On Page SEO in 2016: A (2M Keyword) Data Driven Analysis

https://ahrefs.com/blog/on-page-seo/

Data-driven analysis of #Google's on-page #SEO factors. Some surprisingly tiny correlations. 

snipcart shopping cart platform for any website

https://snipcart.com/

A hosted shopping cart that can be added to any website, kinda like ecwid, I guess. Cost: 2%

Sylius - modern ecommerce for Symfony2

http://sylius.org/

An #opensource #ecommerce platform based on the #Symfony2 PHP framework. Still early stages. 

Meet Edgar: The Social Media Queue That Fills Itself

https://meetedgar.com/

Will this be the next step in #socialmedia automation? We'll see.

WiseStamp Email signature service

http://www.wisestamp.com/

Interesting offering for creating great #email signatures. But is it worth 80% of the cost of the email?

Remember Everything with Evernote: 30+ of the Best Tips and Tricks

https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-evernote/

I use #evernote, but clearly I'm not a power user as this article has extensive how-tos.

9 Visual Tools to Create Awesome Social Media Images

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/9-visual-tools-to-create-awesome-social-media-images/

#graphics websites to create #socialmedia images. More importantly, it has a workflow!

The Unexpected Story of How This Tiny Country Became the Most Tech-Savvy on Earth

https://mic.com/articles/146542/the-unexpected-story-of-how-this-tiny-country-became-the-most-tech-savvy-on-earth

I've dealt with companies who have #development teams in #Tallinn and are pleased with them. Background:

Instagram Likes and Comments Drop 33% in a Year

http://petapixel.com/2016/06/16/instagram-likes-comments-drop-33-year/

Another #socialmedia platform that's seeing double-digit drop in usage year-over-year:

WebAssembly may go live in browsers this year

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3040037/javascript/webassembly-may-go-live-in-browsers-this-year.html

If #webassembly will get away from the awful #javascript language, I'm all for it.

Two Years with Amazon Simple Workflow (SWF)

https://kobikobi.wordpress.com/2016/06/18/two-years-with-amazon-simple-workflow-swf/

The ins and outs of #AWS simple workflow (#SWF). Perhaps not as simple as the name implies:

Sex, Income and Happiness

http://www.samuelwbennett.com/sex-income-and-happiness/

can money buy #happiness? Kinda, but you need sex, too. 

RISC-V open CPU design

https://riscv.org/

#openhardware CPU design. They don't way when we'll see first silicon, though. 

15 Interesting JavaScript and CSS Libraries for June 2016

http://tutorialzine.com/2016/06/15-interesting-javascript-and-css-libraries-for-june-2016/

Looked into a couple of these #javascript packages and they look quite useful.

Tabslet A jQuery plugin for tabs

http://vdw.github.io/Tabslet/

#JQuery plugin for tabs. Looks easy to use.

SweetAlert2

https://limonte.github.io/sweetalert2/

Cool #JavaScript library to dress up alert boxes. Doesn't say it needs bootstrap or JQuery.

Flexbox Grid

http://flexboxgrid.com

A CSS grid #framework based on #flexbox. Looks light and nicely done.

How to Tell If a Pallet Is Safe for Reuse?

http://www.1001pallets.com/pallet-safety/

Some friends build #DIY projects from #pallets. I hope they've read this article.

10 email marketing industry organizations

https://www.sparkpost.com/blog/10-email-industry-organizations/#.V2QNro7n24Z

10 #emailmarketing industry organizations pros in the area should be familiar with.

pro sound web

http://www.prosoundweb.com/

good website about pro #audio and sound reinforcement.

The freelancer and the entrepreneur

https://medium.com/swlh/the-freelancer-and-the-entrepreneur-c79d2bbb52b2#.x12i35myo

Freelancer vs Enterpreneur. Seth speaks on Medium:

Building a dashboard using Laravel and Vue

https://murze.be/2016/06/building-dashboard-using-laravel-vue/

Constructing a TV dashboard using #Laravel and #Vue.js. Looking nice.

Is Particle Physics About to Crack Wide Open?

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/is-particle-physics-about-to-crack-wide-open/

The Standard Model in particle physics has been around a half-century. Is it finally cracking? #physics. 

The Most and Least Expensive Cars to Maintain

https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/the-most-and-least-expensive-cars-to-maintain-by-maddy-martin

10-year study on most and least expensive #cars to own. Hint: Toyota. 

