5 Trends to Watch in the Mobile-First Search Era

New figures from eMarketer reflect the growing mobile momentum with estimates that mobile advertising spend will be double that of desktop by 2017, and by 2019, mobile will account for 72 percent of total digital ad spend.



from My Pocket http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sewblog/~3/LGrxIx5fEXA/5-trends-to-watch-in-the-mobile-first-search-era seo

Drones to become crime fighters by aiding UK police

For police officers in the UK, it's time to fight fire with fire. Some sneaky Brits have been using drones to film football matches and smuggle contraband into prisons, so now the long arm of the law is recruiting some unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of its own.



from My Pocket http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/26/drones-police-uk/ electronics

Tax Fraud Advice, Straight from the Scammers

Some of the most frank and useful information about how to fight fraud comes directly from the mouths of the crooks themselves. Online cybercrime forums play a critical role here, allowing thieves to compare notes about how to evade new security roadblocks and steer clear of fraud tripwires.



from My Pocket http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/03/tax-fraud-advice-straight-from-the-scammers/ social

How I hacked my smart bracelet

This story began a few months ago when I got a popular brand of fitness bracelet. As this is a wearable device I installed Android Wear app, an application developed especially for wearable devices. This application easily connects to the fitness band.



from My Pocket https://securelist.com/blog/research/69369/how-i-hacked-my-smart-bracelet/ hack, security

Hacky Easter 2015

Hacky Easter 2015 (hackyeaster.hacking-lab.com)submitted 3 hours ago by loading...



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Google Answers Pressing Questions About Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Update

With the launch of Google’s mobile-friendly update fast approaching, it should come as no surprise that it’s hot on every webmasters mind. Nowhere was this more evident than in a Google+ Webmaster Hangout this week, which was specifically dedicated to discussing the mobile-friendly algorithm.



from My Pocket http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-answers-pressing-questions-about-mobile-friendly-algorithm-update/129064/ mobile

9 “Must Try” Marketing Tactics Used by the Biggest SaaS Companies

I’m fascinated by marketing and by SaaS — two of the main things I spend my time on. Both SaaS and digital marketing are always changing, developing, and surprising me. What I’ve observed in some of the biggest SaaS companies is a lack of willingness to innovate their marketing.



from My Pocket https://blog.kissmetrics.com/must-try-marketing-tactics/ marketing

Google’s New Program Aims to Get Local Businesses Online

Google is trying to get local businesses in 30,000 cities worldwide online via a new program called "Let's Put Our Cities on the Map." The initiative was designed to encourage small businesses, consumers, and local organizations to help complete a local business listing on Google.



from My Pocket http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sew/~3/En4buPRE_cs/google-s-new-program-aims-to-get-local-businesses-online seo

Is ‘Choose Yourself’ Good Advice … or New-Age Phooey?

Seth Godin says “pick yourself.” Choose yourself. Select yourself. It’s a refrain we hear across the web. But what does it really mean? On the latest episode of The Lede, the second in the “Hero versus Villain” series, Jerod Morris and Demian Farnworth debate this question.



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How to Build a Growth Machine

Growth has nothing to do with tactics, it has everything to do with process. So says Brian Balfour, VP of Growth at Hubspot.



from My Pocket http://blog.kissmetrics.com/build-a-growth-machine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+KISSmetrics+%28KISSmetrics+Marketing+Blog%29 marketing

A Sneak Preview of #MozCon 2015

Considering coming to MozCon, July 13-15 in Seattle this year? Maybe you're on the fence because you're not sure what's going on, and most importantly, what our amazing speakers are talking about? I hear you, MozCon fans! While the agenda is still being finalized, we wanted to give you a sneak prev



from My Pocket http://moz.com/blog/a-sneak-preview-for-mozcon-2015 events

Hacking the Google Display Network for Insanely Low CPC

The Google Display Network is massive; across this network of millions of websites, apps, and videos, you can reach 93 percent of all Internet users. In years past, though, it was considered a lower-quality way to advertise than search. That's not at all true.



from My Pocket http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sewblog/~3/zaUBIcykBWY/hacking-the-google-display-network-for-insanely-low-cpc seo

