What Is a URL?

UNDERSTANDING WHAT A URL IS

After being asked to explain what a URL meant, I decided to start a series tagged 'Getting Started' where I intend to discuss topics geared to very basic blogging facts that every newbie ought to know. Advanced bloggers may scoff, but this blog is about sharing experiences I garnered online, including the stupid basics.

Get the all new Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft is at it once more! The brand new Windows Internet Explorer 9 has just launched. It has a streamlined look and many new features that speed up your web browsing experience.

How to Customize Your Favicon (in Blogger in Draft)

For many bloggers, having a custom favicon (the tiny image displayed in your browser’s window or tab like in image above) is the finishing touch that ties together the design and identity of a great looking blog. Today, you can now add a customized favicon to your blog. [NOTE: For now, this is only available for if you log in at http://draft.blogger.com]

Click On The +1 Buttons and Let Your Friends See

I hope many have noticed the new Plus One button (see the image below) on this weblog, replacing the old Google Buzz button. It appears just after every post or article here on this site.

How To Add the +1 Button to Your Blog

MAXIMIZING THE +1 BUTTON

You may have noticed the new Plus One (+1) button all over the internet - on blogs, sites and search results. Google launched the +1 button way back in March as a way to help share web content and make search more personal and relevant.

PPC Search Marketing: The Basics of Keyword Strategy

Lesson #56: PPC SEARCH MARKETING, Part VI - Keyword Strategy

What You Will Learn
In this lesson 56 and the next we will marshal what we have covered regarding PPC Search Engine Marketing to date and take it to the next level. In this lesson we will lay the groundwork and in our next lesson we will present you with a table and some mathematical formulas to hone your Search Marketing skills to a fine science. In this lesson we will provide the background necessary to fully master the tools we will present in the next lesson.

How To Increase Traffic By Adding Blog to Social Bookmark Sites

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Blogger About to Be Redesigned

As already hinted at by the Blogger team (see also the Have You Looked at Blogger Lately? video), the Blogger team has been hard at work on a brand new, next generation design for Blogger. After doing a sneak preview at the South by Southwest conference back in March, Blogger received some great feedback from the media:

Google's +1 button: the perfect feature for sharing and upvoting web content

In late March 2011, Google again came out with a new feature for search and other Google products - the +1 button. Google says their goal is to give web users "...the most relevant results as quickly as possible." In their own words:

Helpful Videos: Blogger and Blogging

BLOGGER & BLOGGING VIDEOS

Below are videos ranging from 'How to start a Blog' to many new feature videos like the '+1 Button' and many others. These videos are relevant for bloggers using the Blogger platform. Please NOTE that videos are continually being added and updated.