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Psolenoid: Blog Reaction Linking Tool

Psolenoid is an interesting new service which aims to help bloggers interconnect with each other by linking a post reaction to another post. It kind of works like the related posts that you see displayed on blogs, the only difference with this particular service is that other bloggers can link their related post to your blog entries.

It’s like making a comment without sounding spammy like- ” hey I also wrote a blog post about this topic here’s the link. ” This can only be made possible if both parties have Psolenoid activated on each other’s blogs. It means that if you make a reaction to a particular post, that post’s link will also show up on your own entry.

We call this process “wiring” and it automatically creates a “rabbit hole” or two-way link for audiences of both blogs to visit the other blog post.

Psolenoid will appear at the bottom of a blog post/entry and will look similar to a comment but in a more enhanced manner. It includes a preview of the wired blog post, a short comment introducing the other site and a user profile image. A Psolenoid link also displays a small thumbnail of the image or video included in the post if any is present.

Important FAQ

How does Psolenoid prevent blog spam?
Psolenoid by design is architected to prevent spammers from wiring posts to your blog. Because it uses pull technology to fetch the content it needs for wires, all content needs to come from an actual blog post. This is uniquely different from push technology used in trackbacks which are often prone to spammer abuse. Additionally, Psolenoid users are centrally managed and spammers will be policed.

You have full control on who links to you. User controls are built into Psolenoid’s intuitive user interface. If you wish to sever a wire between your blog and another blog, simply click on the X over the wire to delete it. You can do this either from your Psolenoid account or from your personal page while you are logged in.

I’m not sure on how Psolenoid will affect blogs or this site in particular but I will be activating it here for testing. If you want to try it out feel free to make a Psolenoid reaction with any of your posts on this entry. Remember, once you activate Psolenoid on your blog, it will be displayed on all of your pages.

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Tags: Blog, blog reaction, link, psolenoid, tool

Photoshop: Measurement Log Tutorial

This video tutorial shows how to use the Measurement Log tool which Donny reffered to as very underused and even the guys that made Photoshop doesn’t even know that it’s there. It’s great for recording measurements between photos for size consistency. This  could be useful when creating slideshows to have consistent object sizes for better transition effect.

Tags: log, measurement, Photoshop, tool, tutorial

Using Vanishing Point in Photoshop

A very cool Photoshop tutorial using the Vanishing Point tool.

Tags: Photoshop, tool, tutorial, vanishing point, video

Photoshop Patch Tools and Levels Tutorial

This video shows us how to use the patch tool in Photoshop and how to enhance a photo using levels. This is another video tutorial by Donny from MyDamnChannel.

Tags: enhance, levels, patch, Photoshop, tool, tutorial, video

Online Image Editing and More from Aviary

I just got my invite from Aviary (Private Beta) and finally got to test it. Aviary is an online service which caters different kinds of media editing and creating applications for artists of all genres from images, typography, music, 3D and video. Compared to Adobe’s Photoshop Express which is more of a photo enhancement tool, Aviary’s image editing tool called Phoenix gives more freedom to the user when it comes to image editing and creating from scratch. There are lots of editing tools to choose from which are essential for an editing job like layers and brushes. I must say that this online editor is far more advanced than other online editing applications that I have used and tested. You can check out the video below to see the Phoenix Image Editor in action.

There is another application in Aviary that I am excited to see. It is not available yet so I guess we have to wait until it is out. The service is called Dodo, the web based time machine. This is a new tool which will allow you to age and de-age people, places and things from any browser with Flash 9 enabled. They released a video trailer to see the app in action and I find it very interesting. Check it out below.

This two are just but a portion of what Aviary is offering. I have a few invites left (contact me or post it in the comments for an invite) which is restricted to image editing because that is what I signed up for. You can request an early bird invitation in their site if you want to check out other services that fits your taste.

Tags: aviary, editing, image, online, time machine, tool

Website Grader For Better SEO

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.

A website grade of 93/100 for www.orangeinks.com means that of the hundreds of thousands of websites that have previously been evaluated, our algorithm has calculated that this site scores higher than 93% of them in terms of its marketing effectiveness. The algorithm uses a proprietary blend of over 50 different variables, including search engine data, website structure, approximate traffic, site performance, and others.

Website Grader reported that Orange Inks have some SEO flaws that should be taken care of. Among them are: Having too many Meta Keywords tag (should only be limited to 10 or less Meta Keywords and I have 20); Too many images found (the tip is to have fewer or smaller images. Sometimes simply resizing your images will make them smaller in size, and your web page will load faster );  Two of my images don’t  have alt Text; And last but not least is that my domain will expire in less than a year. Website Grader suggested renewing the domain. The reason for this is that Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon. Many spam sites are often registered for short periods of time.

If you are looking for some SEO tips to help you make your website more search engine friendly, Website Grader might just be the tool that you are looking for.

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