Marketers are buzzing from the aftershocks of Google’s recent most updates, code-named Panda and Penguin. Panda, which launched around February of 2011, started using artificial intelligence in new ways to enforce the best practices guidelines Google had long provided to those seeking to optimize their websites. If Panda was a wrist slap, Penguin, launched in...Read More
Google’s new copyright-policing policy apparently won’t affect Google-owned YouTube as it does other Web sites, despite the fact that YouTube has been known to play host to illegally posted copyrighted material. The new policy, announced yesterday, knocks sites down in search results if Google receives a lot of “valid copyright removal notices” involving content on...Read More
South Koreans Jiyai Shin, Kim, So Yeon Ryu and Hee Kyung Seo dominated the leaderboard, sharing the top spot at 11-under 202 on Saturday through the third round. Two more South Koreans, Inbee Park (69) and second-round leader Chella Choi (70), were a shot back along with Japan’s Mika Miyazato (69). Call them the Seoul...Read More
As the company puts it, the WordPress for iOS application has received its ‘biggest update’ till date packing in a whole new interface along with access to the WordPress.com Stats page. These improvements are designed for both the iPhone and iPad and are accompanied by various fresh features. From graphics to the colors adopted, the...Read More
Google is a dark secret to most small business owners and CEOs, which is pretty easy to understand given all the buzz and jargon like SEO, PPC, AdWords, SERP, CTR, etc. It may not be all that important for a CEO to know any of this unless you’re the marketing director responsible for generating sales...Read More
Less than three months after its jump to version 3.0, the iOS WordPress app has released its biggest update in recent history. WordPress 3.0, which was released in May, provided new features like push notifications and a comment moderation toolbar, but version 3.1 is a major overhaul. As noted by App Advice, the new update...Read More
Google search will be less welcoming to sites accused by copyright owners of piracy. On the company’s blog, Google outlined a new measure designed at penalizing sites that generate too many complaints from copyright owners. “We will begin taking into account a new signal in our rankings: the number of valid copyright removal notices we...Read More
As a freelancer, search engine optimization (SEO) is a valuable marketing skill that can help grow your business. You probably already know that a website is now a requirement for attracting new clients. However, without good SEO, your website may never been seen by most of your potential clients. That’s because many people search online...Read More
Google is gearing up to test out a search feature that integrates with Gmail. The idea is that when a Google search-engine user types in a query, the results that come up will not only be from the public web, but also from their personal Gmail account. This means that if someone searches “best restaurant”,...Read More
If you need to establish a professional-looking website without shelling out cash for a Web design team, check out the free open-source blogging tool WordPress. Chances are good that many of your favorite websites use this popular platform, since WordPress makes creating and editing content on a blog incredibly easy. While the basic management tasks...Read More
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