Google releases new HTML and CSS coding guide

on May 3rd, 2012

On May 2nd, the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog has released an update to their HTML & CSS coding guidelines doc. Several notable recommendations below.

Google’s new extended sitelinks: What do they mean for your business

on August 29th, 2011

I’ve nopticed these new, extended sitelinks about a week or two ago, but it seems they are now here to stay. They are 12 links deep, with a snapshot of each page under teh corresponding link, and take up about 90% of the results page. What search terms do they show up for? What do [...]

Search Engine Optimised Websites: what does it mean for the Small Business Owner.

on January 31st, 2011

There’s an excellent SEO article over at Search Engine Watch (SEW), that attempts to distinguish between Search Engine Optimised (SEO) websites and Search Engine Friendly (SEF) websites. This discussion can get pretty technical, but I want to tackle the other end of it, i.e. what clients should expect from an SEO website and how search [...]

Adding a Custom Tab to your Facebook Page

on July 7th, 2010

I was doing this recently for a client, and I have to say I was amazed how EASY it is to get a custom tab on one’s official page, with just a bit of CSS & HTML.

Running a design website or blog? Why you need alt tags NOW

on May 9th, 2010

So Google rolled out their new, Bing-inspired interface. Some people like it, some not quite as much. Regardless of how you feel about it, it does bring to light some important points of consideration with respect to the ranking your site. One of the most interesting thing I cam across was the new option “Sites [...]

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Blackbird Pie: Embed your Tweets in HTML (the nice way)

on May 8th, 2010

No more screenshots and embedding them as images! Twitter has launched Blackbird Pie, a service to create a nice looking embedable tweet code in HTML, nicely making use of your awesome Twitter background. You can try it out here: http://media.twitter.com/blackbird-pie/

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How to install the new Salesforce Plugin for WordPress

on May 4th, 2010

This is a demo on how to install, activate, and configure the WordPress-to-Lead for Salesforce CRM plugin. WordPress-to-Lead is a free WordPress plugin that let’s you easily create contact forms and publish them to your WordPress site or blog. What’s even better, is that WordPress-to-Lead automatically captures every lead and inquiry directly into Salesforce CRM.

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Playing for change: the song that went around the world

on March 25th, 2010

Discovered this initiative through an article by Andrea La Valleur on BitRebels; and it is so bloody awesome I had to share it in turn.