Hard to believe it’s been almost five years…
waiting at brandon apple store for the iPhone 3g
— eric ritter (@EricRitter) July 11, 2008
what is google author rank – how to get the most out of it.
what is google author rank?
google’s author rank goes back to a patent filed 2005. the patent describes a method in which the contents of the the search results (SERP) are assigned to a specific authors. in addition, authors will be assessed based on their previous activities and designated a score that will be used to rank future content they publish on the web..
this score is calculated using many different factors. some examples are the number of followers the author has on google+ or how often their posts have been shared. ultimately, the goal with author rank is to bring a social component into a google search – a human factor is added to the pure google algorithm.
more about google author rank – see how we went from pagerank to authorrank and learn how to master the future of author rank seo.
happy anniversary from wordpress.com
time sure does fly – even though it does feel a bit longer than three years ago that i started using wordpress.com (which makes me wonder how accurate the happy anniversary from wordpress.com notification really is). as i’ve self-hosted by site for years the the only reason i use or even have a wordpress.com account is to use the jetpack plugin, which by the way i highly recommend to anyone that hosts their wordpress site outside of wordpress.com.
check back for a follow-up article on wordpress.com vs self-hosted wordpress coming soon.
google maps are back on the iphone.
what do i think of the new google maps app for iphone?
in a nutshell: it’s great. even though i’ve only been using it since yesterday morning it’s totally worth it for the superior place search functionality powered by google alone.
based on my pro apple bias it seems like a lot of folks expected me to take a crap on the app, however i’m not going to do that (surprise, surprise). as i’ve always said, my only requirement to use something is that it is the best – highest quality, easiest to use, etc. and with the google maps app for the iphone that is clearly the case.
let’s make one thing clear: google maps is superior to apple maps in most ways (but not 100% on the iphone). i must however say that i am looking forward to apple stepping up in maps now that tim cook admitted the failed launch on the apple website and in a recent interview with brian williams he shared that apple “screwed up” (see below and excuse the obnoxious ad).
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rd d2 license plate.
This is the droid you’re looking for.
my worst fear for star wars episode vii.
my worst fear for star wars episode vii