OMG I am one of Charlotte’s top twitter users!!! No, for real. It was in the newspaper (link) so it must be true right? Ok, maybe the metric chosen by the writer – number of followers – is completely bogus and not representative of anything other than the accounts ability to gain followers. Unfortunately every social networking site puts an emphasis on followers/friends/connections which generally makes people think it matters. An account with 500 connections to the CEOs of the Fortune 500 is probably a little more desirable that just about any other list if that is your target audience. However, having a large number of follower/friends/connections is not necessarily a bad thing.
Let me first say that I prefer not to do SEO. Now, that doesn’t mean I don’t do SEO at all, I do the basic setup on ever site we develop. The part I don’t like is the constant testing and changing and keyword research to try and stay ahead of the competition. Yes it has many benefits, but it’s not really my thing regardless of how important it is.
Joomla 1.6 Alpha made its highly anticipated debut last week to the delight of many Joomlafiles including myself. The promise of user access levels and nested categories have site admins drooling for a look at the near future. Like the rest of the devs who have been itching for a test drive, I downloaded and installed 1.6 as soon as it was available.
Unless you live in a cave, you've probably been bombarded with Twitter this and Twitter that. Your local news channel wants you to follow them on Twitter. Your favorite blogs are broadcasting their tweets. Even Oprah, CNN, and Nightline are jumping on the bandwagon. So what does it all mean to you, the small business owner?
I am a big fan of JoomlaWorks, so I figured I would start with K2. I will try to keep my bias to a minimum, but I did expect K2 to dazzle me from what I had already seen. The component is in beta at this time and available for free download. I got a copy and jumped right in.