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“Don’t Be Evil” Tool — Backed By Facebook & Twitter — Shows Google’s “Search Plus Your World” Can Go Beyond Google+
Jan 23rd
I’ve written that Google has plenty of public data to allow parts its new Search Plus Your World feature to be inclusive of rival social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Now, those networks are proving that true, through a new “Don’t Be Evil” tool that lets anyone…
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What’s Coming in jQuery Mobile 1.1 and Beyond
Jan 10th
Lots of fun stuff coming down the pike from the jQuery Mobile folks. According to a post today by Todd Parker, the 1.0.1 maintenance release for jQuery Mobile will be coming out in "the next two weeks." After that, Parker provides a look at some of the new features that we’ll see in 1.1 and 1.2.
Parker says that the jQuery Mobile project is moving to regular releases every three months (or so). The first of the timed releases is 1.1, which is expected in February.
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What’s in 1.1
On the presentation side, 1.1 will add support for "true" fixed toolbars and smoother AJAX page transitions. According to Parker, the old method of using fixed toolbars did not work as well as hoped. With the 1.1 release, users will have true fixed toolbars if they’re using Android 2.2 or higher, iOS5, BlackBerry 7, the Kindle Fire and others. You can read all about the problems with fixed mobile positioning on Brad Frost’s blog.
As a result of the fixed toolbar support that’s going into 1.1, the touchOverflow feature is going to be deprecated in 1.1 and removed in 1.2. Says Parker, "Now with the significant changes to fixed headers and transition planned for 1.1, these will improve the experience in an almost identical way as touchOverflow, except it will work on a lot more platforms and with less complexity so we’ve decided to retire this feature."
Parker says that the jQuery Mobile team tried to make transitions smooth in 1.0 "but there were two significant constraints that we couldn’t avoid: the need to scroll the viewport between transitions and Android’s poor animation performance." With 1.1, Parker says that they’ve fixed the problems with a lot of work. On most mobile browsers. Older Android devices are going to be excluded from complex transitions and see the fade transition instead.
Figure: jQuery Mobile Flip Demo
If you want, you can check out a demo of the page transitions that’s in progress. I tried it out on iOS5 and it worked quite well.
Less visible to users, but more fun for developers, jQuery Mobile 1.1 will also add support for JavaScript’s Asynchronous Module Definition (AMD). Parker credits James Burke for "jumping in and helping us polish our AMD implementation."
Springtime for jQuery Mobile
In the spring, look for the jQuery Mobile 1.2 release. It’s too early to say exactly what will be in that release, but Parker says that one likely feature is the popup component. This would give users popup menus, photos, dialogs, etc. on mobile browsers – while developers only need to add a few lines of HTML and a link.
As Parker points out, the feature is a bit buggy right now if you check out the demo. I tried it on iOS5 and most of the demo buttons popped up and disappeared before a user would have any time to react. The menu is relatively stable, but the tooltip, form, dialog and other demos are still pretty rough.
Now that jQuery Mobile has passed the 1.0 milestone, things seem to be humming along nicely. What else do you think that jQuery Mobile needs? If you’re interested in trying it or pitching in, jQuery Mobile is on GitHub and released under the MIT and GPLv2 licenses.
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Google+ Takes Hangouts “Beyond The Status Update” With New Features
Dec 14th
Google just announced a range of updates to Google+ video hangouts, declaring its intention to move social networking “beyond the status update.” Any conversation on Google+ can now “go live,” with a “Hangout” button underneath every post. Clicking ‘Hangout’ starts a video chat with everyone involved in the thread. This feature will work through Google+ Messenger in upcoming versions of the native Android and iPhone apps.
The On Air hangouts that have allowed public figures like the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu to broadcast live to the world are becoming available to more celebrities and G+ users with large followings, and it’s becoming a self-service feature, instead of one managed by Google. It’s also being integrated into YouTube, so a recorded version gets uploaded to the broadcaster’s YouTube account.
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The right sidebar of Google+ will now display up to three live hangouts users can join, and invitations to hangouts will now trigger push notifications on mobile devices. Earlier this month, Google added free phone conferencing to hangouts, extending the reach of the live chat to anyone with a phone. Calls in the U.S. and Canada are free, and international rates are reasonable.
