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- 08: Why Are All My Friends Suddenly Hot? Doppelgänger Week (6)
- 06: Learn Social Media by Example: Vistaprint Gives Back Campaign (4)
- 05: Learn Social Media by Example: “Give Me My Chuck” Campaign (2)
- 05: Top 10 Addictive Facebook Games Which Can Drive You Nuts! (5)
- 04: Too Many Social Networks … Too Little Time (3)
- 03: Learn Social Media by Example: The Ford Fiesta Campaign Analyzed (4)
- 02: Internet Freedom: A Hoax or a Reality? (5)
- 02: 10 Tips on How to Get Your Writing Groove Back! (4)
- 01: Social Media’s Hunt for Haiti Survivors! (2)
- 01: Quarky headlines of 2010… so far (2)
- January 2010 (30)
- 30: Sociology of Apple Products – Brain-Engaging Retrofuturistic Art (1)
- 29: Learn Social Media by Example: The Zack16 Campaign (6)
- 28: Will the iPad Change Social Media? (6)
- 27: How Addicted Are You to Social Media? (7)
- 27: Facebook’s VitaminWater “Connect” Flavor (1)
- 26: Twitter Tips: Best Way to Track ‘em Tweets (2)
- 25: Learn Social Media By Example: Dunkin Donuts Campaign (3)
- 23: Haunted by Facebook: The Smoking Baby! (3)
- 22: Green is the New Black: A Mobile Campaign with Potential! (5)
- 21: 8 Ways to Use Social Networks in the Classroom (3)
- 20: How to Brand Yourself Online (7)
- 19: How Social Media Compromised Our World in 2009 [video] (2)
- 19: Facebook Launches Its Own Version of “Retweet” (3)
- 18: 5 Uncovered Myths about Getting Retweeted! (9)
- 16: Bringing Social Media to the Classroom – Open Source & Free (3)
- 15: Google StreetView: Virtually Stealing Adspace (1)
- 14: Social Media Says: DIAL 90999 For Haiti (5)
- 13: 10 Social Media Concepts You Should Follow [video] (3)
- 13: Top 10 Hottest Male Geeks on the Web! (17)
- 12: Earn More Money With These Adsense Plugins For Firefox (6)
- 11: Liberate Your Web 2.0 Soul with Facebook Suicide! (2)
- 09: Nick Shantazio Using Facebook to Locate His Brutal Attackers! [video] (1)
- 08: Obama Warns: Facebook is a BIG BAD Wolf! [video] (1)
- 08: Are You Ugly? Social Networking is NOT For You! (2)
- 07: 10 Tweeps Who Will [fill-in-the-blank] Your Creative Juices! (5)
- 06: Chrome Commercial: Taking Technology Out of Technology (4)
- 06: App Review: KwiClick’s Firefox Search Plugin (4)
- 05: Top 10 Ridiculous yet Freakishly Popular Facebook Fanpages & Groups! (8)
- 02: 25 Best 2009 Social Media Jokes, Clips & Cartoons! (7)
- 01: Happy New Year – From Thoughtpick Team (4)
- December 2009 (50)
- 31: Pimp-up Your Girlfriend’s PC This New Year’s (1)
- 30: Dramatic Chipmunk Starring in New LG Campaign [video] (1)
- 30: 10 Most Influential Internet Moments That Got Left Out by Webby (0)
- 29: Twitter 360 – A Cool New Twitter App for your iPhone (4)
- 29: We Make Love and Creative Commons (3)
- 28: Supernova 2009: Taking Data Seriously [video] (0)
- 28: 5 Web & Internet 2010 Funny Predictions – Photoshopped & Illustrated! (13)
- 26: Information Overload [image] (7)
- 25: 12 Christmas Jokes & Cartoons… Merry Christmas! (1)
- 24: Top 10 Ways to Take Revenge Using Social Media! (5)
- 24: The 10 Commandments of Being a Good Netizen (1)
- 23: 10 Tips on Reinventing Yourself through Social Media! (4)
- 22: There Are People Who Tweet By Fax! The Perfect Granny Xmas Gift :D (2)
- 22: 8 Ways to Make the Most Out of Google Wave (2)
- 21: Google Nexus One Phone Rumor Round-Up (1)
- 21: 6 Facebook Christmas Apps To Brighten Up Your Holidays! (1)
- 20: Twitter hacked again. Is it really the Iranians? (6)
