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Today’s iPhone 4 announcement
was nothing short of amazing, and chances are good that you want one.
iPhone 4 is full of firsts, the least of which is probably Apple’s
first set of iPhone cases. That’s right, Apple hasn’t made a case for
an iPhone before, but it’s time, and they seem to have really knocked
it out of the park with the iPhone 4 Bumpers.
iPhone Bumpers are exactly what they sound like, a bumper for your
iPhone 4. They don’t cover the front, nor the back, but they do cover
the sides of the device. Brilliant. Instead of covering the front and
back, it extends a small ways forwards and backwards, which should be
enough to keep your iPhone 4 from touching any flat surface. If you
remember past generation iPhones, then you know the corners are the
weakest points of the design, so protection here just makes sense.
Plus, is doesn’t hurt that they come in six different colors: white,
black, green, pink, blue and orange.
The Bumpers are a bit expensive at $29.99, but that’s not
surprising. If you like the Bumpers, but not the prices, hold on for a
bit, because I think other companies will likely make very similar
cases at more appropriate prices.
If you want to check out the Bumpers on Apple’s site, you sadly
won’t find much. There’s only a brief mention of the accessory on the iPhone 4 specs page. You’ll be able to pick up the case in store or online when the iPhone 4 launches on June 24th.
So, which color will you get?
Be sure to check out our full coverage of the WWDC 2010 Keynote announcements.
Update (6/27/10): I think the white iPhone 4 really responds
well to the extra color from the Bumper case, but I’ve yet to see any
of them on a black iPhone 4. You can’t even buy a white iPhone 4 yet,
so it would be quite a bit more useful to see these Bumper cases on the
black model. So, I figured I’d do my best to “Photoshop” the image that
Apple should have available on their site.
This is by no means official, but it should give you a pretty good
feel for how the Bumpers will look on your black iPhone 4. Personally,
I like the white one, but I worry about it discoloring. I know the
iPhone headphones tend to get a blue tint from jeans, so I wouldn’t be
surprised to see a Bumper do the same.
Stay tuned, I’m going to try to get a hands-on with the Bumpers soon to give another update.
iPhone 4 pre-orders start today. Are you ready with a case? You will likely be able to pre-order the new iPhone 4 Bumpers
from Apple, but are you going to trust your new iDevice to such a
sparse design? Personally, I’ll be going with one of the myriad
companies with years of experience iPhone case protection. Here are a
few more developers to tell you about the options you’ll have.
Note that not all cases will be ready to ship by June 24th. Check the developers’ sites for details.
Waterfield Designs
WaterField Designs has announced the iPhone 4 Smart Case with new
colors and naturally tanned, distressed, leather sides. The Smart Case
is a perfect snug fit for Apple’s new iPhone 4.
Three carry-options include a svelt Slip style, a Clip style for
attaching to belts or other garments, and a Flap style for attaching to
bag straps.
iSkin
iSkin has announces its new and exciting line up of protective cases
to outfit and compliment the iPhone 4. iSkin will be introducing three
new cases for the iPhone 4. First will be the evolution of its award
winning and best selling revo series named the revo4, which is the
ultimate in beauty and protection. Next, the new trend-setting solo,
with unmatched fit, feel, and fashion flare. Soon to follow will be
the ultra-premium iSkin enigma with its hand-crafted sophistication.
All cases are infused with iSkin’s legendary standards of quality
design, innovation and protection performance.
Proporta
Apple has announced its fastest and most powerful iPhone yet,
offering critical new features including not one but two cameras with
built-in LED flash, FaceTime calling, A4 processor, and at 9.3
millimeters thick it is the world’s thinnest iPhone. Another gold star
for Apple it seems.
Proporta says “hello” with a new range of iPhone 4 accessories.
HardCandy
Hot off the heals of Monday’s Apple conference, Hard Candy Cases—one
of the fastest growing Apple accessories company’s in the world—will
add iPhone 4 cases to their deliciously styled mobile accessories
product line.
Each case is superbly crafted with a keen eye for design that will add to the iPhone 4’s sleek aesthetic.
Marware
Marware has announced the general availability of its full line of
case accessories for the iPhone 4. Marware’s case offerings include a
diverse range of products, such as the SportShell Convertible,
MicroShell, CustomShell, CEO Premiere, CEO Premiere Plus, CEO Flip-Vue,
Accent, Glide, Emmie, SoBe, Duo-Glide, Uni-Vue, SportGrip and the
SportGrip Edge.
