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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Visit With Me ISTE 2011
PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition™ Ideal Tool for Special Education Co-Teaching Classrooms
CONTACT:
Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D.
(908) 852-3460
brian (@) assistivetek.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition™ Ideal Tool for Special Education Co-Teaching Classrooms
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference
The interactive writing solution is the Key to Effective Learning
PHILADELPHIA–June 26, 2011–AssistiveTek, LLC, top reseller of PaperShow For Teachers is excited to showcase the PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition™ , the key to effective learning, for the second time at the 2011 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference, June 26-29 in booth 128.
The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition is the ideal tool for use in special education and inclusion classrooms, helping teachers to create more visually appealing interactive presentations. With PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition™ teachers have access to a range of tools including, including an interactive calculator, magnifying glass, two measurement tools, lined paper for students learning to write and 72 different colors.
An essential tool for both the classroom and virtual teaching, PAPERSHOW consists of three elements: a wireless Bluetooth pen, a USB Key and interactive paper that work together to allow one to create a digital flip chart or annotate a Keynote or PowerPoint Presentation live. After a PAPERSHOW session, one can save it and then immediately print and/or email it to participants.
The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition, combined with a projector and a computer, gives teachers the ability to transform their lessons and presentations into engaging interactions at a fraction of the cost of interactive whiteboards, as PAPERSHOW for Teachers costs just $249. The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition starter kit, compatible with both Macs and PCs, includes one 128-page double-wired notebook, 30 sheets of interactive paper, one Bluetooth® digital pen, one 512MB Bluetooth ® USB Key with software embedded, one interactive extra toolbar, a ring binder, pen case and other accessories.
“The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition is a great piece of technology. It will help to support co-teaching models in the classroom, when there is a special education and regular education teacher in the same classroom, and allow all students’ needs to be met inside the classroom,” said Diana Scharer, Special Education Teacher, Township of Union, Union, NJ. “With PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition, the special education teacher can record the notes and graphics and have them available for all students at the end of the period.”
The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition works with Windows XP, Vista and 7 and the Mac operating systems Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard. PAPERSHOW features six different colors, three different brushstrokes, perfect shapes, lines and arrows all of which bring presentations, meetings and classes to life.
“Being able to export the notes in a PowerPoint and PDF format makes it great for students who need visual supports and accommodations. PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition speaks to the heart of Universal Design for Learning and offers all student s the classroom the benefits of a highly interactive and visual appealing notes,” Scharer continued. “Teachers who are using PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition enjoy the fact that they can move about the classroom and put their ideas up on the board as well as having students record their ideas on the digital notepad from their desks.”
For more information, and ideas on how to use PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition in the classroom, visit, assistivetek.blogspot.com
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About AssistiveTek, LLC
Since 2000, AssistiveTek, LLC has been providing products and professional services in the area of educational and assistive technology to educators. AssistiveTek, LLC delivers innovative products that help students to visualize ideas and concepts and helps teachers to integrate these tools in the curriculum.
AssistiveTek, LLC is one of the leading resellers of PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition in the United States and provides support and in-service programs to demonstrate how this innovative technology can be used in the classroom to support all learners.
Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D.
(908) 852-3460
brian (@) assistivetek.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition™ Ideal Tool for Special Education Co-Teaching Classrooms
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference
The interactive writing solution is the Key to Effective Learning
PHILADELPHIA–June 26, 2011–AssistiveTek, LLC, top reseller of PaperShow For Teachers is excited to showcase the PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition™ , the key to effective learning, for the second time at the 2011 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference, June 26-29 in booth 128.
The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition is the ideal tool for use in special education and inclusion classrooms, helping teachers to create more visually appealing interactive presentations. With PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition™ teachers have access to a range of tools including, including an interactive calculator, magnifying glass, two measurement tools, lined paper for students learning to write and 72 different colors.
An essential tool for both the classroom and virtual teaching, PAPERSHOW consists of three elements: a wireless Bluetooth pen, a USB Key and interactive paper that work together to allow one to create a digital flip chart or annotate a Keynote or PowerPoint Presentation live. After a PAPERSHOW session, one can save it and then immediately print and/or email it to participants.
The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition, combined with a projector and a computer, gives teachers the ability to transform their lessons and presentations into engaging interactions at a fraction of the cost of interactive whiteboards, as PAPERSHOW for Teachers costs just $249. The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition starter kit, compatible with both Macs and PCs, includes one 128-page double-wired notebook, 30 sheets of interactive paper, one Bluetooth® digital pen, one 512MB Bluetooth ® USB Key with software embedded, one interactive extra toolbar, a ring binder, pen case and other accessories.
“The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition is a great piece of technology. It will help to support co-teaching models in the classroom, when there is a special education and regular education teacher in the same classroom, and allow all students’ needs to be met inside the classroom,” said Diana Scharer, Special Education Teacher, Township of Union, Union, NJ. “With PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition, the special education teacher can record the notes and graphics and have them available for all students at the end of the period.”
The PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition works with Windows XP, Vista and 7 and the Mac operating systems Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard. PAPERSHOW features six different colors, three different brushstrokes, perfect shapes, lines and arrows all of which bring presentations, meetings and classes to life.
“Being able to export the notes in a PowerPoint and PDF format makes it great for students who need visual supports and accommodations. PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition speaks to the heart of Universal Design for Learning and offers all student s the classroom the benefits of a highly interactive and visual appealing notes,” Scharer continued. “Teachers who are using PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition enjoy the fact that they can move about the classroom and put their ideas up on the board as well as having students record their ideas on the digital notepad from their desks.”
For more information, and ideas on how to use PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition in the classroom, visit, assistivetek.blogspot.com
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About AssistiveTek, LLC
Since 2000, AssistiveTek, LLC has been providing products and professional services in the area of educational and assistive technology to educators. AssistiveTek, LLC delivers innovative products that help students to visualize ideas and concepts and helps teachers to integrate these tools in the curriculum.
AssistiveTek, LLC is one of the leading resellers of PAPERSHOW Teacher’s Edition in the United States and provides support and in-service programs to demonstrate how this innovative technology can be used in the classroom to support all learners.
Using WikiSummarizer with PersonalBrain
When I think about the PersonalBrain I always think of it as an ideal tool for helping me to see relationships among the data points that I have added to the brain. The PersonalBrain is an ideal tool for storing all kinds of related information that you want to have at your fingertips. In this respect I decided to see what would happen if I imported the contents of WikiSummerizer, a new web based contextual summarization engine from Context Discovery, Inc.
If you have never tried out WikiSummarizer, it is a great tool to help you build background knowledge quickly on just about any topic that can be found in Wikipedia. Once the summaries have been extracted by WikiSummarizer you have two options to store the results. You can export the summaries as a RTF file and open it with any word processor or better yet you can save the summaries as a Mindjet MindManager file format (mmap) format and then import it into PersonalBrain. PersonalBrain gives you a rich environment that allows you to see the relationships between the keywords and summaries.
To get a sense of what you can do with PersonalBrain and WikiSummarizer take a look at the WebBrian that I developed by clicking on the image below. Now you can see just how fast you can go from a blank PersonalBrain to one that complete with chock full of information. This is an ideal tool for students and researchers that need a strategy to save and explore new information. With WikiSummarizer and PersonalBrain take your personal information management to a new level. For more information about WikiSummairzer click here.
If you have never tried out WikiSummarizer, it is a great tool to help you build background knowledge quickly on just about any topic that can be found in Wikipedia. Once the summaries have been extracted by WikiSummarizer you have two options to store the results. You can export the summaries as a RTF file and open it with any word processor or better yet you can save the summaries as a Mindjet MindManager file format (mmap) format and then import it into PersonalBrain. PersonalBrain gives you a rich environment that allows you to see the relationships between the keywords and summaries.