- 20: Facebook Apologizes for their Privacy screw-up… kind of! (3)
- 19: Why is my sister attached to an Alien Green Cow?! (7)
- 18: The 1960’s Artist Illustrating Social Media [images] (4)
- 18: 10 Tweeps Who Will [fill-in-the-blank] Your Life… With Inspiration! (5)
- 17: The Non-Geek Christmas Gadget Guide (4)
- 17: Youtube: Unintentionally Marketing Drug Use to Teens! (4)
- 16: How To: Utilize Social Media for Voicing Worries & Sharing Concerns! (10)
- 16: The Potion Recipe Behind a Ridiculously Addictive Game! (2)
- 15: Verizon CEO: “Technology Will Make Hulu Irrelevant” [video] (3)
- 15: HOW TO: Create an Untouchable Market, the Google Way! (3)
- 15: Facebook’s Zuckerberg Gets Bitten by His Own Creation: 596 Pictures Revealed! (6)
- 14: 10 Tweeps Who Will Make You [fill-the-blank] Your Pants… With Laughter! (25)
- 12: Apple Should Definitely Reconsider its Overall Strategy – Now! (5)
- 11: Mozilla Firefox and The Single-Sign-On Holy Grail (4)
- 11: Seven Things We Now Know From 2009’s Search Results (5)
- 10: 10 Ways Social Media Use Makes Cheating on Your Partner Easier! (2)
- 10: Facebook New Privacy Settings… Better Now?! (5)
- 09: Twoddler Tweeting Toy: Marketing Brilliance or Useless Gimmick! (5)
- 09: How to Hack Facebook: The Trick is Social Engineering (5)
- 08: Nokia Musings: The mobile phone that can be whatever you want it to be! [video] (3)
- 08: 10 Content Crimes You Should Avoid Committing! (4)
- 07: Samsung Swype vs. iPhone: Faster touch typing… not! [video] (2)
- 07: Top 10 Ways to Commit Twitter Suicide! (2)
- 05: Is Romance Dying? This Twitter Proposal Suggests So! (16)
- 05: Ikea’s Social Marketing Genius (4)
- 04: Health Radar: Mobile Real Time Disease Tracking [video] (1)
- 04: 10 Fantastic Free Mac Apps to Treat Yourself to This Christmas (4)
- 03: How the Internet Enables Intimacy [video talk from TED] (1)
- 03: Google Dashboard: Google’s Answer To Privacy Concerns? (2)
- 02: Tweepi Gets New Features: Manage Your Twitter Followers with Stats (2)
- 02: Is Technology Making us Cocoon Away From Society? (3)
- 01: Mashable Open Web Awards: Free Advertising by Thousands of People (2)
- 01: 50 Top Noise-Free Twitter Tips in Social Media, Marketing, SEO & Design! Part 5 (1)
- November 2009 (42)
- 30: Top 10 Social Media Golden Posts: Rules, Tips & Know-How’s! (5)
- 29: Top 10 Smartphones of 2010 [video] (3)
- 27: Cool: iPhone to Control a Walking Robot! [video] (2)
- 27: 8 Tips to help you Become a LinkedIn Power User… (9)
- 26: Google wants to Speed up the Web! Is your site optimized? [video] (3)
- 26: Apple is on the Move: Verizon Should Watch Out! [videos] (0)
- 25: Nokia in 2015 – The Way We Live Next (0)
- 25: Is Digg really “Dead”: Statistics Show Otherwise! (1)
- 25: NYPD Teaches Criminals a New Way to Fool the Legal System: Facebook Updates! (4)
- 24: Who’s Here App – Free Phone Calls on Your iPod and iPhone! (1)
- 24: Will Rupert Murdoch be The Savior of The News Industry? (6)
- 23: File-sharing is coming to an end! ACTA Copyright Treaty Secrets [video] (1)
- 23: What is Google Chrome OS? [A cartoon & a video] (1)
- 23: Hybrid Cars & Social Media: Heading Towards A Fuel Free Environment (0)
- 21: Top 10 iPhone Applications – Reviewed [video] (1)
- 20: Verizon’s New Campaign Rocks! Should AT&T Be Scared? [video ads] (0)
- 19: Android, Gizmo5 & adMob: The Scary Thought of Google As My Mobile Operator (2)
- 18: Google.com/flu: Google Flu Shot Locator (Maps) (2)
- 18: Top 30 Social Media Jokes, Clips and Cartoons! Episode 4 (5)
