Mark Hedley » Google http://www.markhedley.co.uk a.k.a. OX Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:05:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Where is Mark? http://www.markhedley.co.uk/google-maps/where-is-mark/ http://www.markhedley.co.uk/google-maps/where-is-mark/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:05:53 +0000 Mark http://www.markhedley.co.uk/?p=281
My location updates Google latitude via an application running on my iPhone. It updates every 20 minutes assuming it is turned on and I have a signal. Useful to people to keep track where I am, on the other hand what happens if I’m where I shouldn’t be……….as if !!!!!]]>

My location updates Google latitude via an application running on my iPhone. It updates every 20 minutes assuming it is turned on and I have a signal. Useful to people to keep track where I am, on the other hand what happens if I’m where I shouldn’t be……….as if !!!!!

]]> http://www.markhedley.co.uk/google-maps/where-is-mark/feed/ 0 Using site speed in web search ranking http://www.markhedley.co.uk/development/using-site-speed-in-web-search-ranking/ http://www.markhedley.co.uk/development/using-site-speed-in-web-search-ranking/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:09:02 +0000 Mark http://www.markhedley.co.uk/?p=247
Google as added yet another criteria to its algorithms to achieve good search ranking; speed of site. This can only be a good step in the right direction forcing designers and developers to ensure that their sites are optimized as much as possible. The article has a number of references to some good free tools [...]]]>

Google as added yet another criteria to its algorithms to achieve good search ranking; speed of site. This can only be a good step in the right direction forcing designers and developers to ensure that their sites are optimized as much as possible.

The article has a number of references to some good free tools to evaluate the speed of the site.

See  Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Using site speed in web search ranking.

]]> http://www.markhedley.co.uk/development/using-site-speed-in-web-search-ranking/feed/ 0 Google Latitude http://www.markhedley.co.uk/google-maps/google-latitude/ http://www.markhedley.co.uk/google-maps/google-latitude/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:32:40 +0000 Mark http://www.markhedley.co.uk/?p=209
Neat use of geo-mapping from mobile phones - Google Latitude. The first implementation I saw of this was the tracking of a mobile sandwich van here http://www.golunchtime.com/wheres-delivery-van-right-now]]>

Neat use of geo-mapping from mobile phones - Google Latitude. The first implementation I saw of this was the tracking of a mobile sandwich van here http://www.golunchtime.com/wheres-delivery-van-right-now

]]> http://www.markhedley.co.uk/google-maps/google-latitude/feed/ 0 Testing out Google Docs for Surveys http://www.markhedley.co.uk/gadgets/testing-out-google-docs-for-surveys/ http://www.markhedley.co.uk/gadgets/testing-out-google-docs-for-surveys/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:33:48 +0000 Mark http://www.markhedley.co.uk/?p=145
Is Google Docs an effective method for doing a survey? We shall see once I have had a number of responses, that’s if I get any at all! Loading…]]>

Is Google Docs an effective method for doing a survey? We shall see once I have had a number of responses, that’s if I get any at all!

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