It’s the first of September. In some regions of the Earth, autumn season ushers in leaves start to fall. Changes in foliage color provide significant change in surroundings as school season begins.
Tagged: barcamp
Not too long ago, Google disclosed that site speed is one factor that it considers when evaluating pages/websites for search engine visibility. This means websites with sound technical make up has the advantage on that front. Fast loading websites allow search engines to access pages quicker, efficiently jumping from one page to another and covering more content without facing the risk of server time outs.
Facebook used to be just a place for friends to communicate, interact and share. But Facebook wasn’t contented with that role, in the company with Ning, Tagged or Friendster. When searching for information, users typically leave the site and head towards popular search engines. Facebook wants to be the one-stop web utility and not just a social media hangout. Not long ago it revised its page layout to emphasize use of search engines. Unlike its early days, Facebook now displays people’s profiles, groups, pages and web results. Therefore its usefulness extend beyond simple searches; it becomes a legitimate search engine more than just an internal site search feature.
Tagged: SEO, seo factors
First impressions can be lasting. But in the realm of World Wide Web, that perception can quickly be extinguished in a matter of seconds.
About a month ago, Facebook made the change so that all entities we have become fans of are now simply entities that we like. Prior to that change, I can click the “Become a Fan” button to receive updates, just like the outcome of following a Twitter user. Consequently, my name appears on the page profile as one of its fans while the page appears on my account profile.
Tagged: Social Media
One of the most ubiquitous features in Google search is its query suggestions. It allows users to select a predefined search terms without having to type the whole query. But to me, it offers more humor than help, as illustrated in a separate post. But joking aside, this feature reveals some of the most popular (if not peculiar) terms people are using recently.
Tagged: Social Media
It seems that everyone wants to join the social media. And that’s not surprising at all, given the effectiveness of this marketing channel to businesses. No wonder, businesses large and small are prepared to invest time, money and effort into integrating themselves into social media. This is evident through the ubiquitous logos of Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. Or the omnipresent share buttons attached to every single page of the website.
Tagged: Social Media
Twitter as a mainstream social media now has huge number of tweets people create. Searching for a specific entry back in time is currently a tedious task. But even before Twitter can finish building a tool that solves this issue, Google has already something for us to use, as a follow up to that real-time search launched in December.
Tagged: Social Media