This full line of accessories also comes with Marware’s Lifetime Warranty.
CAZE
CAZE has introduced the Ultra Slim Silicone Case, its first case for
iPhone 4. The new case is made from 100% silicone and features an
anti-dust treatment, impact protection, and access to all ports and
controls. Made from TPU, it is lightweight and resistance to chemical,
fire and tearing. This ultra thin case is suitable for those who don’t
want to add extra bulky to an iPhone.
Products will be shipped within 24 hours during weekday and 30 Days Money Back Guarantee is provided.
Scosche
Scosche Industries has announced eight stylish new case designs and three screen protectors for new iPhone 4.
The uniquely designed cases match the iPhone 4’s modern footprint
and offer unparalleled protection without hindering accessibility or
functionality.
Gumdrop
Apple accessories industry veteran Tim Hickman has announced the
launch of Gumdrop Cases, a mobile accessories brand dedicated to the
active youth lifestyle market.
Gumdrop Cases is now shipping two lines of 4G iPhone cases, in anticipation of Apple’s iPhone 4 release later this month.
iPhone 4 case product announcements
Companies must consider the implications of using free communications
services (such as email and data hosting) on their data privacy, according to a
new guide from managed security firm, Network Box.
Browser privacy and online security: a guide for IT managers (available free
to download from Network Box’s website) warns companies to think carefully
before using such services, and also to be aware of the privacy compromise that
results from the use of some browser services. It gives companies the
information they need to decide whether or not they should use free email
hosting, browser and document storage services.
The guide gives IT managers information on how users are profiled using
information from their browsing activity, email and document content; and
guidelines on how to advise users to opt out of these services if they are
dealing with confidential company information. It gives details of the security
issues and benefits of the major browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, IE and Opera.
It also lists the different types of cookies and how they are used; and gives
advice on password management in browsers.
Finally, the guide gives IT managers steps to follow to ensure that company
data is kept private. These include:
1. Select a browser and keep up to date with all vulnerabilities, updates and
functionality associated with that browser so the correct risk assessment of
threats can be made.
2. Only allow approved browsers to be used on any work
computer, whether in the office or at home.
3. Make sure users understand
what they’re signing up to when they use Internet services.
4. If you have a
free email or document storage provider, you may be sacrificing some privacy
rights. If you feel uncomfortable about this, find out whether you can opt out
of targeted advertising; or avoid these services.
5. Be careful about what
data you store on these services as some countries have regulations about where
data may be stored geographically (Germany is an example)
6. Set work
computers to disable third party cookies (note: most browsers will accept all
cookies as the default option).
7. Ensure security systems are up to date and
you have a layered security approach.
8. Check applications for
vulnerabilities (such as SQL injection)
9. Ensure employees don’t use
personal email accounts for work purposes.
10. Ensure employees delete
browsing history regularly and clear cached information stored on
computers.
11. Send out reminders to employees to change passwords regularly,
and make sure they are robust. Recommend that they don’t use the ‘remember me’
feature when logging in to secure sites.
12. Be aware: make sure employees
understand security risks, and avoid becoming victims of phishing attacks.
Simon Heron, internet security analyst for Network Box, says: “There is no
doubt that service providers take data privacy very seriously. But there is a
trade-off for using free services that some people simply aren’t aware of: in
return for a free service, there is a compromise on privacy. Free mail services
use automated systems to ‘read’ information within emails, in order to provide
similar targeting services to advertisers. The technology to do this isn’t
vastly different from scanning an email to ensure it doesn’t contain malware,
but the difference comes with what the system does with the information it
reads. Profiling information is often stores and used to target users for
advertising. The concern is if this profiling information got into the wrong
hands, it could be used for less benign activity.”