To get a sense of what you can do with PersonalBrain and WikiSummarizer take a look at the WebBrian that I developed by clicking on the image below. Now you can see just how fast you can go from a blank PersonalBrain to one that complete with chock full of information. This is an ideal tool for students and researchers that need a strategy to save and explore new information. With WikiSummarizer and PersonalBrain take your personal information management to a new level. For more information about WikiSummairzer click here.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Using the HoverCam T3 with my iPad
Thursday, June 16, 2011
PaperShow for Teachers - Interesting Classroom Use
Today I had the opportunity to work with a teacher and show her how she could use PaperShow for Teachers in the classroom. As luck would have it, all of her students were going to be taking the NJ Drivers Written Exam and she needed to review the material with them. Rather than do a traditional question and answer session the teacher began to draw different scenarios on the PaperShow for Teachers notebook that the students could visualize and then annotate on the paper. The session was extremely engaging and interactive but more importantly the students really enjoyed writing on the PaperShow for Teachers notebook and reviewing the material. You can see above one of the images that was captured during the session. For an entire period we were able to engage the students in a highly interactive fashion and help them review key points that they could expect to know for the NJ Drivers Written Exam. How are you using PaperShow for Teachers in the classroom? Interested in learning how you can use PaperShow for Teachers in the classroom? If so, then sign up here for a free webinar.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child [Kindle Edition]
It was really exciting to learn today that my book that I coauthored several years ago-Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child [Kindle Edition], Elias, Tobias & Friedlander is available in a Kindle Edition and is ready to be downloaded. You will find the book easy to read with lots of timely advice, humor, and stories. If you have a Kindle you can click in the link below to download the book. Let me know how you like it.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
SmartDraw VP Upgrade -Adds New Mind Mapping Features
If you follow the mind mapping arena you will probably have noticed the blogs and videos that SmartDraw has created about the benefits of visual communication. The videos are done very well and really speak to the heart of the issue- with the right visuals we can all be more efficient and productive at what we do.SmartDraw VP has a good balance of tools for many of the tasks that you may need to accomplish throughout the day. While the mind mapping features that are found in SmartDraw VP are not as extensive as a stand alone application there is a synergy among the tools that might make it an ideal tool for the work you do. The mind mapping tool in SmartDraw VP is ideal for brainstorming, project planing and for developing time lines. SmartDraw VP lets you quickly move from the mind mapping view to a time line or Gantt chart view with a click of the mouse.
In the recent upgrade to SmartDraw VP you will now be able to format your mind map Center, All Right or All Left giving you new options for how your mind maps are displayed on the screen. I for one find that many people who are not familiar with mind mapping have an easier time when I present a mind map using the All Right formatting. Similarly, it is now really easy to create a mind map in SmartDraw VP by importing a text outline. I tried this feature by typing a simple outline into the Notepad and importing it into SmartDraw VP. After each main idea I pressed the Enter key and for each subtopic I used the Tab key to indent the text. Once I had my outline completed I used the new Import Text Outline feature and voila there I had a perfectly formatted mind map.If you are eligible I would highly recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of SmartDraw VP so that you can take advantage of these new mind mapping features. SmartDraw VP is a handy tool with lots of ways to help you become more productive in your working environment. If you haven't taken a look at SmartDraw VP, it has a good balance of tools that can give you the edge as you head down the path to becoming a better visual communicator. You can download a 30 day trial of SmartDraw VP by clicking on this link.
In the recent upgrade to SmartDraw VP you will now be able to format your mind map Center, All Right or All Left giving you new options for how your mind maps are displayed on the screen. I for one find that many people who are not familiar with mind mapping have an easier time when I present a mind map using the All Right formatting. Similarly, it is now really easy to create a mind map in SmartDraw VP by importing a text outline. I tried this feature by typing a simple outline into the Notepad and importing it into SmartDraw VP. After each main idea I pressed the Enter key and for each subtopic I used the Tab key to indent the text. Once I had my outline completed I used the new Import Text Outline feature and voila there I had a perfectly formatted mind map.If you are eligible I would highly recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of SmartDraw VP so that you can take advantage of these new mind mapping features. SmartDraw VP is a handy tool with lots of ways to help you become more productive in your working environment. If you haven't taken a look at SmartDraw VP, it has a good balance of tools that can give you the edge as you head down the path to becoming a better visual communicator. You can download a 30 day trial of SmartDraw VP by clicking on this link.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Google Chrome 12 stable version released
Updated version of Google Chrome has quickly come to 12, this time Google has brought the security upgrade, and now Chrome will automatically checks for you to download the file is not malicious software, you can also adjust the site in Chrome is stored in your computer information, including Flash Cookies, As for the graphics processing, Chrome 12 also supports hardware acceleration and 3D CSS, you can go to Chrome Experiment try to zoom and rotate video features.
Other small updates such as searching directly in the Chrome URL bar applications, and home improvement, and so set the interface, Chrome users should have updated to the latest version directly, and if you do not, you can download here.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Twitter + Blog + Internet Forum = Tribalfish
Popular topics discussed on the Internet have multiple choices. You can track the topic or celebrities on Twitter, you can also share experiences on the blog, but also the Internet forum you come to me. However, Twitter is not enough in-depth discussion on, blogs and forums enough depth, and not immediate.Tribalfish is Great tool set discussed above.
Up logging in, you will see the interface like Internet forums. But, the interface is different from online forums, you must look for a different topic before, open the pages and pages of pages, Tribalfish so you can stay in the original page, click directly interested in the content, and in the right preview , you can also click on track after the name of the person sharing the user. These designs are also very much like Twitter.
Up logging in, you will see the interface like Internet forums. But, the interface is different from online forums, you must look for a different topic before, open the pages and pages of pages, Tribalfish so you can stay in the original page, click directly interested in the content, and in the right preview , you can also click on track after the name of the person sharing the user. These designs are also very much like Twitter.
You can enter the interface at the top topics of interest, click the topic can also choose to open another window to enlarge and share the Twitter and Facebook, or first Jiarushuqian storage. Bookmark next time from the left to find. You can also answer questions or discuss topics below. Word editing area is the answer form, can do simple text editing.
Demo a bit and found Tribalfish ambitions Big deal, want to include online forums, community sites, blogs, online discussion forms, etc., can also replace the Google Docs and Email, with colleagues or partners used to work for. More can be used when Quora other Internet Q & A websites. But real depth discussions with all kinds of users around the topic of discussion is the depth of experience to bring Triblefish.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Html5/css3 Wordpress 3.1+ theme : Yoko
I am pleased to review another wordpress theme, called Yoko. I am really Appreciate yoko designers they are very talented peoples. Those names are Ellen and Manuel from elmastudio and they are released for the web design community. This theme is absolutely free to use in commercial projects and private also.
Yoko is a stylish and flexible wordpress theme with approachable layout, based on css3 media queries, this theme is auto adjusts to different screen resolution.
Download theme:
The design is optimized for large desktop screens, tablets and mini smart phones. Make your blog more creatures that will be able you to use your own logo, header, background and link color also.
- live demo
- large preview (.png, 1.5 Mb)
- download the package (2.2Mb, .zip)
- release on the developer’s site (with documentation in English and in German)
- Documentation PDF file (in English)
- Installation Video Tutorials
This theme is released under GPL. You can use any type of projects for free, NO restrictions. You can also change your theme if you wish.
Theme features:
Theme requires wordpress 3.1+
Well matched cross browsers (Checked with chrome
HTML5 (with fallback for IE < 9) and CSS3
Approachable layout (css3 media queries, not supported in IE9, You can apply libraries like respond.js and css3-mediaqueries-js, made it work in older versions of IE.