Ad Blocking: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The emergence of browser plugins like AdBlock and AdBlock Plus has made it possible for Internet users to quickly and easily block pesky and often considered annoying advertisements when consuming content on the Internet. It’s great, isn’t it?



from My Pocket http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sewblog/~3/mnPb_8tkZQg/ad-blocking-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly seo

The Truth Behind ‘Doorway Pages’ and Why They Matter for SEO

Last week, the Webmaster Central team at Google announced that they will be rolling out an algorithmic change that addresses “Doorway Pages.” Huh? You may ask yourself “What’s a Doorway Page?” If so, you’re in good company. Many people haven’t heard of them.



from My Pocket http://feeds.copyblogger.com/~/87590397/0/copyblogger~The-Truth-Behind-Doorway-Pages-and-Why-They-Matter-for-SEO/ composer

Google Mobile Friendly Test vs Webmaster Tools Mobile Usability Reports

We are all looking forward to the mobile friendly algorithm being released by Google on April 21st, and with that comes a lot of preparation. Some of the tools being used are Google's mobile testing tool and the mobile usability reports within Google Webmaster Tools.



from My Pocket http://feeds.seroundtable.com/~r/SearchEngineRoundtable1/~3/Uhdd4hGrgqI/google-mobile-friendly-test-webmaster-tools-mobile-usability-reports-20041.html to read

How to Increase Your Website’s Traffic Without Any Marketing

What if I told you that you can increase your traffic without any marketing? That’s right… even if you don’t have a marketing bone in your body, you can generate more traffic and sales.



from My Pocket http://www.searchenginejournal.com/increase-websites-traffic-without-marketing/125537/ seo

Slashdot.org: Book Review - Modern PHP New Features and Good Practices

On Slashdot today Michael Ross as posted a book review of Josh Lockhart's recently released O'Reilly book "Modern PHP". In the rest of the review Michael provides an overview of the topics covered in the book and how it's divided up.



from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/22508 code php

Thoughts On The Design Of APIs

Developers as a whole suck at API design. We don't suck at making APIs. We don't suck at implementing them. We don't suck at using them (well, some more than others). But we do suck at designing them.



from My Pocket http://blog.ircmaxell.com/2015/03/thoughts-on-design-of-apis.html code php

First Look at Platform.sh – a Development and Deployment SaaS

Not so long ago, many of us were satisfied handling deployment of our projects by uploading files via FTP to a web server. I was doing it myself until relatively recently and still do on occasion (don’t tell anyone!).



from My Pocket http://www.sitepoint.com/first-look-platform-sh-development-deployment-saas/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PHPMaster_feed+%28PHPMaster%29 code php

First Look at Platform.sh – a Development and Deployment SaaS

Not so long ago, many of us were satisfied handling deployment of our projects by uploading files via FTP to a web server. I was doing it myself until relatively recently and still do on occasion (don’t tell anyone!).



from My Pocket http://www.sitepoint.com/first-look-platform-sh-development-deployment-saas/ code php

All About the New NEW Facebook PHP SDK v4.1

When developing on Facebook, things change all the time. And things are about to change once again with the release of the Facebook PHP SDK v4.1. It’s got tons of new powerful features that have never existed in a Facebook PHP SDK before.



from My Pocket https://nomadphp.com/2015/03/21/all-about-the-new-new-facebook-php-sdk-v4-1/ code php, php, programming

SignalR, Angular JS and ASP.NET MVC Real Time Communication

In this post, I will explain how we can use SignalR with AngularJS to develop real time communication application in ASP.NET MVC and C#.



from My Pocket http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/888366/SignalR-Angular-JS-and-ASP-NET-MVC-Real-Time-Commu programming

Lessons Learned from Implementing Paxos

Lessons Learned from Implementing Paxos (blog.willportnoy.com)submitted 2 minutes ago by loading...



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Scotch.io: S.O.L.I.D The First 5 Principles of Object Oriented Design

On Scotch.io today they've posted a tutorial about SOLID, the "first five principles of object oriented design". SOLID is an acronym made from the first letter of several principles that can help make your OOP code well-architected and easier to test.



from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/22494 programming

Detection of mini black holes at the LHC could indicate parallel universes in extra dimensions

(Phys.org)—The possibility that other universes exist beyond our own universe is tantalizing, but seems nearly impossible to test.



from My Pocket http://phys.org/news/2015-03-mini-black-holes-lhc-parallel.html science

I'm a Web Developer. Not an Engineer.

