April 11, 2010 in Google by admin
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Webmaster Level: All
Sitemaps are an invaluable resource for search engines. They can highlight the important content on a site and allow crawlers to quickly discover it. Images are an important element of many sites and search engines could equally benefit from knowing which images you consider important. This is particularly true for images that are only accessible via JavaScript forms, or for pages that contain many images but only some of which are integral to the page content.
Now you can use a Sitemaps extension to provide Google with exactly this information. For each URL you list in your Sitemap, you can add additional information about important images that exist on that page. You don’t need to create a new Sitemap, you can just add information on images to the Sitemap you already use.
Adding images to your Sitemaps is easy. Simply follow the instructions in the Webmaster Tools Help Center or refer to the example below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1">
<url>
<loc>http://example.com/sample.html</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>http://example.com/image.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image>
</url>
</urlset>
We index billions of images and see hundreds of millions of image-related queries each day. To take advantage of that traffic most effectively, take a moment to update your Sitemap file with information on the images from your site. Let us know in the Sitemaps forum if you have any questions.
Posted by Alkis Evlogimenos, Software Engineer
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Tags: Google, Information, javascript forms, lt image, lt xml, nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp, quot, sitemap, Sitemaps, webmaster
March 11, 2010 in Resources by admin
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They call it Sparky.Alexa Sparky is now a firefox addon that sits on your browser and throws alexa ranking information on the fly.If you are really looking for websites for link building or placing advertisements then this is a must addon.
The most famous Alexa toolbar which helps webmasters compare websites and its popularity ,this addon is cute enough to display the ranking information on any page you see on your browser.
Once you have installed this plugin Alexa will follow where ever you go and what ever websites you visit.For example Google search results now listed along with Alexa ranks,a blue meter that tells you what is the current Alexa rank of that website.It is very very handy.
Also you can notice the status bar for some changes.On the bottom right corner of your browser status bar there displays the Alexa ranking along with the rank meter.Right click on this spot shows a context menu for controlling this addon with some other detailed alexa reports.
Good,if you notice on the toolbar of your browser you can see the new addition called “Related Links”.It displays a list of backlinks.
Next time you visit Alexa.com you can see a yellow box on the bottom suggesting you to upgrade to the latest version of alexa sparky.You can get the addon by clicking the “click” here link or you can also get it from the firefox addons page here “https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5362″
Its highly recommended firefox addon.Hope you will find useful.
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Tags: addon, alexa, Alexa Sparky, alexa toolbar, Browser, browser status bar, firefox, firefox addons, google search results, Information, webmasters resources
March 11, 2010 in Search Engines by admin
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The February 27 issue of the Economist included a special report about data. Data is something that is all around us, and it has recently become a sexy topic. “Cloud computing” and “data mining,” are buzzwords among the tech-savvy crowd and budding entrepreneurs.
Compiling data on users’ habits and preferences is a controversial subject, especially surrounding the Google empire and rise of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. The massive databanks that amass from the constant computing of users provide information coveted by researchers and marketers alike. Being able to have multi-faceted information about millions of people is a valuable tool.
Information on buyer habits and trends could better inform companies of cost structure and enable advertisers to efficiently target their audience. Consumer needs could be accommodated through development of new products and services. However, with any aggregation of data, there is always a security risk. It is understandable for consumers to be concerned about their privacy; even though it’s not 1984, it sometimes feels like Big Brother is watching over our shoulders.
I often ponder about the potential abuses of extensive data on individuals. The vast knowledge, from a scientific standpoint, of humans and their capabilities could project our human capital and contribution to society.
Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Jude Law starred the 1997 movie, Gattaca (each letter represents a nucleotide), a futuristic story of a world ruled by eugenics. Though there is definitely a great chasm between collecting data via social networking sites and search history and judging humans based on eugenics, with an increase in genetic understanding, the concept is certainly not unfathomable.
There is definitely a line between what you can do and what you should do with certain information – a decision that many journalists face on a daily basis. With technology perpetually advancing things that we have only ever dreamed of have become a reality, and with that knowledge, comes a heavy social responsibility.
