Archive for June, 2009

SEO: What’s Hot and What’s Not

Mihaela discusses some SEO 2.0 techniques and the metrics that help you measure SEO success.

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  1. On-page SEO – The Google Way Mihaela recommends Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide for all…
  2. Top SEO Books for the SEO Newbie You asked for some reference books on SEO for beginners….
  3. Will Bing Change SEO? Many worry that SEO techniques for Bing differ from SEO…

The New MySQL Server Release Model

When I joined MySQL back in June of 2005, one of the first “MySQL Truths” I learned and repeated often when discussing MySQL with others was “release early, release often.” If you’ve been using MySQL for any length of time, you know what that statement means – it meant that MySQL was: (1) dedicated to getting new features and enhancements into the hands of its community so the software’s quality could be validated; (2) eager to take early feedback on those features so the input could rapidly be incorporated back into the product allowing everyone to benefit; (3) committed to very frequent releases of the software so helpful new features and/or external contributions that were ready for action could quickly be put into play and not sit idle on the shelf. And if you’ve been around Open Source for a while now, you know this is the spirit in which most providers of Open Source software operate.

A Note on Google’s So-called Best Practices

The advice for PHP developers in Google’s recent “make the web faster” campaign are plain wrong. Troels tackles some of the tips and provides some words of wisdom on how to really optimise your site’s performance.

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Will Bing Change SEO?

Many worry that SEO techniques for Bing differ from SEO for Google. Mihaela suggests that not much will change, at least for the moment.

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Searchme Bings Better than Bing

Mihaela discovered a new search engine that presents search results in a visually appealing manner: Searchme.com beats Bing when it comes to functionality and interactivity, too.

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16 PHP Frameworks To Consider For Your Next Project

Why spend valuable time coding everything by hand? Using a PHP framework is a great way to save time and effort on your next project. Sean highlights 16 frameworks for you to choose from.

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