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WP Review Site Plugin Review Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT The following is a review of the WP Review Site Plugin for WordPress. Recently, I decided to add reviews to one of my websites and WP Review Site Plugin was one of the two plugins I narrowed it down to (see My Review Plugin Review for the other). I was able to narrow it down to these two, but I wasn’t able to see how well they interfaced without purchasing both plugins and trying them out. To be clear, I paid for both of these plugins myself. I wasn’t given a review copy and this isn’t a sponsored review. This plugin had the core features I wanted: Multiple Review Categories Different Categories (ie one set for hotels another for restaurants) Rich Snippet Compatible This plugin was definitely the easier of the two to install and get running. To be honest, you should watch the videos to understand it completely, but I will try and give you the steps. Set up different review categories. Choose which categories apply to which posts. Enter the reviews. This plugin had a lot more display options than the other plugin I reviewed; that said, if you didn’t use one of the built-in themes, it requires some tinkering to get it working properly. I especially liked that you could display the reviews vertically or horizontally. However, for me, this plugin was missing some core functionality. There is zero ability to perform any admin functions to reviews. In the plugin author’s opinion, “site owners should not be able to put words in the reviewer’s mouths.” Additionally, there were no options as far as review weighting; it was more of black box. For me, these two points were deal breakers and made me choose the My Review Plugin instead. That’s not to say this plugin is bad, but it was missing features that I believed were mission critical. One last point. Both of these review plugins use the WordPress comment system as a mechanism for getting the review information into the system, which brings up the issue of dates in the SERP’s. If you aren’t getting new reviews submitted on a regular basis, this could lead to your SERP’s having a “stale” or “dated” appearance. To be clear, this post does contain affiliate links. If you purchase the WP Review Site Plugin, I do receive an affiliate commission. This is, however, a plugin I paid for and tested with my own money. This plugin is very strong, is easier to set up and integrate, and has more display options, but it has limited admin functionality. If you are considering adding reviews to your website, WP Review Site Plugin is a choice you should definitely consider. photo credit: Photospin Related posts: MyReview Plugin Review The following is a review of the MyReviewPlugin for WordPress.... SEO Automatic Plugin Review For this post I’m going to review the SEO Automatic... Link and SEO Site Review Forum Panelists Greg Niland, Rae Hoffman, Dixon Jones Sites in this... Amazon Auto Linker Plugin So back in the beginning of August I mentioned two... Wanted Amazon WordPress Plugin I’ve been looking for one of these myself for a... Advertisers: Text Link Ads - New customers can get $100 in free text links. BOTW.org - Get a premier listing in the internet's oldest directory. Ezilon.com Regional Directory - Check to see if your website is listed! Need an SEO Audit for your website, look at my SEO Consulting Services Link Building- Backlink Build offers 45 PR5+ Backlinks for $295 Directory Journal - Get permanent deep links in a search engine friendly directory LinkWheel SEO - Get Web 2.0 Backlinks Links From PR9 Sites - - Get In Top 3 Google ASAP TigerTech - Great Web Hosting service at a great price. This post originally came from Michael Gray who is an SEO Consultant. Be sure not to miss the Thesis Wordpress Theme review. WP Review Site Plugin Review

