Twitter Updates for 2010-02-18

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-17

  • Palo alto plane crash: http://bit.ly/aPLb8F #
  • Olympic Medal Count: http://www.nbcolympics.com/medals/ #
  • Twitter tip (4): integrate twitter with your blog. #
  • Twitter tip (3): post often and share valuable tips. Build relationships with customers and make them ambassadors of your product/service. #
  • Twitter tip (2): Make your updates personable not corporate news style. Person to person connection is best. #
  • Twitter tip: create a conversation. Get people talking by asking questions, and connecting people as a trusted third party. #
  • Compete.com released statistics saying that Facebook is sending more traffic to Yahoo and MSN, than Google sends to those portals. #
  • First free online course to learn about AdWords starts tomorow. Signup here: http://bit.ly/a5fT0L #
  • Looks like Google is testing mixing paid and free search results in Google Maps. They are labeled but…very easy to miss… #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-16

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

  • SEO tip (3): your title tag has to be written like an AD. Focus on: a) the primary keyword and b) benefits. Must be less than 63 chars long #
  • SEO tip (2): interlink your pages heavily. Every page should have a couple of contextual links that point to other pages on your web site. #
  • SEO tip: Split long articles into several pages. One for each sub-topic. Each page will be heavily optimized AND it’s good for usability too #
  • .tel – the new way to reach you: https://sandrosalsi.com/3002/tel-the-new-way-to-communicate/ #
  • Track changes on any web page: https://sandrosalsi.com/2989/track-changes-on-any-web-page/ #
  • Google Reader that lets you create a custom feed to track changes on pages even if they don’t have their own feed. #
  • You can block visitors from browsing a directory by adding this line to the htaccess file: Options All -Indexes #
  • You can set any page as the homepage by adding the following syntax to the htaccess file in your root directory: DirectoryIndex myfile #
  • If needed, only allow specific IP addresses in certain directories #
  • If you change the URL structure of your website, implement a 301 Redirect with htaccess #
  • Web tip: Set a Custom 404 Page with htaccess. Syntax: ErrorDocument 404 /notfound.html #
  • SEO tip: always look at existing Analytics data to identify best performing keywords #
  • Personalized search doesn’t seem to dramatically impact search results. #
  • Inside bc place. Hours before the opening ceremony!!! Sent by kawawa: http://tweetphoto.com/11184178 #
  • The Bridal Veil and its Past: http://www.artisticflowerarrangements.com/blog/index.php/the-bridal-veil-and-its-past #
  • I’m listed on the http://geofollow.com Twitter Directory in in Vancouver, , BC V6B 8P5 with the tags #seo #ppc #web design #
  • Use Google Alerts for twitter ideas. #
  • Use Wordle.net as a TagCloud Generator to create a cloud and post it around: blog, Flickr, Google Buzz, articles, profiles, etc. #
  • Use contestmachine.com to run a setup and run a contest on twitter. #
  • Financial Crisis Paves the Way for Chinese Solar Giants (from a Chinese perspective…): http://bit.ly/dgNHw3 #
  • Woke up too early this morning #
  • Changes ordered in US biofuels policy: “Will not make 36 billion gallon target” without change; shift to advanced biofuels; Obama said… #
  • Cashing in on 2010 Olympics: http://www.soho.ca/resources/articles/cashingInOn2010Olympics.htm #
  • Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Livecity Downtown. Hours of Operation: February 13 – 27 | Daily 11AM – 12:30PM. February 28 | 11AM – 4PM #
  • Vancouver 2010 Olympics Free Attractions/Events Guide: http://www.citycaucus.com/2010freeprint #
  • PPC tip: Link to a specific landing page on your site rather thank the homepage. #
  • Street View hits the slopes at Whistler: http://bit.ly/9XPnH2 #
  • Google Buzz ROCKS !!!! I love it 🙂 #
  • With the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the search engines have a few exciting features ready: http://selnd.com/amrmmU #
  • PPC Affiliate tip (3): make sure the benefits stand out. “What’s in it for me” is ALL your visitors want to know. #
  • PPC Affiliate tip (2): make it surer easy to reach the vendor’s website. #
  • PPC Affiliate tip (1): compare products and offer user reviews on your landing page #
  • The THREE MILLION dollars AD: https://sandrosalsi.com/2949/the-three-million-dollars-ad/ #
  • A new study released by Navigant Consulting finds that 25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs #
  • President Obama unveiled a $28.4 billion budget request for DOE for fiscal year (FY) 2011. #
  • The National Renew. Energy Lab has issued a legal analysis of how states could implement feed-in tariffs and still comply with the law. #
  • Realizing the potential of AdSense for Search (AFS) – Wednesday, March 3, 2010 5:00 pm GMT/9am PST. Register here: http://bit.ly/bk0YYp #
  • Improving AdSense Performance using GAM – Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:00 am GMT. Register here: http://bit.ly/bk0YYp #
  • Advanced Optimization – Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5:00 pm GMT/9am PST. Register here: http://bit.ly/bk0YYp #
  • AdSense Optimization Basics – Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:00 pm GMT/ 9am PST. Register here: http://bit.ly/bk0YYp #
  • How to get your blog posts Retweeted (7): thank people that are retweeting your messages. #
  • How to get your blog posts Retweeted (6): 4pm is when most of stuff happens. Timing is everything. #
  • How to get your blog posts Retweeted (5): send a private message asking for a retweet. Why not? #
  • How to get your blog posts Retweeted (4): use breaking news and Google’s Hot Topics to tweet about what is happening RIGHT NOW. #
  • How to get your blog posts Retweeted (3): include links (not only linking to your own pages but links useful to the community ! #
  • How to get your blog posts Retweeted (2): write catchy headlines (hint: use keywords at the beginning of the sentence). #
  • How to get your blog posts Retweeted: Be Relevant. Focus on content your followers are interested in. #
  • Free laptop: https://sandrosalsi.com/2926/forget-upgrading%E2%80%94just-get-a-new-laptop/ #
  • David Cheesewright & David Suzuki agree its time to “Share Green”: http://bit.ly/begeSF #
  • Trash is America’s best bet for energy independence.
    New methods of turning garbage into energy decrease waste. #
  • Visitors going to Vancouver for the Winter Olympic Games will be pleased to be welcome by hydrogen fuel cell buses. #
  • Vancouver is the most sustainable city: http://bit.ly/dsiT5q #
  • Watching Mandela (movie). Very inspiring… #
  • Google is working on a new voice tool that would translate instantly into any language. 2 years away… #
  • Microsoft Bing will power Facebook search. Pretty big deal… #
  • Now you can Donate a portion or all your Google AdSense earnings to Haiti. Here is the donation form: http://bit.ly/c3ASxo #
  • Google Adsense earnings have dropped significantly (so I hear)… #
  • Where is the snow? #
  • Algae as Biofuel Still Rough Around the Edges: http://bit.ly/c3OcGS #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-14

  • SEO tip (3): your title tag has to be written like an AD. Focus on: a) the primary keyword and b) benefits. Must be less than 63 chars long #
  • SEO tip (2): interlink your pages heavily. Every page should have a couple of contextual links that point to other pages on your web site. #
  • SEO tip: Split long articles into several pages. One for each sub-topic. Each page will be heavily optimized AND it’s good for usability too #
  • .tel – the new way to reach you: https://sandrosalsi.com/3002/tel-the-new-way-to-communicate/ #
  • Track changes on any web page: https://sandrosalsi.com/2989/track-changes-on-any-web-page/ #
  • Google Reader that lets you create a custom feed to track changes on pages even if they don’t have their own feed. #