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9 WordPress Plugins You Need

As a WordPress enthusiast, guru, and lover, I use plugins every single day and am constantly researching new plugins -- even creating plugins. These are the top 9 plugins that I'm in love with. Check them out and see if they're a great fit for you.

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On-Demand Indexing by Google Custom Search Engine

Google has introduced a new system to work in conjunction with its already existing Custom Search Engine (CSE). Since the launch of the CSE, its had a downfall for smaller publishers. The engine couldn't index the entire site properly. With the introduction of the new system, Google's CSE is able to index full sites using sitemaps with on-demand flexibility. Let's say you are a site with 500 pages, but not a very popular site. ...

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Why Bigger is Better : Google AdSense

Google recently published a video reminding us of how bigger is better. I agree that bigger is better, but not in every case. Google has stated and continues to state that the 3 formats that perform the best are: 728x90, 300x250, and 160x600. They mean business with this too, because they are not letting up about informing publishers of this. However, I have seen some smaller formats outperform some of my bigger banners...

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Where is Google Politically with AdSense?

Google has taken a few different stances on politics, which is a little confusing to me. They have come out and clearly stated some political positions such as Google saying, "No on 8 campaign." But at the same time, other blogs within Google clearly state that Google has no political position within their advertising system. While Google or its executives and employees may express opinions about specific political issues and candidates, Google's advertising...

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Google Delays New Data Center

Google announced that they will be delaying their new data center that was being built in Oklahoma. What was the primary reason, according to the administrator of the Industrial Park in Pryor, that they are pushing back the construction timetable is due to the "slowing economy." This won't be a huge hit to Google because of the already existing infrastructure, but it may put a damper on new products becoming available mainstream.

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Google to Integrate with OpenID

Google announced that they are starting to push towards a global login. They are calling this global login a "federated login." I feel this could be both good and bad. I feel it would be a great thing because it would help make websites easier to use, being able to use any one login to login to a site. I feel it would be bad because what if that single...

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WordPress Plugins for RSS & SEO (Izeafest)

A huge thanks to Loren for stepping in last minute to moderate the Tools & Plugins panel at IzeaFest.  It turned out to be a great session, as I was initially hoping for. Here's a quick summary wrap-up of what I talked about during the session. I tried to focus on RSS and SEO, so here is the quick recap list of plugins I use on a daily basis. All in One SEO Pack  Bad...

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