Beth Alexander Web Design

Google’s New Privacy Policy – How Does it Affect You?

Beth Alexander — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:47:19 +0000

Beginning this Thursday, March 1st, Google will consolidate the privacy policies across all 60 of the products, services and websites offered by Google Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies except Postini. At first glance it sounds like a reasonable move on Google’s part. The kicker is in the unified policy that will allow Google to share information across its entire growing online empire of programs and services. According to this Washington Post Article ; Google says that a primary goal of its approach is to simplify and enhance the Google experience, including by matching users with ads that should be of greater interest to them. … Continue Reading→

Learn How Google Handles Paid Directories

Beth Alexander — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:35:11 +0000

Paid Directories Seem Like a Good Idea to Help Generate Traffic for Your New Web Site but…

Not all paid directories are equal in the eyes of search engine giant, Google.

You have just launched your shiny new web site, now all you need is some traffic. Before you pay to have your website listed in as many directories as you can find, stop for a moment and consider how these paid listings could adversely effect your SEO results. In the video below Matt Cutts of Google explains how they handle paid directories

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Changes to Google’s Search Page Design

Beth Alexander — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:24:14 +0000

Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes…

Notice anything different today about Google’s patented search page design? A new Google+ Share button now appears in the top right corner. If you don’t yet see the button, have no fear it is being rolled out to all users this week. While this may seem like a minor update, it is the first time the Google homepage itself has included any functionality other than search.

Personally having the Google+ share button on the search homepage doesn’t make sense to me from a user perspective. Why would I go to the search homepage to share something with my Google+ … Continue Reading→

Will Google’s Pending Cloud Storage Service Be the End of Dropbox?

Beth Alexander — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:58:46 +0000

photo credit: Håkan Dahlström

Rumors have been circulating since around 2006-2007 about a cloud storage offering from Google. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is very close to launching a service that will rival Dropbox. Google’s storage service, called Drive, will allow users to store and share documents, videos, and photos on Google’s servers and access them across mobile, tablet and desktop devices. The launch date is still vague, said to be in the coming weeks or months.

The service is expected to have native syncing, allowing users to drag and drop a file and then access it immediately … Continue Reading→

Aviary Photo Editing now Available for Facebook

Beth Alexander — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:16:08 +0000

I’m a long time fan and user of the online Aviary image creation and editing tools. Aviary recently launched an app for editing Facebook photos. After giving it a test-run (see images below) it is the most effective editor for Facebook photos I’ve seen yet, and very simple to use.

It’s certainly no replacement for Aviary’s advanced apps , but it can be a great additional resource for those times when you’re just looking to do some quick fixes or add some effects without any fuss.

Features

10 stylistic photo effects
20 infinitely reusable stickers
4 one-click auto enhancers
Tools for

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