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It’s Not How Many Ads You Have, But How Large They Are, Above The Fold: Matt Cutts
From the article: ” In a Google+ hangout video chat session, Matt Cutts clarified how Google’s above the fold penalization will work as many people was wondering if the number of ads will cause an issue, but that’s not the case. The new algorithm inspects pages to see how much space is used to display advertisements above the fold , so it’s all about the size of ads, not actually the number of ads that are showing on the page. A very interesting thing is Google will penalize the entire site if there is too much space used to display ads, especially above the fold. Matt Cutts actually took two yellow stickies and put them on the top of a standard 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper and indicated that even if this space was just one big ad it is too much and could be impacted by Google’s new algorithm change. ” Recommended. Read the full article:? http://www.famousbloggers.net/googles-above-the-fold-clarification.html ? (Curated by Robin Good) See it on Scoop.it , via Google Farmer Panda Update
An Infinite Collaborative Image Canvas: CanvasDropr
CanvasDropr provides a virtually infinite online canvas on which you and your friends / contacts can easily add, position, resize and rotate photos and video clips at will. CanvasDropr can be used to brainstorm around visual collections, to select and organize images, and to prepare visual portfolios or tours to share with others or to be published online.? From the official site: ” The center of the CanvasDropr idea is to work and collaborate on a so-called “Canvas”. The canvas can be shared by an unlimited amount of people, and changes made in the canvas are updated real-time in every user’s canvas. Users can easily drag and drop new images directly from their desktop onto the canvas. ” CanvasDrops allows you to text chat in real-time with other “collaborators” you have invited as well as to set permissions for what “public” users can edit or modify on a “public canvas. It is possible to place photos and video clips coming from Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa or to import one simply by providing its URL.? The final canvas can be shared on FB or Twitter, downloaded as an “image” or a .zip file containing all of its images and can also be “embedded” on any site or blog. The service is free to use. Check this video:? http://vimeo.com/31591478 ? Find out more:? http://www.canvasdropr.com/ ? or you can try it immediately with no need for signup if you alrady have a Twitter or facebook account:? http://www.canvasdropr.com/Signup.aspx ? See it on Scoop.it , via Presentation Tools
A Private IRC Chat Platform for Your Company: Grove
What it is “Grove is a hosted IRC service targeted at paying business clients who would use a private chat service to for internal discussions. Grove is built on the IRC protocol and allows any business to set up its own web-based private IRC server that includes features such as archives, search and channel access controls.” Key Features No software to install Full chat archives Searchabe archives Channel and user access control Web-based access? Interface screenshot http://gigaom2.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/grove-screenshot.jpg ? Pricing ” The first 30 days are free; after that, business pay according to their size: $10/month for five users, $25/month for ten users, $50 month for 20 users, and so on. ” https://grove.io/plans ? Competition “Bootstrapped, but taking on big competition Yammer is probably Grove’s most visible competitor in the enterprise communication tool space… ?” More info https://grove.io/ ? Full review:? http://gigaom.com/2012/01/10/convore-grove-io/ ? (Curated by Robin Good) See it on Scoop.it , via Online Collaboration Tools
Search Engines Are Winning the War on Content Farms [STUDY]
Excerpted from the article: ” Over the course of the last year, we’ve heard loud cries of protest after each of the updates from smaller site owners who felt they’d been unfairly penalized by Panda. In retrospect though, as we’re heading into a new year, it does seem that Panda is accomplishing what it was meant to do. Towards the end of 2011, on Webmaster Radio’s Webcology show, host Jim Hedger asked each of the Year in Review panelists what they felt the biggest search story of the year had been.?Surprisingly, perhaps, Panda wasn’t really on the radar of some of the more recognized names in search as one of the bigger concerns of 2011. In the Webcology chatroom, it was generally agreed among industry vets including Jill Whalen that sites hit by Panda, whether they realized it or not, time and again were found to have areas in need of improvement that very well could have contributed to their being snagged in the updates: duplicate content, thin or shallow content, overwhelming ad placement. ” Read the full article:? http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2135047/Search-Engines-Are-Winning-the-War-on-Content-Farms-STUDY ? See it on Scoop.it , via Google Farmer Panda Update
Chat In Any Language You Want: TransFire XP iPhone Application
From the official press release:? TransFire XP is the first Instant Messaging App for iPhone with real-time translated chat.? Say for example, your Argentinian cousin, Carlos, speaks only Spanish. With Transfire XP, you can now chat with each other in real-time, without any language barrier. Send a message wishing Carlos a “Happy Birthday!”, and he will read “Feliz Cumplea?os!” on his phone. Carlos then responds, “Gracias,” and you read, “Thank you.” TNT Creations announced today the release of their iPhone application, Transfire XP, free for a limited time.? Transfire XP brings the first chat and instant-messaging app with real-time, translated text. The application features a user-friendly interface, fast message delivery, and supports over 50 languages. Transfire XP finds contacts on your local phone or device, and supports contacts from Gchat and Yahoo Messenger. Upcoming support for chat on Facebook, ICQ, Baidu is coming next. The translation is made possible by integrating Google Translate.? Transfire XP is free for a limited time. Find out more about it:? http://www.transfireapp.com/ ? Available in the AppStore here:? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/translation-fire/id413486753?mt=8&ls=1 ? See it on Scoop.it , via Online Collaboration Tools