- 17: For a better RT chance: Shall I tweet less or more? (5)
- 16: Minority Report-style User Interface [video] (1)
- 16: Does Social Media Have the Power to Deteriorate the Economy? (2)
- 14: The New Blackberry Storm 2, Reviewed [video] (2)
- 14: 5 Tips for Artists to Create their 1000 True Fans (1)
- 13: Stephen Fry: Impressive Reflections on Social Media [videos] (9)
- 12: Down with the Machines! [a geeky poem] (1)
- 12: 20 Top Fun & Motivational Facebook Status Updates! (8)
- 11: The Insider’s Guide to Being a Top Spammer! (2)
- 10: The Self-Destructing Worm: Crawling into an iPhone Near You! (3)
- 10: Tweet to Win: 15 Twitter Contests Listed – November 2009 (11)
- 09: Facebook Twitter Monitoring by US Government 2009 [video] (1)
- 09: Online Gaming Forums: A Futuristic Way of Building Skills! (1)
- 07: Head to head: Motorola Droid vs. iPhone 3GS [video] (4)
- 07: Top 10 Climate Change Twitter Lists You Want to Follow (3)
- 06: Interesting: The Boom of Social Sites Visualized [image] (0)
- 06: MIT’s Social Garden: Tend to Your Relationships (2)
- 05: Apple Putting Ads in Mac OS X? [video] (1)
- 05: 5 Ways for Using Social Media to Bring about World Change! (4)
- 04: 4 Technologies That Will Shape The Future of Mobility (3)
- 03: Google Maps Navigiation for Android 2.0 is for Free [video] (3)
- 03: Social Media & Tourism: Playing the Right Cards! (3)
- 02: How the New CNN.com can be Better – UI Review (2)
- October 2009 (36)
- 31: HOW TO: Build a XHTML Valid Wordpress Blog with DISQUS Plugin (25)
- 31: Google Social Search: What a criminal wants? [video] (3)
- 30: Sony’s New 360° 3D Display and Google Earth? (2)
- 30: 5 Most Addictive Twitter Strategy Games! (3)
- 29: Users spend 39 Years per day on Facebook.com! (1)
- 29: 50 Funniest & Weirdest Twitter Tweets! (6)
- 28: Mac vs. PC Windows 7 Ad: Broken Promises [video] (6)
- 28: Wi-Fi (R)evolution: The End of Bluetooth? (7)
- 27: Tweet to Win: 15 Twitter Contests Listed – Hurry up! (6)
- 27: “The Future Internet: Service Web 3.0″ [video] (1)
- 26: User Manual: What to Expect When Using Social Media? (6)
- 24: 10/GUI Multi-Touch Interface: Even better than Apple’s mighty mouse? [video] (2)
- 23: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook is different than Twitter! [video] (1)
- 23: Would You Be Mine… Online? The Pros & Cons of Online Dating (6)
- 22: “Gone Google – Global Campaign Preview” [video] (2)
- 22: Is Social Media Enough for Maintaining Friendships? (5)
- 21: New Apple iMac, MacBook and a Magical “Touch-Sensitive” Mouse [video] (6)
- 21: Twitter Chess: Can you play blindfolded? (1)
- 20: HOW TO: 5 Tips & Tricks for Stronger Passwords… (6)
- 19: Top 10 Tips to Get Rid of Your Social Media Addiction! (9)
- 17: 7 Security Tips: Be the Phish That Got Away (5)
- 16: Social Media: Might be the Devil, but it’s not the Reaper! (1)
- 15: HOW TO: 10 Ways You Can Contribute to the Climate Change Movement #BAD09 (8)
- 14: 50 Top Noise-Free Twitter Tips in Social Media, Marketing, SEO & Design! Part 4 (7)
- 13: Fact: Real-time Search Satisfies 40% of User Queries! (5)
- 12: HOW TO: Protect Your Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Facebook from Hackers! (9)
- 12: How to Best Promote Your Brand Using Social Media [read @ bkmacdaddy.com] (1)
- 10: Google Wave: First Impressions from Real People, Not “Experts” (26)
- 09: Women’s Domination: Sex Appeal, Competition & Multitasking! (3)
- 08: A New Web Requires New Thinking: Real-time (7)
- 07: Law & Lawsuits: Legal Systems Limiting Freedom on the Internet! (3)
