Tag Archives: Slider

Introducing the WordPress Image Rotator Widget

Posted on by Stephen Coley
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DK New Media has had this WordPress plugin on the back-burner for some time. The demand for a simple, quality image rotator plugin was high not only for our clients, but also the WordPress community. The plugins I had found that promised to do what we needed were either broken or did not work at all. So we made our own. The first version was ugly, and consequently never added to the WordPress Plugin Repository. Aesthetics were not the only issue: you could only run one instant of it per … Continue reading →

Google+: Mixed Reviews

Posted on by Jenn Lisak
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard about Google+ by now, Google’s new addition to the social media world. Personally, I think it’s fun and new, but it hasn’t made me deviate from Facebook or Twitter. Curious to see what people are saying? Here are some of the top reviews and resources: 1. Google Launches Google+ to Battle Facebook – Mashable 2. Google+ News – g+insider 3. The Google+ Project: A Quick Look [Video] – Google 4. Introducing the Google+ Project – Google Blog If you … Continue reading →

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Do Google Benchmarks Matter?

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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Today I received a newsletter from Google Analytics, the first edition of the first volume read as follows: This month, we are replacing the standard “benchmarking” report in your Google Analytics account with data shared in this newsletter. We are using this newsletter as an experiment to surface more useful or interesting data to Analytics users. Data contained here comes from all websites which have opted-in anonymous data sharing with Google Analytics. Only those website administrators which have enabled this anonymous data sharing will receive this “benchmarking” newsletter. The first … Continue reading →

Google+ Circles Could Eclipse Facebook

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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It’s difficult to steal market share when your competitor owns so much of the real estate. Google+ is going to have a tough job ahead of it grabbing share from Facebook… but on the Internet users are fickle and there are many examples where the best app didn’t win. However, this may be an exception with Google+. Introducing Google+ (click through to the post to view the Google+ videos): When I speak about social media networks fatal flaw, I’ve always mentioned the fact that they tend to dump us into … Continue reading →

How to Get a New Website Crawled by Google Tomorrow

Posted on by Nick Carter
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Recently, I’ve been launching a lot of new websites.  As AddressTwo has grown and my time has freed up, it’s created a perfect storm of new ideas and free time to execute, so I’ve bought dozens of domains and implemented micro-sites left and right.  Of course, I’m impatient, too.  I have an idea on Monday, build it on Tuesday, and I want traffic on Wednesday.  But it can take days or weeks before my new domain shows up in Google searches, even when I’m searching for my own domain name. … Continue reading →

How to get blog ideas using Google

Posted on by Michael Reynolds
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As you may know, blogging is a great content marketing activity and can lead to improved search engine rankings, stronger credibility, and a better social media presence. However, one of the most difficult aspects of blogging can be getting ideas. Blog ideas can come from many sources, including customer interactions, current events, and industry news. However, another great way to get blog ideas is to simply use Google’s new instant results feature. The way to use this is to start typing in keywords that are related to your industry, and … Continue reading →