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Tags: computing, constant computing, Ethan Hawke, ethan hawke uma thurman, facebook, February, Information, knowledge, networking, social networking sites, Uma Thurman
March 11, 2010 in SEO by admin
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Web analytics software is the eyes and ears to your web site visitors. Understanding the behavior of potential customers from the time they find your site, when they’re surfing it, to when they leave, is essential for a number of reasons. Web development issues, cross platform compatibility, landing page success, and search engine visibility are just some of the areas analytics can shed much-needed light on.
In the mid 1990’s, it created a splash when big businesses announced they were simply launching a web site. Today, many companies’ web sites can function as the sole method of generating income. With the advent of blogs, discussion forums, podcasts, online stock info and more, people keep referring to web content daily, hourly, and even by the minute.
In my industry of search engine optimization, there are specific habits I need to know in order to make my web site function more efficiently. Useful information for me is:
- what search engines are referring visitors the most
- what keywords did my visitors search for
- what page are they visiting first (entry pages)
- what page are they visiting last (exit pages)
- what link is followed the most from my home page
- what’s the ratio of total visitors to visitors who contact me
Advanced statistics and analytics software can tell me if say, visitors from Google are more likely to contact me than visitors from Yahoo’s search engine. If this is the case, then I know by optimizing my site more for Google, I’m increasing the changes of contacts made.
Visitor information is especially useful when doing PPC campaigns. If you pay for every click on your ad, you’re paying for every visit. You need to know how your site’s structure works for your visitors. Are they getting confused on the entry page and leaving? If you created the PPC ad for the sole purpose of selling product A, are visitors from that ad more likely to visit sections of your site for product B for some reason?
Being able to react to your visitors’ needs can have a profound effect on profit made from your web site.
Those who operate a web site blindly, that is to say those who don’t know their visitors’ habits, are at a disadvantage.
For more information, visit the Web Analytics Association.
To get to know your visitors better, sign up free for Google Analytics.
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Tags: engine, Information, platform compatibility, Search, search engine optimization, search engine visibility, site, web, web analytics software, web development issues
March 11, 2010 in SEO by admin
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Web analytics software is the eyes and ears to your web site visitors. Understanding the behavior of potential customers from the time they find your site, when they’re surfing it, to when they leave, is essential for a number of reasons. Web development issues, cross platform compatibility, landing page success, and search engine visibility are just some of the areas analytics can shed much-needed light on.
In the mid 1990’s, it created a splash when big businesses announced they were simply launching a web site. Today, many companies’ web sites can function as the sole method of generating income. With the advent of blogs, discussion forums, podcasts, online stock info and more, people keep referring to web content daily, hourly, and even by the minute.
In my industry of search engine optimization, there are specific habits I need to know in order to make my web site function more efficiently. Useful information for me is:
- what search engines are referring visitors the most
- what keywords did my visitors search for
- what page are they visiting first (entry pages)
- what page are they visiting last (exit pages)
- what link is followed the most from my home page
- what’s the ratio of total visitors to visitors who contact me
Advanced statistics and analytics software can tell me if say, visitors from Google are more likely to contact me than visitors from Yahoo’s search engine. If this is the case, then I know by optimizing my site more for Google, I’m increasing the changes of contacts made.
Visitor information is especially useful when doing PPC campaigns. If you pay for every click on your ad, you’re paying for every visit. You need to know how your site’s structure works for your visitors. Are they getting confused on the entry page and leaving? If you created the PPC ad for the sole purpose of selling product A, are visitors from that ad more likely to visit sections of your site for product B for some reason?
Being able to react to your visitors’ needs can have a profound effect on profit made from your web site.
Those who operate a web site blindly, that is to say those who don’t know their visitors’ habits, are at a disadvantage.
For more information, visit the Web Analytics Association.
To get to know your visitors better, sign up free for Google Analytics.
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Tags: engine, Information, platform compatibility, Search, search engine optimization, search engine visibility, site, web, web analytics software, web development issues
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