Meta Description Tag
Jun04

Meta Description Tag

Creating Better Description Tags The meta description tag is used to summarize a web page’s content. Search engines often use the meta description tag as the snippet of text displayed in the search results to provide the visitor with more information on what the page might be about before they click on it. A well crafted summary outlining what visitor can expect to see on the page can give you a huge advantage against the other...

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What Does Google Know About You?
Oct18

What Does Google Know About You?

Fun Fact: Everything You’ve Ever Searched on Google is stored by Google. Export Google Search History If you don’t known JSON: STEP 1: Go to https://history.google.com/ STEP 2: Download search history (click gear icon > download) STEP 3: Open in notepad, search for “query_text” Author: brad forster

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4 Google Reader Alternatives
Jul01

4 Google Reader Alternatives

Google Reader is now officially RIP – http://googlereader.blogspot.com.au/ 1-July-2013 Here are 4 Google Reader alternatives now that Google has official shutdown Google Reader. Feedly (Free) Feedly has been around for ages and maintains a large number of users. It’s the most ‘like’ Google reader as an RSS aggregator. Feedly has received plenty of positive reviews. Many have praised its minimalist design and personalized...

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Facebook Tracks Non Users Too
Jun27

Facebook Tracks Non Users Too

Facebook finally confirmed that it does actually track non-users. The tracking process begins when a user initially visits a facebook.com page. Facebook inserts two different types of tracking cookies in your browser: Members get a “session cookie” and a “browser cookie” AND non-members get a “browser cookie”. This means that every time you visit a third-party webpage that maintains a “Like” button or other...

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Google Hot Searches
Jun13

Google Hot Searches

Find out what people are searching for with the Hot Searches list (Updated!) To learn more about what’s happening in the world and breaking news stories, it makes sense to so what other Googlers are searching for. Welcome Google Hot Searches : “With Hot Searches in Google Trends, you can see a list of the fastest rising search terms in the U.S. for a snapshot of what’s on the public’s collective mind. To create the Hot Searches list...

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Facebook Building Search Engine
Apr02

Facebook Building Search Engine

Is Facebook building a Google rival — one that would use your location and your friends’ tastes? A team of more than 20 Facebook engineers — led by a former Google programmer — is at work on a vastly improved search engine within the site, according a Businessweek report. The idea, according to two sources, is to take better advantage of the heaps of content Facebook users create on — and off — the site every day. With people sharing...

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