Monthly Archives: December 2011

How To Type Special Characters for Facebook, Twitter, Google+

Actually you can use these special characters in anything that renders ASCII. Facebook and Twitter do see to accept all of these. You can either copy these from here and paste them in your tweets or  Facebook posts or use … Continue reading

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Apple to Use Screens from Sharp for Lower Power, Thinner Profile?

Thin … there’s something the world needs! Not being a regular iPad user I’m not sure about the longevity of a battery charge but I’m guessing anything longer than current is always a plus, right? The screens are indium gallium … Continue reading

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15% of Americans Answer Their Cell Phone During Sex

So I’m wondering if that should be a question on landing pages … “are you currently engaging in intercourse?” Some of the stats on this infographic seem far-fetched but we must realize these are global figures. The infographic, assembled by … Continue reading

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YouTube’s TestTube – Test Drive Upcoming Tools

Did you know you have access to look at the tools, and toys, being developed by YouTube’s development engineers? Well, now you do. Just go to TestTube, YouTube’s development playground and take a look around. One of the more interesting apps is YouTube … Continue reading

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Blogger Liability Lawsuits, and Judgments, on the Rise

Montana real estate agent, Crystal Cox, was on the bad end of a winning decision about some of her blog content. In fact she didn’t win … at all. Her liability for the words she wrote about a bankruptcy custodian? … Continue reading

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SEO Wars: table vs div with CSS

It’s a common question and it has answers highly skewed by viewpoint. However, there is an answer and it’s here.  This may be “over your head” but you’ll also want to know the answer if you ever buy web development … Continue reading

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SEO Wars: Craigslist vs. Backpage

When looking for links that matter, that is links that get traction and pass-through value, it is important to know where you are posting and how that site: Allows search engines to  index pages Allows search engines to follow links … Continue reading

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How to use forms to gather information on WordPress

People have paid me good money to do exactly what I’m about to show you how to do … for free. Of course if you don’t have time you can still pay me money – or if you want it … Continue reading

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How to track Twitter conversations between 2 people

The other day I needed to find an exact tweet in a short exchange between the Atlanta Falcon’s social media manager and I. Since I had failed to favorite the tweet I needed, expecting the other party to have responded … Continue reading

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How to exclude yourself from Google analytics

When you have a website that is receiving only a couple of hundred “visits” per day and you account for 20 of those you are going to greatly skew your Google analytics results. Excluding yourself from being counted in the … Continue reading

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