You can see more examples of the new features in action on the Google blog.
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5 Golden Links for Link Building and Beyond – Business Insider
Dec 14th
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5 Golden Links for Link Building and Beyond
Business Insider We're almost halfway through our 12 Days of Christmas—er, SEO—and I want use my day to talk about five golden link finds that can help your link development efforts. I know, I know, we do a link-up post each month, but this a different kind of list. … Link-Assistant.Com Reveals New Multi-Million Backlink Source 5 Weeks Prior to … |
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5 Conversion Tools for SEO and Beyond – Practical Ecommerce
Nov 29th
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5 Conversion Tools for SEO and Beyond
Practical Ecommerce I addressed that topic previously, at "SEO: Convert More Before Driving More." So many SEO strategies focus on driving more visitors, but what use is driving more searchers to a site that can't convert them? ZenithOptimedia, a large advertising and … Two Examples of How One Line of Code Could Kill Your SEO [Case Studies] |
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Thinking Beyond Typical PPC Landing Pages
Nov 28th
Many paid search advertisers send visitors to landing pages that sell specific products and/or services. Landing pages are not the only option available to PPC advertisers – there are many more things paid search advertisers can do in order to generate leads, sales or just plain old allow…
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Beyond SEO: Retaining the Visitor
Nov 28th
For the past couple months, I’ve been on a mission. I’ve been placing SEO and the psychosis of rankings on the back burner.
For what in return you ask? To better the user experience.
I had spent years placing all my concern SEO-ing sites to th…
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Beyond SEO: Retaining the Visitor – Search Engine Watch
Nov 28th
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Beyond SEO: Retaining the Visitor
Search Engine Watch I've been placing SEO and the psychosis of rankings on the back burner. For what in return you ask? To better the user experience. I had spent years placing all my concern SEO-ing sites to the fullest to maximize traffic potential. … |
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Beyond Facebook: 5 Questions to Ask Before Jumping into a New Social Network
Nov 28th
New social networks are popping up on a regular basis, and the fact that these specialized communities don’t have Facebook’s 800 million users doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t great places for brands to be. In many cases, brands are adopting n…
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How Barack Obama Can Go Beyond A Brand Using Google+
Nov 23rd
The President of the United States has just joined Google+. Well, sort of. This new page is actually a Google+ brand page for the Obama For America 2012 campaign. Republican presidential nominees Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul had already joined Google+, and while none of them are doing anything spectacular, they did join.
There is one politician that Obama could learn a few things from: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has been using Google+ since July 14, 2011, and his presence is frank and personal. Viral videos of Bernie Sanders spread like wildfire across the Internet, especially in progressive politics circles.
The fact that Obama waited until just today to join Google+ and launched as a brand instead of a person is troubling, and further solidifies the idea that he is just that – a brand. So now that Barack’s on Google+, will he actually hangout?
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Herman Cain was the first presidential candidate to join Google+, creating his user profile on October 27, more than a week before Google+ launched brand pages. His first Google+ post says: “It’s great to now be on Google+! I am excited to use this tool on the campaign trail to better connect with all of my supporters!” Rick Perry’s Google+ profile is completely blank. Mitt Romney waited until November 8, 2011, to launch his Google+ brand page with the following announcement to his fans: “One year from now, Americans will have the opportunity to choose a new president.” Gingrich participated in his first Google+ Hangout on July 6. To help politicians along, Google published Google+ for politics.
Social media helped Obama win in 2008 and fundamentally changed the way political campaigns run in the Internet age. Obama currently has more than 24 million fans on his Facebook page and more than 11 million followers on Twitter. In September, the White House (which is not yet on Google+), partnered with LinkedIn for a live town hall about putting Americans back to work.
Political figures aside, to really gain top user status on the other social network, Obama must surpass the top five Google+ users: Larry Page, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, Mark Zuckerberg and Tyra Banks.
That calls for a potent combination of branding and hanging out. Is the Obama For America 2012 campaign up for it?
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