This week WordPress announced they updated their contact form builder for sites on WordPress.com. They also announced they were releasing a plugin that gives self hosted WordPress sites (i.e. WordPress.org) the same contact form. Now the release of a plugin, especially one that is so utilitarian … Read more about WordPress Releases New Contact Form Plugin
Facebook vs. Twitter Demographic Infographic
Today I wanted to share with you an informative infographic put together by DigitalSurgeons.com comparing demographic data between Facebook and Twitter. I found some surprises here. For example, even though Facebook is just about 5 times the size of Twitter, the first surprise for me is how … Read more about Facebook vs. Twitter Demographic Infographic
Yahoo Torpedoes Delicious – Why You Should Care
Last week news leaked out of Yahoo's corporate office via Twitter that the struggling web company was planning to "sunset" several of their services including the social bookmarking site Delicious. The news that Yahoo was planning to shut Delicious down was quickly picked up by tech bloggers. And … Read more about Yahoo Torpedoes Delicious – Why You Should Care
WordCamp Savannah Flashback
Or, Why You Should Attend a WordCamp Near You I know. WordCamp Savannah was months ago back in the sultry summer days of August. You're probably wondering why I'd write about it now. I mean it's almost Christmas! Well there are a couple reasons. First, I never really shared what WordCamps are … Read more about WordCamp Savannah Flashback
Our Facebook Connected World
An intern in Facebook's data engineering department has created a striking image of our connected world by mapping lines visualizing facebook connections between cities in the world. Paul Butler plotted out lines of Facebook connections using the Latitude and Longitude of the cities for each … Read more about Our Facebook Connected World
What Everyone Ought to Know About Flash Website SEO
There are some huge problems with websites built entirely with Flash. As a website owner, you need to know about them before you choose a service providing all Flash based websites because it has serious implications. Flash is Popular Flash is a very popular tool for web designers and for … Read more about What Everyone Ought to Know About Flash Website SEO
Why Focusing on Only 4 Things Leads to Great SEO
With 80% or more of all internet traffic starting with search engines these days it makes sense that search engine optimization is very important. In order for your website to be found by folks it must rank well for search terms (i.e. keywords) that are related to what your organization does and who … Read more about Why Focusing on Only 4 Things Leads to Great SEO
Infographic Shows WordPress Top Open Source CMS
I ran across this informative infographic this morning which shows some interesting info about the WordPress platform. It was created by the folks at Tech King (and you can find the original here if you want a larger size.) WordPress Thoughts A few things stand out to me looking through these … Read more about Infographic Shows WordPress Top Open Source CMS
Are You Making This Huge Social Media Mistake?
There is no denying that social media is a huge phenomenon. At least 16 of the top 20 biggest websites in the world (according to Alexa) have some kind of a social media component. And of course Facebook, the granddaddy of all social media sites, claims over a half a billion users! Numbers like … Read more about Are You Making This Huge Social Media Mistake?
Powerfully Interactive Facebook Pages Are Astonishingly Easy With Lujure
Update: Check out the latest full demonstration video where I create a dynamic viral fan page in 6 minutes and 2 seconds: How to Make a Magnetic Facebook Fan Page in Under 10 Minutes with Lujure I watched a webinar this weekend that blew me away. Nathan Latka hosted the webinar to demonstrate the … Read more about Powerfully Interactive Facebook Pages Are Astonishingly Easy With Lujure