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Don’t Get Too Excited About Twitter’s Integration With iOS 5
The top news of the day on 13 October was about Twitter’s integration into Apple’s now available iOS 5. Which is understandable, if social media is your business.
But I also think it’s an indication of our industry’s tendency to get excited about things that ultimately don’t matter
Yes, this integration is big news, of a sort. But how much will the average user care? In case you can’t tell, this article is going to argue it’s not all that much.
Securing WordPress
I have been hacked not the biggest revelation that any web person has ever uttered but answering my customers “why me?” is a lot harder to answer. Boredom by kids that think that this is proper programming, because I am on American servers who knows. These are the plugins that I have used to help fend off the brute force attacks not the complete set up but just enough so that you can sleep at night.
Can Google Succeed As A Platform Company?
Google announced a range of storage, cloud, and App Engine services this week that should help it compete with Amazon Web services and Microsoft. The offerings focus on supporting enterprise customers on platforms, such as those that require a server host, or retailers and global advertising agencies that want space to store video clips. But a Googler’s post on Google+ questions whether the Mountain View, Calif. company can succeed in supporting platforms.
via MediaPost Publications Can Google Succeed As A Platform Company? 13/10/2011.
Google Clicks Rise 28% On $9.7 Billion In Revenue
Google launched AdWords Express in the U.S. during the quarter, allowing advertisers to provide basic information, while the platform automates keywords and bids. The move supports the increase of aggregate paid-search clicks from ads served on Google sites and the sites of AdSense partners that Google announced during its Q3 earnings call Thursday.
via MediaPost Publications Google Clicks Rise 28% On $9.7 Billion In Revenue 14/10/2011.
Four Hidden Gems Within Google Analytics
This is an investigation into Google Analytics’ V5 current feature set. Some of these features have been around for a while; others are new with the introduction of Google Analytics V5. All are essential if you want to take your implementation to a new level of understanding.
