November 15, 2009 at 8:52 am
· Filed under Blogging, SEO
Sitemaps are critical to informing Google about the pages on of your website, some of which may not be discovered by their regular crawling process. If you have a blog keeping the sitemap updated can be a tedious process, particularly for the novice and because of the fact that the preferred format is XML. Luckily for WordPress users, there is an easy to use WordPress plug-in that not only creates the sitemap but keeps it updated as new posts are added. Read the rest of this entry �
The Hypertext Markup Language [HTML] still provides the foundation for presenting documents on the Internet however they may be generated, be they static or dynamic, or enhanced with a variety of scripting languages. The current standard, HTML 4.01, started it’s reign as the World Wide Web Consortium [W3C] recommendation back in 1997 as HTML 4.0. During it tenure other standards for the Extensible Markup Language [XML], a markup language for crating custom solutions, and the Document Object Model [DOM] Level 2, which defines JavaScript implementations for HTML and the Extensible Hypertext Markup Language [XHTML]. The HTML 5 standard is a work in progress that will seek to consolidate these standards into a single workable document that browser developers can use to render incorporate the functionality they offer and render documents in a consistant manner. Read the rest of this entry �
Bing is Microsoft’s new entry to the search market replacing Live Search as the vehicle slated to compete with Google and Yahoo! When you first arrive at bing.com you get a lovely background image that is a worthless pleasantry one might expect from Microsoft as opposed to the stark geared for function screen you get at google.com. But tests seem to prove that Microsoft has build a very functional search utility in Bing. Read the rest of this entry �
диваниA well distributed press release provides a variety of benefits to any business. In years past a press release may have been limited to those organizations or individuals subscribing to a news service. They would only gain wider distribution if they were picked up and reported on by other media outlets. Today they can show up in any web browser where Google or Yahoo news is read or in email clients such as Outlook or Endora. Using an online facility to distribute that release provides the added benefit of gaining a permanent place on the internet and an additional link to enhance your web presence. Read the rest of this entry �
Nitro PDF Download allows Firefox users to save the open page to a PDF file. You simply go to the “File” menu and select “Save Page as PDF” and Firefox will save the PDF file using the download feature. It does an excellent job of rending the page. You can install it by opening Firefox and going to the ad-on page for the product at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636. Like any other ad-on for Firefox you simply go to the site and click the “Add to Firefox” button and Nitro PDF Download will be installed and activated.
Facebook has become the social media choice for much of the broadcast news community. Their pages provide an excellent example how this social networking site can be employed to cater to enthusiastic users of a product or service. But it also demonstrates the hazards should the audience turn hostile. Read the rest of this entry �
Web 2.0 refers to many things but is primarily refers to the usability and enhanced functionality afforded users with the compliance of most browsers to a common set of web standards defined by the World Wide Web Consortium [W3C] so that technologies such as AJAX can be expected to perform reliably in all browsers. The acronym, AJAX, represented “Asynchronous JavaScript and XML” when first coined and has since expanded to include a style of web capabilities that include the integration of XML, DOM, CSS, JavaScript and other technologies that give web pages the functionality resembling that of desktop applications. Read the rest of this entry �
Google AdWords provides a venue to promote businesses of any size. But, unlike most print advertising, AdWords offers the a variety of tools that enable you to target the ads and limit the scope to make the most efficient use of your advertising budget. If you put in the effort to carefully craft your ad and its release you can get your message to the audience most likely to respond to what you have to offer without getting trampled by larger enterprises with mass market campaigns. Read the rest of this entry �
WordPress users can take advantage of an almost infinate variety of free theme designs or can choose amoung and equal number of professional designs. Any one of these can be easily installed by downloading the theme, uploading it’s folder to the theme directory and using the theme administration page to activate it. For those with sufficient knowledge of web design you may be able to create or alter an existing theme that would enable you to integrate a WordPress blog into an exiting site. With that in mind we will try to explain some of the basic elements that make up a WordPress theme. Read the rest of this entry �
With over a 100 million active monthly users MySpace is the dominant social networking site. Like most users, you probably have your ID and image completed and have contemplated how you can enhance the appearance of your page. Without too much difficulty, this can be done with a little knowledge of HTML tags and Cascading Style Sheets [CSS]. If you are an active user you will want to have a first impression that says something about you to any new visitor. Read the rest of this entry �