Terry Smith: Relative, 16, arrested on murder charge Investigators think they found body of Menifee boy, 11

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MENIFEE — A 16-year-old relative of Terry Smith was arrested Wednesday, accused of murder in the disappearance of the autistic boy from Menifee.
The body of a boy who fits the description of 11-year-old Terry was found overnight in a “shallow grave containing partially exposed human remains,” Capt. John Hill said.
PHOTOS: Terry Smith goes missing in Menifee
Investigators were still working to confirm the body belonged to Terry, who was last seen Saturday near his home in Menifee.
The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is waiting for investigators to forward the criminal case to prosecutors for review, spokesman John Hall said. He did not know how quickly that could happen.
Terry’s 16-year-old half brother, whose name has not been released, was the last one to see Terry near his home on Saturday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Earlier this week, sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Albert Martinez told The Desert Sun, the teen told investigators he was “walking away from their residence, turns back, sees that Terry’s following him and tells Terry, ‘Hey, go home.’ ”
The half brother, who has the same mom as Terry, has been “questioned several times by investigators,” Martinez said Tuesday afternoon.
“He’s been cooperative throughout the whole time,” the deputy said.

Online Retailer Zulily to Hold Hiring Event July 16th

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Online retailer zulily.com is holding a hiring event on Tuesday, July 16th in Reno.
The hiring event will take place from 10am-3pm at the Reno JobConnect office at 4001 South Virginia Street Suite H.
Zulily is hiring for full-time jobs. The three-year-old company caters to mothers, babies and children.
Job applicants are encouraged to apply online at www.intellisource.com (NV0327180).

How to Create Menu or Tabs in Blogger Blog?

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I'm gonna post a new topic after a long break. I'm very sorry for those people are looking for new topics. Actually I was not getting new ideas. If someone is looking for a specific content then he might use this option to inform Marks PC Solution. 

OK let's start our today's concern. This post is specially helpful for blogger users who are trying to set Tabs in their blogs. And many of you may not know that there are two ways for creating tabs. I'm gonna discuss about both the methods one by one. 

Tips for Blogger

Method 1: 

This system is powered by blogger itself. This system allows you to create stand alone pages in your blog. Stand alone means you can only post a single topic in this page. For example, Contact Us or Report Us etc. This system may be less popular but still useful for creating a single but important post. 

To add Tabs in this system follow the instructions below: 

1. Sign in to your blogger dashboard. 
2. Now click on the Pages button from the left panel.
3. If you didn't create any pages earlier then you will see only Home button.
4. Look at the option Show pages as- Choose Top Tabs.
5. Click on the New Page button to create a new page and choose Blank Page.
6. You can arrange the position of the pages by dragging them

Remember, when you click on Blank Page from the New Page option immediately it will take to a new page. You should give a name of the page here. You can also write the contents of that page from here or you can just save it and write the contents later. 

Note: You can also add a web link in the tabs if you choose Web Address instead of Blank Page from the New Page option. 

Method 2: 

This system is somewhat complicated if you're new in blogging. But if you can do it then your blog will be just like a website! In this system your visitor will be able to find multiple posts under each tabs! You can do it just by placing the labels of your posts at the top. Follow the instructions below: 

1. Sign in to your blogger account.
2. Now go to the Layout option from the left panel.
3. Click Add a Gadget from the top. (Or you must drag and place it just below the Header) 
4. Choose Labels Gadget.
5. Now click on Selected Labels from the show option and hit the edit button.
6. Choose the labels from the box below. Never choose more than 8 or 9. Make sure that they can appear within a single line. Otherwise it may create a 2-line tab. That looks very odd. 
7. After selecting the labels hit on Done button and save the gadgets. Now view your blog.

You must remember:

• Your posts should be labeled properly to appear in the proper tabs.
• Labels gadget must be place under the header of the blog.

30 Recommended SEO Settings for Blogger

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 Learning SEO is important for every webmaster and blogger. Why? Because no matter how great the content on your site is, you're not getting any of it into search results if you don't apply SEO tactics. SEO makes your content visible to the outside world. Therefore, for your content to actually bring in any traffic, you need SEO. We have previously shared various posts on search engine optimization, but today, I'd like to share some SEO settings that every blogger should apply on their blog. These are specific to Blogger, but that doesn't mean you can't apply some of them to other platforms.

