Google announced that signed-in users will, by default, be routed to the SSL version of Google Search

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In October of 2011 Google announced that signed-in users will, by default, be routed to the SSL version of Google Search (https://www.google.com).

What is the impact of this change for webmasters?
A web site accessed through organic search results on http://www.google.com (non-SSL) can see both that the user came from google.com and their search query.
However, for organic search results on Google’s SSL search, a web site will only know that the user came from google.com.

This is bad news for anyone who wants to know what keywords were used to find their site on Goggle.

Over two thirds (69%) of my Google Analytics Keywords now show up as “(not provided)”. This completely cripples my ability to tell how people are finding my site.

Here is a good video I found on SEOmoz that goes into more details and explains how it works:

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New features added to my Related Posts plugin now downloaded over 4,000 times!

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Download my latest version (1.2.01.18) and you can customize the placement of the Menu Item. Plus, I’ve made the Tag and Category headings in the Tree View widget link to that Tag or Category. With over 4,000 downloads I’m finally starting to get some good feedback too. Keep it coming!

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Happy Birthday Aylan

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Aylan turned 16 on the 16th!
I gave him a WordPress site at aylan.info

I’m not sure if he will do anything with it… I suppose we will just have to wait and see.

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Download Ayrica’s Desktop Wallpapers

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My daughter Ayrica made all these wallpapers using GIMP. You can go to the Picasa Web album to download the full 1366×768 images here.

 

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Happy Birthday Isabel, from day one to the present

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My Daughter Isabel turned 13 on the 13th!!!
Happy Birthday Isabel!!!
I just found my old photo archive that goes all the way back to when Isabel was born. So here’s a slide-show of Isabel growing up.

Play Happy Birthday Recorded by Eli

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Help Stop SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act)

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PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

Some thoughts by Jane Wells, UX lead for WordPress:

  • In the U.S. our legal system maintains that the burden of proof is on the accuser, and that people are innocent until proven guilty. This tenet seems to be on the chopping block when it comes to the web if these bills pass, as companies could shut down sites based on accusation alone.
  • Laws are not like lines of PHP; they are not easily reverted if someone wakes up and realizes there is a better way to do things. We should not be so quick to codify something this far-reaching.
  • The people writing these laws are not the people writing the independent web, and they are not out to protect it. We have to stand up for it ourselves.

Go to Stop American Censorship for more information and a bunch of ways you can take action quickly, easily, and painlessly. The Senate votes in less than two weeks, and we need to help at least 41 more senators see reason before then. Please. Make your voice heard.

A Second Draft of Aylan’s “Nameless Faces” Recording

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Dave added a bass track and cleaned up some of the background noise and gave us a new copy of Aylan’s song.

Nameless Faces v2 by Aylan Bryan [ 4:23 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (204)

Aylan made his first recording of his original song “Nameless Faces” in Dave Seawater’s home studio

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Here is my son Aylan making his first ever recording of his original songs, Nameless Faces. I took Aylan over to Dave Seawater’s house today and Dave helped us make a recording.

Aylan Recording

Aylan Recording "Nameless Faces" in Dave Seawater's home studio

Dave added a drum track in Garage Band and put some distortion on the guitar. You can listen to the first draft of the finished product here.

Nameless Faces by Aylan Bryan [ 4:16 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (85)

New “Tree View” options for the Widget

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I added “Tree View” to the Widget options with the ability to show the Widget on pages with multiple Posts. This new option displays links to related post under a subheading for the Tag or Category that it is related by. It also features a multi layered loop that dynamically removed duplicate Post Links and auto balances the remaining link so the Widget shows a relatively equal amount of Post Links under each Tag or Category. So, download version 1.2.01.04 and use the Widget on pages that have multiple Posts.

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