Quite inspiring: The Evolution of Search by Google.
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Google’s Halloween Doodles throughout the years
Mashable has posted Google’s Halloween Doodles throughout the years starting all the way back from 1999. Today’s doodle is definitely one of their best so far, then again, is it wise to put so much effort into a one day video? Happy Halloween everyone!
Google Nexus S
I’m now an owner of a brand new Google Nexus S phone. I’ve been running around with a Nexus One before and so far I don’t see much difference, other than that’s it’s a little bit faster and bigger. Just like the Nexus One model, Nexus S is not meant to be sold in Russia so I had to get it from an online store without warranty from Samsung. Oh well, hope it doesn’t break ;)
Using the Google Analytics API in WordPress
There’s a great article over at Theme.fm on Using the Google Analytics Data Feed API in WordPress which covers some pretty interesting techniques to grab and make use of data stored in your Google Analytics profile, like what are your top 10 posts this month, or what were the most searched ones, etc. I’ve authored that article so feel free to ask questions ;)
Google Webmaster Team on SEO
<h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6>. One might want to use <h7> headings too but that’s not how it works. #htmltuesday
— Google Web Studio (@GoogleWebStudio) August 23, 2011
We’ve seen this a lot, keyword stuffing, the strong tag miss-used and of course the heading tags. I’m deeply sorry folks, but Google is right, for good and long term relationships with the search giant you should put all your effort into content. The rest is just good practice. And if you haven’t seen this yet, you should: Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide.
OS X Mail is Okay, but Google Mail is Better
Been running Mail for OS X for a few days last week. I decided to give it a go after seeing my friends use it and.. Oh well. It totally messed up both my personal and corporate accounts, flagging is broken, mark unread too because as soon as you delete one message the next one is automatically read. And I actually had one of our clients reply to my personal e-mail, I wonder how that happened.. Also, my contacts were never imported which is strange.
Anyways, I’m back to using the Gmail web interface for both accounts, multiple sign-on works well and Google can also display popup tooltips when new mail arrives. Hopefully OS X Mail didn’t delete any of my e-mails and contacts on the server ;)
A Google Web Fonts Gotcha
If you’re working with Google Web Fonts there’s something you should watch out for. I was working with one of my favorite fonts Open Sans and the 300 weight version looked perfect on my computer while too thin on my friend’s.
I realized that I had the Open Sans font installed on my Mac, so disabling the font (or deleting it) helped me look at the website the same way my friend was viewing it and yes, I had to grab the 400 weight version to achieve the results I’ve seen before on my screen.