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Where has the Facebook View App Profile Page Link Gone?!?

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posted on December 14th, 2011

Facebook View App Profile PageFacebook is on the move again.  They definitely keep things very interesting, to put it nicely.

I received a call this evening from a nice gentleman in Atlanta who was beside himself because he was trying to add a custom Facebook Page Tab to his Facebook Page and not having any luck.  He’d been at it for two days.  He made it through one of my videos only to get to the end and not see the nice link in the sidebar that reads “View App Profile Page”.  This was the link that would then allow you to add the application to any Facebook Page that you administer.  My initial response to adding the Facebook Page Tab was, read more →

Create a Google+ Company Page

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posted on November 15th, 2011

Now that Google+ is in a wider release, and open to business accounts, I’ve decided to jump on board and create some pages.  They aren’t anything spectacular but my feeling is that the more touch points one has on the web the better.  This said, it is important read more →

Facebook to Require HTTPS on iFrame Page Tab Apps

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posted on September 21st, 2011

That’s right, another change for your Facebook Page.  If you are using an iFrame Application to host a Page Tab, beginning October 1, 2011, your Facebook Page Tab will disappear if you are not securely serving the content.  With the recent changes going on at Facebook it was decided to read more →

Savvy Online Search Techniques

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posted on September 16th, 2011

I came across an article recently that touched on several aspects of using search engines in our everyday life and how that process can be both more efficient and also provide you with read more →

Creating a Facebook iFrame Application

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posted on August 29th, 2011

REMEMBER: October 1, 2011 marks the requirement that Facebook Canvas and Page Tab Apps support secure URLs (i.e., HTTPS). Read more about Facebook Security Changes.

Previously we published a video covering how to Create a Facebook Page.  In order to utilize a Facebook iFrame Application you will need a read more →

TimThumb Vulnerability Uncovered

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posted on August 18th, 2011

About two weeks ago a vulnerability in a PHP plugin that is quite popular in performing image resizing tasks, and that I’d incorporated into my WEBphysiology Portfolio Plugin, was uncovered. I found out based upon an email that came out of my local WordPress Meetup group. The issue had to do with read more →

On April 25, 2011, Facebook released the [Send] button. The [Send] button provides a means to share a web page with someone directly, as opposed to the [Like] button’s behavior of placing the entry on your wall for all your friends. Of course, the [Like] button is handy too. Fortunately read more →

Obfuscating Email Addresses

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posted on March 21st, 2011

Froggy

I’ve long held that putting a plain text email on a website is not a good idea. Even with being careful like this I’m inundated with a large amount of Spam. While I don’t put my email address online in a plain text fashion, and preach the same to others, I’m not always afforded read more →

The History of WordPress

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posted on February 12th, 2011

Here’s a very cool synopsis of the history of WordPress as well as just how much of a force it is in today’s blogging and CMS world. WordPress truly is king. The only question is whether it will be manageable given the astounding number of plugins and themes available. My expectation, given the product enhancement path I’ve experienced, is an astounding Yes. My recommendation read more →

WordPress Theme Anatomy

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posted on January 20th, 2011

This has to be one of the best diagrams that pulls together all the working parts of a WordPress theme. My hat is off to Joost de Valk for pulling this great illustration together and granting me permission to share it with the visitors to my site. read more →