Wordpress just released its latest stable version (2.5) and it is looking great. The new version is equipped with a new interface which I think Wordpress users will enjoy. It takes a little getting used to with the with the new look, but you’ll get used to it in no time. What caught my attention is the ability to change and edit your pemalink for a certain post (see images). This will make your post URL more search engine friendly and you can edit it to what you think is the best for SEO. The add media function is also new where you can easily add images, videos, audios, and other media in your posts. All plugins that I have been using seems to work fine.... Read More

Zemanta is a new web app (still in alpha version) that lets you get suggestions for your content while blogging. As of now, they index around 300 top media sources and numerous blogs of their users. They also provide image suggestions for your content. The suggested images are based on the contextual comparison of your text and image description, title and the articles or posts they were used in originally. They currently get their suggested images from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr and various stock photo providers like Shutterstock and Fotolia. Link suggestions are also provided and even tags for your post.

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The suggestion engine will start working after you have typed in 300 characters in your blog. It will analyze your post through their proprietary natural language processing and semantic algorithms, and then the engine will statistically compare its context framework to their preindexed database of other content.How to Use:... Read More

PredictAd is a simple tool that you can add on your site’s search box which will generate an auto-complete feature. Aside from providing a cool tool for your search boxes, PredictAd is really an advertising service rather than a search service. It will enhance your site’s searchbar while allowing advertisements to display while performing the auto complete. This will provide a non-intrusive advertising campaign. The goal is to have the user focus on the area where the ad is being placed, in this case, your search box. When the user starts typing a search query, an auto complete box will appear and assist him/her. Alongside the auto complete results, ads that are relevant to what the visitor is typing will also be displayed. This way, you can create additional revenue and offer your visitors a pleasant and helpful feature at the same time.... Read More

Quintura just released a really cool widget that makes it easier to search your website or blogs. The widget comes with the assistance of a keyword cloud that will display tags within the website of your choice.... Read More

I see a lot of blogs featuring a Feedburner email subscription form in their blog’s sidebar. At the same time showing off how many readers they have through the feedcount chicklet, also from Feedburner. I have provided a quick guide on how to place the feedburner feedcount chicklet inside your feedburner email subscription form to provide a nice clean look.... Read More

Issuu is one of many webtools that you can use to embed your documents to your websites. What is interesting about this particular webtool is its ability to replicate the look and feel of a magazine. It will give you that somewhat real feeling of flipping a book or a magazine while scanning through the pages.... Read More

Website Grader is an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tool that you can use to evaluate your website for free. It will generate an automated report and tips on how to optimize your website better for search engines.  All you have to do is type in your URL and Website Grader will grade your site depending on your SEO juice.... Read More

A security flaw has been discovered in the XML- RPC implementation. XML-RPC is a spec and a set of implementations that allow software running on disparate operating systems, running in different environments to make procedure calls over the Internet. The update fixes the flaw that allows a user to edit post in your blog by doing a specially crafted request.  Enough with the technical details, if you are using Wordpress and have your user registration enabled then you should update your hosted Wordpress. This will prevent registered users in your blog from editing your posts.... Read More

I have posted a few months ago about some tips in choosing a domain name for starters. It’s not much really, and I bet most of you know the rules in choosing a decent name for your website.  But, I seemed to have missed a few points. Apparently, when choosing a domain name, you should take into consideration on how other people might interpret your online name. Remember that not all people think like you and some will definitely misinterpret/misread a domain name especially when they are all cramped up together and are always in lowercase text.  I personally don’t recommend the use of dashes when registering a domain name, but there are always special cases when you have to break the rules. And one of those special cases is for the domains listed below.... Read More

Mofuse is a webtool that can help you take advantage of the growing mobile internet users. The service allows you to create a mobile version of your blog or website. Registration only takes a few minutes and setup is very easy. Once you have registered, just type in the title of your blog and your RSS URL (e.g. http://feeds.feedburner.com/Orangeinks ) and a mobile version will automatically be created for your site (e.g. http://orangeinks.mofuse.mobi/).... Read More