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samedi 12 novembre 2016

What To Look For In A Blog Hosting

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Many bloggers wish to host their blog but do not know how to pick the right blog hosting. While things might look a little complicated from outside at first, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/choose-the-right-web-hosting/">choosing a suitable web hosting for your blog is pretty easy when you are informed.

Which Type Of Hosting Do You Need For Your Blog?

For newbies, in most cases, a shared web hosting account is all you need. In my humble opinion, I wouldn’t suggest you to look into any VPS or dedicated hosting plan at this starting stage – as you most probably do not need that much of server resources for the next three to six months. After all, shared hosting deals nowadays are pretty comprehensive and are able to cope with the needs of most blogs or websites.

(Site story: I recently met a guy who wants a dedicated hosting account for his not-so-popular blog and no matter how hard I explained, he still think going cloud is the right thing to do. Hopefully he could read this post and save the money for better purpose.)

For your references, here are the five shared hosting service you should start digging into.

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But wait, don’t just listen to me. Learn how to decide what is right for you and decide yourself!

How To Judge If The Web Host Is Right For Your Blog

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A few common factors to look into are:

Disk Storage

Most shared web hosting deals nowadays come with unlimited disk space but practically, you don’t need that much. 500MB of disk space should be good enough for those who are not piling high resolution images in their server (well hey, host it on Flickr!); 1GB storage should keep you on the safe side easily for at least the next few years. Assuming that you will be adding a few more extra domains into the account, I would say any shared hosting plan that comes more than 3 GB storage is good enough.

Monthly Data Transfer (aka, bandwidth)

href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/socialmedia-marketing/building-a-networking-group-for-social-media-exposure/">With the help of social networking sites like Digg and StumbleUpon and Facebook and Twitter, it is very possible for a brand new blog to hit 10,000 – 15,000 unique visits in a day, which in other words, huge demand for bandwidth. However, bandwidth shouldn’t be your main concern as most shared hosting providers offer unlimited bandwidth these days. Moreover when you are getting that kind of traffic volume, your server CPU load is more likely to be the bottleneck that will cause a temporary suspension on your shared hosting account but not bandwidth. So in short, it’s unnecessary to stress too much on bandwidth. But if you wish to learn more, my previous article shows href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/featured-articles/web-hosting-bandwidth/">How you can calculate your bandwidth needs?

Server Uptime Guarantees

Personally I do not go with any web host that is below 99.5% uptime. In fact, even a 0.5% server down time is a little hard to bear with when you do the maths: 0.005 x 365 days/year = 1.825 days. Can you accept your blog to be down for almost two days? Unlikely, I suppose. But then again, all servers will suffer certain downtime – Hardware failure, programming bugs, human’s errors, server maintenance…etc; there are unlimited ways to turn a web server down. And as shared hosting normally cost less than the price of a cup of Starbucks coffee, I’ll settle with 99.5% or more. ;)

CPU Loads Limitation

The limitation on your account’s CPU usage is what makes href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/the-truth-about-unlimited-hosting/">unlimited hosting limited. Sadly however, most web host will not give specific, understandable value to their customers. The CPU usage is a grey area where most web hosting providers will not talk clearly about it in the TOS. Some will tell you can goes up to 5 – 10% CPU power but they never tell you how big is the CPU capacity – which makes the percentage number meaningless (5% of what, Pentium III 733 MHz? You’ll never know.) From my experience, certain hosting companies will allow maximum CPU usage up to 5-10% (which is excellent) but logically, I think 1 to 3%* is fine and fair to both users and the hosting providers be fine.

So just if it happens that you get a chance to ask about CPU load before picking up a web host, you know what to expect. And, on the other hand, be well aware that blogging platforms like WordPress are often heavy database users thus it is in fact part of your responsibility to keep the CPU usage low. If you are running a popular WordPress blog, installing a good cahce plugin (for example, WP Super Cache) is highly recommended.

* I did not make up the number 1 to 3% out of thin air. My guesstimation: Assuming 200 sites sharing the same server hence each get 1/200 CPU power; half of the registered sites will be in dormant mode so the max should be somewhere around 1/100 to 3/100 CPU power.

Pricing

Dedicated and VPS hosting prices vary a lot but for shared hosting, standard monthly cost range from .50/mo to /mo. Remember, you shouldn’t be spending too much on the hosting at start, especially if you are just starting off.