MyReview Plugin Review Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT The following is a review of the MyReviewPlugin for WordPress. Recently, I decided to add reviews to one of my websites and MyReviewPlugin was one of the two plugins I narrowed it down to (see WP Review Site Plugin Review for the other). I was able to narrow it down to these two but wasn’t able to see how well they interfaced without purchasing both plugins and trying them out. To be clear, I paid for both of these plugins myself. I wasn’t given a review copy, and this isn’t a sponsored review. This plugin had the core features I wanted: Multiple Review Categories. Different Categories (ie, one set for hotels another for restaurants). Rich Snippet Compatible. Some features this plugin had that the other didn’t were: A separate category for editors review. Different weighting (so one bad review doesn’t unfairly unbalance the results). This plugin was definitely the harder of the two to install and get running. To be completely honest, you need to watch the videos to understand it completely, but I will try to give you the steps: Set up different review categories. Choose which categories apply to which posts. Enter the reviews. One of the downsides of this plugin was the lack of formatting for the review information. Both plugins come with themes but, if you don’t use them, it requires some work to get them to display properly in the theme. This plugin had the least amount of flexibility as far as the design was concerned. However, one advantage this plugin had was some backend admin functionality as far as review information. For my particular case this was the deciding factor that made this the plugin I ultimately used. One last issue: all of these review plugins use the WordPress comment system as a mechanism for getting the review information into the system, which brings up the issue of dates in the SERP’s. If you aren’t getting new reviews submitted on a regular basis, this could lead to your SERP’s having a “stale” or “dated” appearance. To be clear, this post does contain affiliate links. If you purchase the MyReviewPlugin, I do receive an affiliate commission. That said, this is a plugin I paid for and tested with my own money. While this plugin isn’t perfect, it did solve most of my problems with getting review information attached to my pages/posts. If you are considering adding reviews to your website, MyReviewPlugin is a choice you should definitely consider. photo credit: Photospin Related posts: WP Review Site Plugin Review The following is a review of the WP Review Site... SEO Automatic Plugin Review For this post I’m going to review the SEO Automatic... Amazon Auto Linker Plugin So back in the beginning of August I mentioned two... Wanted Amazon WordPress Plugin I’ve been looking for one of these myself for a... Looking for a “Recently Updated” WordPress Plugin So after coming back from SES I had some interesting... Advertisers: Text Link Ads - New customers can get $100 in free text links. BOTW.org - Get a premier listing in the internet's oldest directory. Ezilon.com Regional Directory - Check to see if your website is listed! Need an SEO Audit for your website, look at my SEO Consulting Services Link Building- Backlink Build offers 45 PR5+ Backlinks for $295 Directory Journal - Get permanent deep links in a search engine friendly directory LinkWheel SEO - Get Web 2.0 Backlinks Links From PR9 Sites - - Get In Top 3 Google ASAP TigerTech - Great Web Hosting service at a great price. This post originally came from Michael Gray who is an SEO Consultant. Be sure not to miss the Thesis Wordpress Theme review. MyReview Plugin Review

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Your Daily Snapshot for Wednesday, June 22, 2011   Watch Live at 8 p.m. EDT: President Obama Addresses the Nation Tonight, President Obama will address the nation from the White House to lay out his plan to draw down American troops from Afghanistan. The President first unveiled this strategy in December 2009. Watch the speech live at WhiteHouse.gov/live. Photo of the Day President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hold an economic meeting with senior advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 21, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) In Case You Missed It Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog. New Graphic Warning Labels Designed to Reduce the Deadly Effects of Smoking The Food and Drug Administration unveils new warning labels that will appear on every pack of cigarettes and every advertisement, sending a strong message about the dangers of smoking. As We Start Our Journey Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady, invites you to follow the First Lady's trip to Africa to engage with young African leaders. Joining Forces with the Illinois National Guard Dr. Jill Biden recounts her experiences from visiting Illinois National Guard families and encourages the cable industry to help support military families and veterans. Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 9:30 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:00 AM: The Vice President meets with  Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama Al-Nujaifi 2:00 PM: The Vice President holds the next meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral group of Members of Congress to continue work on a legislative framework for comprehensive deficit reduction 3:00 PM: Members of the President's national security team will hold a conference call to preview the President's address 4:10 PM: The President greets Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Leaders 8:00 PM: The President addresses the nation  Indicates events that will be live streamed on WhiteHouse.Gov/Live Get Updates  Sign Up for the Daily Snapshot  Stay Connected            Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr iTunes        This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Manage Subscriptions for e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111

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Using Social Media to Create Topical Content Around Trends Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:51 AM PDT In the latest video blog from SEOptimise, Marcus Taylor and Dan Bianchini take us through how to use social media to create topical content for SEO benefit. They cover how to find the latest trends, how to write the content and finally how to promote it to get publicity and links. © SEOptimise - Download our free business guide to blogging whitepaper and sign-up for the SEOptimise monthly newsletter. Using Social Media to Create Topical Content Around Trends Related posts: Video Blog: ROI – Social Media vs. SEO Social Media – Why an SEO background is better than PR! 40 Social Media Tools & WordPress Plugins – a4uexpo Presentation

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The Grateful Dead and the Top 40

I wonder if Jerry ever got jealous of acts that were able to put songs on the radio. (The Dead had exactly one hit record...)