WordPress post formats (aside, gallery, image, video, link and quote)
You can use your own background, header options and submenu also.
Social media support to promote your rss feed.
Full width page template
You can use google web fonts (droid sans and droid serif)
Comments with gravatar support
Extra: multiple columns, info boxes with three colors and highlighted text
Presently available in English, German and French.
Screen shots:
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Free wordpress theme 3.1: splendio (psd)
I am happy to inform you; I got one wordpress theme, that's very beautiful, this theme made by vlad and elena. The theme is free to use in both private and commercial projects.
About this template:
Upper part:
News slider for the special articles and main area can contain the content of your latest articles.
Right side:
You'll find overview of latest Articles and latest tweets and something of your website promotion related.
Upper right side part:
This features shown your latest comments of your website and you can also put any promotional widget.
Gallery:
In case you wish to showcase your latest photos have an option above the footer. You can place widgets like a filker.
Extra:
Color theme is blue and there you can place your widgets such as pages, categories and others. A soft upper part and middle part and strong footer are the special of this theme...
Download wordpress template:
Download wordpress template:
- Demo
- Preview
- Download Splendio (Theme + Plugins) (zip, 0.8 Mb)
- Download Splendio (Theme + Plugins + PSD Sources) (zip, 6.4 Mb)
- Download mirror (zip, 6.4 Mb)
- Release on the developer’s site
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Thank you smashing magazine and Vlad and Elena!
Source: smashing magazine
Written by anand (twitter)
Posted in: wordpress
Sunday, June 5, 2011
How twitter users are getting their questions answered
twitter all types of users every day to ask the question, April daily average of 102,322 issues, which is about the largest type of product recommendation and advice of the ( products recommendations and Advice 13% ), which means that More and more people will use before shopping some social networks, needs friends or other people's product recommendation and suggestions, more and more people no longer believe that enterprise advertising side of the story, which is a popular rapid e-commerce social a foundation.
And we have seen, came in third place or request for proposal, the only local recommendations (local suggestions 11%) , which also proved solomo trend, more and more users will use twitter out process or other lbs Service asked some questions about the local consumption, such as transport, hotels, shopping discounts and other information.
About 66% of the questions are and business-related, so there are many questions that do not follow from the business, and most of the twitter users do not resent the answer from the business, as long as their content is not the answer to sell their products but to help them solve the problem is.
Posted in: Twitter
Try out the best utility – Digsby!
Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list. It can additionally provide feeds from Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, as well as your webmail accounts, providing a full social experience in a single client.
In the new versions of Digsby, the Facebook Chat has also come up as an interesting service. This way, you can manage all your chats, emails and feeds in single software. The most appealing aspect of Digsby is that it is light, user-friendly and efficient and can be trusted.
Digsby has built in additional features such as customizable skins for the client and IM windows, aggregated web search from within the client via multiple sites, composing emails from IM windows, combining friends from multiple clients into one contact listing, and even a separable Twitter client with unique features such as chronological streaming (oldest to newest).
Digsby is still in its beta versions and is presently only available for Windows and its website shows that Mac and Linux versions are forthcoming.
IM Protocols supported by Digsby:
MSN, AIM, ICQ, MobileMe, Jabber, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, Facebook Chat and MySpace IM.
Emails supported by Digsby:
Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, AOL Mail, POP/IMAP Mail.
Social Networks supported by Digsby:
MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
All settings of your Digsby account (which is a single account that holds the information of all your other accounts) are stored on the Digsby server so that if you shift from one computer to other, you don’t find any problems.
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| Different skins are available for Digsby… |
Interesting Features:
** You can customize the look of Digsby with application skins
** You can manage all your email accounts right from Digsby
** You can put a widget on your blog, website or profile to chat with visitors
** You can manage multiple conversations with drag and drop chat tabs
** You can multitask with popups that you can reply from
** You can combine duplicate contacts on your buddy list into merged contacts
** The log manager makes finding old conversations easy
Interesting Links: www.digsby.com and www.digsbies.org
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| Multitasking. Whenever a new feed comes or a chat message is sent to you, a window pops up like this and you can reply in this window only! Author : Mridul Godha |
Posted in: Technology news
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Personal Touch High Tech- The Livescribe Pen in Action
If you are in business you know just how important written communication is in helping you to stay connected to your clients. While a lot has been written about business people writing personal notes, I know that it is time consuming and can add some costs to the bottom line. But what would happen if you could write that personal note in your handwriting and send it off as an email? Now you get the best of both world- the ability to write a personal note in your handwriting and send it off as an email. Using the Livescribe Echo Pen and the new Livescribe Connect services I was able to write my personal note on the Flip Notepad paper and then send it via the Livescribe Connect service to a special educator who registered for the Summer iPad Institute which will be held July 12 and 13th at the Warren Middle School, Warren, NJ. (If you are interested in registering for the iPad Institute click here). Think of what a nice touch it is when he receives via an email a personal note for me confirming his registration. Using the Livescribe Connect Service was extremely easy and all of the mechanics of the email are handled from within the Livescribe Desktop Software.
In order to accomplish this task, I simply wrote my note on the Flip Notepad paper and then synched it to the Livescribe Desktop Software. I then Right clicked on the handwritten note and choose the Email option. I had the option to send the handwritten note as a PDF or PNG file and selected the PDF format. Once I clicked OK a small dialog box popped up that let me enter the recipients email address with a subject. Clicking OK sent the email with the handwritten note. It is really that simple. So if you are looking for a high tech way to add that personal touch you may want to think about using the Livescribe Echo Pen to send up your next personal handwritten note.
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HP-UX: What now? / E agora?
This article is written in English and Portuguese
Este artigo está escrito em Inglês e Português
English version:
You know I usually stick to Informix related topics, but a few weeks ago something was announced that has to make us think... As we all know by now, Oracle announced that future versions of their software products will not support HP-UX running on Intel Itanium chips.
Why do we have to think about it? Well, from my personal perspective because it raises a lot of serious doubts/questions. Let's see:
The above are just a list of some important points. I may be missing a few. The announcement must had a significant impact on HP Itanium customers running Oracle software. Imagine that you wake up one morning and find out that the software vendor you choose gave up supporting your platform. Of course you'll have support for your existing products, but you'd really appreciate a roadmap... By the way, wasn't that the same company that 10 years ago accused IBM of not having a roadmap for Informix? It's funny when we put things into perspective...
So, assuming you're one of those customers what will you do? You have a few options:
Versão Portuguesa:
Normalmente restrinjo-me a assuntos exclusivamente relacionados com Informix, mas há algumas semanas atrás foi anunciado algo que nos tem de fazer pensar.... Como já todos deveremos saber nesta altura, a Oracle anunciou que futuras versões do seu software não irão suportar HP-UX a correr em chips Itanium.
Porque é que devemos reflectir sobre isto? Bom, na minha opinião pessoal porque isto levanta uma série de dúvidas e questões importantes. Vejamos:
Acima está uma lista de alguns pontos importantes. Posso ter esquecido alguns. O anúncio deve ter tido um impacto significativo nos clientes HP Itanium que utilizam software Oracle. Imagine que acorda uma manhã e descobre que o fornecedor de software que seleccionou, deixou de suportar a sua plataforma. Claro que terá suporte para os produtos que já existem, mas certamente apreciaria a existência de um roadmap... Aliás, não foi esta a mesma empresa que há 10 anos atrás acusou a IBM de não ter um roadmap para Informix? É engraçado quando se colocam as coisas em perspectiva...
Assim, assumindo que é um desses clientes, o que irá fazer? A meu ver tem algumas opções:
Este artigo está escrito em Inglês e Português
English version:
You know I usually stick to Informix related topics, but a few weeks ago something was announced that has to make us think... As we all know by now, Oracle announced that future versions of their software products will not support HP-UX running on Intel Itanium chips.
