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Next we’re going to go over to  jsbeautifier.org to decompress the code … Go ahead and get there … There yet? Now … just select the entire text area, paste in the code and hit ‘Beautify…’

Then the code will turn from this …

To this …

After you’ve decompressed the code … just copy and paste it back in to your editor. You should have around 600+ lines of JavaScript now … (See why the codes’ compressed now?) Then, simply do a search for ‘var u‘ and change all the var u code from Before: to what I have pasted in After:

Before:

var u = {
id: "guB_kceDedilS".z() + (Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000)),
styles: ":thgieh;tnatropmi! etulosba:noitisop".z() + 13 +
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neddih:wolfrevo;tnatropmi! 0:nigram;tnatropmi! kcolb:yalpsid;tnatropmi! xp".z
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width: 130,
height: 13
};

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            height: 13
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Next we need to repack the script. To do that we are going to use Dean Edwards JavaScript packer so let’s go there … JavaScripter Packer.

Once you’re there … simply copy and paste the code and then run the packer …

Once we’ve repacked the JavaScript we simply copy and paste the corrected code to the slidedeck.jquery.lite.pack.js file. Note! You may want to save a copy of the old file before you update the code. Just save the old file as: slidedeck.jquery.lite.pack-old.js. Then just save the new file, reload the page and vòila! The attribution link is gone …

Searching online for a solution to this problem, I came across a post from Jeff at PerishablePress.  Jeff provided a very good post demonstrating how to increase memory limits for the WordPress includes directory. However, I don’t know how effective the workaround are for those that are on shared hosting. Most hosting companies require administrator level access to modify global server settings and do not offer user the ability to manipulate server memory levels.

Jeff’s solution was to make three changes to increase the memory levels. First, place a PHP statement in the head of the wp-includes/cache.php file.

ini_set('memory_limit','32M'); // set memory to prevent fatal errors

Next, create an .htaccess file in the wp-includes directory with the following statement.

# set memory limit for cache.php
php_value memory_limit 32M

And last, create a localized php.ini file to increase PHP’s memory limit.

;; set memory limit for cache.php
memory_limit = 32M

However, my clients’ site is on shared hosting and this solution did not work. So, my solution was resolved by simply contacting the hosting company and requesting a memory increase from 16M to 32M.

After attempting Jeff’s solution, I simply contacted the host and forgot to remove the .htaccess file from the wp-includes directory. Later that day, when I went to edit some of my clients pages, I realized something was wrong with the WordPress visual editor TinyMCE. The last thing I would have suspected was the .htaccess file in the root of the wp-includes directory  but alas, that was the problem.

It seems that TinyMCE’s permissions will be effected if there is an .htaccess file in the wp-includes directory and without an explicit statement allowing TinyMCE access, it will not work properly. Thanks to Doug Joseph for posting his solution over on the WordPress support site. So, if you have problems getting TinyMCE to show up in WordPress double check for any permission related errors as this was a difficult to find, yet simple to resolve issue.

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Facebook, Twitter and blogging have become the de facto standard for almost all search engine marketing initiatives, and I believe the general consensus is that social media sites and blogs have a significant impact on internet users buying decisions. However, when I took a look at the data in the following report, I was surprised how poorly these two mediums actually perform.

In a 2010 report by comScore, Searchanddise Commerce and iProspect, ‘The Value of Retail Search and Position,’ consumer electronics shoppers and computer products shoppers were compared in several search marketing metrics. ComScores’ dual methodology consisted of researching site search performance of retail websites and a survey-based model to quantify value and the perception of ‘premium positioning’ within site search results.

The results of comScores’ research completely blew me away. Though I’ve always considered the consumer products industry to be influenced based more on ‘brand awareness,’ my assumption was that social media and blogging have ‘changed the face’ of online marketing and have in effect evolved into being highly effective channels for promoting a consumers’ buying decisions. Unfortunately the data from their report doesn’t support that assumption.

According to comScore the research was comprised to study the following objectives:

• To gauge the value and perception of premium placement in site search

• To better understand how search engines and retail site search work together

• To define premium positions within site search results as viewed by two different buying communities: computer and consumer electronics (CE) shoppers

• To identify which information sources shoppers employ and what needs they satisfy in purchasing

I really don’t think it to be a wise decision to go on an assault in favor of the results. So, I invite you to be the judge and take a look at the data yourself. Please let me know what you think by reviewing the report below and letting me know your opinion. Thanks in advance.

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Honestly, this is a bit of a sad day for me … While I wasn’t paying attention, someone snagged the domain name for a site that I blogged on for quite some time … Oh well … I guess that’s just how it goes … anyways … I’m using the almost exact same theme and design as I had on the old site … so, it’s gonna ‘feel’ the same … I just got really used to the old domain name …

So … now that the cryings over … it’s time to announce the christening post of my site dedicated to SEO, SEM, SMO, Programming, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Coding & Web Servers …

Wow … I hope I can keep up with it all … It should be fun. I hope you enjoy and benefit from this site as much as I will …