HealthCare.gov is “a disaster,” “a failure” and “excruciatingly embarrassing” for the Obama administration. Why didn’t they just use WordPress? Of the 14 states running their own health insurance marketplaces, five — Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Colorado and Hawaii — decided to use WordPress to power their sites. Other markets, such as Illinois, which selected a...Read More
Matt Cutts kicked off day two at Pubcon with another of his signature keynotes, dispelling myths, talking about spammers and about Jason Calcanis’ keynote from day one, at the urging of the audience. First, Cutts spoke about Google’s “Moonshot changes,†which he broke down into these areas: Knowledge graph Voice search Conversational search Google now...Read More
Six years ago, in November 2007, the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) was announced. The original iPhone came out just a few months earlier, capturing people’s imaginations and ushering in the modern smartphone era. While Google was an app partner for the original iPhone, it could see what a future of unchecked iPhone competition would be...Read More
Hudson, FL (PRWEB) October 22, 2013 AHosting, a provider of premium web hosting, has announced the introduction of a new optimized hosting platform for WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system. AHosting’s WordPress hosting packages include unlimited storage, unlimited bandwidth, and daily or weekly site backups. WordPress is used by over 20% of the...Read More
It wasn’t so long ago that, when educating the uninitiated on the SEO process from the bottom up, we would explain that keywords are foundational to SEO – start with your keywords and work up from there. Lately, we’ve seen some very fascinating (though not unexpected) developments from Google that give users ever more control...Read More
Image by None via CrunchBase Google Google just can’t help itself. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the epic fail of one Google spokesperson who singlehandedly cast doubt about Google’s commitment to its cloud platform. This time it’s another loose cannon in the form of Google CIO Ben Fried. Fried gave an interesting...Read More
Most products for sale online are straightforward, with variations mainly in colors and sizes. WordPress ecommerce plugins can be an easy, inexpensive way to sell these items. If you already have a WordPress website, or plan to build one, here are four popular WordPress ecommerce plugins. WooCommerce Number of themes on ThemeForest: 123 Number of...Read More
Amy Yang birdied the first playoff hole on Sunday to beat South Korean compatriot Hee Kyung Seo and win the KEB HanaBank Championship for her first career title. Michelle Wie, who started the final round tied for 22nd, surged up the leaderboard with six birdies for the day’s lowest score of 66. Wie finished tied...Read More
Early Friday, Google’s share price jumped above that price for the first time, marking another milestone in its remarkable ascent from $85 in its public offering in 2004. The shares jumped by 13 percent after a better-than-expected earnings release late Thursday. It was the first time in several quarters that Google, which for years exceeded...Read More
Everybody seems to be in a hurry these days, and online loading times matter. Studies show that speedy WordPress websites perform better in terms of: Conversions Usability SEO (search engines really appreciate speed) Likeability Time People Spend Browsing Now, let’s take a look at how to quickly increase the speed of your WordPress website! 1....Read More
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