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SEO Friendly Images to Replace Text in Navigation Menus

Using images in place of text can be tempting especially since an image can offer you more visually than just text does. However, most of us end up using text for the simple reason that Google and Yahoo’s search engines are not able to read your images effectively (even with alt text?). Here’s a quick, [...]

// Tagged CSS, Code, Design, Google, HTML, Javascript, PHP, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, WP, Web, Web Design, Yahoo, blog, how to, resources, site validation, style, techniques, tips, wordpress // 05.12.2008 at 7:20 pm // Have your say »

SEO Tip Open Comment Author URL in new Window

For good SEO, it is preferential to open your comment authors URI in a new page. Why you might ask? Google and other search engines track sites you visit, they can tell what that site contains (obviously), how long you stayed there and where you went next. The intended use of this information is to [...]

// Tagged Akismet, Blogging Tips, Code, Conditional, Design, Google, HTML, Javascript, PHP, Pop-up, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Spam, WP, Web Design, Yahoo, blog, hacks, how to, resources, site validation, tag, techniques, tips, wordpress, xhtml // 04.26.2008 at 8:52 pm // 3 Comments »

Web Design or Blog Design

I get this question a lot; do you web design or blog design? and I say, is there a difference?
Most new site that I work on are built using free CMS like WordPress and Textpattern so they tend to have a bloggy feel to it, so I see where this question might arise from. But [...]

// Tagged Announcements, Business, Code, Design, Google, Media, Movie, Richmond, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, TextPattern, WP, Web, Web Design, Yahoo, blog, blogging, headsetoptions, tips, wandering thoughts, wordpress // 04.24.2008 at 10:20 pm // 2 Comments »

Yahoo! Shortcuts Plugin Test Drive

Blogs about Yahoo! Shortcuts plugin is even muffling news about Movable Type OS. Is the plugin that good or is it a hype? To find out, I have activated a beta version of the plugin and thought I will give it a try. This post was one such test. To keep things simple, I decided [...]

// Tagged Blogging Tips, MTOS, Media, Movable Type, New Release, Oddities, Un, WP, Widget, Yahoo, asides, blog, internet, resources, technology, tips // 12.13.2007 at 3:02 pm // 1 Comment »

Top Reasons to not use Yahoo! Hosting

I try not to write such posts, but the frustrations expressed by my clients who host on Yahoo! Small Business compels me to point out the obvious shortcomings. This non-exhaustive list is in no particular order, it’s just the top 4 reasons why I would not recommend/host any site on Yahoo!
One-Click-Install
A client recently used the [...]

// Tagged Design, Spam, WP, Web, Web Hosting, Yahoo, blog, how to, internet, resources, technology, tips, wandering thoughts, wordpress // 11.29.2007 at 8:57 am // 14 Comments »

MandarinMusing.com gets a CSS Reboot

A YUI grid based design that actually works across all browsers and validates now skins ManadrinMusing. The total design time was less than 12 hours and most were hand coded from scratch (except the YUI grid part that was corrected for validation). Check it out!

// Tagged Announcements, CSS, Grid, Magazine Style WordPress Themes, Projects, Reboot, Redux, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Un, WP, Web Design, YUI, Yahoo, mandarinmusing, site validation, wordpress skins // 11.20.2007 at 2:34 pm // Have your say »

No More RSS Feeds on WordPress.com

I guess folks at WordPress.com start talking about copyright violation only when it hits home. When we cried foul about WordPress themers ripping our work and calling it their own, no one cared except Thomas (and Lorelle).
The reality is, you can’t stop people from stealing content or code, it pinches those of us on the [...]

// Tagged Announcements, Google, Matt Mullenweg, Oddities, RSS, Spam, WP, Web, Yahoo, blog, blog traffic, blogosphere, competition, internet, mandarinmusing, news, socio-political, technology, wordpress // 08.10.2007 at 10:13 am // 3 Comments »

How is Yahoo different from Google, explains Jeff Weiner

Is AOL trying to be the next Yahoo?
Did Google try to be the next Yahoo? Yes and no.
Google has got extraordinary attention in the last two years, most of which could be attributed to the contribution of users. Google’s strategy of becoming bigger and better is by buying everything that has potential for growth, mostly [...]

// Tagged Google, Jeff Weiner, Media, San Francisco Expo, Web 2.0 Expo, Yahoo, blogosphere, internet marketing // 04.30.2007 at 11:43 am // 6 Comments »