Digest containing the latest updates to the eGovernment Resource Centre of interest to government web managers. http://egov.vic.gov.au/rss/egov-web-digest.xml Copyright State Government of Victoria http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-au Fri, 25 May 2012 11:55:57 +1000 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:54:58 +1000 administration@egov.vic.gov.au FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.1.0) by Chris Liversidge. Search Engine Land, May 24, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/VN6qNvONGxI/why-google-s-venice-update-fundamentally-changes-global-seo.html Fri, 25 May 2012 11:54:58 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/search-engines/google-search-engine/why-google-s-venice-update-fundamentally-changes-global-seo.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by David Moth. Econsultancy, Posted 24 May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/8Yh6jC0gjbU/only-24-of-online-consumers-are-aware-of-eu-cookie-law.html Thu, 24 May 2012 22:59:00 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/focus-on-countries/europe/countries-europe/united-kingdom/website-practice-united-kingdom/web-analytics-and-measurement-united-kingdom/only-24-of-online-consumers-are-aware-of-eu-cookie-law.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Kathryn Zickuhr. Pew Internet and American Life Project, May 11, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/-2KOtbqZDYg/three-quarters-of-smartphone-owners-use-location-based-services.html Thu, 24 May 2012 20:58:12 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/focus-on-countries/north-and-south-america-and-the-caribbean/united-states/website-practice-united-states/mobile-web-united-states/three-quarters-of-smartphone-owners-use-location-based-services.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Mat Marquis. A List Apart, May 15, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/UKNjvJwZn98/responsive-images-and-web-standards-at-the-turning-point.html Wed, 23 May 2012 15:50:47 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/website-design-and-development/responsive-images-and-web-standards-at-the-turning-point.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Europa Press Releases, Press room Brussels, 21 May 2012 SPEECH/12/372. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/Cx1N90Jk35o/joaqu%C3%ADn-almunia-vice-president-of-the-european-commission-responsible-for-competition-policy-statement-of-vp-almunia-on-the-google-antitrust-investigation.html Wed, 23 May 2012 14:55:18 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/focus-on-countries/europe/website-practice-europe/search-engines-europe/joaqu%C3%ADn-almunia-vice-president-of-the-european-commission-responsible-for-competition-policy-statement-of-vp-almunia-on-the-google-antitrust-investigation.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Nigel Phair. The Conversation, 22 May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/-HL2C68Bc_s/the-google-ultimatum-europe-has-spoken-but-what-about-australia.html Wed, 23 May 2012 14:48:52 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/search-engines/google-search-engine/the-google-ultimatum-europe-has-spoken-but-what-about-australia.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 By William Jackson. Government Computer News, May 22, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/2swc8bQprT8/after-6-weeks-offline-icann-reopens-tld-application-system.html Wed, 23 May 2012 10:24:17 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/domain-names-internet-governance/domain-name-governance/after-6-weeks-offline-icann-reopens-tld-application-system.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Membership forum where members can upload custom reports for Google Analytics for sharing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/Db-RpqME4h0/custom-report-sharing-for-google-analytics.html Wed, 23 May 2012 09:16:22 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/web-analytics-tools/google-analytics/custom-report-sharing-for-google-analytics.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Posted by Chris Warren. SEOmoz - The Daily SEO Blog, May 20, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/9zLGk4Dd718/7-achievable-steps-for-great-seo-after-the-penguin-update.html Tue, 22 May 2012 11:08:52 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/search-engine-marketing-and-optimisation/google-optimisation/7-achievable-steps-for-great-seo-after-the-penguin-update.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Jim Gianoglio. LunaMetrics, Posted on May 17, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/x8JH9ZFagro/multi-channel-attribution-modeling-the-tool-to-get-you-started.html Mon, 21 May 2012 13:44:12 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/web-analytics-tools/google-analytics/multi-channel-attribution-modeling-the-tool-to-get-you-started.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Robbin Steif. LunaMetrics, Posted on May 10, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/wLQhkpC9k9k/attribution-modeling-without-google-analytics-premium.html Mon, 21 May 2012 13:35:35 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/web-analytics-tools/google-analytics/attribution-modeling-without-google-analytics-premium.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 In addition to the new .africa domain set to launch next year, SA can look forward to .joburg, .durban and .capetown domain names, too. By Craig Wilson. Tech Central, 18 May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/iZz3uiJMF9E/city-internet-domains-coming-to-sa.html Mon, 21 May 2012 12:53:02 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/focus-on-countries/africa/south-africa/city-internet-domains-coming-to-sa.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Facebook, February 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/eu1KmigEwzw/facebook-best-practices-for-your-page-and-media-strategy-in-pdf-format-776kb.html Mon, 21 May 2012 12:01:22 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/facebook-best-practices-for-your-page-and-media-strategy-in-pdf-format-776kb.