Computing optimal road trips on a limited budget

http://www.randalolson.com/2016/06/05/computing-optimal-road-trips-on-a-limited-budget/

Exceptionally cool example of using Pareto #geneticalgorithm to compute a road trip to 48 state capitols.

Portrait of a Content Marketer: More Than a Marketer [INFOGRAPHIC]

http://unbounce.com/content-marketing/portrait-of-a-content-marketer/

Cute (hopefully not overly so) #infographic of what goes into successful #contentmarketing

Love trivia? Ready for fast, template-based development of your own trivia quiz game for Amazon Echo?

https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/alexa-skill-nodejs-tutorial

Tutorial on developing for #alexa using #nodejs lambda. 

Here’s How Google’s New Analytics Tool Will Make Your Life Easier

https://medium.com/power-to-fly/marketers-heres-how-google-s-new-analytics-tool-will-make-your-life-easier-6d126483f22a#.lwrkm3s86

Changes coming to #googleanalytics to be more mobile-first. Also new Data Studio. Stay tuned. 

Surprising lessons from BuzzFeed’s most popular content

http://marketingland.com/surprising-lessons-buzzfeeds-popular-content-177572/

Interesting take-aways from analysis of buzzfeed's most popular #content. Make it useful, unusual, or emotional. 

Influencer Marketing: What You Need to Know to Get Started

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/influencer-marketing-what-you-need-to-know-to-get-started-lee-odden/

Excellent overview of influencer marketing on #socialmedia. 

Analysis of Coding Conventions

http://squizlabs.github.io/PHP_CodeSniffer/analysis/index.html

good analysis of #php coding conventions. There's a lot of us #oldschool folks still out there.

3 Unusual Lessons We Learned by Studying Over 16 million Posts (And 100,000 Brands) on Social Media

https://blog.bufferapp.com/3-unusual-lessons-we-learned-by-studying-over-100000-brands-and-16-million-posts-on-social-media

Good info from the #bufferapp people on what engages on different #socialmedia platforms.

Welcome to Flask-Ask

https://johnwheeler.org/flask-ask/

rapid application development suite for #amazon #alexa.

2016 Open Source Jobs Report

http://www.matrixres.com/resources/tech-trends/2016-open-source-jobs-report/

The current job market looks good for #opensource developers. #devops is hot.

Meet Mycroft, the open source AI who wants to rival Siri, Cortana, and Alexa

http://www.zdnet.com/article/meet-mycroft-the-open-source-ai-who-wants-to-rival-siri-cortana-and-alexa/

#opensource #AI like Alexa, Siri, etc. I question the architecture, as the commercial ones have huge #cloudcomputing behind them. 

6 Video Tools to Ignite Your Social Marketing

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/6-video-tools-to-ignite-your-social-marketing/

6 good, easy #webvideo production tools with #socialmedia in mind.

Be Productive Anywhere: 8 Proven Strategies for Better Remote Work

https://zapier.com/blog/productive-remote-work/

Not your usual #productivity hints, like "make your bed"

How to Repurpose Your Blog Content Like a Machine

http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-repurpose-your-content/

One of the secrets of #socialmedia is to repurpose content for different channels. Here's how:

People are spending much less time on social media apps: Report

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/06/people-are-spending-much-less-time-on-social-media-apps-said-report.html

In the US and Europe, people are spending less time on #socialmedia apps vs previous year. 

Distorted Button Effects Using SVG Filters

http://tympanus.net/Development/DistortedButtonEffects/

Impressive set of #svg filters for button effects. Cute 1st time, how long till they get old?

The Biggest Crowdfunding Project Ever—the DAO—Is Kind of a Mess

http://www.wired.com/2016/06/biggest-crowdfunding-project-ever-dao-mess

What is the DAO? A cross between #bitcoin and #kickstarter, with a good measure of clusterf**k thrown in.

Cartography Comparison: Google Maps & Apple Maps

http://www.justinobeirne.com/essay/cartography-comparison

Really eye-opening and detailed comparison of #Google and #Appple maps and what features each emphasizes at different zooms.

How love and marriage are changing, according to 63,000 New York Times wedding announcements

http://www.vox.com/2016/5/31/11796170/new-york-times-weddings

Analysis of wedding announcements in the NYT over the years. Interesting trends. #datavisualization