The news is out. Starbucks Starbucks is replacing ATT ATT as its customer wireless provider. And Google Google is the new sheriff in town. This is important for a lot of reasons. While Starbucks emphasized that it expects Google’s network to be faster, given Google’s classic model I also expect it to be disruptively cheaper...Read More
WordPress.org today announced the release of WordPress 3.6, featuring a new blog-centric theme and a revamped revision browser. You can download the new release now from WordPress.org/Download (it’s 5.2MB). Dubbed “Oscar†in honor of Canadian jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson, WordPress 3.6 features more than just a new theme and improved revisions. Oscar includes...Read More
The increasing adoption of responsive design is paving an easier path for mobile SEO within browsers; it’s not always the ultimate silver bullet, but it’s a welcome relief to brands looking for a single-site solution to cross platform content. But mobile devices have ushered in a whole new set of search challenges in the form...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — At the annual San Francisco WordCamp, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg told the audience a fascinating stat about the service. In a talk that also included details on the next two versions of WordPress, Mullenweg said, “We’re now up to 18.9 percent of the web running WordPress. … We’re going to see the number...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — It was bound to happen: Google Play downloads of apps jumped ahead of those at Apple’s App Store. Google Play app downloads were 10% higher than at Apple’s App Store in the second quarter, according to researcher App Annie. Shares of Apple fell 0.2% to $452.53 in regular trading Wednesday. Google dipped...Read More
It isn’t easy being a leader in today’s digital economy. The rapid shifts in technology and the way customers adapt to it has transformed business. Barriers between online and offline business have broken down. Capital alone is no longer decisive in determining success. Google’s various offerings are a huge growth opportunity for B2B and B2C...Read More
 (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Earlier this month, Google Google announced disappointing earnings, and its stock immediately dropped 5% (Disclosure: I own Google stock through a fund).  Most disturbingly, the company’s core revenue driver, the revenue it gets for each click on an ad, decreased 6% while traffic acquisition costs increased. Ordinarily, rising costs...Read More
Harry McCracken / TIME If you glance at Wikipedia to determine what WordPress is, you might come away with the impression that it’s a tool for creating and maintaining a blog. It is. But that’s an increasingly insufficient way to describe it: 18.9 percent of the web now consists of sites that run on WordPress’s...Read More
Considering hiring an agency for some or all of your SEO efforts? What are the secrets to help the client and agency forge a successful, long-lasting relationship? Let’s dive into some best practice tips on how to select the right agency, maintain a strong working relationship, and deal with any hiccups along the way –...Read More
It looks like Google is about to unleash a new wave of more powerful applications for Google Glass. Currently, Glass developers can only build apps that are essentially web-based services that talk to the user’s hardware through a set of relatively limited APIs. At its I/O developer conference earlier this year, Google announced that it...Read More
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