Future Expansion Option

I knew I said that you should start small and go with a shared hosting account. But if you are very confidence with the growth rate of your blog traffics, you should go with a a shared hosting provider that provides room to grow. By saying the word growth, I meant upgrading your hosting service – from shared hosting to VPS to dedicated server – more processing power, memory capacity, disk storage, as well as href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/web-hosting-guides/website-security-why-go-wp-engine-for-wordpress-hosting/">better security features.

For example, iPage and FatCow are two of my favorite shared hoting providers; but I wouldn’t recommend them to you if you are launching a blog that tends to get lots of attention on Reddit or Stumble Upon or Facebook or so on. These web hosts are great, however they only provide shared hosting and you’ll need to switch host (which will cause quite some hassles, especially if you are running a huge database with heavy web traffics!) if you wish to upgrade to dedicated server in the future.

One Click Installation Auto-installation software is vital these days, most hosting companies will provide at least one to their customers. For instance, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/ipage/">iPage, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/bluehost/">Bluehost, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/fatcow/">FatCow, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/web-hosting-review-hostmonster/">HostMonster support Simple Scripts in their shared hosting plans; while href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/hostgator/">Hostgator, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/inmotion-hosting/">InMotion, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/greengeeks-hosting/">GreenGeeks, href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/coolhandle/">CoolHandle, and href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-review/webhostinghub/">WebHostingHub support Fantastico.

Bottom line: You just can’t judge a host from outside

Reality: It is impossible to know how good or how bad is a web host from outside. Reading TOS and checking on the hosting features will only help filter a few obvious bad apples. To get the job done, you’ll need href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/hosting-reviews/">reliable hosting reviews and some basic knowledge on href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/featured-articles/15-tips-on-how-not-to-get-screwed-by-your-web-host/">how to protect yourself if you got stuck with a bad web host.

And since judging from outside will never work well, why not test the web host yourself from the inside? After all, this is why we have free trial period. Just keep track on the service quality for the first 30 (or 45) days and do not hesitate to ask for a refund if you find anything fishy (that’s how you leverage the trial period ! ;)).

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What should I look for in a cloud services supplier?

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CRN estimates that cloud computing expenditure by small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) will approach href="http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/226700149/smb-cloud-spending-to-approach-100-billion-by-2014.htm" target="_blank">one hundred billion dollars by 2014. That is a big number and there are some key reasons for this change from running applications on an in-house computer or server to an internet-based system. From increased flexibility and improved security, to reduced costs and remote access, the cloud provides an ideal solution for established businesses, franchised operations and start-up businesses which are looking to increase IT capacity or capabilities, without having to buy expensive kit, dish out hefty capital and maintenance costs, or deal with any harmful and unexpected system downtime.

Furthermore,href="http://www.mbs.ac.uk/about-mbs/news/view/?guid=fd086f9e-60fb-481d-b135-06f41f496283" target="_blank"> recent research carried out by Rackspace Hosting in the UK and US, with the assistance of Manchester Business School, found that among the survey of 1,300 executives the cloud is seen as having the potential for far more than just saving money, because it is viewed as actually putting in place the foundations for the next entrepreneurial boom … But what should your fledgling or established company actually look for in a cloud services supplier? Where do you even begin? And what on earth is the cloud in the first place?

Types of cloud services

First of all, even though you are likely to know all about the cloud and what it entails, we are going to enjoy a brief recap of what the different types of services are:

IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service provides virtual hardware like storage software platforms and raw processors, so that they do not need to be physically situated in an office.
PaaS: Platform as a Service provides the resources necessary for SMEs to create their own programmes and software, including a programming environment, operating system and database.
SaaS: Software as a Service provides applications that are ready to use and able to be run remotely, saving on installation processes and providing value to small businesses.

Choosing a cloud services supplier

The market is continuing to grow and new entrants are coming to light more and more. But which services provider is most suited to your business model and is going to ultimately increase the efficiency of your business? What metrics do they use? Do their definitions of performance sit with your own?

Questions. Questions. Questions.

They are essential and need answering when making a decision.

Evaluate the provider

A business must identify a services provider with the full range of environments for its workloads; whether it is moderately static, fluctuated or unpredictable, and whether the data is to be proprietary or industry-regulated. In addition, you need to choose a provider that offers a foundation for your future cloud strategy. These are the specific characteristics a business should look for in a provider.

