My site was attacked

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Google webmaster central wrote to me several times to notify me that one of the pages on this blog had been attacked by malicious software and had therefore been blocked by google. But I didn’t get notified via email. I just stumbled across it. I recommend that you visit webmaster central often.

I asked my host to fix the page and notify me because I need to notify Google now. My host suggested I upgrade my word press platform, so I did that. There is one error, so far. I’m having trouble getting to Post, although obviously I did because here I am.

Since I did all this maintenance I went back to google webmaster central, only to find that SOMEONE else now owned my site. But after I settled down after the panic attack, I realized that my host has taken over in order to fix the problem. Boy, I hope that is it. Then again, that seems to be a bit naughty, don’t you think?

Keyword extractor

Posted on August 14, 2010 by admin

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Have you ever wondered why some websites end up higher on search engine results than others? Now there’s a new tool to add to your search engine analysis – AnalogX Keyword Extractor!
AnalogX Keyword Extractor (KeyEx) extracts all of the keywords off of a webpage, and then sorts and indexes them based off of their usage and position. Once indexed, you can adjust search-engine specific weighting factors and keyword criteria to get the best possible view of how a search engine sees your site. KeyEx can load up both local files as well as files off other websites, and even can work through a proxy, and can have separate configurations for as many search engines as you’d like to enter!

3 Benefits of Using Long Tail Key phrases (webmanmarketing.com)
Advanced Web Ranking – The Best Ranking Checker Tool Available (preciseinternetmarketing.com)
Five free SEO tools for journalists (reportr.net)

Customer service and help desk for web designers

Posted on August 7, 2009 by admin

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SmarterTrack 4.x is a powerful help desk application built for tracking, managing, and reporting on customer service and communications, including sales and support issues. Businesses can manage employees and company communications at distributed locations around the world from a Web browser—increasing the efficiency of virtual offices, mobile agents, and companies with multiple locations. Features include:

* A world-class Ticket solution that transforms service, sales, and support emails into a powerful information distribution system
* Live Chat, which gives businesses the ability to reduce phone calls, capture information on website visitors, and assist more customers
* WhosOn, which gives businesses real-time tracking of customers as they navigate websites, providing the opportunity to increase sales, expedite customer service, and gather information on site visitors
* A portal interface that is optimized for search engines and functions as the central hub for all communication channels
* Self-service resources, such as a Knowledge Base and news items, that allow customers to research and resolve questions and issues
* A Web-based interface that provides accessibility wherever an Internet connection is available
* An integrated survey system that can be triggered upon events
* More than 70 summary and trend reports with many levels of customization and filtering
* Support for multiple brands within a company

And, there is a free version (without as many features, obviously)

TenderApp.com – A New Helpdesk Application (killerstartups.com)

Are Doc Types necessary?

Posted on October 3, 2007 by admin

I was reading on a forum how someone who uses Dreamweaver had never put a doc type in the first line of their HTML code and whether or not that effected their Search engine rankings.

A doc type is something like this

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN"
			"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd">

Wikipedia de fines them here

As for whether or not they do effect your search rankings there was a bit of debate. I know that my first host’s web site never had a doc type but had high rankings.

I always did put them in even though they were not properly what they should have been.

My copy of dreamweaver doesn’t add them automatically. I’m not sure if later versions do. To read more about them and the other elements to remember to code if you use dreamweaver, I have an article here.

On another blog I found some more information.

Wikipedia search engine

Posted on September 27, 2007 by admin

Despite knowing that many contributions to wikipedia are dubious, depending on the politics of the contributer, and also knowing that the FBI and CIA monitor it fairly closely, here is a new wikipedia search engine.

Wikipedia, if accurate, would surely be the most searchable database, but it still does not have that reputation. On topics that I know about, it is not so much what is said as what is not said. I’d be telling my students, that as it is a database that anyone can contribute to and edit, that they need to check its authority as a reference.

Nevertheless, it is an excellent start for many students.

Teachers: Please stop prohibiting the use of Wikipedia (zdnet.com)

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