A startup from Venice, Italy called GlassUp intends to compete with Google Glass with a pair of glasses that don’t include camera or video capabilities. The prototype is a “receive-only” device that lacks mechanisms for responding to text messages and emails. Its projected screen is monochrome (think old-school UNIX command line) and it places the […]
As sophisticated smartphones and faster internet connections gain greater market share, accessing the Web via mobile devices is becoming standard practice. 45% of all consumers use a smartphone for in-store product research and browsing, 72% of tablet owners make purchases from their devices on a weekly basis, 60+% US accessing mobile Internet. Mobile is no
A few years ago I read “Drop that Knowledge”, a powerful and informative book challenging the notions of truth and who speaks it. It guides you through the experiences of an organization that’s mission is “to create an environment in which young people can generate powerful, socially meaningful, urgently needed content in an environment promoting positive
In 2010 I began learning java programming with the goal of creating a series of mobile apps for literacy education. We know from research that a child’s competence in literacy in early childhood sets the stage for their success in these areas later in life so leveraging mobile technologies to create learning opportunities outside of
I’ve had Glass for about two weeks now and had the opportunity to capture some happenings around the city. For the most part, everything will be published to my Google+ profile, so be sure to follow me there and on Twitter. #ifihadglass. In February of this year Google announced the #ifihadglass competition as a means
The Google AdWords Keyword Tool is something that webmasters and SEOs have long relied on to discover the best keywords to use on their websites. If you’ve logged into the Google AdWords Keyword Tool recently you may have noticed an alert from Google that the tool will soon be no more. In its place, Google
Facebook just announced Graph Search. I posted my initial thoughts to Tumblr. Here’s the gist of that post. There are a few things you can search, including people, photos and places. Searches are going to be along the lines of “people who like bikes in Brooklyn” and “cities my friends have visited.” What this means is that the “like”
A client recently asked me how they could analyze their backlink profile for weak links. It’s an important exercise, especially with recent changes to Google’s algorithm, specifically the Penguin update which aimed to decrease the ranking of sites participating in link schemes, among other things. Option #1 Webmaster Tools Use Google Webmaster tools and spot
In the face of naysayers who predict the death of SEO, the search engine optimization industry is advancing according to research by Search Engine Watch. As more and more business is done online, companies seek greater online visibility and are looking to SEOs to deliver. Investments are being made both in-house and to third-party agencies.
Google recently announced an exact match domain (EMD) algorithm update intended to ensure low-quality EMDs do not rank well in Google search results. Matt Cutts tweeted that the update would “impact 0.6% of English-US queries to a noticeable degree.” So far, the update has had a heavy-handed impact on websites that have built their SEO