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Check out Google’s new search interface and try it for yourself
Dec 7th
I came across a post the other day about a new Google Interface in development and tried it out for myself. I have to say, it’s not bad. If you look at the screenshots below, you’ll see that the home page is using a bit brighter colors, as well as some subtle gradients, and the colorizing of the input buttons instead of the standard gray. The differences on the search results page are obvious. Again, the colors and gradients, as well as a strong font in the search box and additional search options on the left side of your results. The screenshots below have the old interface on the left and the new interface on the right.
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Could the new Google Chrome OS spell the end of the Desktop PC as we know it?
Nov 22nd
Maybe, but doubtful I think. But there are people that are saying this. This past week, Google released the source code for their new Chrome OS (called Chromium while still in development). The OS is still in development, expected to be released next year, but is Google’s “attempt to re-think what operating systems should be.” (source: The Official Google Blog)
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Highlight Domain in Search Results
Jun 18th
This is my first GreaseMonkey script for public release. This script will allow you to quickly locate a domain within the search results of a Google, Yahoo!, or Bing Search by highlighting the whole result. After installing this script, you will need to edit the variable site within the script itself otherwise all results will be highlighted. You can also optionally edit the color variable to change the highlight color.
Information:
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@name Locate Domain in Search Results @filename locate_domain_in_search_.user.js @description Locate a specific domain easily within the results of a Google, Yahoo!, or Bing Search @author Mark Stoecker @version 1.1.1
Installation:
- Click here to Install this Script directly into GreaseMonkey
- Click here to download the text version of the script.
Configuration:
- Once installed, open the script in any text editor and edit line 25
[['mydomain.com', '#color'], ['mydomain2.com', '#color']]by adding your sites and colors between the quotes.
Bugs:
- URLs that have the domain name in them, but are not the primary domain of the site are highlighted.
To Do:
Allow for highlighting of multiple sites in multiple colors– Added by Alex Hall – http://www.devseo.co.uk- Fix issue where results that contain the domain in the URL are highlighted although it is not the primary domain of the site
- Add internationalization
Change Log:
- 1.1 -
- Multiple domain feature added by Alex Hall
- Included functionality for google.co.uk and uk.search.yahoo.com – Added by Alex Hall
- 1.1.1 -
- Added an Event Listener to wait to run the script until the page is done loading (window.onload)
Previous Versions:
- Version 1.0 GreaseMonkey script
- Version 1.0 text version
- Version 1.1 GreaseMonkey script
- Version 1.1 text version
If you have comments or suggestions, please share them below and they may be included in future versions of the script.
New GreaseMonkey Script: Highlight your Domain in Search Results
Jun 17th
I completed my first GreaseMonkey script for public release tonight. For those who don’t use it, or have not heard of it, GreaseMonkey is a Firefox Add-on that allows users to write or install custom javascripts to alter the way a website functions. It is one of Firefox’s most popular add-ons with over 20 million downloads. Literally thousands of GreaseMonkey scripts are available at userscripts.org and new scripts are added constantly.
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How to Insert Google Ads into the Content of your WordPress Post
Jun 15th
Have you ever wondered how to get your Google Ads inside your post content like I have below? A couple of days ago, I was trying to figure out how to insert Google Adsense Ads directly into my post content without pasting the whole Adsense code. I came across an article that detailed exactly what I was looking for: Insert Google Adsense Code Anywhere In Your Wordpress Article.
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According to Google, Bing is not a REAL search engine!
Jun 10th
There has been a lot of talk and advertisement lately about Bing – The New Search Engine from Microsoft. I have yet to try it out to see how it works, as I never used Microsoft’s Live Search. I’d be interested to know what people have used it are thinking about it. If you have used Bing, how do you like it? If you are a web site or blog owner, how do your rankings compare to those of google or yahoo for the same queries? Share with others in the comments. Once I have time to do some research on it I will certainly share my findings.
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27 Free Social Networking/Social Bookmarking Icons
May 24th
Here is the first set of social networking badges I have designed. It includes badges for delicious, facebook, google, technorati, stubmleupon, and more. These badges were inspired by a few of the badges have on my site under the social heading below right. I decided to develop a full set of “bar shaped” badges for sharing. Download the zip file below and use these on your website or blog to link to your social networking
The Benefits of Blogging Every Day – A 416% Traffic Increase
May 23rd
I’ve recently been working on this blog trying to build it up into a high traffic, beneficial tech blog for people to refer to come back to again and again. I’ve been reading up on professional blogging techniques and tips at Pro Blogger to help myself become a better blogger. One post that particularly struck a chord with me was from exaclty 3 years ago tomorrow about the 10 Habits of Highly Effective ProBloggers. 2 of the 10 tips in this post made me change my approach toward blogging: #1 Proactive and #6 Persistence, Consistency and Discipline. I believe I had found another post that suggests ProBloggers blog every day, but I can’t find it right at the moment. I’ll post the link here when I find it again.
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Make Money Online. Get paid to search the Internet with Scour.com
May 16th
I recently came across a new search engine that actually pays users for doing what you do every day, searching the internet. It’s called Scour.com. The way it works is that you earn one point for every search that you make, plus one point for voting, and one for commenting. Once you have accumulated a certain amount of points, you can cash out for a $25, $50, or $100.
Scour.com is called a “social search engine”. When the search results are displayed, you can vote the results either up or down, thus affecting the the results the next time someone makes the same search as you. Commenting on results can also provide information about the result to future searchers as well. In addition to the points you can earn searching, voting, and commenting, you can also earn 25% of the points from people you refer to Scour.com.
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Does a Shared/Unique IP Address Affect my Search Engine Ranking?
Apr 4th
A question I’m often asked at work (tech support/sales for a major internet software company) by other tech support reps is, “Does having a shared hosting IP affect Search Engine Ranking?” Often times they are asking, because our customers are asking them, and for whatever reason, I’m considered the resident SEO expert for my team. I’ll admit I do know SEO, but not sure if I’m quite at the point where I would consider myself an “expert” per se. Anyways, it’s nice to get the compliment.
The long and short of this answer is “No! Having a shared IP address will not adversely affect your search engine ranking.”
The flip side to this question is “Will having a dedicated/unique IP address help my search engine ranking?” Again, the answer to this question is a resounding “No! Having a dedicated IP address will not give you a boost in the search engine rankings.”
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