Today,
we're announcing the completion of a new web indexing system called
Caffeine. Caffeine provides 50 percent fresher results for web searches
than our last index, and it's the largest collection of web content
we've offered. Whether it's a news story, a blog or a forum post, you
can now find links to relevant content much sooner after it is
published than was possible ever before. Some background for
those of you who don't build search engines for a living like us: when
you search Google, you're not searching the live web. Instead you're
searching Google's index of the web which, like the list in the back of
a book, helps you pinpoint exactly the information you need. (Here's a good explanation of how it all works.) So
why did we build a new search indexing system? Content on the web is
blossoming. It's growing not just in size and numbers but with the
advent of video, images, news and real-time updates, the average
webpage is richer and more complex. In addition, people's expectations
for search are higher than they used to be. Searchers want to find the
latest relevant content and publishers expect to be found the instant
they publish. To keep up with the evolution of the web and to
meet rising user expectations, we've built Caffeine. The image below
illustrates how our old indexing system worked compared to Caffeine:  Our
old index had several layers, some of which were refreshed at a faster
rate than others; the main layer would update every couple of weeks. To
refresh a layer of the old index, we would analyze the entire web,
which meant there was a significant delay between when we found a page
and made it available to you. With Caffeine, we analyze the web
in small portions and update our search index on a continuous basis,
globally. As we find new pages, or new information on existing pages,
we can add these straight to the index. That means you can find fresher
information than ever before—no matter when or where it was published. Caffeine
lets us index web pages on an enormous scale. In fact, every second
Caffeine processes hundreds of thousands of pages in parallel. If this
were a pile of paper it would grow three miles taller every second.
Caffeine takes up nearly 100 million gigabytes of storage in one
database and adds new information at a rate of hundreds of thousands of
gigabytes per day. You would need 625,000 of the largest iPods to store
that much information; if these were stacked end-to-end they would go
for more than 40 miles. We've built Caffeine with the future in
mind. Not only is it fresher, it's a robust foundation that makes it
possible for us to build an even faster and comprehensive search engine
that scales with the growth of information online, and delivers even
more relevant search results to you. So stay tuned, and look for more
improvements in the months to come. Posted by Carrie Grimes, Software Engineer
DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2acdaa/virtualization_mar) has
announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Virtualization Market
in India" to their offering.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Virtualization Market in India
provides an in-depth analysis of market drivers and restraints, industry
structure, and competitive environment, besides dealing with the challenges and
issues faced by market participants. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert
analysts thoroughly examine the following sectors: server, desktop, operating
system (OS), application, network, virtualization, and storage.
Market Overview
Explosive Data Growth and Disaster Recovery Requirements Trigger Growth in the
Virtualization Market in India
Although the overall market for virtualization in India is still nascent, the
technology is emerging as one of the major trends impacting the end-to-end
infrastructure of enterprises. With controlled capital expenditure being
witnessed across the board and virtualization solutions becoming increasingly
affordable, the technology is set to become mainstream in the country. Moreover,
organizations are becoming increasingly aware of their environmental footprint
and therefore, they are deploying server virtualization as a tool to reduce
their power utilization and computing wastes. "The ability to centrally manage
desktop infrastructure and meet compliance and security requirements is driving
the adoption of desktop virtualization solutions," notes the analyst of this
research service. "Virtualization helps to eliminate the impact of downtime -
both scheduled and unscheduled - and accelerates the process of disaster
recovery." One-to-one mapping of equipment and application is causing a lower
level of utilization of the existing equipment. Virtualization helps in sharing
infrastructure, thereby increasing the utilization levels of existing
infrastructure. As virtualization enablers such as hypervisors are becoming
increasingly commoditized, virtualization management solutions and end-to-end
virtualization solutions are emerging as the primary focus areas of several
virtualization vendors.
While enterprises are increasingly interested in the benefits that server
virtualization solutions offer, concentrated risk, greater infrastructure
complexity, and migration challenges to a virtualized environment are a few of
the key restraints for the adoption of server virtualization solutions. Downtime
in a physical server hosting several virtual machines could prove costly. An
adequate replication and redundancy plan must be in place to overcome this risk.
Virtualization requires adequate planning to reap the full benefits it has to
offer. Managing physical servers is different from managing virtual servers;
therefore, the skill bases of administrators would need to be rebuilt. Seamless
migration from a physical system to a virtual system necessitates careful
planning and the services of skilled personnel. Enterprises are encountering
difficulties while transitioning from development systems to production systems,
fearing a failed migration.