- 06: Caution: Internet Idiots Revealed! (4)
- 05: Top 10 Tips to Avoid Getting Blocked on Twitter… (19)
- 03: Interesting video: Facebook, not what you think… (4)
- 02: Google Wave: Revolutionizing Collaboration but Will the Wave Crash? (2)
- 01: The Addictive Psychology Behind Facebook’s Use & Popularity! (5)
- September 2009 (22)
- 30: 5 Feel Good Things You Can Do on the Web! (5)
- 29: TechCrunch vs. Mashable Review – Part 2: Alexa, Quantcast & Content Comparison (3)
- 28: TechCrunch vs. Mashable Review – Part 1: Mixed Stats, Interface & Reviews! (6)
- 25: Top 20 Social Media Jokes, Clips and Cartoons! August 2009 (8)
- 24: 14 Funny Twittering Gadgets from The Future (a fun post) (4)
- 23: Mac Snow Leopard vs. Microsoft Windows 7 on Youtube, Twitter, Facebook & Blogs… (3)
- 22: How Many More Books Will Google Allow Me to Read? (3)
- 21: Numa Numa, Dancing Matt, Chris Crocker… Where Are They Now? (2)
- 18: Is Social Media Pushing TV to its Grave? (4)
- 17: TechCrunch50’s Udorse Takes Facebook Photo Tagging to a Whole New Level (7)
- 16: 4 Ways of How Twitter Can Make Money… Which will it be? (7)
- 15: Does More Social Media = Shorter Product & Service Life Cycle? (3)
- 14: Semantic Web 3.0: The day you will have your own assistant, maybe? (9)
- 11: 4 App Ideas to Expect When Location-Tweets Hit Mainstream (5)
- 10: Yahoo! “to Take on Twitter”: Beyond Far-fetched! (5)
- 09: Social Media Accused of Turning Users to Targets… Who’s to Blame? (18)
- 08: 50 Top Noise-Free Twitter Tips & Links in Social Media, Marketing, SEO, Design & More! Part 3 (3)
- 07: Traditional Library Books Belong to Museums; Thanks to E-Readers (29)
- 04: Follower Trafficking: Would You Sell Your Twitter Followers – Discreetly? (7)
- 03: 21 Twittering Objects, Appliances and Animals! Ridiculous or Useful? (15)
- 02: Username: @xadultfinder – Action: Unfollow! More Twitter Tips… (8)
- 01: Yahoo! Maktoob: Ready to Deal With Freedom of Speech and Piracy Issues? (7)
- August 2009 (26)
- 31: Social Media & Medical Diagnosis: Could Your Online Doctor Kill You? (16)
- 29: When will Facebook realize that it won’t ever be “Twitter”? (18)
- 28: What Does Your Twitter Avatar & Background Say About YOU? (20)
- 27: Anonymous Atheists, Christian Evangelists & Mosques in Second Life… Spam? (8)
- 26: Dell vs. Toshiba – Death Match via Youtube, Facebook & Twitter… (10)
- 25: What are you working on? Top 5 Enterprise 2.0 Platforms Reviewed (15)
- 24: A Glimpse at Web 3.0: 13 Semantic Web Applications Reviewed (27)
- 23: Twitter’s Block-Unblock Bug: Force Followers to Unfollow You… (14)
- 22: Is TrueTwit up to the Task of Reducing Twitter Spam? I don’t think so! (5)
- 21: Why Do People REALLY Tweet? The Psychology Behind Tweeting! (31)
- 20: Migrating To The Cloud. Are You “All In” on The Wrong Hand? (8)
- 19: Social Media & Mental Health: Are Our Minds Safe? (14)
- 18: HOW TO: Create Trending Topics and Success Stories Over Twitter (3)
- 17: Twitter for Enterprise Debate: Would You Use It For Your Own Business? (13)
- 16: Did Your Twitter Tweet Count Suddenly Drop? Twitter Bug? (52)
- 15: How To: Organize Effective Brainstorming Sessions! (8)
- 14: New Ways of Sharing, Using FriendFeed & Diigo… (6)
- 13: Social Media & NGOs: Crossing Boundaries & Building Bridges! (8)
- 12: Will Social Media Help in Saving the Planet? (20)
- 11: Twitter: The Resurgence of Haiku Poetry (6)
- 10: Top 20 Social Media Jokes, Clips and Cartoons! July 2009 (8)