Why do we have to think about it? Well, from my personal perspective because it raises a lot of serious doubts/questions. Let's see:
- First you read in the announcement that Intel is not truly committed to Itanium. The exact words are "Intel management made it clear that their strategic focus is on their x86 microprocessor and that Itanium was nearing the end of its life". Intel denied this in the following days. Who do we believe? The company that owns the chip in question or another (now also) hardware supplier? Is it normal that a company discontinues it's products on a platform that has not announced it's end of life plans?
- The announcement was made just before an important HP shareholders meeting... We could of course believe this was just a coincidence
- In the last months a lot of news came up referring to personal wars between Oracle's and HP's executives (ex HP CEO is now a very important Oracle executive). Meanwhile ex SAP CEO has been appointed as HP CEO, and Oracle and SAP had an ongoing court trial started at the time he was SAP's CEO. All these an point 2) may lead us to the feeling that while personalities clash, customers suffer. There's nothing wrong with having strong personalities as leaders of large companies, on the contrary. But we would expect their egos not to cause harm to their customers (of course "harm" translates into costs, uncertainty, fear and doubts - typically FUD that competitors like to spread, but in this case competitors don't have to bother...)
- Oracle mentions that others (Microsoft and Red Hat) have previously discontinued support for Itanium. This is true, but there is a big difference: The market share that these two companies had in the Itanium market was considered irrelevant. Now, for Oracle, the situation is completely different. They have a large share of Itanium customers (accordingly to this blog, there are around 140.000 Oracle/Itanium customers)
- Some people argue that supporting a platform has it's costs. Of course this is true, but the costs are certainly well covered if the above number holds true. That's part of the business. In order to provide a product, you incur in certain costs. And also note that Oracle always said, wrote an publicized that their code base was the same independently of the platform. So using this as an argument is hardly acceptable...
- Many people think this is just a commercial move from Oracle. They're trying to weak a competitor position while at the same time they hope to raise their own hardware sales. We can accept that this is normal, but we should keep in mind a few things. First, just a while ago Oracle choose HP as an hardware partner (remember Exadata?). Secondly Oracle CEO has said that it would like to see Oracle becoming the IBM of the sixties (integrated stack where the margins would be bigger), but that it would keep its software running on competitor platforms. Well something has changed :)
- Will this be the only case, or will Oracle do the same in the future with other OS? The fact is that the number of OS and Hardware vendors for enterprise computing is shrinking. You currently have Microsof Windows on Intel x86, IBM AIX on System p, HP-UX on Itanium, Solaris Sparc, Linux on Intel x86, and Solaris on Intel (I'm explicitley forgeting other platforms like IBM System Z and HP NonStop). Oracle is doing it's best to eliminate HP-UX/Itanium. Will it stop there? Or will it proceed it's path to become "the IBM of the 1960s" (meaning the closed system that locked customers in)? Note that IBM still suffers with the image it created at the time.
The above are just a list of some important points. I may be missing a few. The announcement must had a significant impact on HP Itanium customers running Oracle software. Imagine that you wake up one morning and find out that the software vendor you choose gave up supporting your platform. Of course you'll have support for your existing products, but you'd really appreciate a roadmap... By the way, wasn't that the same company that 10 years ago accused IBM of not having a roadmap for Informix? It's funny when we put things into perspective...
So, assuming you're one of those customers what will you do? You have a few options:
- You jump on the Oracle train and buy a one way ticket... I mean you choose Sparc for your upcoming hardware renovation... You don't know where the train will take you... You don't even know how much it will cost you... Specially because you just bought a one way ticket... Once you're "there" you'll figure what what price the next ride will cost... One thing you know: You'll be traveling with the same company since no other operates in the same region...
- You choose another hardware platform, and you really hope the same trick will not be played again
- You change your software supplier
- It's robust, easy to use, reliable, works well in virtualized environments etc., but you should already know that
- It has a roadmap and has just completed a decade of improvements after the IBM acquisition
- It belongs to a company that will try to sell you it's hardware, because it believes it's good, and not because it tends to be the only option to run it's software
- It's already very well integrated with many of the other IBM software portfolio, and this is assumed to be a continuous effort
- It has a long history of working well with HP-UX (traditionally on PA-RISC and now with Itanium). A search for "informix" in the HP site will show you several HP documents about integration between Informix and HP-UX
- The original Oracle announcement
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/346696 - The Register article about the announcement
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/23/oracle_stops_itanium_development/ - The Register article covering HP and Intel answer to the announcement
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/24/intel_hp_itanium_defense/ - The Register article overview of the users thoughts about the announcement
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/26/gabriel_oracle_itanium_survey/ - Gabriel Consulting survey referenced in the previous link
http://www.gabrielconsultinggroup.com/recent-research/doc_download/42-oracle-survey-whats-the-real-reason-oracle-dropped-itanium.html - HP echoes some users comments
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/110414xa.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN - HP site dedicated to this issue
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/solutions/customers_first.html - HP blog from an executive containing a FAQ
http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Mission-Critical-Computing-Blog/FAQs-from-HP-on-the-Oracle-Itanium-Announcement/ba-p/89977
Versão Portuguesa:
Normalmente restrinjo-me a assuntos exclusivamente relacionados com Informix, mas há algumas semanas atrás foi anunciado algo que nos tem de fazer pensar.... Como já todos deveremos saber nesta altura, a Oracle anunciou que futuras versões do seu software não irão suportar HP-UX a correr em chips Itanium.
Porque é que devemos reflectir sobre isto? Bom, na minha opinião pessoal porque isto levanta uma série de dúvidas e questões importantes. Vejamos:
- Começamos por ler no anúncio que a Intel não está verdadeiramente empenhada no Itanium. As palavras exactas (tradução pessoal) foram: "... a gestão da Intel deixou claro que o foco da sua estratégia é a linha de processadores x86 e que o Itanium se está a aproximar do fim de vida..." . A Intel negou isto nos dias seguintes. Em quem acreditamos? Na empresa que detém o processador em questão ou noutra empresa (agora também) fornecedora de hardware? Será normal que uma empresa anuncie o fim de desenvolvimento dos seus produtos numa plataforma cujo fim de vida não foi sequer anunciado?
- O anúncio foi feito imediatamente antes de um encontro de accionistas da HP.... Podemos claro acreditar que isto foi apenas uma coincidência
- Nos últimos meses vieram a público uma série de notÃcias referentes a guerras pessoais entre executivos da HP e Oracle (o ex CEO da HP é agora um quadro importante na Oracle - o número dois na verdade, logo abaixo do Larry Ellison). Entretanto o ex CEO da SAP foi nomeado CEO da HP, e a Oracle e HP tinham um processo em tribunal que remonta ao tempo em que o mesmo era CEO da SAP. Tudo isto e o ponto 2) podem levar-nos a pensar que enquanto as personalidades se chocam os clientes sofrem. Não há nada de errado em que grandes empresas tenham personalidades fortes na sua liderança, bem pelo contrário. Mas seria de esperar que os egos não prejudiquem os respectivos clientes. O "prejuÃzo" traduz-se em custos, incerteza, medos e dúvidas - o que em Inglês se chama "FUD - fear, uncertainty and doubt -", que normalmente é espalhado pela concorrência, mas que neste caso nem requer esforço da concorrência pois é feiro pelos próprios.