I hope not. Jerry was in a different business. Sure, he played music. Elton John also plays music. But they were in different businesses, performing for different audiences, generating revenue in different ways, creating different sorts of art.

In a world filled with metrics and bestseller lists, it's easy to decide that everyone is your competitor and easier still to worry about your rank. Worry all you want, but if it gets in the way of your art or starts changing your mission, it's probably a mistake.

It used to be that the non-customers, passers-by and quiet critics of your venture were totally invisible to you. They drove by, or muttered under their breath or simply went to someone else. Now, all is visible. Just because you're vividly aware of your shortcomings in market share doesn't mean it's important.

The next time you have a choice between chasing the charts (whichever charts you keep track of) and doing the work your customers crave, do the work instead.

 

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Interactive Map: Employment History Since 2001 by Job Type (Healthcare, Education, Mining, Construction, Finance, Real Estate, etc) Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:10 PM PDT When it comes to jobs, this is the weakest recovery ever except for health-care. In the first of a two-part series, please consider the following interactive map, using Tableau Software, with data courtesy of Economic Modeling. This interactive map may take a bit to load. Please give it time on a slow connection. In a followup post I will look at job gains and losses since 2008, by job classification. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

Time for Plan B; Unfortunately there is No Plan B Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT How long can the ECB kick the can down the road? How big a hole will Greece dig before the ECB, the EU, and IMF realize that "Plan A" (austerity will fix problems by 2013), cannot possibly work? Is the amount of money the EU, IMF, and ECB willing to throw at Greece unlimited? Those are the questions on my mind as I read How the Euro Became Europe's Greatest Threat on Der Spiegel In the past 14 months, politicians in the euro-zone nations have adopted one bailout package after the next, convening for hectic summit meetings, wrangling over lazy compromises and building up risks of gigantic dimensions. For just as long, they have been avoiding an important conclusion, namely that things cannot continue this way. The old euro no longer exists in its intended form, and the European Monetary Union isn't working. We need a Plan B. If it wasn't for the euro, Greece's debt crisis would be an isolated problem -- one that was tough for the country, but easy for Europe to bear. It is only because Greece is part of the euro zone that Athens' debts are a problem for all of its partners -- and pose a threat to the common currency. If the rest of Europe abandons Greece, the crisis could spin out of control, spreading from one weak euro-zone country to the next. Investors would have no guarantees that Europe would not withdraw its support from Portugal or Ireland, if push came to shove, and they would sell their government bonds. The prices of these bonds would fall and risk premiums would go up. Then these countries would only be able to drum up fresh capital by paying high interest rates, which would only augment their existing budget problems. It's possible that they would no longer be able to raise any money at all, in which case they would become insolvent. But if the current situation continues, the monetary union will invariably turn into a transfer union, a path the inventors of the euro were determined to prevent. Democratic Deficiencies The euro's founding fathers did not anticipate such a crisis, and thus did not include any provisions for it in the European Monetary Union's set of regulations. The euro welds together strong and weak countries, for better or for worse. There is no emergency exit, and there are no rules to follow in an emergency -- only the hope that everything will turn out well in the end. The euro, created with the aim of permanently uniting Europe, has become the greatest threat to the continent's future. A collapse of the monetary union would set Europe back by decades, dealing it a blow from which it might never recover, especially with Europe's position already threatened by the fast-growing Asian economies. How is a fragmented Europe to prevail against this new competition? This is why Europe's politicians want to defend the euro at all costs, and why they are approving one bailout package after the next. They are playing for time, hoping that the markets will settle down and the reforms will take hold. Those snips were all from the first page of a five page article. Inquiring minds may wish to give the link a closer look. Lend-and-Pretend (Plan A) is clearly not working. Yet ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet insists it "must" work. Why? Because there is no Plan B, and more importantly Because Trichet insisted there be no Plan B. Such is the nature of stubborn, arrogant fools. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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