- 07: 50 Top Noise-free Twitter Tips & Links in Social Media, Marketing, SEO, Design & More! Part 2 (6)
- 06: Social Media Dead in 2020: May it “Rest in Peace”! (6)
- 05: How Safe Are You? Privacy and Risks in Social Networks (11)
- 04: HOW TO: Blog About the Latest News Scoops Using Yahoo! Pipes (Part 1) (4)
- 03: Should Twitter, Youtube & Facebook be Banned from the Workplace? (21)
- July 2009 (28)
- 31: Do Larger Social Media Channels Always Have the Upper Hand? (4)
- 30: I Want My Twitter Fix And I Want It Now! Overcome the Censors (12)
- 29: interview140 with @lagresto – A Life & Success Coach (Think Magic!) (7)
- 28: Is Religion, Stereotyping or Strategies Holding Down XBox, Wii and PlayStation in the Middle East? (15)
- 28: First Reddit Bacon Soap… Next Twitter Pork Shampoo? Is it a Marketing Plot? (25)
- 27: How To: 5 Top Methods & Applications to Reduce Twitter Spam! (11)
- 24: Startup advice: A Metropolitan 4-Layered View of the Web & Time Invested (4)
- 23: Paulo Coelho Knows How to Use Social Media Better (14)
- 22: Blackberry Storm Vs. iPhone 3G: Should Social Media Be the Judge? (20)
- 21: 5 Top Reasons Why Twitter is Not Very Popular with Teens! (11)
- 20: “I’d Kill to Meet Milo”! Why Xbox Project Natal’s Campaign is A Success (7)
- 16: 5 Top Free Twitter Time-Saving Applications! (11)
- 16: 20,000 visitors in 3 hours – The Ashton Kutcher Effect @aplusk ! [video] (6)
- 15: Sweden Uses Social Media to Connect with MENA Countries (23)
- 15: Introducing Tweepi – A geekier, faster way to manage Twitter followers (73)
- 15: Reclaiming the Longest Tweet in History at 250 characters! (9546)
- 14: Microsoft’s “Browse Never” Campaign: Was the Puke Really Necessary? (14)
- 13: Mac Uses Comedy & Characters to Overpower Microsoft! (16)
- 11: Are bloggers influencers, journalists or both? Does it matter? (24)
- 09: 10 Things I Hate About So-Called Gurus! (45)
- 08: How is Social Media Reshaping the News Industry? (13)
- 08: Google sending porn-searching users to our blog!! LOL :D (29)
- 07: 15 Types of Twitter Users: Which Type Do You Think You Are? (45)
- 06: Social Media: The New Path to World Peace & An End to Racism? (14)
- 03: HOW TO: 14 Tips to Promote Your Remarkable Wordpress Plugin (13)
- 02: 18 Top Free Twitter Content Sharing Services Based on Compete Analytics… (21)
- 01: Interview140: An optimistic chat with @MARCOME – Singer, Songwriter & Producer (8)
- 01: Does Yahoo! Mail Applications pose a challenge for Google Wave? (10)
- June 2009 (18)
- 30: The Many Ways Social Media Affects Parenting Online & Offline! (11)
- 29: 50 Top Noise-free Twitter Tips & Links in Marketing, SEO, Design & Writing! (26)
- 26: Got a Debate to Ignite? 5 Dedicated Online Debate Services Compared (7)
- 25: iPhone Porn Debate: Are You With or Against? (12)
- 24: Top 20 Social Media Jokes, Clips and Cartoons! May/June 2009 (77)
- 23: Top 10 Web Startup Business Screwups! (12)
- 22: Twitter Going Green for Iran – Will social media help shape the future of Iran? (9)
- 20: Redditors, here is what you vote up for… (11)
- 18: 25 Hard Learnt Twitter Survival Lessons: Dos and Don’ts! (75)
- 17: Startups Craving to be Acquired… A Big Mistake? (47)
- 16: interview140 with @MattUK – SEO and SM Expert (16)
- 15: 10 Social Media Campaigns that Failed! Avoid their mistakes! (62)
- 10: Vote: Is Wikipedia credible enough for Google News? (11)
- 09: Don’t Ever Laugh Out Loud on Reddit (19)
- 08: 10 Social Media Campaigns that Rock! Learn How to do the Same! (53)
- 04: Mixx: Your Nappy Downtime is Affecting Our Waking Hours! (7)