- A Oracle referiu que outros (Microsoft e Red Hat) já tinham previamente descontinuado o suporte para Itanium. Isto é verdade, mas há uma enorme diferença: A quota de mercado que estas duas empresas tinham em Itanium não é comparável à da Oracle. Esta tem uma grande percentagem dos clientes Itanium a usarem os seus produtos (de acordo com este blog, existem cerca de 140.000 clientes Oracle/Itanium)
- Algumas pessoas defendem que suportar uma plataforma tem os seus custos. Isto é uma verdade óbvia., mas esses custos são largamente cobertos se os números acima forem correctos. Isso faz parte do negócio. Para fornecer um produto as empresas (de qualquer tipo) incorrem em custos. Note-se ainda que a Oracle sempre disse, escreveu e publicitou que o seu código era o mesmo independente da plataforma. Por tudo isto, o argumento do custo de suportar uma plataforma não me parece aceiável...
- Muitas pessoas acreditam que isto é apenas uma manobra comercial da Oracle. Estão a tentar enfraquecer um concorrente ao mesmo tempo que tentam aumentar as suas p´roprias vendas de hardware. Podemos encarar isto como algo relativamente normal, mas devemos manter em mente uma série de factos. Primeiro, apenas há algum tempo atrás, a Oracle escolheu a HP como o seu parceiro de hardware (lembram-se do Exadata?). Segundo, o CEO da oracle disse que gostava de ver (tradução pessoal) A Oracle tornar-se a IBM dos anos sessenta (soluções integradas onde as margens são maiores), mas que manteria o seu software a correr nas plataformas da concorrência. Parece que algo mudou entretanto... :)
- Será este um caso único, ou irá a Oracle fazer os mesmo com outras plataformas? A verdade é que as plataformas (SO e hardware) para computação empresarial estão a diminuir. Actualmente temos Microsof Windows em Intel x86, IBM AIX em System p, HP-UX em Itanium, Solaris Sparc, Linux em Intel x86, e Solaris em Intel (estou a omitir outras plataformas como IBM System Z e HP NonStop) . A Oracle está a fazer o seu melhor para eliminar HP-UX em Itanium. Irá parar por a� Ou irá prosseguir os seu caminho para se tornar a "IBM dos anos sessenta" (neste caso um sistema fechado que prende os clientes)? Note-se que a IBM ainda sofre com a imagem criada nessa altura.
Acima está uma lista de alguns pontos importantes. Posso ter esquecido alguns. O anúncio deve ter tido um impacto significativo nos clientes HP Itanium que utilizam software Oracle. Imagine que acorda uma manhã e descobre que o fornecedor de software que seleccionou, deixou de suportar a sua plataforma. Claro que terá suporte para os produtos que já existem, mas certamente apreciaria a existência de um roadmap... Aliás, não foi esta a mesma empresa que há 10 anos atrás acusou a IBM de não ter um roadmap para Informix? É engraçado quando se colocam as coisas em perspectiva...
Assim, assumindo que é um desses clientes, o que irá fazer? A meu ver tem algumas opções:
- Apanha o compboio da Oracle e compra um bilhete de ida... Ou seja, escolhe SPARC para a sua próxima renovação de hardware... Não sabe para onde o comboio o leva... Nem sequer sabe quanto lhe vai custar... Especialmente porque comprará apenas um bilhete de ida... Depois de "lá" chegar logo verá qual o preço da próxima "viagem"... Uma coisa será certa: Irá viajar com a mesma empresa, pois mais ninguém opera na mesma "região"...
- Escolhe outra plataforma de hardware e espera ardentemente que o mesmo truque não seja empregue novamente
- Muda de fornecedore de softtware
- É robusto, confiável, corre bem em ambientes virtualizadoes etc.., mas isto já deverá saber
- Tem um roadmap e acabou de completar 10 anos de inovação após a aquisição pela IBMI
- Pertence a uma empresa que tentará vender-lhe o seu hardware porque acredita que é bom, e não apenas porque tende a ser a única plataforma onde pode correr o seu hardware
- Já está bastante bem integrado com muito do software IBM, e isto é assumidamente um esforço contÃnuo
- Tem uma longa história de bom desempenho em HP-UX (tradicionalmente em PA-RISC e actualmente em Itanium). Uma pesquisa por "informix" no site da HP irá mostrar-lhe vários documentos da HP sobre a integração entre Informix e HP-UX
- O anúncio original
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/346696 - Um artigo no "The Register" sobre o anúncio
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/23/oracle_stops_itanium_development/ - Um artigo no "The Register" cobrindo as respostas da HP e Intel
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/24/intel_hp_itanium_defense/ - Um artigo no "The Register" sobre as opiniões dos utilizadores sobre o anúncio
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/26/gabriel_oracle_itanium_survey/ - Inquérito do "Gabriel Consulting" referenciado no artigo anterior
http://www.gabrielconsultinggroup.com/recent-research/doc_download/42-oracle-survey-whats-the-real-reason-oracle-dropped-itanium.html - Alguns ecos sobre o assunto publicados pela HP
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/110414xa.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN - Um site da HP dedicado ao assunto
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/solutions/customers_first.html - Um blog de um executivo da HP que contém um FAQ sobre o tema
http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Mission-Critical-Computing-Blog/FAQs-from-HP-on-the-Oracle-Itanium-Announcement/ba-p/89977
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6. Please be sure to use keywords to link to your website. In other words, if your link target is " SEO ", then the link text to write" SEO "instead of" click here ";
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8. The appropriate link in the text, images alt attribute, even in the arrangement of keywords and keyword domain names;
9. Check the www and non www domain specification problem. Decide which way you want to use, use a 301 redirect to another top. URL extension does not matter. This is SEO for your concern, the use of. Html,. Htm,. Asp,. Php and so on, and there is no difference;
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11. If your site content not updated very often, your site needs a Blog, because search spiders like fresh text. Blog updated at least three times a week, with good, fresh content, feed those little crawlers;
12. When creating the link, consider quality, not quantity. A single, good, authoritative link, much better than you do in fact more than a dozen poor quality links will harm you;
13. Search engines want natural language content. Do not try to use keyword stuffed text. It will not work. Keyword search engine will check the content in the frequency, if the frequency high, the search engine statistics would be counterproductive for you. )
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19. Gives the link happy to get the link too happy. Do not want to chain out, this will encourage others to link to you;
20. Search engines like unique content also like to have quality content. There are differences between the two. Make sure you mix the contents of the two;
21. If you must let the eye-catching home page, the use of Flash, or a large picture, please also place the text, and navigation links;
22. Some of the most valuable links will not appear on the site, it may have such as newsletters and zines in the form of such Email Communications;
23. From paid links in addition to a few clicks you get nothing, unless the link embedded in the text and remove the obvious sponsored links;
24. Usually comes from. Edu domain links, search engines give a higher rating. Search for what may be a non-profit is looking for sponsors. Edu sites;
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26. Each page focuses on a key phrases. Best not to try to optimize the page number of key words;
27. If you only have an inadequate or non-existent call to action, SEO does not work. Make sure your call to action is now very clear;
28. SEO is not a one-time job. Search engine landscape changes every day, so expect your search engine optimization work each day by;
29. To meet influential people who blog and authority sites may link to you, and your pictures, videos, podcasts, or to request reprint your content;
30. To get the site owner or the CEO's blog. It is priceless! CEO's influence in the blog equivalent of the company's incredible to an official statement. Readers respond to the comments the site owner will quickly launch your reputation;
31. Like you, like articles or web pages to optimize your RSS seed in the text, use the descriptions, keyword rich title and description in your text;
32. In the picture with captions. Such as a news with pictures, it can add the title with a keyword description;
33. Pay attention to the text around the picture. The ranking is based on the same page picture in the text around it. Note that keyword text, and titles;
34. You'd better give up for automatic discovery of web pages crawled by the idea of a good global navigation and links for you, much better than relying on an XML site map;
35. From (especially deep links) links to sites with high PR value in gold. High PR on behalf of a high degree of confidence, so this link will improve the site quality;
36. Use absolute links. Not only will your site link navigation less problems [like from the http page links and chains out] Moreover, if someone refers to your content, you will get backlinks from outside juice;
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38. To understand social marketing. It is part of SEO. When you learn more similar to Digg, Yelp, Del.icio.us, Facebook site, which will benefit you in search of competition;
39. Want to get your videos to be found by crawling the best opportunity to control your google webmaster account to create a list and a video map
