Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Handle Accidents, Shootings or Assaults in Your Campus Using Facebook!



Social networking giant Facebook (FB) can be used to tackle campus emergencies like shootings, accidents, robberies or assaults, a study reveals. Since students stay connected to FB most of the time, it’s easy to alert them about such campus violence that has amplified in the last couple of decades.

Though TV channel or campus radio is there but they are not free from limitations. Facebook users can get instant notifications on their smartphones or mobile devices to stay safe and alert.

Monday, 8 December 2014

Twitter Pampers its Users with Instagram-like Photo Filters


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The popular social microblogging platform Twitter now pampers its users even more by giving them more control of their pictures. Twitter apps for Android and iOS have now replaced the ordinary photo-filter grid with a new and easy to use Instagram-style line of flexible filters.

You can double tap on the filters to see an intensity slider displaying thumbnails of how the images would appear.
   
So, why choose Instagram when you can use these filters over your drab looking phone images right from Twitter itself.

Thursday, 4 December 2014

10 WP Plugins to Add Some Christmas Flavor to Your Website

The clock is ticking. Tick tock! Tick tock! Yes, the countdown for Christmas has begun! When homes are embellished with Christmas trees, bells, lights and baubles and stores stacked with gift items, there is no basis why your website can’t be adorned with boughs of holly.



Keep reading this post to learn about these free WordPress (WP) plugins to pep up your website this Christmas!

1. Simply Snow

  •     This plugin lets you add a simple snow effect to your website without overdoing it. 
  •      Lightweight and doesn’t affect page load time adversely 
 2. Tribulant Snow Storm

  • Offers an eye-catching display of snowflakes spraying down on your WP site
  • Configure a few settings like the amount of snow, color, mobile support or whether the snow clings to the base of the screen
3. Advent Calendar

  • Get new and customized Christmas-theme images every day with Advent Calendar.
  • Exclusive holiday-theme visual content till Christmas
4. Improved Let It Snow

  • Configure this wonderful plugin to specify the shape, color, and how fast the snow falls to fill your web page.
  • Also configure to ascertain whether the snow accumulates at the base of the screen
5. Christmas Ball on Branch

  • Displays a little Christmas branch with a jazzy trinket in the right-hand  top corner
  • Even illuminates!
6. Christmas Countdown Widget

  • Adding this widget would show Santa’s beard doing the countdown until Christmas arrives
  • Helps in cheering up your visitors
7. Snow, Balloons and More
  • Set up leaves, snowflakes, Santa, lights and Christmas trees to glide down your website using this plugin
  • Makes your website more eye-catching during the festive season

8. Xmas Lights

  • Xmas Lights help you incorporate a series of multihued Christmas lights to greet your visitors this shopping season.
  • Adds a festive, unique touch to your site without looking gaudy
9. Hello Christmas
  • Activate Hello Christmas to display random lyrics from well-liked Christmas carols in the right hand top corner of the admin screen.
10. Holiday Message
  • This plugin lets you wish your visitors a ‘Happy Holiday’ message.
  • Display your message full width along the base, in the center, or right or left of the bottom of a web page.
  • Customize your message and pick from one of seven visuals 
So, what WP plugins you are incorporating into your website this Christmas? Or you are looking for a custom festive theme? Feel free to share with us. 


Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Tumblr Beats Instagram as the Top-growing Social Platform & Snapchat Reigns as the Fastest Growing App


Though Facebook (FB) reigns supreme as the world’s largest social site, but it has taken a backseat as far as picking up new users are concerned. To be candid, when it comes to new user base, FB has reached its saturation level.


Now, Tumblr has surpassed Instagram as the fastest growing social platform. Tumbler’s active user base has touched a whopping 120% in the past 6 months whereas Instagram has only struggled to grow by 64%. And, when it comes to FB, it has grown only by 2%.


Of all the social apps today, Snapchat reigns supreme as the top growing social app as most of its users represent teens and youths in their 20’s. Over the last year, Snapchat has grown by a promising 56%.


Though Instagram has continued to top the list early in 2014; now the numbers pertaining to active users and overall members has plummeted to number 3 in the list.

The other social networking platforms that witnessed more growth than Facebook are Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and even Google+.

Thursday, 22 May 2014

How a Digital Marketing Firm in Kolkata Must Build & Maintain a Brand’s Voice?