Flexibility: There should be a range of options in terms of security and performance so as to meet a business’ needs. Also, choose a provider that enables the efficient management of workloads over multiple environments.
The fine print: A properly read service level agreement will make sure that issues like outages are understood and do not become ‘permissible’ shocks down the line.
Security: The safety of a business’ data and information is essential, so choose a provider that thinks beyond firewalls. Choose one with measures to protect against Internet attacks and that has clear administrative access. You also need assurance that your provider will abide by laws governing the personal information of your customers.*
Product: Is the product easy to use and will it meet your current and future business goals?
Transition: How much support will be provided during the phase of transition, and what level of interruption will there be to your schedule?

Trust factors

Trust is a word with many connotations but in terms of choosing a cloud services provider, it is about having faith in placing your business’ assets in the hands of an external company. So, what trust factors should you look for:

History: What is the history of the provider? The system may be relatively new to the market but the matters it resolves are not new by any means. Does the provider have a history of managing data centres? Are their customers happy and how many of them are there?
Forward-thinking strategy: There are more and more cloud services providers entering the market, but you must always invest in one that has an evolving business model and which is leading the trends.
Support: You want a services provider that will be with you every step of the way, including the training of existing and new consultants at your company. Select a provider that offers the standards of customer service you are accustomed to.

Your choice

In the end it comes down to your decisions as a business owner, taking into account current and future needs. There is no right or wrong answer – there are only the unique qualities and demands of your business, which must take priority when making this kind of decision. So good luck, and as long as you do the proper research and keep in mind your business needs, the cloud can be the next effective step for your business.

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What to Look for in a Good Web Host

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Having a bad web host can be almost as bad as not having a host at all. The last thing you want to experience is massive down time, a customer service department that won’t return your e-mails or answer your phone calls, or lack of features that can make your site stand out from the crowd.

Fortunately, there are some elements that good web hosts share and there is a way to weed out those hosts who will provide the service at the level you need.

Uptime Guarantees

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Uptime is how long a server’s systems are running. The best web hosting companies offer an uptime guarantee of around 99.9%, because they plan to keep your site online 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Why is this important? In today’s economy, business is global. If you look at your site visitor statistics, you’ll likely find that you get visitors from all over the world. A web browser in Asia is going to visit your site while you are sleeping. If your site goes down every day at four a.m., then you may miss out on this new customer base. Even a 99% uptime guarantee means that your site is potentially down 1% of the time. This can mean a loss of 3.65 days every year.

Check the hosting company’s website to see if there is an estimate of uptime. You want 99% or more.
Ask if there is a guarantee if the site is down more than a few minutes. Some web hosting companies will offer a partial refund on hosting fees if the site is down for an extended period. While a dollar or two might seem paltry, a company that offers this refund is more likely to work hard to keep your site up and running, so they do not have to pay out those fees to their customers.
Inquire about the company’s backup plan in case of a power outage or if the server you are on crashes.

Jerry’s note: In fact 100% uptime is now possible with cloud technology – href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/updates-news/quick-update-on-wp-engine-hosting-2-months-later/">updates on WP Engine server uptime.

Web Hosting Features

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What comes with your hosting package? Does it meet the needs of your company? What about as your website grows and you add new features? Look at everything from how easy it is to install popular items like WordPress to how website traffic is tracked. Some of the basics you might want to compare include:

Does the host support video and audio streaming?
Is the control panel easy to navigate and understand?
Can you work with an SQL database easily? Are there wizards available, such as MyPHP?
Is Fantastico installed? Which platforms are available with Fantastico?
Can you easily backup your site, set up new e-mails, and check your files from the control panel?
Will you have shell access?

Customer Service

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Customer service is a tricky thing to gauge.

Most web hosting companies will respond to inquiries about new packages. On the surface, the customer service department can seem friendly and easy to deal with, but what happens after you sign up for a web hosting package with the company? If your site does go down, you want the assurance of knowing the customer service department will respond quickly and solve any issues you might have.

Here are some tips for making sure the customer service is stellar.

Are there multiple ways to contact the company? Look for a company that offers a 1-800 number that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You should also be able to file a tech support ticket via e-mail, a support control panel or even via a live chat.
Ask what their average response time is for troubleshooting problems.
Contact other clients and ask them if they are happy with the company’s customer support.
Visit any online forums you can access through the hosting company’s website. Often, customers will lodge complaints on the discussion boards about issues like customer service or response times.

