There have been some discussions in blogsphere about Google trying to compete with Content producers. Knol is Google’s online article publishing service. Anybody can write article for free and earn ad revenue. Knol was recently opened for everybody after being announced last year. Many blogs have reacted strongly (Recently Problogger, Journalistopia, and earlier on Tech Crunch, Search Engine Land), on Google becoming a direct competitor to publishing partners. Is Knol in direct competition with Blogs and Media companies and is it fair? Read More »
After few days of desertion, Popular All in One SEO plug-in found a new author and maintainer. This plug-in was recently abandoned by its author but is back with new author. Read More »
Extremely popular WordPress SEO plugin is no longer supported and maintained by author. The current version of the plug in is compatible with latest WordPress release 2.5 . However, it may not be compatible with future releases. Read More »
CMS (Content Management System) is a software (or application) that provides a framework to manage website content. Based on the requirements and expectations, CMS can range from a very simple application for managing few static web pages to a very complex application for managing dynamically changing pages, different kind of media files and electronic documents, managing users with varying authority and managing workflow.
Key Advantages of using a CMS are Read More »
Zemanta (currently in alpha) is a service aims to help bloggers improve blog posts by suggesting related content (such as articles and photos) from pre-indexed database of content. The service supports Blogger.com, WordPress.com, Typepad.com and Self hosted WordPress blogs. Browser side, you need Firefox 2 or Firefox 3. Read More »
What is a Trackback?
Trackback is a way for Web publishers/Bloggers to request notification when somebody links to them. Most of the blogging software support Trackback functionality. All the trackbacks can be shown on the originating article, giving readers more engaging experience by showing related discussions. Read More »
Here is a Comparison of Squidoo with other publishing platform Squidoo vs Blogging and Squidoo vs Wikipedia?
What is Squidoo?
Squidoo is website that makes it easy for everybody to publish content, articles, ideas, lists, opinion or just everything. Publisher is called Lensmaster. Published web page is called lens. You can add different modules to give your page unique look. Modules can be content modules (Text, Introduction, Photos etc), interaction modules (Comments, Poll, Guest book etc), money making modules (eBay, Amazon, Café Press etc) and modules in other categories. Squidoo splits money from ads and affiliate sales 50-50 with Lensmasters. Read More »
Mike posted a post (and a follow up) about how popular blogs are taking different paths to growth. Some are taking funding; others are waiting for the right time to accept funding. Irrespective of the approach taken, most of these blogs are at a point of What Next moment in the life cycle of a business. Read More »
Are you looking to provide a method for people to contact you? But do not want to share your email address due to fear of spam. There are free online Contact us form generator services, you can use. Read More »
User participation on Social Media websites has been growing exponentially for quite some time.
What is Social Media Marketing? Social Media marketing is use of Social Media for promoting a brand. It could be a very powerful marketing tool, if used correctly. For example, if your article shows up on a front page of popular Social Bookmarking site like Digg, it has the potential of driving huge amount of traffic to your website. SMM is a form of viral marketing and can have long lasting effects.
Here are direct and indirect impacts of a good SMM campaign Read More »
