Author Archives: Chris Rutherford
Are we using too much javascript? How to Reduce your dependencies on foreign js
When did overloading the DOM with javascript become acceptable? Webmasters are inserting copious amounts of javascript into pages as if it’s become mandatory; as if their employees of Chotchkie’s and the more flair, the happier the customer. I’m sick of … Continue reading
Can you imagine: Had Narrative Science come sooner
I read an article on Wired yesterday titled “Can an Algorithm Write a Better News Story than a Human Reporter?“. The article discusses Narrative Sciences automated content creation technology currently in use – mostly for little league baseball recaps. Their … Continue reading
Are you tracking social shares with Google Analytics?
Why check your social shares and interactions exclusively on AddThis, ShareThis, Facebook, or any other website when you can bring your share data into Google Analaytics. With this data inside of Analytics, you will gain invaluable insight into your social … Continue reading
15 Ways to increase Social Sharing of your content
Discover 15 ways your can increase the social sharing of your website or content. Sometimes users need a bit of encouragement to share your content, other times you just need to give them the proper tools and their will enthusiastically … Continue reading
WordPress: Build The Ultimate Customer Portal
When we decided Placement Edge needed a new Client Center, we researched solutions for months – trying to find the best way to accomplish everything we needed. We wanted quote requests and orders from the site to go into our … Continue reading
Thumbtack.com’s SEO Benefits
Thumbtack is a great website when listing or searching for certain services. If I were looking for a babysitter or dog walker and stumbled upon a Craigslist advertisement for an individual who linked their Thumbtack profile as proof they had … Continue reading
Top 5 Budget Friendly and Scalable Hosting Solutions
Budget shared hosting should only be used for development or for the smallest companies and blogs. Most developers, myself included, build new projects in shared hosting environments and once the site starts receiving attention, we move it to a VPS … Continue reading
Gaming Klout – Increasing your algorithmic social influence
Klout materializes the benefits of being influential and gives you a snapshot of your influence. When Klout first launched I knew it would be ripe for gaming. Who wouldn’t want to have a high Klout score knowing Hotels, Casinos, Airlines, … Continue reading
Use your WordPress featured image in Google+ and Facebook Shares
When sharing a post on Google+ or Twitter your best image to use may be your featured image set in WordPress. You can tell Google+ and Facebook to use your post thumbnail with 3 lines of code added the the … Continue reading
5 local citations you probably don’t have
If your looking to boost your local search rankings, you need to ensure your business is mentioned on quality sites in your area. The 10 sources below are often overlooked or ignored. Your previous SEO may have found the citations … Continue reading