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Duncan Parry, Search Engine Watch, May 18, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/jAFXg0H5XOE/6-tools-to-manage-your-twitter-followers.html Mon, 21 May 2012 11:32:21 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/online-marketing/twitter-and-online-marketing/6-tools-to-manage-your-twitter-followers.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Steve Beatty, Search Engine Watch, May 17, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/m0kENHwhHJ0/why-your-seo-and-social-strategy-should-include-pinterest.html Mon, 21 May 2012 11:28:55 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/why-your-seo-and-social-strategy-should-include-pinterest.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Manny Rivas, Search Engine Watch, May 15, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/sNcaOJqb9d0/5-vital-facebook-reports-every-community-manager-should-know.html Mon, 21 May 2012 11:22:12 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/social-media-analytics/5-vital-facebook-reports-every-community-manager-should-know.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Thom Craver, Search Engine Watch, May 16, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/PloscxBngfg/piwik-open-source-analytics-a-primer.html Mon, 21 May 2012 11:07:25 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/web-analytics-tools/piwik-open-source-analytics-a-primer.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Kristine Schachinger, Search Engine Watch, May 17, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/9SJyiV277HY/mobile-sites-choosing-an-implementation-process-and-strategies.html Mon, 21 May 2012 10:50:51 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/mobile-web/mobile-sites-choosing-an-implementation-process-and-strategies.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Posted by Amit Singhal, SVP, Engineering. Google Inside Search - the Official Google Search Blog, 16 May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/YBuc2sv_yqk/introducing-the-knowledge-graph-things-not-strings.html Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:59 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/search-engines/google-search-engine/introducing-the-knowledge-graph-things-not-strings.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Eric Siu, Search Engine Watch, May 16, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/6kuoUhlvMuI/7-time-saving-google-analytics-custom-reports.html Thu, 17 May 2012 21:28:32 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/web-analytics-tools/google-analytics/7-time-saving-google-analytics-custom-reports.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 By Justin Cutroni. Analytics Talk, May 14, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/JBCXK_w_2W0/make-analytics-better-with-tag-management-and-a-data-layer.html Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:06 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/make-analytics-better-with-tag-management-and-a-data-layer.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Users will see more context-sensitive information added to Google search results, by Cameron Scott (IDG News Service). Computerworld, 17 May, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/NMeNM1UF6eE/google-search-will-incorporate-knowledge-graph-into-main-search-results.html Thu, 17 May 2012 20:10:02 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/search-engines/google-search-engine/google-search-will-incorporate-knowledge-graph-into-main-search-results.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Government Computer News, April 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/eig2z0izhr4/is-the-future-of-sharing-the-semantic-web.html Thu, 17 May 2012 10:24:54 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/semantic-web/is-the-future-of-sharing-the-semantic-web.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Ipsos for Google, May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/k-iwdhS0hCw/our-mobile-planet-australia-understanding-the-mobile-consumer-in-pdf-format-7260kb.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:40 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/focus-on-countries/australia/website-practice-australia/mobile-web-australia/our-mobile-planet-australia-understanding-the-mobile-consumer-in-pdf-format-7260kb.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Posted by Dai Pham, Group Product Marketing Manager, Google Mobile Ads. Google Official Blog, 16 May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/nnXyTJ2KrFA/new-research-shows-smartphone-growth-is-global.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:06 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/mobile-web/new-research-shows-smartphone-growth-is-global.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 GovDelivery Guide April 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/r9wE00Awwrw/public-sector-digital-communication-management-best-practices-the-critical-role-of-email.html Wed, 16 May 2012 14:18:57 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/online-marketing/email-newsletters/public-sector-digital-communication-management-best-practices-the-critical-role-of-email.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Posted by Mary Yang for GovDelivery. Reach the Public, May 10th, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/vFvS2PSZ5oo/digital-communication-best-practices-guide-now-available.html Wed, 16 May 2012 14:11:22 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/online-marketing/email-newsletters/digital-communication-best-practices-guide-now-available.