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Facebook adds https Secure Connection
It was always coming. It was just a matter of time. Facebook today have announced that they are adding the ability to access the site via a secure connection https. Today is it launched in the US with a global roll out soon. This is the latest in a number of actions taken by Facebook to reassure users of the security and privacy.
Many of you probably don’t know what https means but I can guarantee you if you bought anything online, you have some across it.... Read More
Original Mark Zuckerberg Drunken Blog Posts from the night of Facemash
Below is a transcript I found of the original blog posts Mark Zuckerberg made the night he created Facebook’s predecessor Fashmash. Interestingly the facemash domain has recently come up for sale. If you have a spare $20,000 or $30,000 you could own a piece of web history. The script below is missing the end segment so if anyone does find it, please leave a comment where it can be found. Enjoy:
“Harvard Face Mash | The Process” 10.28.03 8:13pm. I need to... Read More
Bing Search and Facebook
It was recently announced that Bing will integrate its search engine with Facebook. In a nutshell this means that upon searching on Bing, you will see friends likes and other parts of their Facebook profile linked to your search query.
So for example if I search for my local pub The Ceders, the search engine results pages might list the pub and mention that 4 of my Facebook friends like this venue. This video will explain more:
Facebook is the biggest social media... Read More
Digital Marketing Institute Adwords Course Day 1
I am going back to school…….well a two day course really but always good to have a break from the office. Trying to beef up my Adwords knowledge by attending the Google Adwords 101 and 201 course from the Digital Marketing Institute.
Day 1: Not too much of an early morning so thats a plus. Lovely setting in the Radisson Blu. Looking forward to learning loads. Signs are all good so far. Just had a conversation on the validity of Facebook’s PPC... Read More
Bebo to close, but is it a surprise?
News broke recently that AOL are looking to offload Bebo or potentially shut it down. They are pointing to their lack of success in the States as a main factor in its decision. Only 2 years ago, Bebo was bought for $850m. i can only speculate but i would imagine it is now costing AOL money to run. There is no other reason to consider shutting it down. And to write-off 850m, it must be costing them a lot to run.
Social media has become a real buzz word for... Read More
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My name is William Egan and welcome to my blog. I have been working in online marketing for nearly 3 years on both the agency and client side. I am also trying to improve my SEO skills. I never claim to know everything and welcome all comments. I hope you enjoy!