Every few months it seems, Facebook decides to revamp something about the site that’s noticeable enough to merit a reaction. And every few months, almost without fail, people complain en masse. This week’s change has a lot to do with the News Feed on the site’s homepage. Previously, users were able to switch back and […]
Reinforces the need for a giant dislike button If Facebook rolled out a new feature that spit gold coins out of your USB port every time you liked a status, people would bitch about it. Many of the changes Facebook has made over the years that initially drew the ire of nearly everyone have come […]
Google has confirmed that the number of +1 clicks influences the position of a website in the search results. How does this affect your web pages and what do you have to to do make sure that Google lists your website? What is Google’s +1 button? The +1 button is Google’s version of […]
A lot happening in search this week There have been a whole lot of announcements from the major search engines this week, that all webmasters should be aware of – especially from Google, because while its market share may have slipped slightly (while Bing-powered search has grown a bit), it’s still by far the most […]
Last month, Google announced new and extended sitelinks. The maximum number of sitelinks increased from eight to 12: If Google decides to display sitelinks for your website, your site will get a much more prominent display than before. How to make your sitelinks more attractive Google uses the first 30-35 characters of the […]
One of the more interesting conversations that I’ve had on social media recently involves the issue of Android tablets, and more specifically, whether Android tablets have been a disappointment in 2011. I’ve decided to argue both sides of the issue and then throw the question open to the TechRepublic community. Why Android tablets have been […]
You can learn how to install Joomla on your website in a number of ways. However, the simplest and by far, the quickest is through Fantastico. This usually takes about 1-2 minutes once you know how. In this article, we are going to cover just that. So, here is the step by step process for […]
Shaken Grid is now smartphone optimized We’re happy to announce a bunch of new updates to the Shaken Grid theme. The biggest update is the brand new responsive design that displays beautifully on smartphones. In addition to being smartphone optimized, Shaken Grid 2.0 now comes with Google Web Font options and a fresh new look. […]
Does Google Need Twitter? Can Google get realtime search right without Tweets Google is talking about bringing back its Realtime Search feature. It’s been missing since last month because Google and Twitter couldn’t agree on terms to extend their partnership which gave Google access to the firehose – the source of all tweets in realtime […]
