So here’s my funny web site of the week for you: http://www.findagrave.com/ I learned about it on a bus ride across Scotland last week. The bus driver must have mentioned it half a dozen times. Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
Speed Matters to Google
Thanks to my friend Sheldon in Minneapolis for the heads up on Google’s latest SEO criteria. I’ve been touting for years that three things matter in terms of Google Ranking: Good use of relevant keywords (to the searcher as related to your site) Good links into your site Freshness of content Well it looks like … Continue reading
New Tools for Getting Found: A Presentation
I’m in town giving a presentation to the MCN Nonprofit Technology & Communication Conference. So I’m totally cheating today and am just pointing you to the presentation for tips of the week. Here’s a Reader’s Digest version that just includes the various links to tools: http://www.keywordspy.com – to check out popularity of keyword terms http://www.webconfs.com/search-engine-spider-simulator.php … Continue reading
TED
Due to the time difference, we’re back home from the parade and the rest of the festivities. We wisely choose to participate only in events that target the whole family. But I’m using the holiday to cheat today because I don’t have a tip to share so much as I wanted to share one of … Continue reading
Free images
I ran across these sites today when I was thinking about pictures to use in a blog post. They are databases of free images; there are some restrictions of use – such as no “adult” usage, re-selling or using photos of people to endorse products – but for general use, even commercial use it’s OK … Continue reading
Finding dead web sites
I think I’ve talked about this amazing tool before but it just came up for me again. The Wayback Machine (http://www.archive.org) keeps older versions of web sites. They don’t keep every web site, but they keep a lot. Also their funding seems precarious so some years they archive more than others. So say you want … Continue reading
New client site: FiberFirst Minnesota
I’m always pleased to unveil a new client site. FiberFirst Minnesota is a go-to place for anything related to fiber optics, FTTH and FTTP in Minnesota. We’ll be posting updates on a regular basis. If you have anything you want posted, please let me know. Continue reading
AddThis
You know those links that help you share your web site with someone easily through Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites? AddThis (http://www.addthis.com) is a tool that mak es it very easy to post that link on your site or hosted blog. (By hosted blog, I mean one that is not hosted at WordPress.com). … Continue reading
CrossLoop
Last week I needed a tool that would let me and a client view the same computer screen remotely. I found a great tool using the Blandin Toolkit: http://broadband.blandinfoundation.org/toolkit/applications.php CrossLoop http://www.crossloop.com turned out to be exactly what I needed. My client and I each downloaded the software. It was free and easy. Because we each … Continue reading
Readability – and favor
Thanks to Peter in St Paul for sending me the following web tool: Readability http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/ It is a funny tool that pulls the main content of a web site away from any clutter to make it easier to read. I’ve used it on a few sites. I find it kind of helpful – but I … Continue reading
Byte of the Week 