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Vitalized Australia — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:11:52 +1000

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Google culls SPAM web directories

Vitalized Australia — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:48:03 +1000

If you're thinking about submitting your web site to a web directory then you should read this article.

Google has recently culled or penalised many popular web directories for selling their services and listings based on passing on PageRank (or link juice). This contradicts Googles (and other Search Engines) guidelines and so Google has taken action on many web directories. Their policy is strangely inconsistent because there are many lower ranking web directories that obviously flout the Search Engine guidelines but they still seem (for the moment) to be able to pass on PageRank to web sites in their directory. I'm guessing that the latest cull is a shot across the bow sending out a warning to all the web directories that manipulating Search Engines and selling listings based on passing on PageRank rather than creating a relevant resource for web users will no longer be tolerated.

Unfortunately Google hasn't penalised the web directories by taking away the PageRank so anyone who's unaware of the latest directory cull will see that the PageRank for the directory is still good so will very likely buy in the the web directory. They may as well throw their money away because it's likely the web directory or directories don't get any traffic from Google and the directories in question don't pass on any of their high PageRank.

How do I know if a web directory has been panalised?

The easiest way is to do a search for the name of the directory for example I'll use linksfactory.net

This has a respectable PageRank of 6 so with out a doubt if I type in the name "links factory" (with or without the quotes) it should be at the top of the search results. Even if I type in the title (LinksFactory.Net Web Directory) of the web site it doesn't show up in Googles search results. The only way to see if the web directory is still in the Google index is to type the domain name into the search in this case it's linksfactory.net. This is a prime example of how Google has all but kicked what it deems to be SPAM web directories out of the Google index.

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Google Analytics update did not affect Pay Per Click advertising accounts

Vitalized Australia — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:25:49 +1000

We have had several clients report that Google Analytics was not receiving/updating their web site statistics and did this affect their Pay Per Click advertising campaigns?

We can confirm that no data was lost during the Google Analytics update and in no way were any Pay Per Click advertising accounts affected.

Change the default browser from Internet Explorer IE to FireFox - Windows XP, Vista

Vitalized Australia — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:25:13 +1000

Changing the default internet browser in Windows XP & Vista is a simple process (Not something you hear often for Windows)

First you need to and download it to your desktop.
Now you just need to double click on the FireFox installer icon and follow the easy install process
After the install open FireFox. You'll have an icon on the desktop or you can open FireFox from the start menu
When FireFox first starts up it will ask you if you want FireFox to be the default internet browser... Just click YES!

Now you have successfully changed your default browser from Internet Explorer (IE) to FireFox. When you click on a web link in an email or any other program that opens a web browser FireFox will open. No more unsecure, buggy, unstable Internet Explorer!

Change the default browser from Safari to FireFox - Mac OSX

Vitalized Australia — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:01:50 +1000

It's not an easy task to change the default browser in Mac OSX, well it's not a difficult process to change the default browser but it is hard to find the setting.

First you need to and start the easy process of installing it.
After you've installed FireFox you'll need to open Safari... Yes that's right, Safari!
Click on the menu at the top of the screen that says "Safari" then click on the third option that says "preferences"
From the window that appears click on the button that says "General"
You'll see a drop down menu that's labeled Default Web Browser, it will read Safari, Internet Explorer or what ever your current default web browser is.
Click on the drop down menu and select FireFox. You can now close the Safari preferences window and then quit Safari

Now you have successfully changed your default browser to FireFox, now when ever you click on a web link in an email or any other program that opens a web browser you'll be able to use your browser of choice.

I find FireFox a lot more stable than Safari on OSX. Safari also seems to have trouble with style sheets that web sites commonly use.

Web buzzword (Bull***t) generator

Vitalized Australia — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:12:35 +1000

Instructions:
1. Click the make buzzwords button.
2. Watch buzzwords appear in the box.
3. Repeat to taste (use your Enter/Return key).

verbs	adjectives	nouns
aggregate architect benchmark brand cultivate deliver deploy disintermediate drive e-enable embrace empower enable engage engineer enhance envisioneer evolve expedite exploit extend facilitate generate grow harness implement incentivize incubate innovate integrate iterate leverage matrix maximize mesh monetize morph optimize orchestrate productize recontextualize redefine reintermediate reinvent repurpose revolutionize scale seize strategize streamline syndicate synergize synthesize target transform transition unleash utilize visualize whiteboard	24/365 24/7 B2B B2C back-end best-of-breed bleeding-edge bricks-and-clicks clicks-and-mortar collaborative compelling cross-platform cross-media customized cutting-edge distributed dot-com dynamic e-business efficient end-to-end enterprise extensible frictionless front-end global granular holistic impactful innovative integrated interactive intuitive killer leading-edge magnetic mission-critical next-generation one-to-one open-source out-of-the-box plug-and-play proactive real-time revolutionary rich robust scalable seamless sexy sticky strategic synergistic transparent turn-key ubiquitous user-centric value-added vertical viral virtual visionary web-enabled wireless world-class	action-items applications architectures bandwidth channels communities content convergence deliverables e-business e-commerce e-markets e-services e-tailers experiences eyeballs functionalities infomediaries infrastructures initiatives interfaces markets methodologies metrics mindshare models networks niches paradigms partnerships platforms portals relationships ROI synergies web-readiness schemas solutions supply-chains systems technologies users vortals web services

How to validate Flash with W3C validator

Vitalized Australia — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:57:22 +1000

There are many diferant scripts and techniques for validating Flash with the W3C validator. The latest Dreamweaver (CS3) uses a javascript that will pass the validator but it uses too much code which slows down a web site.

After researching all the option availible to web site developers Vitalized Australia have found SWFObject to be a solid script that's easy to inplement, uses a very small Javascript & validates without any errors.