Now you really need to be on Google+
In case you didn’t think you needed to be on Google+ since your social media presence on other platforms was "good enough", think again. As of this week Google is rolling out the "Search Plus Your World" feature, basically combining it’s data from Google+ in the search results, both providing a more personalized result but [Continue reading]
HTML5 Tags Cheat Sheet
A helpful cheat sheet of #HTML5 tags by www.inmotionhosting.com (via +Andrew Maxwell)Full resolution: https://markg.blog/2012/01/10/html5-tags-cheat-sheet/html5_cheat_sheet_tags/ Google+: Reshared 1 times
Add your author information in search results
#Google is quickly adding social elements in search, you might have seen that can see who shared a page directly on the #search results page. But you can now add your own author information (name and photo) when a page of yours shows up in search results. Here’s how to do it: 1. Link your [Continue reading]
Creating an effective company/product presentation
An excellent post by +Guy Kawasaki on presenting your company and product. Extremely long but really analytical! Read on… Reshared post from +Guy Kawasaki (Mon01) Welcome to the first in a series of posts I’ll be doing as part of a partnership with Microsoft and Office Web Apps. Over the next two weeks, I’ll cover [Continue reading]
Searching for a font, Part II
After my first attempt, I thought it was time for a small visual update on the site. The previous choice: Ubuntu The alternative: Adelle Bold by TypeTogether (you can get the font via Font Squirrel) Current choice: Franchise Bold by Derek Weathersbee (free download, donations accepted) The last choice also lead to some minor layout [Continue reading]
I'm a Flickr hostage
I had seen the notification by #Flickr that my Pro account was expiring. The single mail of notification linked to a FAQ page http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/#73 mentioned that photos above the 200 free limit would be hidden. I made the mistake to believe that that meant that the extra photos would simply be hidden from public view. [Continue reading]
The Periodic Table of SEO Ranking Factors
Here is a handy chart of factors to consider in your SEO (Search Engine Optimization) efforts by the good folks at Search Engine Land. Use it to 1) evaluate your current status: how are you fairing on each of them (from none at all to perfection – but also "doesn’t apply" might be a valid [Continue reading]
Getting your priorities straight
The parable is more than just about time management. Read on… Reshared post from +Brad Thompson Parable of Time Management One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of [Continue reading]
If Google bans Google
[Update]In an excellent move of fairness, the Google Chrome page no longer appears on the organic results for "browser". Here is a screenshot (G+ doesn’t allow me to add another photo on this post any more)https://markg.blog/2012/01/03/if-google-bans-google/google-chrome-demoted/Here is Matt Cutt’s post on the matterhttps://plus.google.com/109412257237874861202/posts/NAWunDzJSHCIt would be nice if they also stopped the paid ad for Google [Continue reading]
Back to work!
Time’s up, back to work (a.k.a. "ta kefalia mesa" in Greek) :) Photo via +John Pozadzides
LEGO 404 page
Very nice #404 image by LEGO :)(via +Sebastian Schmidt) I think I’ll start a collection! What’s your favorite 404 page? Reshared post from +Daniel Waisberg Greatest 404 page I have ever seen! Had to be from LEGO…
Earth time lapse from the International Space Station
Earth time lapse from the International Space Station Google+: Reshared 1 times
Document Management for WordPress
WP Document Revisions is a document management and version control plugin for the popular content management system, WordPress. Built for time-sensitive and mission-critical projects, teams can collaboratively edit files of any format — text documents, spreadsheets, images, sheet music… anything — all the while, seamlessly tracking the document’s progress as it moves through your organization’s [Continue reading]
How to add Facebook / Twitter / etc authentication on WordPress
In the old days of the internet, it was quite accepted that on each site/forum/whatever you encountered and wanted to participate in a discussion, you had to make a new account. Nowdays, both due to privacy concerns as well as getting used to be automatically logged in, we have ended up seeing that many people [Continue reading]
Introducing… the MacPhone in 1984
Follow the link to see concept work done by Hartmut Esslinger, designer of the Apple IIc. Among them, a design for a future (for 1984) phone in co-operation with AT&T. http://fudder.de/artikel/2007/07/17/origin-of-the-iphone/artikel/ [Update] see also: Appledesign: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Grouphttp://www.amazon.com/Appledesign-Apple-Industrial-Design-Group/dp/1888001259(thanks +Charis Tsevis)[Update] the book mentioned above is rare to find (Amazon sells [Continue reading]
Wikipedia, point taken
The internet told you to stop putting Jimmy Wales’ face on the donation banners so now you show us the alternatives. Ok, point taken. I made a small donation, please bring Jimmy back! :) That said, here’s the donation link in case you’ve missed it https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
Starbucks, best identity of 2011
Underconsideration/Brand New declared the evolutionary change of Starbucks as the best identity in 2011. I tend to agree although I could have also gone for Voices of Youth. http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/the_best_and_worst_identities_of_2011_part_ii_the_best.php
#Productivity #GTD :)
#Productivity #GTD :) Reshared post from +Kimberly Shoemaker hehehe Google+: Reshared 3 times
Excellent #HTML5 work!
This really pushes the boundaries of what we consider can be done with HTML :) Reshared post from +Marcin Wichary We open sourced the code behind Stanisław Lem doodle and I wrote an article describing it. Hope you enjoy! http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/doodles/lem/http://code.google.com/p/stanislaw-lem-google-doodle/ Embedded Link HTML5 Rocks – Case Study: Building the Stanisław Lem Google doodle Google+: Reshared [Continue reading]
This will hurt
Hackers claiming to be the group Anonymous said they had obtained around 4,000 credit card details, passwords and home addresses on Stratfor’s private client list, which was posted on information-sharing website Pastebin. The question now is: can an "intelligence" company like Stratfor survive such a disaster? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/26/us-stratfor-hacking-idUSTRE7BO0GM20111226
How to import your Google+ posts in WordPress
It’s not actually any kind of magic, thanks to Google+ API and developer +Daniel Treadwell we have the the Google+Blog WordPress Plugin which you can find here http://www.minimali.se/google+blog/ The plugin is free with a backlink which can be removed for a well-worth $10 (Hi Daniel, I’m currently waiting for my download link :)). Installation is [Continue reading]
An Apple Christmas tale
How Apple beat IBM in Steve Jobs’ first retail warhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/25/charles_eicher_christmas_1984/
Microsoft planning to remotely kill all IE6 installations :)
Microsoft planning to remotely kill all IE6 installations :) Embedded Link Technolog – IE 6 deep-sixed in Microsoft browser overhaul You may be waiting for the ball to drop for 2012, but Microsoft has another countdown underway that the company deems more urgent: Getting rid of Internet Explorer 6, a decade-old version of the Web [Continue reading]
Some very nice designs!
Some very nice designs! Embedded Link Getting Festive: Free Holiday Card Giveaway From 99designs » News » Design Festival Have you or your business sent out your Holiday or Christmas cards for the year yet?? 99designs asked their amazing
Very nice round-up of all possible choices for publishing on ebook on the big stores…
Very nice round-up of all possible choices for publishing on ebook on the big stores (Amazon, Apple, Nook, etc) Reshared post from +Guy Kawasaki (Wed01) Good guide to publishing an ebook: http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/291424/how-to-self-publish-an-ebook/1