June 14, 2009
Today, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Wordcamp RDU event–one of many events held around the world for WordPress users.
I gave a presentation outlining my advice for search engine optimization (SEO) for WordPress. I only had about 30 minutes–and had to cater to both newbies and advanced users–so I focused on what I [...]
June 13, 2009
Google has shown an affinity for Wikipedia for years, often listing entries as a top source for many types of web searches. Now they’ve added links to Wikipedia pages with news stories on Google News. This seems like a small detail, but it gives Wikipedia even more credibility with the most popular search engine.
Google News [...]
June 12, 2009
Nielsen retooled its online audience measurement system to try to more accurately measure and reflect web usage at large by including RSS measures. However, something went terribly wrong, and Nielsen overreported the audience reach for several sites that seriously don’t want to see any further “correction”:
an anomaly in the RSS feeds a single user had [...]
June 12, 2009
All your hours are belong to us: YouTube announced yesterday that it has joined Facebook Connect. The integration between the two sites is more than just the typical FB connect partnership, which allows FB members to link their profiles to comments on participating sites. On the Facebook Developer blog, program manager Josh Elman says:
When logged [...]
June 12, 2009
CNET announced today that AOL has purchased two local-oriented sites: Patch and Going.com. As CNET pointed out, the acquisition of Patch isn’t a big surprise, as newly appointed AOL CEO Tim Armstrong founded and invested in Patch while working as Google’s sales chief. Armstrong believes that “Local remains one of the most disaggregated experiences on [...]