Trends indicate that several enterprises are opting to virtualize their existing
server infrastructure, instead of procuring new physical servers. To popularize
the use of virtualization further, vendors are collaborating with partners and
conducting road shows to educate customers on the various virtualization
solutions available and their benefits. "The Indian market is predominantly
price and value sensitive," says the analyst. "Despite the high awareness in the
consumer segment on the benefits of virtualization, the adoption in the market
has been slow so far, primarily due to overpriced solutions in the market." As
enterprises have gathered a myriad of hardware and software solutions,
interoperability becomes the top selection criterion for buyers. Apart from
this, software licensing costs, support costs, hardware costs, as well as costs
of hardware maintenance, power, cooling, and rack space are other criteria
considered by enterprises while choosing a server virtualization solution. In
essence, the total cost of acquisition and ownership are examined while
selecting a solution provider.
Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors
in this research:
* Server virtualization
* Desktop virtualization
* Operating system (OS) virtualization
* Application virtualization
* Network virtualization
* Storage virtualization
Technologies
The following technologies are covered in this research:
* Direct attached storage
* Network attached storage
* Storage area networks
Key Topics Covered:
1. Executive Summary
2. Definitions and Research Methodology
* 2.1 Definitions
* 2.2 Key notes and assumptions
* 2.3 Market segmentation
* 2.4 Research methodology
3. Server Virtualization
* 3.1 Server virtualization overview
* 3.2 Server virtualization ecosystem
* 3.3 Market Engineering measurements
* 3.4 Market drivers
* 3.5 Market restraints
* 3.6 Virtualized server shipment forecasts
* 3.7 Demand trends
* 3.8 Demand analysis by verticals
* 3.9 Demand analysis by horizontals
* 3.10 Market shares
* 3.11 Market Engineering measurements
* 3.12 Market drivers
* 3.13 Market restraints
* 3.14 Adoption trends
* 3.15 Server virtualization infrastructures comparison
* 3.16 Technology trends
4. Desktop Virtualization
* 4.1 Virtual desktop infrastructure
* 4.2 Desktop virtualization ecosystem
* 4.3 Market Engineering measurements
* 4.4 Market drivers
* 4.5 Market restraints
* 4.6 Key purchase criteria
* 4.7 Virtual desktop infrastructure market
* 4.8 Demand analysis by verticals
* 4.9 Demand analysis by horizontals
* 4.10 Thin client market
* 4.11 Desktop virtualization software market
* 4.12 Pricing trends
5. Vendor Profiles
* 5.1 Server virtualization software
* 5.2 Thin clients
* 5.3 Desktop virtualization software
For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2acdaa/virtualization_mar
One of the biggest concerns that many webmasters have is having
their website or blog being Google slapped. It’s one of the really
common phrases that’s thrown around out there, but if you’re like most
people then you know you don’t want it to happen but you don’t know
what exactly it is or how to prevent it. Find a quick answer to both
right here to ensure your website is safe and sound at the top of the
Google results pages.
So when somebody says that they have been Google slapped, what
exactly does that mean? It can actually have several exact meanings as
people use the term in different ways, but one thing is consistent.
Your website is penalized, quickly and strictly, by Google and it will
make it nearly impossible for you to be found in the search engine
results pages. Whether that means you were completely deindexed,
temporarily removed, or simply slid down hundreds of spots to a very
low perch, it’s a painful punishment and it can have drastic effects on
your website.
That means it’s of the utmost importance that you learn to prevent
yourself from being Google slapped. Take it from experience that many
people, including myself, have learned that it’s always better to
prevent this kind of mishap instead of working to correct it down the
road. The number 1 rule you should be abiding by is the general
principle of white hat SEO and abiding by the general recommendations
and conditions that Google puts forth for webmasters.
You will have to avoid all of the questionable and borderline
questionable tactics that you have heard could get websites penalized
and Google slapped. The obvious steps to avoid include hiding tons of
keywords in the same color as your background to try to raise your
rankings, keyword stuffing in general, forced redirection to your
website for visitors, buying link placements on popular websites and
selling link placements on your own and on down the line.
Anything that falls into this range of black hat or semi-black hat
SEO can potentially get you Google slapped. These tactics and others
could see you produce some fantastic results, but be forewarned, it can
catch up to you and leave you penalized in a very bad way.
If you have been Google slapped and need to find a way to get back
into the rankings, there are three steps you should take. The first is
to take a deep breath and relax and realize that there is no instant
cure. Often it just takes some time until your rankings are restored.
Second, make sure you bring your website into compliance with all of
Google’s recommendations and best practices. Third and finally, start
focusing on new means of traffic production in the mean time, from the
other search engines, PPC, social networking and more.