Backups

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There are times when a site crashes. Perhaps a hacker got into your WordPress blog and replaced your index.php file, or your entire database crashed. If your web host backs up on a daily basis, they should be able to roll your site back a few days and regain what you’ve lost. Here are some things to look for:

Daily backups of your entire website (including databases)
Ability to create your own backups through the control panel
Capability to go in and replace current website with one of the company’s backups, so you don’t have to wait for customer service to get your site back up and running.

Reviews from Others

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Reading through reviews from others can offer insight into whether a web host fulfills their claims. Jerry Low’s href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.com/web-hosting-review/">web hosting review is a good place to start. The hosts are graded and then a more in-depth review of each host is provided. If you’re seeking excellence in a specific area, you might want to try WHSR’s “href="hhttp://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/compare-best-five-hosting/">Editor’s Top 5 Picks” to find out who stacks up the best in a specific category. Some web hosting companies belong to the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Simply input the company’s name and you can discover if they are a member and if any complaints have been filed and/or resolved. Knowing what the complaints were can also help you decide if it is an issue you can live with or something to be avoided.

Before making a final decision, type the hosting company’s name into Google and add the word “complaints” after the name. If there are severe issues, a list of posts will pull up within the first few pages of results. You can then read these complaints to see if they are current and if the issues have been resolved.

If All Else Fails…

There are times when all your research fails and you still wind up with a web host that has glitches and bugs and drives you crazy. Most large web hosting companies have multiple servers and you may get placed on one that has issues. When this happens, contact the web hosting company and put in a request to be placed on a different server within their system to see if it will resolve some of the issues you are having. If you still experience downtime or other problems, there are plenty of other hosting companies to choose from. While href="http://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/web-hosting-guides/switching-web-host/">moving to a new web host isn’t a day at a theme park, it can save hours of aggravation in the long run if you are swapping a difficult host for an excellent one.

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[Infographic] A Look Back At The Major Events In Web Marketing 2012

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Change is the only constant in our universe that doesn’t change. And In the world of web marketing, the changes come fast (and harsh, if you are not adapting quick enough). Looking back on 2012, it’s amazing how much has happened – From Google+ to Pinterest, and to Panda/Penguin updates, and to the acquisition of Instagram, there has been a whirlwind of movement.

For WHSR, this year was quite different from those in the recent past. Google’s Penguin Update hit us pretty hard and 2012 was the toughest year in the site’s history. I had to lay off all of my regular writers in order to keep the book balance and, I’m just glad that things are improving finally this month.

Major Events In Web Marketing 2012

I’ve put together a list of 30 important marketing moments in 2012 – some are my favorites, and some gave me the scariest nightmares in my life – and had Saquib (a freelance designer) to make this infographic.

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Now, let’s take a minute to celebrate these moments, and look forward to a better year in 2013!

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Quick Highlights

In January Google rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/search-plus-your-world.html" target="_blank">released Search + Your World. The search giant also sent out over rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: normal; color: #0882c4;" href="http://searchengineland.com/google-sent-over-700000-messages-via-webmaster-tools-in-past-two-months-113807" target="_blank">700,000 ‘Unnatural Link Warning’ messages to webmasters via Google Webmaster Tools in January and February 2012

