WordPress Resources at SiteGround

WordPress is an award-winning web software, used by millions of webmasters worldwide for building their website or blog. SiteGround is proud to host this particular WordPress installation and to provide the following resources, which facilitate the creation of WP websites: WordPress tutorial Free WordPress themes Expert WordPress hosting WordPress tutorial The WordPress tutorial at SiteGround…

Social Media News: Permissions for Facebook Apps. and Websites

Facebook, the social media giant, released new privacy settings that requires outside applications and websites to tell users what parts of their profiles are visible for the apps to work. Facebook said on their blog, “Today [June 30, 2010], we’re taking the next step by providing more transparency and control over the information you share…

SEO Overdose

Search Engine Optimization minimizes factors that prevent higher ranking positions you’d expect you deserve. Once a webpage has been optimized properly for both humans and robots, that webpage can get to top 10 ranking positions in Google. But when will you ever know whether your site has been optimized enough to reach the rankings and…

Search Engine Optimization Tips: How Are Your Keywords Doing On Google?

To see your Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, progress for your keywords, take advantage of a report card by Google. Upon request, Google can send a report card letting you know how your website is doing for SEO. Google won’t send you a detailed list of what you’re doing right and wrong but you can…

Social Media Marketing: How does Facebook get you coming back for more?

In a recent study done by Nielson Media Research, the world spends 110 billion minutes on the most popular social media websites: YouTube, Facebook, and Wikipedia. On average, the 500 million users are spending roughly six hours on Facebook each month, approximately three times more than other comparable sites. Despite the recent changes and criticism…

Social Media Marketing: Twitter Welcomes New App to Facebook

Twitter just announced its newest application on Facebook and LinkedIn, combining the two staple social media networks with the microblogging website. Twitter is bringing its followers to friends on Facebook and connections on LinkedIn. The new Twitter application allows you to combine your tweets with the two largest social media networks. Instead of using intermediaries…

Social Media Marketing: Record Breaking Tweets-Per-Second during NBA Finals and World Cup

\There are approximately 2 billion tweets per month and about 65 million tweets per day, which means there are roughly 750 tweets per second. However, with the advent of recent sporting events (the World Cup in South Africa, the NBA Finals, and the U.S. Open) Twitter reported nearly 3,000 tweets per second during the World…