Take Control of the World Wide Web

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Take Control of the World Wide Web

Jon Lee, DIRjon.lee@dir.texas.govfacebook.com/lee.jon@jonlee11November 21, 2011

Current State of the Web

Current State of the Web

Facebook Customization

Current State of the Web

Facebook CustomizationGoogle Search Tricks

Current State of the Web

Discover New Sites

Facebook CustomizationGoogle Search Tricks

Current State of the Web

Discover New Sites

Facebook CustomizationGoogle Search Tricks

Promote Your Blog

Email

How do you use the Web?

How do you use the Web?

EmailSocial Networking

How do you use the Web?

EmailSocial Networking

Entertainment

How do you use the Web?

EmailSocial Networking

Entertainment

News

How do you use the Web?

EmailSocial Networking

Entertainment

News

Shopping

How do you use the Web?

EmailSocial Networking

Entertainment

News

Shopping

Research

What else is happening on the Web?

Topics

• Reputation Management/Facebook Customization– Smart Lists– Privacy

• Google Search Tricks• Discover New Sites• Optimize your blog

Facebook Smart Lists

All your friends automatically arranged in Smart Lists– Work, School, Family, City– You can see updates by Lists– Allow certain Lists to see your updates

Facebook Smart Lists

Facebook Smart Lists

Facebook Smart Lists

Facebook Privacy Control

Privacy changes– Easy to customize who sees what– Approve tagged photos of you– View profile as– Change who can view after post

Approve Photo Tags

“View Profile As”

Google Tricks

Search Exact terms = put in “…”Either/or = put OR in all caps

Limit to a single site = start with site:Exclude terms = put – in front

Related words = put ~ in front

Range of numbers = put … between numbers

Discover new sites• Aggregators:

www.popurls.comwww.alltop.comwww.topix.com

• What’s trending on social networks?www.digg.comwww.likebutton.comwww.hashtags.org

www.stumbleupon.comwww.delicious.com

Search Engine Optimization

• Clear, descriptive titles with a key word/phrase• Pictures with image titles that match post title• Key word/phrase in post• Key word/phrase in tags• Key word/phrase in URL• Post regularly• Link to related content• Try to get linked from other blogs