Why Web 2.0 Social Media Wil Die
The big flaw with Web 2.0 is the social media aspect - the idea that the “wisdom of crowds” will somehow emerge and flourish, leaving the site/business owner with valuable free content.
The reality is that what is more likely to happen is that the “madness of crowds” will take over.
After all, history doesn’t tend [...]
Lots of tips on the Platinax Forums
I’m trying not to post too much of particular use on my blog at present - let’s just say Brian Turner the SEO and my SEO company want to keep a general low profile for the time being. :)
However, I am pushing Platinax - a different company I run - and am currently publishing a [...]
Invest: now
So I’ve mentioned that I’ve taken up publishing news, and that since Google set up iGoogle getting a news site syndicated by Google News has become a lot harder.
Having recently read that Google are now looking to host major content, that means I see a further closing on the opportunity of getting new sites syndicated.
That [...]
When social bookmarking happens without you
Just had a great experience - thought I’d better submit my news articles for today to social media sites.
However, the first two I tried to submit were refused - because they had already been submitted by other users. :)
Either another SEO has decided to become my best friend, in which case - the cheques in [...]
Database restore after db failed
The database at iBrian has been acting up recently - I had thought that a “repair tables” in phpmyadmin had done the job, but then came onto the site today to find a single post displayed - apparently everything was lost.
Anyway, I uploaded a backup, upgraded Wordpress, and all seems to be running fine now.
I [...]
Some killer Wordpress plugins
Been looking at how to set up a specific image for posts under a specific category. Tried out some php code - languages are not my thing - so I couldn’t it to work by editing some potential php code snippets directly.
However, a search on Google found a plugin that I could use for the [...]
Experimenting with Press Releases
Over the past week I experimented with Press Releases again - something I’ve not used much previously, not least because word was that Google had gotten down to devaluing them a couple of years ago, when submitting to PR Web was all the rage.
Anyway, I noticed Marketwire press releases getting some action on some pretty [...]