40. In the google search results in a mixture from the Youbube not just show the video, make sure to submit your video to other high-quality video sites like Metacafe, AOL, MSN and Yahoo, to name a few;
41. On the page that contains the text around the video content keywords. The definition of search engine queries will analyze the use of video content around;
42. Using the keyword "image" or "image" in the photo description in the alt and title description. A large number of search using keywords + combination of pictures or images;
43. In control of your google webmaster account, open the "enhanced image search." Image is a new hybrid of a majority of search results, thus allowing google find your pictures will help your SEO work;
44. Increase the viral widget to your site or blog-like evaluation, sharing, ratings, viewer comments, etc;
45. Expanding your range of services, including video, podcasts, news, social content and so on. SEO is not alone, now more than 10 blue links
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2. Content is king, so be sure to be good, better and unique content focused on the first line of your keyword or keywords above;
3. If the content is king, and that link is the queen. Use your keywords as links, the establishment of a network of high quality backlinks. Remember, if there is no logical reason, the bad, your website link, the links and do not want to;
4. To ensure that your site's title tags for each page, there is a unique keyword. Also, if you have to put inside the company name, then on the title last. Unless you are a household name, your company name may be a number of search;
5. Fresh content can help you improve your rankings. Regularly add new and useful content to your web page. Increase in fresh content will attract the attention of search engines;
6. Please be sure to use keywords to link to your website. In other words, if your link target is " SEO ", then the link text to write" SEO "instead of" click here ";
7. Do not consider SEO to design your website. Make sure your web designer to understand the expectations of natural SEO. After the establishment do not cut it, shining in your Flash-based Web site to do an update. Spiders can crawl text, not Flash or images;
8. The appropriate link in the text, images alt attribute, even in the arrangement of keywords and keyword domain names;
9. Check the www and non www domain specification problem. Decide which way you want to use, use a 301 redirect to another top. URL extension does not matter. This is SEO for your concern, the use of. Html,. Htm,. Asp,. Php and so on, and there is no difference;
10. Hope spiders come to your new website? If the form is submitted by the rules of google, spend a few weeks can do. But the most efficient way is to make a quality site to link it;
11. If your site content not updated very often, your site needs a Blog, because search spiders like fresh text. Blog updated at least three times a week, with good, fresh content, feed those little crawlers;
12. When creating the link, consider quality, not quantity. A single, good, authoritative link, much better than you do in fact more than a dozen poor quality links will harm you;
13. Search engines want natural language content. Do not try to use keyword stuffed text. It will not work. Keyword search engine will check the content in the frequency, if the frequency high, the search engine statistics would be counterproductive for you. )
14. Not only to use keyword anchor text links, text around the link associated with the keyword also. In other words, use descriptive text around the links. )
15. If you're using virtual hosts, do a blacklist check to make sure you're not being punished or spam proxy sites together. Their negative notoriety could affect your own rankings;
16. When optimizing your blog post, remember to extract the title of the article to optimize title tags;
17. SEO's fundamental problem is that text, links, popularity and reputation;
18. Make your site easy to use. This will affect your link building and popularity, thus, affect your ranking;
19. Gives the link happy to get the link too happy. Do not want to chain out, this will encourage others to link to you;
20. Search engines like unique content also like to have quality content. There are differences between the two. Make sure you mix the contents of the two;
21. If you must let the eye-catching home page, the use of Flash, or a large picture, please also place the text, and navigation links;
22. Some of the most valuable links will not appear on the site, it may have such as newsletters and zines in the form of such Email Communications;
23. From paid links in addition to a few clicks you get nothing, unless the link embedded in the text and remove the obvious sponsored links;
24. Usually comes from. Edu domain links, search engines give a higher rating. Search for what may be a non-profit is looking for sponsors. Edu sites;
25. Give them something worth discussing. Link bait is good content only;
26. Each page focuses on a key phrases. Best not to try to optimize the page number of key words;
27. If you only have an inadequate or non-existent call to action, SEO does not work. Make sure your call to action is now very clear;
28. SEO is not a one-time job. Search engine landscape changes every day, so expect your search engine optimization work each day by;
29. To meet influential people who blog and authority sites may link to you, and your pictures, videos, podcasts, or to request reprint your content;
30. To get the site owner or the CEO's blog. It is priceless! CEO's influence in the blog equivalent of the company's incredible to an official statement. Readers respond to the comments the site owner will quickly launch your reputation;
31. Like you, like articles or web pages to optimize your RSS seed in the text, use the descriptions, keyword rich title and description in your text;
32. In the picture with captions. Such as a news with pictures, it can add the title with a keyword description;
33. Pay attention to the text around the picture. The ranking is based on the same page picture in the text around it. Note that keyword text, and titles;
34. You'd better give up for automatic discovery of web pages crawled by the idea of a good global navigation and links for you, much better than relying on an XML site map;
35. From (especially deep links) links to sites with high PR value in gold. High PR on behalf of a high degree of confidence, so this link will improve the site quality;
36. Use absolute links. Not only will your site link navigation less problems [like from the http page links and chains out] Moreover, if someone refers to your content, you will get backlinks from outside juice;
37. When you move to a new domain, see next hosting provider is to provide "sticky" forwarding. This allows the original temporary forwarding old URL to a new domain name, to ensure the new URL in the address bar, so users can increasingly use the new URL;
38. To understand social marketing. It is part of SEO. When you learn more similar to Digg, Yelp, Del.icio.us, Facebook site, which will benefit you in search of competition;
39. Want to get your videos to be found by crawling the best opportunity to control your google webmaster account to create a list and a video map
40. In the google search results in a mixture from the Youbube not just show the video, make sure to submit your video to other high-quality video sites like Metacafe, AOL, MSN and Yahoo, to name a few;
41. On the page that contains the text around the video content keywords. The definition of search engine queries will analyze the use of video content around;
42. Using the keyword "image" or "image" in the photo description in the alt and title description. A large number of search using keywords + combination of pictures or images;
43. In control of your google webmaster account, open the "enhanced image search." Image is a new hybrid of a majority of search results, thus allowing google find your pictures will help your SEO work;
44. Increase the viral widget to your site or blog-like evaluation, sharing, ratings, viewer comments, etc;
45. Expanding your range of services, including video, podcasts, news, social content and so on. SEO is not alone, now more than 10 blue links
46. When considering a purchase or exchange links, please check the links page in the cache in google the date. Search for "cache: URL", replace with actual site URL. The date of the newer better cache page does not exist or if the cache date from more than a month now, the page no value;
47. If your site is very similar to some pages (that is, you are concerned about duplicate content issues) and you want to make sure the correct one included into the search engine, then put the URL into your preferred web pages in your sitemaps. )
48. Check your server headers. Search for "Check server headers" to find a dedicated free online tool. You should make sure your URL address "200 OK" status or if it is turned, then it should be "301 Moved Permanently" redirect. If you display any other state, check to make sure your URLs set correctly and used consistently the whole point.
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Although the program conducive to search engine optimization, but users also have some understanding of search engine optimization in order to better enhance keyword ranking. Pursuing a dream home administrator is using WordPress to build from, from last August on the line is still more than six months, and for the blog site using WordPress to build seo optimization, or some experience, and now multiple keywords ranked first, you can Click here to see the administrator of the home weaving dreams keyword rankings.
