Credit: SEO image via Shutterstock Search engine optimization has been a hot topic for content marketers in recent years. Google, the undeniable leader of Web indexing, is constantly changing its algorithms for what content...Read More
Emails between National Security Agency (NSA) director General Keith Alexander and Google’s Google’s Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt have been published by Al Jazeera, showing that the agency was working with the company two years ago. The emails, says Al Jazeera, “suggest a far cozier working relationship between some tech firms and the US government...Read More
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg today took the stage at Disrupt NY for a wide-ranging chat with our co-editor Alexia Tsotsis. During the conversation, he touched upon everything from raising the company’s latest funding round to the future of WordPress’ backend interface. Talking about WordPress’ $160 million funding round — which the company announced earlier this...Read More
These days, many webmasters are finding it difficult to figure out what’s still important for SEO and what’s no longer relevant. In an effort to clarify important trends in the SEO industry, I published “The Top 7 SEO Trends Dominating 2014.†Now, I’d like to explore the best practices associated with these trends. In this...Read More
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and other Web publishing tools, has raised $160 million from investors, including Insight Venture Partners, CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed. The round values the nine-year-old company at $1.16 billion, after the investment, which is its first since it raised $12 million in 2008. According to a blog post by Mullenweg, the...Read More
According to new reports, Google is developing a new version of its Android operating system for smart phone manufacturers that will put an emphasis on Google apps, called Android Silver. By Karis Hustad, Staff Writer / May 5, 2014 A Google sign at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. New reports say Google is developing...Read More
You don’t have to know everything about SEO to start reaping the benefits of it. There are some small but important search engine optimization changes you can make right away. Here are 5 simple things you can do today to improve your SEO. 1. Sign up with Webmaster Tools On-site optimization (making sure all the...Read More
I hate it. It shouldn’t be this way. I’m a tech reporter. I like new technology. And I admire the vision of technology that Google promises Glass could offer: a device that lets you keep track of e-mails, texts and other messages and seamlessly allows you to discern which beeps and buzzes from your smartphone...Read More
Based in Vancouver, BC and serving North America, RippleSmith Services is Google AdWords certified and is recognized as a trusted business partner of Google. Get in touch to learn more how we can help your business.