Something I’m starting to realise and accept for myself: I’m a web developer. Not an engineer. Mostly an approach & understanding difference This seemed to strike a chord with a few people, and others asked if I could embellish on those thoughts. So here it is.



from My Pocket http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/javalobby/frontpage/~3/Vw1ZExZOJcE/im-web-developer-not-engineer programming

Scott Oldford on Becoming Transparent and Finding Authenticity

Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is a young entrepreneur that has spent half of his life in technology, marketing, and business. By the age of 21, he had three catastrophic business failures and found himself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.



from My Pocket http://feeds.copyblogger.com/~/87224649/0/copyblogger~Scott-Oldford-on-Becoming-Transparent-and-Finding-Authenticity/ marketing

Google's Knowledge Cards

In the Google patent “Providing Knowledge Panels With Search Results” is a reference to an earlier Google patent filing describing Knowledge Cards in depth.



from My Pocket http://www.seobythesea.com/2015/03/googles-knowledge-cards/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seobythesea%2FTesr+%28SEO+by+the+Sea%29 seo

Larvel News: Laravel Podcast (Host and Format Change)

As is mentioned in this new post to the Laravel News site, the Laravel Podcast has a new format and host: Matt Stauffer has taken the reins and is the host and Shawn has switched to a new podcast outside of just Laravel.



from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/22490 laravel

Medium.com: PHP7 More strict! (but only if you want it to be)

In this new article Er Galvao Abbott talks about the struggle (and finally, inclusion) of type hinting in PHP, more specifically coming in PHP7, and how strict they can be. He summarizes each RFC and what it contributes to the language.



from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/22491 code php

User Authentication in Symfony2 with UserApp.io

UserApp.io is a handy user management tool and API. It provides a web interface to deal with user accounts (and the many features this involves) and an API to hook them into your own web application.



from My Pocket http://www.sitepoint.com/user-authentication-symfony2-userapp-io/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PHPMaster_feed+%28PHPMaster%29 code php

Phil Sturgeon: PHP 7 Feature Freeze

Phil Sturgeon has a new post to his site looking at the PHP7 feature freeze for this upcoming major PHP release (implemented as of yesterday, the 15th). In it he provides a list of features, their related RFCs and how likely they are to make it into PHP7.



from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/22479 php

Create a Mobile App with Database in Minutes using Appery.io App Creator Express

Published at DZone with permission of Max Katz, author and DZone MVB. (source)(Note: Opinions expressed in this article and its replies are the opinions of their respective authors and not those of DZone, Inc.



from My Pocket http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/javalobby/frontpage/~3/mf4Di4Wi7gU/create-mobile-app-database programming

[1404.7152] Geotagging One Hundred Million Twitter Accounts with Total Variation Minimization

Title: Geotagging One Hundred Million Twitter Accounts with Total Variation Minimization Authors: Ryan Compton, David Jurgens, David Allen v1), last revised 4 Mar 2015 (this version, v2)) Abstract: Geographically annotated social media is extremely valuable for modern information retrieval.



from My Pocket http://arxiv.org/abs/1404.7152 programming

Music to get you into the coding groove

If you’re a software developer and you like, or need, to listen to music when you write code, you have lots of options these days.



from My Pocket http://www.itworld.com/article/2892928/music-to-get-you-into-the-coding-groove.html to read

Mathematicians Differentiate True Internet Virality

For a few days in late February, the world stopped to argue over a photograph. Everyone had a strong opinion about the true colour of a dress, and the debate quickly became tribal.



from My Pocket http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mathematicians-differentiate-true-internet-virality/ web

PHPMoAdmin Unauthorized Remote Code Execution (0-Day)

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from My Pocket http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36251/ hack

How skiing made me a better developer

I’m currently sitting at T-Bar & Grill in Panorama, British-Columbia, Canada. I had a great week of skiing and another week to come. While ripping the slopes at ear-popping speeds, my mind was surprisingly free to roam and explore ideas that lead me to this article.



from My Pocket http://afilina.com/skiing-development/ seo