WWW News

Hey Guys.  Great news.  Wordpress 4.3, titled Billie (after Billie Holiday) was released this week.  Wordpress 4.3 brings a bunch of revamped features.  Here are the 'highlights' and video from the Codex page: Menus in the Customizer Create your menu, update it, and assign it, all while live-previewing in the customizer. The streamlined customizer design provides a mobile-friendly and accessible interface. With every release, it becomes easier and faster to make[...]

Yesterday, we posted about Google's 'Mobilegeddon' and the changing algorithm and optimization of mobile-friendly sites in search engines.  Today I came across another article from Contently called "What Facebook’s Algorithm Change Means for Brands, Publishers, and the Future of Media."  The article discusses changes in how Facebook is going to change it's News Feed.  The changes, according to Contently, are: 1. If your News Feed doesn’t have much on it[...]

What's This All About!? This week, specifically on April 21, Google has started to implement a new algorithm specifically geared towards search engine results on mobile devices.  The easiest way I can explain it, is that Google is now checking to make sure websites are responsive (or 'mobile friendly'.) A responsive website is one that 're-aligns' itself based on the size of the screen.  Actually, if you take this screen[...]

Hey Guys.  Great news.  Wordpress 4.2, titled Powell was released this week.  Wordpress 4.2 brings a bunch of revamped features.  Here are the 'highlights' from the Codex page: Press This has been completely revamped. Clip it, edit it, publish it. Get familiar with the new and improved Press This. From the Tools menu, add Press This to your browser bookmark bar or your mobile device home screen. Once installed you[...]

I've been a little slow with stuff lately, but I thought this one was important.  In late October, Apple launched Apple Maps Connect which is a business listing service.  Apple currently uses Yelp in conjunction with their Maps App.  By the looks of it, they might be trying to use their own proprietary business listing. I set up my account and it looks like it does actually take some information[...]