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Google Indexing Javascript / AJAX?

seangw — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:15:02 +0000

Saw a post this morning, Google Bot now crawls arbitrary Javascript sites. Seems like not only is Google indexing javascript files, but executing them as if they were an actual user clicking (thus firing off related javascript calls properly). Google Indexing Javascript / AJAX? is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Google Indexing Javascript / AJAX? is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Google’s HTML/CSS Style Guide

seangw — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:20:15 +0000

Sorry for the deluge of posts today. This next one is a must read for web developers. I’m not sure when it was first posted, but I just came across it today, the Google HTML/CSS Style Guide. There are some useful reminders in there, and also some curveballs (beyond “Use Valid HTML where possible”): Omit [...]

Google’s HTML/CSS Style Guide is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Google’s Matt Cutts on White Hat SEO Tactics

seangw — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:48:05 +0000

SEO professionals argue day in and day out about whether or not to use Black Hat SEO tactics. For those of you not aware of the difference between White Hat and Black Hat tactics, here’s a few bullets… White Hat Techniques Improve usability of site Generate Content Improve site speed Marketing the site legitimately Technically [...]

Google’s Matt Cutts on White Hat SEO Tactics is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Google Drive is Live

seangw — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:13:54 +0000

Today Google announced their newest offering, Google Drive. Everyone gets 5GB of storage free. Other price points are: $2.49/month – 25 GB $4.99/month – 100GB $49.99/month – 1 TB (yes, 1000 GB) Sure to be a major competitor to DropBox, as their prices beat out any competitor that I know of (if you know otherwise, [...]

Google Drive is Live is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Chrome beats IE Usage on Sundays

seangw — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:15:31 +0000

Google’s Chrome browser has been beating out IE usage on weekends since March 18. People are choosing Chrome for their home browser, while being forced to use IE at work during the week. Source: StatCounter Global Stats – Browser Market Share Due to Chrome’s automatic updates, more people are using Chrome 18 now, than any [...]

Chrome beats IE Usage on Sundays is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Project Glass: Google’s Augmented Reality

seangw — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:49:21 +0000

It’s been a rumor for a few months, but Google is actually putting their “Project Glass” technology out in the wild. They’ve been seen in the hands of Google employees. This stuff is the future. We just need to find out who does it right. Google has some impressive technology here, and it actually works. [...]

Project Glass: Google’s Augmented Reality is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Google Search includes Google+ by Default

seangw — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:14:33 +0000

Sorry for all the posts today, I keep seeing things I think people would want to hear. Google announced today that search will now include “Your World”. It’s a good idea to watch that Google Blog, always good stuff. Google needs to push Google+ somehow, and this will sure help. Including “Personal results” in search [...]

Google Search includes Google+ by Default is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Why you should add Facebook like buttons

seangw — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:20:58 +0000

I still think at some point, Facebook will fade into our memories. It’s a safe bet.. given enough time. For now it’s time to embrace it. Until this past summer, I hadn’t added Facebook like buttons to my site. This was done because I was opposed to having those irritating social media icons all over [...]

Why you should add Facebook like buttons is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

Chrome beats Firefox in Global Usage

seangw — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:20:24 +0000

According to statcounter, Chrome overtook Firefox globally for the first time. My traffic still has Firefox at 25%, Chrome at 22.6% and Safari at 28% for overall traffic (most likely due to the high number of iPhone visitors, 25% of seangw.com traffic is mobile). Good to hear folks around the world are abandoning Internet Explorer. [...]

Chrome beats Firefox in Global Usage is a post from: Sean Walther's Blog

YouTube’s New Design

seangw — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:15:40 +0000

You haven’t seen YouTube’s new design yet? It’s not your fault, it’s hidden from the public. If you want to see YouTube’s new design, open up Google Chrome: Launch YouTube.com Make sure you’re logged in (most people are by default) Copy the following line: document.cookie=”VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=ST1Ti53r4fU”; On the YouTube window, hit Ctrl+Shift+J (Developer Tools) Put your [...]

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