There are two aspects to enhance keyword ranking, optimization and off-site station optimization, optimization of the station there are many ways, weaving a dream home only to the administrator for the following several aspects of this optimization.
First, the key words within the chain
To make Keywords can link to the page, blog, blog using the WP Keyword Link Keyword links plugins, use the keyword function within the chain of search engines and help improve keyword ranking, but also conducive to the user experience, too plug-ins, with WordPress site to do search engine optimization to build the necessary plug-ins.
Second, the site map
Site map using the Map, Sitemap Generator Google XML Sitemaps Generator and Google's XML map, although all site maps, but maps generated by two plug-ins do not conflict with each other, each have their own benefits. Site map generator generates sitemap.xml and sitemap.html map, html page, the article is also more intuitive browsing. Google Maps generated sitemap.xml map, whom I used Google webmaster tools Sitemap addresses. These three features to enhance the user experience or the search engine optimization, or a great help.
Needed to optimize the station can have a lot of attention to detail, but I am most concerned about the wording of title, key words within the chain, and use the site map is sufficient, had to rely on keyword ranking outside the chain of promotion.
Optimized way outside the station, there are many, various methods are outside the chain in order to obtain high quality, but the blog site using WordPress to build a big advantage is, you have to do to maintain blog, write some original articles, or order some of the best articles, Let others see you is very hard in the care of the blog, exchange links with other blog site is still very convenient.
Bloggers are generally not too concerned about search engine optimization issues, look at blog, do not look too much data, most of the other sites do not care about PR, like snapshots and recorded. So add a new station outside the chain is quite easy, my blog early stage of development and various blog is for Link exchange, before it makes a blog weight steadily. Now outside the chain of more high-quality, weight is relatively stable.
Summarize these points above, is to build the site using WordPress on keywords within the chain and site map these plug-ins, there are more and more blog sites Link exchange, make their own blog site content building, access to more high quality outside the chain, the site will be able to steadily improve the keyword ranking.
Summarize these points above, is to build the site using WordPress on keywords within the chain and site map these plug-ins, there are more and more blog sites Link exchange, make their own blog site content building, access to more high quality outside the chain, the site will be able to steadily improve the keyword ranking.
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Do SEO who we can not ignore : the power of the three competitors
I have basically talked about how to get more from competitors who force. Individuals in the time to write this series of articles written from as much as possible out of the idea of starting something new, though probably not that much, but still very satisfied with their own, and I did not like before there was general talk about how analysis competitors, some of the specific data, but also to do some new ideas.
We only know the specific data will be analyzed and more people, but for some in-depth analysis of very few people specialized to do, where I made a brief introduction, may have enough in-depth analysis, of course, because of their due to limited capacity. Today I thought we in the end the time to learn what the competitors good things to talk about some of my thoughts below.
1, the competition is a mirror!
For competitors, we are also his competitors. We have watched him when he is watching us, doing SEO in this war without smoke in which we were feeling quietly doing their own thing, also quietly observe each other rivals some of the action, in the hope of any that can account for a little bit on edge. Speaking of martial arts is like inside, the tiny little trick can also determine a master between winning and losing, then how do we do it? In fact, we all know, competition is a mirror, but this mirror what you see? Just to see their strengths and weaknesses? I think this is not enough, we have to pay attention to competitors who find their weaknesses.
The mirror has two faces, one side is that we look at their own, but there are side, is to stop light directly through. So we as a mirror when competitors can not just only consider their own eyes can see things, but also pay attention to analysis, the mirror behind the things we see, for example, to do SEO, competitors, how strong execution in the end competitors more skilled operating practices in the end. Many owners are doing a lot of SEO to see the superficial, not many see the real, which needs us to the accumulation of experience and deep mining Caixing.
2, guide the behavior of competitors
Make the site SEO, we will have some competitors more or less behind us, then how can we beat the competitors behind, and he opened the gap between it? This requires us to take the initiative to find a good SEO methods to learn from our competitors, we are pioneers, they are followers, but we must keep telling myself saying: has been pursued, never be surpassed.
Particularly during the boot process important point is this: To your first find out, one step ahead of other people do not have access to the advantages for me to say. As the saying goes: step by slow step by step, slowly, once behind our competitors to catch up, when there was a time difference, which at this time difference may be a few months, then we can increase the gap, even if only just a few days, is quite good. To do this step, then we take this approach is to maximize as much as possible the methods derived from the expansion, so this method the source of a steady stream of grasp, not allowing people to copy away, but also for bring their own leading edge.
3, a person's strategy for victory in war
When doing SEO is a lot of people's war, said a person did not sound good point is gang fights a group of people, but you really have that great strength that we need something a lot of self cultivation, and the most basic method of all of us can be gradually learned, and when doing SEO strategy SEO is what we should grasp the most.
The previous article I mentioned, to the evasive tactics and strategies point to an area, individuals feel that these are very good strategy, the reason to introduce to you, first, because someone practiced, it is absolutely real and practical, and the other I hope you able to learn something. Here we can take a lot of other strategies.
A, strategy execution is king
And competitors in the competition process, we can take the strategy execution is king. They pay 100 points of effort, we produce more of their at least 20%, we can simply count as one account, the product of 1 and 1 is always 1, while the numerous multiply 1.2 We will be rolled to the snowball large, the effect will become increasingly evident. The implementation of good strategy should have a good team, a good strategy but do not know how to execute strategy for the team I think than the normal execution of super team but a lot worse.
B, sub-question strategy
We can also take the segment of the strategies. We do SEO There are three major segments: code, content, outside the chain. The code we can be broken down, for example, the use of labels, structural adjustment, layout design, etc.; content can be divided into direct copy, pseudo-original and original, but also can be divided into image content, text content, video content and so on; outside chain can be divided into links and anchor text links to other websites based on different types can be divided into, quizzes, blog, classified information, forums and other links. We can segment these are all to seize the most effective way, focusing on breakthrough.
We only know the specific data will be analyzed and more people, but for some in-depth analysis of very few people specialized to do, where I made a brief introduction, may have enough in-depth analysis, of course, because of their due to limited capacity. Today I thought we in the end the time to learn what the competitors good things to talk about some of my thoughts below.
1, the competition is a mirror!
For competitors, we are also his competitors. We have watched him when he is watching us, doing SEO in this war without smoke in which we were feeling quietly doing their own thing, also quietly observe each other rivals some of the action, in the hope of any that can account for a little bit on edge. Speaking of martial arts is like inside, the tiny little trick can also determine a master between winning and losing, then how do we do it? In fact, we all know, competition is a mirror, but this mirror what you see? Just to see their strengths and weaknesses? I think this is not enough, we have to pay attention to competitors who find their weaknesses.
The mirror has two faces, one side is that we look at their own, but there are side, is to stop light directly through. So we as a mirror when competitors can not just only consider their own eyes can see things, but also pay attention to analysis, the mirror behind the things we see, for example, to do SEO, competitors, how strong execution in the end competitors more skilled operating practices in the end. Many owners are doing a lot of SEO to see the superficial, not many see the real, which needs us to the accumulation of experience and deep mining Caixing.
2, guide the behavior of competitors
Make the site SEO, we will have some competitors more or less behind us, then how can we beat the competitors behind, and he opened the gap between it? This requires us to take the initiative to find a good SEO methods to learn from our competitors, we are pioneers, they are followers, but we must keep telling myself saying: has been pursued, never be surpassed.
Particularly during the boot process important point is this: To your first find out, one step ahead of other people do not have access to the advantages for me to say. As the saying goes: step by slow step by step, slowly, once behind our competitors to catch up, when there was a time difference, which at this time difference may be a few months, then we can increase the gap, even if only just a few days, is quite good. To do this step, then we take this approach is to maximize as much as possible the methods derived from the expansion, so this method the source of a steady stream of grasp, not allowing people to copy away, but also for bring their own leading edge.