Hopefully now you have a good idea about what being Google slapped
really is. Yes, it really does exist and it really can have terrible
effects on your website. Keep yourself in compliance with Google’s
terms, conditions and recommendations and remember that any short lived
gains from black hat SEO can come back to hurt you in the end.
Everyday thousands of new online businesses are started. Most of these businesses never get off the ground. Why is that you might ask. Because the people starting them
never take the time to ask their self if an online business is right
for them. They see others having successful online businesses and just
assume that they can do it too.
Before starting an online business, you need to take time to do some
research. Ask yourself the following questions.
- Do I have the time it will take to run an online business?
An online business may be more convenient because it can be done from
anywhere you have internet access, even from the comforts of home, but
it still takes time. This is especially true when an online business is
just getting started. You have to be committed to spending the time it
takes to get your business up and running. There will be plenty of long
hours spent building and promoting your online business.
- Do I have the drive to make my online business a success?
Anyone that tells you running an online business is easy is lying to
you. We have all heard the scams that promise lots of money for little
work. This is never the case. You will have to do work to have a
successful online business. That is the bottom line. You have to have
the motivation it takes to work long hours sometimes for no pay. When
you are just getting started you may have several weeks where there is
no money coming in while you are establishing your business. You have
to have the want to succeed and the drive to make it happen.
- Do I have the tools to run an online business?
Anyone can build a website for their online business. It can be the
best website you have ever seen. However, if no one knows your online
business exists, how will they find you? This is where you will need
several tools to make your online business a success. You will need to
have the knowledge of SEO to make sure the search engines are picking
up your business. You will need the knowhow of promotion. Promotion is
a large factor in any new business. Social networking is a must for any
new online business. These are just a few of the tools you will need.
Having an online business is great, but you have to be aware of what it
will take to make that business a success. You do not want to be part
of the many new online businesses that fail. Do your research first and
give your business the best chance possible.
If
you’re looking for the best in SEO tips to get you started down the
path towards quick results and efficient website strategy then here’s
your Cheat Sheet! I’ve put together the best information, gathered from
years of hands-on experience, testing different tactics and trying
various strategies. These are the best practices that will enable you
and your website to reach a new level, or to get off the ground running
right away.
Now I’m calling this a Cheat Sheet because I’m not trying to produce
a book but provide a list that you can go down and check off each item
and say, “Yea, I’ve got that covered”.
Here we go:
The most important thing with keywords for your website is that you
have to begin the process with proper research. Take advantage of free
tools and services at your disposal such as the Google Adwords tool,
and consider paying for more advanced and detailed programs.
Remember that keyword density is a thing of the past, there is no
density you should be opting for. Instead, focus on natural inclusion
of your targeted keywords, working them in where possible without doing
it excessively.
Google Keyword Tool - https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
Note: The fastest results are seen in targeting a larger number of lower level competitive terms.
There are many steps that go into creating great URLs. Starting from
the beginning, you should pick a domain name that is short, memorable
and includes your most important keyword phrase. While hyphens are
acceptable, more than two begins to get excessive and spam-like.
For your individual page names, also include a relevant keyword, so
that each URL looks something like
www.your-main-keyword.com/targeted-page-keyword.html. When possible,
avoid using session IDs and other dynamic page variables that add a lot
of unnecessary junk to your page URLs.
Note:
If you already have a site that you cannot adjust the page structure to
accommodate keywords in your URLs, then consider buying additional
domains (building mini sites) to support various segments within your
niche. These additional mini sites will drive traffic to your main
domain.
Long tail keywords often are the secret to great search engine
rankings. Long tail keywords include at least three words, and when you
find ones related to your niche you will be facing much less
competition. Additionally, the traffic you see as a result will be much
more effectively targeted, ensuring you see better results.
Note:
Add longer tail keywords into your URL will help as well (see #2). Do a
quick search and you will see most “experts” agree that the buyers are
found with the Long Tail Terms. Boost your earnings through driving
more of the right type of traffic….buyers!
Latent semantic indexing, or LSI, is the process of including
related keywords and phrases to your main phrases in order to boost
your site’s value in the search engines. So if your site was about
coffeemakers, you can include other related words, ranging from coffee
makers to iced coffee and organic coffee and on down the list to help
boost your rankings. This will also keep your site from appearing as
spam, as you won’t just be reusing the same keywords over and over
again.
Note:
The more content you have on your site about the general topic, the
better your site will do for the specifics within that niche. That’s
how a site becomes an authority on a topic.