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In February Microsoft rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2012/02/28/bing-maps-and-nokia-release-unified-map-design.aspx" target="_blank">released Bing Maps, a new joint map design by Microsoft and Nokia. Pinterest, named as the fastest stand-alone site ever to break through the 10 million unique visitor mark, rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-03-30/cnbc-pinterest-growth/53893824/1" target="_blank">hit 11 million unique visits per month according to ComScore. Google de-indexed several large link blog networks including SEO Link Monster, Authority Link Network, Linkvana, and Build My Ranks. BMR later rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.buildmyrank.com/news/its-been-a-great-run" target="_blank">announced an immediate shut down of business.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In March Facebook rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18017379" target="_blank">announced its own app store, App Center, to promote FB related mobile programs. Also, Timeline was finally integrated into all FB users’ profiles and fan pages after its first launch at late 2011.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In April Google officially announced and rolled out the rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://insidesearch.blogspot.com/2012/04/another-step-to-reward-high-quality.html" target="_blank">Penguin Update (or, Webspam Update) on April 24th; Microsoft style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/archive/2012/04/24/bing-desktop-brings-beauty-and-convenience-to-windows-7.aspx" target="_blank">launched Bing Desktop on the same day.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In May Google first rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/introducing-knowledge-graph-things-not.html" target="_blank">rolled out Knowledge Graph – yet another major tweak on its SERP interface. Facebookrel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577409923406193162.html" target="_blank">went public at a share, the company became the most valuable US company at time of IPO with 4 billion. SEO Moz, the web marketing software company, raised million in Series B funding; the news became very popular among web marketers as the company rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.seomoz.org/dp/big-news-memeified" target="_blank">pulled out the news in a hilarious Internet memes.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In June Bing rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/archive/2012/06/01/summer-of-doing.aspx" target="_blank">rolled out a new three-column design for all United States users. Personal social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, are now integrated into Bing searches in US. rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/06/29/sharing-on-linkedin-twitter/" target="_blank">Twitter and LinkedIn broke up, users can no longer automatically post tweets to LinkedIn.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In July Google top executive, Marissa Mayer, rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/googles-marissa-mayer-tapped-as-yahoos-chief/" target="_blank">left Google and become Yahoo’s new CEO. The lady later announced rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/16/marissa-mayer-the-first-ever-pregnant-ceo-of-a-fortune-500-tech-company/" target="_blank">that she is pregnant, this (probably) made her the first ever pregnant CEO of a fortune 500 tech company. Microsoft launched another Bing upgrades, FourSquare was rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/archive/2012/07/18/foursquare-.aspx" target="_blank">integrated into Bing’s SERP on July 18th.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In August HootSuite rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://blog.hootsuite.com/welcomes-seesmic-users/" target="_blank">acquired Seesmic from Twitter for an undisclosed amount. Bing style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/archive/2012/08/30/search-and-browse-your-facebook-friend-s-photos-on-bing.aspx" target="_blank">announced the new Friends’ Photos feature – a new landing page where users can quickly browse relevant photos from their Facebook network. Google rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://insidesearch.blogspot.com/2012/08/an-update-to-our-search-algorithms.html" target="_blank">rolled out yet another update on its search algorithm – DMCA penalty.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In September Facebook rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/OneBillionFB/Facebook+1+Billion+Stats.docx" target="_blank">hit the 1 billion mark on September 14, 12.45pm; the company also officially rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/06/facebook-closes-instagram-acquisition-instagram-announces-5-billion-photos-shared/" target="_blank">closed Instagram Acquisition at the price of billion after months of paperwork. Google rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="https://twitter.com/mattcutts/status/251784203597910016" target="_blank">launched Exact-Match Domain (EMD) Update.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In October LinkedIn rolled out new design on its profile page, the company also claimed that style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443635404578036164027386112.html" target="_blank">it’s gaining 175,000 new user profiles daily. U.S. celebrity LadyGaga style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://mashable.com/2012/10/04/lady-gaga-30-million-twitter-followers/" target="_blank">became the first person to hit 30 million Twitter followers; the lady remains as the most followed Twitter Users at time of writing.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In November Barack Obama’s victory post, with over 4 millions likes at time of writing, was officiallyrel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="https://www.facebook.com/journalists/posts/349131881848909" target="_blank">selected as the ‘Most Liked Post’ on Facebook.

style="font-weight: normal; color: #4f4f4f;">In December Google rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://insidesearch.blogspot.com/2012/12/get-smarter-answers-from-knowledge_4.html" target="_blank">launched Knowledge Graph for Spanish, French, German, Portugese, Japanese, Russian, and Italian searches. Facebook rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/21/facebook-poke-app/" target="_blank">launched Poke – an iOS App for sending expiring texts, photos, and videos; the app sprung to the #1 spot in U.S. Apple App Store almost instantly. South Korean dance track, Gangnam Style, rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20812870" target="_blank">reached one billion views on YouTube. Wieden+Kennedy’s creation “Nike FootBall: My Time Is Now” was rel="nofollow" style="color: #0882c4;" href="http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/insights/featured/youtube-leaderboard-2012/" target="_blank">named as 2012 most popular U.S. ads on YouTube with almost 21 million views; Pepsi Max & Kyrie Irving’s “Uncle Drew” and Volkswagen’s “The Bark Side” named as second and third; both with over 17 million views.

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