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Any company that aspires to reach out to its target audience needs to have a consistent brand voice. And, building and maintaining it is not an easy task. When it comes to digital marketing, we often talk a lot about consistency. More so, when we are referring to content marketing and brands – and in these areas, consistency means the overall brand voice. ............................READ MORE

Friday, 16 May 2014

Product Page Optimization Ideas from SEO Services in Kolkata

Do you have an ecommerce site? If so, then the product pages are your bread and butter. It’s these pages that will help you sell more and more products and earn profits. Though there are several ways to optimize your pages, in this post we are going to walk you through some of the most critical components to make your pages convert. That’s what any professional marketer offering SEO services in Kolkata will recommend.
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Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Website Development Kolkata- A Smart Guide to Creating a Fashion Website

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Do you have a penchant for fashion apparels, accessories, and thinking of selling men’s and women’s clothes and accessories such as ties, belts, shoes, and designer handbags (for ladies), and much more? It can be anything like chic and stylish products, your ecommerce store, blog or a fashion website that you want to promote. You have a fashion store in Kolkata but the revenue figures are not that impressive. In simple words, you want to grow in terms of profits. You also have a website displaying your products but the design and layout is failing to attract visitor attention.
As fashion sites are concerned, there is very little information about them. In this post, we have therefore tried to show how any professional website development firm in Kolkata helps you develop a stellar fashion site.
A Stylish, Up-to-the-Minute and Stylish Design
It doesn’t really matter whether you are using a design template, CMS, theme or hiring a professional to develop a fashion portal. Anyway you have to pick out a design that is capable of achieving your business objective and satisfy the interests of your target audience.
Some Classic Solutions: You can opt for a full black and white single page design as this is considered one of the classic solutions.  You can also choose a full purple theme as this color is widely used by fashion sites. However, there is no hard and fast rule that any specific theme should be used. This is the reason you must take into account your project specifications before deciding on any theme.  
Other Factors that Matter Too
  • Readability, i.e. the choice of fonts. It’s true that some fashion sites use curly or wavy typefaces to look extra artistic. However, you will fail in terms of user experience if the fonts used are too wavy and create difficulty in reading the content.  
  • The other significant components include color scheme, image galleries, background effects, and transition and animation effects.
An Appropriate Web Development Platform
How savvy are you when it comes to the development and coding of your website? If you have a good knowledge of the same, you will need software like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Web Creator or WebEasy. On the contrary, if you are not comfortable with developing and coding from scratch, you will need a site builder with CMS. WordPress, Squarespace, MotoCMS, and LightCMS are a few to mention.
If choosing a site builder, it’s important that you know what you are getting with your chosen content management system.
PLAYING WITH PICTURES
You need not be a rocket scientist to understand that a fashion site needs to be visually appealing, and serve as an eye candy for your targeted audience.

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Carousel Image Gallery
This is a kind of visual gallery that enthralls your visitors with a stunning look. The greatest benefit is that it pampers your targeted customers with an interactive experience by displaying several pictures or visual content at a time.
Customers get to see multiple thumbnails at a time. You can integrate it into the home page and attract your visitor’s attention to the other significant pages. You can do one of the following:
  • Use a carousel gallery to display all images that are linked to a single web page.
  • Or you can link every image to a different page.
Background Image Gallery
This is ideal for splash pages of many fashion related sites. For best results, select images highlighting large objects with no small details. When you have a background gallery in place, it gives your visitors an idea as to what they are supposed to expect from the site.
Sliding Image Gallery
When it comes to a sliding image gallery, it’s used as a slider having an ensemble of thumbnails. Since multiple preview images are shown on the same web page, we can consider it as a carousel of some kind. Then, sliding galleries can display content one at a time. It can display automatically or with the help of arrow buttons.
It’s important to note that while developing fashion websites don’t over rely on your aesthetics and taste. Instead, consult with professionals in the field and study inspirational fashion sites. You are a proficient clothes designer but maintaining a website related to fashion is not as easy as it sounds. After all, web design plays a pivotal role in shaping your brand identity and uniqueness.

Monday, 5 May 2014

SEO Content Writing & the Power of Words on Your Website

Do you remember what Matt Cutts has repeatedly said? It’s useful and quality content which is the key to success as far as Google rankings are concerned. Similarly, Duane Forrester from Bing said, “All SEO ranking signals revolve around content of some kind.” This is the reason quality SEO content is the need of the hour, especially after Google’s Hummingbird update. ..........READ MORE