- 03: 25 Social Media Jokes and Comics… Episode (1) (64)
- 01: 69% of Web News is Google, Twitter, iPhone, Yahoo and Microsoft! (42)
- May 2009 (20)
- 30: No more Digg shouts: Rationalizations to Why Digg Needs a Better R&D Department! (37)
- 29: 9 Real-Time Search Engines Which Go Beyond Twitter (49)
- 28: You’re not a writer? Try Tumblelogs! (55)
- 25: Google@Omgili Debate: Which Side Are You On? (49)
- 25: Interview140 with @cheth – A Designer, Blogger and Social Media Enthusiast (58)
- 24: Is Twitter Abandoning Their 140-characters limit? (168)
- 21: Top 7 Crimes Best Bloggers Commit! (13)
- 20: 13 Viral Twitter and Flash Games Analyzed! (21)
- 19: What Would A Stumbler Thumb Up? (9)
- 17: Interview140 with Skashliwal the Writer (17)
- 14: A Round of Applause to Threadless! (9)
- 12: Are Social Media Users Schizophrenic? (15)
- 11: Queen Rania & Social Media: Tips and Insights (40)
- 11: Ford upsets bloggers more; no sign of an apology in the horizon! (10)
- 07: Karma-lization! The Pros & Cons… (8)
- 07: We’ve just moved. Come have a look! (23)
- 05: Ford Fiesta‘s smart social media campaign backfires in the Middle East (4)
- 05: Is Facebook Being Jinxed? (6)
- 04: Web 2.0’s Incremental vs. Radical Innovation! (5)
- 03: Facebook-Like Platform: Is IBM Running Out of Ideas? (12)
- April 2009 (16)
- 30: Facebook’s Evolution: Biting off Chunks of the SN Market! (10)
- 28: Quub Micro-Blogging: Meowing its Way in the SM Jungle! (10)
- 26: “Social Media Forces” Helping the Police Clean Up Psychos! (4)
- 23: The Future of Our Privacy: Down the Drain It Goes! (5)
- 23: Touching Social Media Success Stories (8)
- 22: What Happens When You Execute Before Research! Hahaha (4)
- 21: Does the New “Twittering Interns” Trend Really Work? (8)
- 20: The (endless) Table of Social Website Platforms for Businesses! (5)
- 17: Did social media fail the Egyptians? (4)
- 15: Social Network Brainwashing! Be Vewy Vewy Caweful! (12)
- 13: The (endless) Web Monetization Summary Table! Start planning… (8)
- 09: Websters: Trust in God but Lock Your Car! (6)
- 07: Dear Top Influencers: Don’t Recycle, Innovate! (15)
- 02: Web surfers are like goldfish! Tips to grab their attention (7)
- 02: Social Networking: A Cheap Cure from the Chronic “L” Disease! (2)
- 01: Our World in 3009: Lazy, Slow & Fat! (5)
- March 2009 (9)
- 30: The Write Attitude Tips: A Snack for Bloggers! (8)
- 27: Is it time for Google to start tweeting? (3)
- 26: The Twitter Value: Top 10 Things That Make Twitter A Treat! (12)
- 24: Facebook protesters, you’ve got punked! (3)
- 23: The Zuckerburg God Complex: We Sympathize But We Will Never Empathize!!! (19)
- 18: Digg is bloggers’ Hollywood (4)
- 16: The Facebook Trap! (2)
- 12: Facebook vs. Animal Shelters! (8)
- 11: The e-Flu: Are you infected? (5)
- February 2010 (10)


HOW TO: Build a XHTML Valid Wordpress Blog with DISQUS Plugin
The last couple of days, I was reading about how to get your site to rank higher in Google. There are many tweaks you can do to insure that your site is Google friendly. One of the controversial topics was whether having your pages XHTML/HTML valid helps in SEO ranking or not. It’s clear that if your site has made a mess out of the HTML code, a search engine spider might have a tough time reading and parsing your page, which might lead to errors and in turn lower ranking. So, I decided that it’s better to be safe than sorry, and started converting the entire blog to XHTML 1.0 Transitional valid.