Many websites don’t properly use their internal links to their own
advantage. However, it’s an easy way to help each of your pages gain a
higher and more targeted ranking in the search engines. Be sure to
include each page’s main targeted keyword or phrase in internal links
pointing to it, and always be sure to reference your other pages with
links within your site’s content when appropriate.
Example:
You sell a type of Coffee maker. Make sure that anyplace that keyword
is found on your site that it is linked to the specific product profile
page. This helps the individual profile page rank higher in the search
engines.
Whereas other SEO strategies take time to work, pay-per-click
advertising is a great way to see instantaneous results. Start running
a campaign for your website, backed up with all of the keyword research
you have already done. Begin small, as costs can quickly get out of
hand if you don’t know what you’re doing. Experiment with different
ads, different bidding strategies and different targeted keywords until
you start to see consistent results, then pick up the pace and run
larger campaigns.
Note:
One sure way to confirm that the keywords you’re targeting with your
SEO efforts will drive the right type of traffic is to pay to get them
their 1st. If they don’t buy then target a different keyword phrase.
Always include an ALT tag for your images that describes what the
image is – with targeted keywords and phrases. This ensures that people
who can’t see images see something in their spots, but this also helps
you get found in image based searches. Additionally, try naming your
images with a keyword in the filename, as in, targetedkeyphrase1.jpg.
Note:
Don’t overdo it. Some people will read that and then force a bunch of
keywords in every image on their site. The idea is to do what you would
typically do but this time do it “right”. If the image is relevant –
name it something relevant. Oh, and also, if it is a button or
something else that isn’t relevant to your niche, name it something
with numbers, as in, 1010101.jpg.
Many people think that anything they put in their title tag will be
sufficient but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Your page title
provides an excellent opportunity to boost your rankings, as well as
draw people into your site to see more visitors.
To begin with, your title should be kept short, no more than 60 or
70 characters in length. Also, ensure that every page has its own
unique title, instead of merely listing your site’s name on all of
them. Work your targeted keywords into the title and be sure to be more
descriptive and exciting than just labeling a page as “Home” or “Store”.
Note: When giving each page its own title, try and include product model or product names to help drive targeted traffic.
The META Keywords tag is no longer used by Google for ranking,
although other search engines may still make use of it. More important
are the META Title and META description tags. Keep your title to 70
characters or less, and keep your META description to 160 characters or
less, anything more will just get cut off by the search engines. Of
course, remember to include your targeted keywords in these META tags.
Note:
The META description is what the searcher will read in the organic
listing so try and make it sound compelling and give the searcher a
reason to click on your site.
Many people go in the entirely wrong direction when it comes to link
building. For example, buying links or participating in a link farm is
a strategy that’s doomed from the get-go. You should also avoid low
quality, spammy directories and you must understand that tactics like
link exchanges, blog commenting and forum posting have all been
devalued as compared to how they used to be viewed. Also remember that
when you build thousands of links in a few days, you will stand out as
unnatural.
Note:
It’s best to build links over time from high value sites. Think of
sites that are in your niche that you consider the highest value and
work directly with them to get a link to your site (can link out to
them – see below).
Submitting to high quality, respected directories such as DMOZ, Best
of the Web and others can pay huge dividends. You should link out to
your niche authorities to help boost your own reputation, and you
should focus on providing catchy, unique and engaging content that
serves as “link bait” for your site. Social networks can be beneficial
when used in the right fashion.
Note:
Link Bait is content that is so good that people want to talk about it.
One way to do this is provide content that is controversial.
If you want to maximize your search engine results while also
improving your ability to track your site’s traffic, then you need to
ensure that your pages aren’t being counted more than once. Your home
page may be coming up in different ways as http://yourdomain.com,
http://www.yourname.com and http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html. This
can confuse the search engines and impact your tracking stats. Use 301
redirects to move your pages to one home page, and fix any issues with
other pages on your site as well.
Note:
Talk to your techie about implementing this strategy. WordPress has a
great plug-in for this that makes it really easy….yet another reason
why I LOVE WordPress.
The benefits of JavaScript and other program languages are lost when
they aren’t searchable in the search engines. Everything you do you
want to be helping your cause of ranking highly, which means sticking
to easily accessed HTML for your website. Avoid overcomplicating your
site with excess forms, frames of any kind, or any code that isn’t
searchable.