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 The Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a small desktop program you can install on your PC or Mac which spiders websites' links, images, CSS, script and apps from an SEO perspective. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/zi-A1yDvUrg/screaming-frog-seo-spider-tool.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:10:20 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/search-engine-marketing-and-optimisation/seo-tools/screaming-frog-seo-spider-tool.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 By Roger Matus, Executive Vice President, Ann Carver, Analyst, and Maria Tricca, Marketing Manager, Nellymoser, Inc. May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/OwTz_zAMPAE/mobile-action-codes-in-magazine-advertising-including-qr-codes-and-watermarks-q1-2012-in-pdf-format-2-531kb.html Wed, 16 May 2012 08:58:11 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/mobile-web/mobile-action-codes-in-magazine-advertising-including-qr-codes-and-watermarks-q1-2012-in-pdf-format-2-531kb.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), May 2, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/P-Xy9uFGum4/web-accessibility.html Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:12 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/accessibility/web-accessibility.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Jim Sterne. ClickZ, May 10, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/bnV_M067Bd4/incremental-opt-in-the-end-of-the-privacy-problem.html Tue, 15 May 2012 13:26:48 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/privacy-and-the-web/incremental-opt-in-the-end-of-the-privacy-problem.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik, May 14, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/7wdq6ZzFqZg/excellent-analytics-tips-20-measuring-digital-brand-strength.html Tue, 15 May 2012 11:58:41 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/excellent-analytics-tips-20-measuring-digital-brand-strength.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Erez Barak, Search Engine Watch, May 14, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/Dv8RuGFxml4/5-advanced-but-simple-seo-analyses-you-should-perform-with-visitor-intelligence.html Tue, 15 May 2012 11:42:25 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/customers-demographics-and-visitor-segmentation/5-advanced-but-simple-seo-analyses-you-should-perform-with-visitor-intelligence.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 ICANN, 14 May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/Z1Op2N18MNA/independent-objector-for-new-gtld-program-selected.html Tue, 15 May 2012 11:31:45 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/domain-names-internet-governance/domain-name-governance/independent-objector-for-new-gtld-program-selected.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Written by Ann Smarty. Search Engine People, May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/DTnVMnZYE5g/6-tools-to-create-a-social-media-dashboard.html Tue, 15 May 2012 11:24:06 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/social-media-analytics/6-tools-to-create-a-social-media-dashboard.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Written by Ruth Burr. Search Engine People, May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/yqQrKMsanas/this-is-how-you-easily-setup-actionable-google-analytics-dashboards.html Tue, 15 May 2012 11:14:59 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/web-analytics-tools/google-analytics/this-is-how-you-easily-setup-actionable-google-analytics-dashboards.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 By Jessica Meyer Maria. Government Technology, April 26, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/PQrI-JzIwSo/why-big-sites-run-drupal.html Mon, 14 May 2012 14:32:45 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/content-management-systems/why-big-sites-run-drupal.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Posted by Mike Pantoliano. Distilled, May 11, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/IRZHYmknmSc/what-might-be-next-for-not-provided.html Mon, 14 May 2012 14:07:30 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/search-engine-marketing-and-optimisation/google-optimisation/what-might-be-next-for-not-provided.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 by Nathan Safran. Search Engine Land, May 11, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/juDunOoOWL0/how-big-data-changed-crime-fighting-and-is-changing-the-practice-of-seo.html Mon, 14 May 2012 13:51:39 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/search-engine-marketing-and-optimisation/how-big-data-changed-crime-fighting-and-is-changing-the-practice-of-seo.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Posted by Heidi Cohen, on May 9, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/3wR52jkgfT8/10-social-media-mistakes-marketers-can-t-help-making.html Mon, 14 May 2012 12:09:53 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/10-social-media-mistakes-marketers-can-t-help-making.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 ICANN, 11 May 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/eZaQwt7gMd4/whois-policy-review-team-final-report-comment-period-opens.html Mon, 14 May 2012 11:52:30 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/domain-names-internet-governance/domain-name-governance/whois-policy-review-team-final-report-comment-period-opens.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012 Posted by Jeetendra Soneja and Nick Mihailovski, Google Analytics API Team. Google Analytics Blog, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EgovernmentResourceCentre-WebManagersDigest/~3/se8K5RNCpNg/new-google-analytics-easy-dashboard-library.html Mon, 14 May 2012 10:45:46 +1000 http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/website-practice/web-analytics-and-measurement/web-analytics-tools/google-analytics/new-google-analytics-easy-dashboard-library.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssmay2012