3, a person's strategy for victory in war
When doing SEO is a lot of people's war, said a person did not sound good point is gang fights a group of people, but you really have that great strength that we need something a lot of self cultivation, and the most basic method of all of us can be gradually learned, and when doing SEO strategy SEO is what we should grasp the most.
The previous article I mentioned, to the evasive tactics and strategies point to an area, individuals feel that these are very good strategy, the reason to introduce to you, first, because someone practiced, it is absolutely real and practical, and the other I hope you able to learn something. Here we can take a lot of other strategies.
A, strategy execution is king
And competitors in the competition process, we can take the strategy execution is king. They pay 100 points of effort, we produce more of their at least 20%, we can simply count as one account, the product of 1 and 1 is always 1, while the numerous multiply 1.2 We will be rolled to the snowball large, the effect will become increasingly evident. The implementation of good strategy should have a good team, a good strategy but do not know how to execute strategy for the team I think than the normal execution of super team but a lot worse.
B, sub-question strategy
We can also take the segment of the strategies. We do SEO There are three major segments: code, content, outside the chain. The code we can be broken down, for example, the use of labels, structural adjustment, layout design, etc.; content can be divided into direct copy, pseudo-original and original, but also can be divided into image content, text content, video content and so on; outside chain can be divided into links and anchor text links to other websites based on different types can be divided into, quizzes, blog, classified information, forums and other links. We can segment these are all to seize the most effective way, focusing on breakthrough.
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How to increase website traffic keyword mining
Friends just learning to do the site, it is easy to make such a mistake. A site to get to skip all the relevant research, there is no good keywords to start planning website. This situation will lead to two results. One is his view that a good keyword ranking is very good, but traffic is very low; there is a situation how are key words to flow did not break up. So we are doing website, you must be on the keyword research.
First, determine whether the promotion of the target keyword search
Site core keywords, have to go through research and analysis, these keywords are not targeted keywords your site is not a lot of people in the search. If search volume is very low, even with this keyword rankings have little meaning. Especially those who did not come into contact with SEO's friend, will be the habit of their own company name or product brand name as their target keywords. But ignored, when the company name and product brand is not known when no one is to search for. Even many industries station name to see all day with a lot of search volume, but those keyword searches, most of it is to look at the dynamics of this industry, but some do not want to buy a specific product. Therefore, targeted keywords play an entire site's future development direction of the wrong choice, after the impact will be very serious.
Second, the search for effective traffic
Web site optimization, too much focus on SEO, this is a misunderstanding. Ranking and traffic, not the ultimate goal. SEM is our ultimate goal of optimizing your site, that is, improving website conversion rates. The strength of the company to do a lot of popular keyword ranking, even if the rankings are, but may not be converted to a lot of orders. For example: "gynecology", the search user gynecology, basic do not want to see the doctor; "and Women's Hospital", then more targeted, is to find the hospital; "Ningbo and Women's Hospital good?" At this time more targeted, then third party related to the hospital recommended, the conversion rate is very high. Traffic itself, it is not necessarily an asset, nothing more than a waste of bandwidth, customer service unnecessary to pay, only when really the flow is converted to an effective asset.
Third, to reduce the difficulty of optimizing
Find their own Web site, and have some search volume of keywords, do not rush out to those most popular, the keyword search volume large as the target keywords. For example: "lose weight", "pneumatic components" such as the search volume is very large, and very competitive keywords. For our small and medium enterprises or individual owners, several of these key words to do the former is very difficult. If there is a 10 auction ads, even if the fight did break up the scalp, is without meaning. So choose someone who can also search volume, but the competition is the key word is relatively small, so that website optimization is possible in a certain budget, the next cycle, have a good effect.
Fourth, the user searches for diversification
Users to search the key word is not necessarily limited to our own can think of keywords, the user's search habits varied, even our own owners, usually in the search keywords, but also the same habits. So owners can not think of what the user searches for keywords. With a rich search experience, users found that the longer the keyword, can reach the information they want to search more accurate. Sometimes a word can be said that the chief level that is about the long tail theory. We also work in the traffic statistics to see the user, through which key words to find us, and it is very chaotic, and we choose a different target keywords. Owners must understand the user search for these keywords, then the corresponding analysis, in order to truly determine the site's core keywords.
Fifth, develop new opportunitiesEveryone's mind is not the same, and the Internet habits will be different, they would not think of a word search for owners. But the SEO webmaster, you can keyword search engine provided by extension tools, or tools to analyze traffic statistics, you will receive an unexpected surprise. Recommended use of keyword tools keywords, you can see is simply not considered the key word, but does have a user key in the search. So in the process, often find some commonality or obvious trends in the word, place these keywords into the site go, or add a new section, which is one of the ways to explore new opportunities.
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First, determine whether the promotion of the target keyword search
Site core keywords, have to go through research and analysis, these keywords are not targeted keywords your site is not a lot of people in the search. If search volume is very low, even with this keyword rankings have little meaning. Especially those who did not come into contact with SEO's friend, will be the habit of their own company name or product brand name as their target keywords. But ignored, when the company name and product brand is not known when no one is to search for. Even many industries station name to see all day with a lot of search volume, but those keyword searches, most of it is to look at the dynamics of this industry, but some do not want to buy a specific product. Therefore, targeted keywords play an entire site's future development direction of the wrong choice, after the impact will be very serious.
Second, the search for effective traffic
Web site optimization, too much focus on SEO, this is a misunderstanding. Ranking and traffic, not the ultimate goal. SEM is our ultimate goal of optimizing your site, that is, improving website conversion rates. The strength of the company to do a lot of popular keyword ranking, even if the rankings are, but may not be converted to a lot of orders. For example: "gynecology", the search user gynecology, basic do not want to see the doctor; "and Women's Hospital", then more targeted, is to find the hospital; "Ningbo and Women's Hospital good?" At this time more targeted, then third party related to the hospital recommended, the conversion rate is very high. Traffic itself, it is not necessarily an asset, nothing more than a waste of bandwidth, customer service unnecessary to pay, only when really the flow is converted to an effective asset.
Third, to reduce the difficulty of optimizing
Find their own Web site, and have some search volume of keywords, do not rush out to those most popular, the keyword search volume large as the target keywords. For example: "lose weight", "pneumatic components" such as the search volume is very large, and very competitive keywords. For our small and medium enterprises or individual owners, several of these key words to do the former is very difficult. If there is a 10 auction ads, even if the fight did break up the scalp, is without meaning. So choose someone who can also search volume, but the competition is the key word is relatively small, so that website optimization is possible in a certain budget, the next cycle, have a good effect.
Fourth, the user searches for diversification
Users to search the key word is not necessarily limited to our own can think of keywords, the user's search habits varied, even our own owners, usually in the search keywords, but also the same habits. So owners can not think of what the user searches for keywords. With a rich search experience, users found that the longer the keyword, can reach the information they want to search more accurate. Sometimes a word can be said that the chief level that is about the long tail theory. We also work in the traffic statistics to see the user, through which key words to find us, and it is very chaotic, and we choose a different target keywords. Owners must understand the user search for these keywords, then the corresponding analysis, in order to truly determine the site's core keywords.
Fifth, develop new opportunitiesEveryone's mind is not the same, and the Internet habits will be different, they would not think of a word search for owners. But the SEO webmaster, you can keyword search engine provided by extension tools, or tools to analyze traffic statistics, you will receive an unexpected surprise. Recommended use of keyword tools keywords, you can see is simply not considered the key word, but does have a user key in the search. So in the process, often find some commonality or obvious trends in the word, place these keywords into the site go, or add a new section, which is one of the ways to explore new opportunities.
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