Note:
As I stated in #12, I love WordPress. Why, well one of the main
engineers at Google said it best, “WordPress does 80-90% Google loves
without changing a setting”. If you haven’t already I would look for
ways to use WordPress in your business.
Like
I said at the start of this list. Go through each item and check it
off. If you are doing each of these then you’re doing most of what’s
required to get good SEO scores. Stay tuned for our next email with
more tips and strategies on what you can do to boost your SEO rankings!
You can’t remember everything especially with that huge amount of
new information we consume daily. It is always great to have a few
sheets that list most essential data we often need to deal with (along
with SEO tools). Below I am listing a few cool cheat sheets most SEOs will find useful:
SEO Cheat Sheet
The Web Developers SEO Cheat Sheet (or preview it on Scribd) include:
- Important SEO HTML tags;
- Search engine indexing limits (common indexing limits imposed by search engines on sites that don’t hold a lot of authority);
- Recommended title tag syntax;
- Common canonical issues;
- Important search engine robot user-agents;
- Common robot traps to avoid (how webmasters might unintentionally stop spiders from crawling their sites);
- Robots Meta tag syntax;
- Robots.txt syntax;
- Sitemap syntax.
HTML Cheat Sheets
Html and Xhtml cheat sheets
– this page contains a number of must-have PDF documents to quickly
remind you of proper tag. All of them are very well designed and
contain huge amounts of data on one page. For more basic info on HTML
you might also want to bookmark or print this page.
Search Cheat Sheet
Search Engine Operators:
this cheat sheet contains all essential advanced search operators for
Google, Yahoo and MSN. Besides that, it lists some sample queries to
search for backlink opportunities, forums and directories (Note: it
hasn’t been updated since 2007, so some data can be outdated, e.g. the
hack for supplemental results does not work any more).
Here is also a decent Google advanced search sheet and (on the side note) Gmail shortcuts sheet.
Usability Cheat Sheet:
25 point Website Usability Checklist:
keep this list at hand when planning a new website or evaluating an
existing one. It lists most traditional usability and accessibility
issues and basic recommendations. It is both important and measurable.
The list is split into 4 roughly equal sections, (I) Accessibility,
(II) Identity, (III) Navigation, and (IV) Content with 3 basic ratings:
(1) Green Check = Good/Pass, (2) Red Check = Needs work, but no
disaster, (3) Red X = Bad/Fail. Not all points are necessarily
applicable to all sites.
WordPress Cheat Sheet
WordPress Cheat Sheet (pdf) (Update:the link doesn’t seem to work any longer, here’s Google cache of the cheat sheet and its copy,
please report in the comments if the original link is back) lists some
essential php hacks to customize your theme (if you can’t do that with
a plugin of course).
Mod_rewrite Cheat Sheet
The mod_rewrite cheat sheet
is a one-page reference sheet, listing flags for the RewriteRule and
RewriteCond directives, list of server variables, a regular expression
guide and several examples of common rules.
htaccess Cheat sheet
htaccess cheatsheet lists some very basic but frequently-used htaccess hacks.
Company provides a fully managed and optimized hosting service for
financial applications spanning the front, middle and back office.
Options IT,
a provider of technology Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), managed
hosting, low latency market data and connectivity for the buyside and
sellside, yesterday announced that it has expanded its IaaS offerings
with the launch of the PIPE Momentum financial application hosting
service. The company explains that PIPE Momentum, the Options
PIPE platform service, provides the buyside and sellside with a fully
managed and optimized hosting service for financial applications
spanning all front, middle and back office business processes. PIPE
Momentum is offered as a stand-alone service or fully integrated with
PIPE Velocity and PIPE Core to provide firms with a complete financial
technology environment and market connectivity solution. It
further explains that the Options PIPE platform, a fully managed and
optimized, software-vendor-neutral, global technology infrastructure
and market connectivity service, provides clients with the efficiencies
of a hosted technology service delivered with the scalability, strength
and security of an enterprise solution. "The financial industry
is in the midst of an enormous shift in its approach toward technology
management," said Nigel Kneafsey, CEO of Options IT. "This new model is
exemplified by the separation of financial applications, proprietary or
third-party, from the underlying technology infrastructure and market
connectivity. This enables firms to achieve better performance, a
higher degree of flexibility and strength, and ultimately remove the
ongoing costs of platform optimization from their balance sheets."
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