Thoughtpick Valid XHTML
Let’s start…
The main issues targeted by this post
On the Thoughtpick blog, we have a few plugins that were causing XHTML validation issues. Mainly:
Tools recommended
A few tools are recommended to make fixing your particular blog validation issues easier. Mainly:
The fixes…
1. Fixing the broken XHTML of DISQUS
DISQUS Commenting System (version: 2.12.7121) seems to result in a bunch of errors. Keep in mind that the line numbers are just given to help you locate the line easier, but if you have the slightest difference in version, you need to look for it. Here they are and how to fix them:
1a) DISQUS has an extra “</a>”
DISQUS has an extra “</a>” on line 322 of the “disqus-comment-system/disqus.php” file. Just change the “… . $post->ID . ‘”>Comments</a>‘” to “… . $post->ID . ‘”>Comments“:
DISQUS missing tag and problematic id
1b) DISQUS uses invalid “id” tags
The same “disqus-comment-system/disqus.php” file, line 322 as well, change the “… ‘#disqus_thread” id=”‘ …” to “… ‘#disqus_thread” id=”dsq‘ …”. Just add ‘dsq‘ at the beginning of the ids to avoid the “value of attribute “id” invalid: “1″ cannot start a name” XHTML validation errors.
That’s not all, you also need to change the Javascript at line 297 to use accommodate for the ids starting with “dsq” instead of being just numerical. See the image for the changes:
DISQUS Replace 'dsq' in IDs
1c) Fixing the “&” and the “<br>”
The <br> (without the closing /) is not valid XHTML, and the & characters (instead of &) is also invalid. In the “disqus-comment-system/comments.php” file, on line 21, replace the “… echo $comment['message']); …” by the following str_ireplace() function:
DISQUS fixing the br and amps
1d) DISQUS outputs empty unordered lists (ul)
The last DISQUS issue is that if there are no comments, it displays an empty unordered list <ul id=”dsq-comments”></ul>. To fix that, we simply need to check if there are comments or not before we output that. You need to do the following changes to the <ul id=”dsq-comments”> and </ul> parts of the code on lines 7 and 25:
DISQUS fix empty unordered list error
To get the the fixed code for DISQUS Wordpress plugin version 2.12.7121, they are uploaded on pastebin: download comments.php file, download disqus.php file.
2. For Wordpress 2.8+, remove role=”search”
Wordpress 2.8+ uses the HTML5 tag “role”. To validate successfully as XHTML 1.0, you need to remove that. Just remove “role=”search”” from the wp-includes/general-template.php file. You can download the edited version of general-template.php here for Wordpress v2.8.4.
Remove role=search from general-template.php
3. Fix your header.php, index.php and footer.php to be XHTML valid
This part is custom for each blog. Mainly you need to make sure that each <tag> is closed with relevant </tag>, or using the alternative <tag /> annotation. Another point to keep in mind is that XHTML “id” attributes must start with an alphabetical letter (not a number), and all tags must be lower case (<META … /> or <BR /> will result in errors). Finally, all images must have the “alt” attribute defined.
4. Youtube embeds are invalid XHTML
Youtube embed code has an invalid XHTML tag “embed”. I wrote a function that does DOM traversal to fix this issue, without bothering your blog contributors to use a custom made function. I will discuss the code in another post, so subscribe to our feed and keep an eye out for the post. Meanwhile, the Fix Video Objects function code can be found here.
If you face any problems or have any questions, feel free to ask…
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