Before writing a post

1. Choose your topic carefully

Choosing the post topic is the most important part of creating content. The topic you choose should be compliant with what your users want. It should be unique and original, and should offer something of value to the users. Then, as you're constructing your post, you should ask yourself some questions regarding the topic and content (see Number 20 below).

2. Check out competition

Always check to see what your competitors are doing; what topics they're posting about, what strategies they're using, and most importantly, what's hot on their websites. I'm not saying that you go ahead and copy them. But take a general hint before coming up with your own content ideas.

3. Check out latest trends

Make sure you follow the latest trends and news on various social media networks. Write about what's hot. Writing on the most recent trends not only brings in a lot of readers, it also tells search engines that your website is dynamic, and provides fresh and latest content to its users.

4. Keyword research before post!

So, you've decided to write about something. But you're looking for words to explain? You have to learn how to do some keyword research first. You will need keywords for various different things, such as titles, meta descriptions, tags, and so on. Check out this article on doing keyword research to find out more about it.

5. The difference between a writer and a blogger

A good blogger might be a good writer, but the vice-versa isn't always true. A good writer might know how to write for readers, but a blogger also knows how to write for search engines. To be a good blogger, you need to adopt a technical style of writing, keep a consistent approach, and a lot more. Check out this post on creating great content that applies to readers as well as search engines.

6. Recommended word limit

There's no such thing as an 'ideal word limit' for a blog post. It purely depends on the number of posts you publish, and the post topic. But SEO experts agree on a minimum of 300 words to avoid penalties. We would recommend a range of 500-700 words on average, since that seems to be the magic number when it comes to readers - neither too short so as to miss out on important things, nor too long for it to get boring.

• The ideal word limit for a blog post

While writing a post

7. The title is the king!

The title is the most important part of a blog post, since it is the one that actually brings in the clicks. Optimizing post titles is a part of being a good blogger. Check out this post to learn all about creating search engine friendly post titles.

8. Optimize Permalink

Always keep permalinks short. Use custom permalinks of around 4-5 words at max, and separate each word a hyphen "-". Make sure you capture your most important keyword in the permalink (your focus keyword).

9. Intro with keywords

Keep all the keywords you can up with at the start in mind, and use them all in your introductory paragraph. It doesn't matter how many keywords you use in the content. But you must use them all at least once in the intro paragraph.

10. Headings and subheadings

Always use a combination of different headings. Usually, blog titles are H1s, so never use H1s. Post titles are usually H2s, so don't use H2s either. Use them only rarely. For the most part, use a combination of H3s and H4s in your post to specify a clear hierarchy in your content.

11. Typography

Typography refers to the styling of your content. It is almost as important as the content itself. Try to use different colored headings; use italic and bold text to emphasise your keywords, Also, once you're done writing your content, select all by pressing Ctrl + A, and then justify its alignment, so that the text looks neat at both ends.

12. Meta descriptions

The Meta description is the second-most important part of your post (after post title), as it is what users will see on a search engine (along with your title). Write a very short description of at most 170-180 characters, and make sure to include all the important keywords in it which you came up with before writing the actual post.

• Why Meta Descriptions appear in all search results
• Meta tag generator for Blogger

Linking

13. Inter link

Every post on your blog must have an internal link to another relevant post. This is one of the many ways to improve our rank. Try to at create at least two internal links within your intro paragraph, and at least one or two more in the rest of content. For a detailed guide, read the following post.

• How to smartly interlink your posts

14. Be careful with Anchor texts

An anchor text is the text you use to link to another page, and it is what users click to get to that other page. Choosing anchor text is a very important part of linking. Never use a single word anchor text. Always use a phrase. Usually, a three-word phrase is the best option. Always use a keyword phrase as anchor text.

Also, keep in mind to never use the same anchor text twice for the same link. It is considered as keyword stuffing, and/or spamming. Whether on your site or another, always vary the anchor text.

15. Nofollow vs dofollow links

A nofollow attribute in a link tells a search crawler not to 'follow' a link. First of all, when linking to external pages, always link to a page that has a better rank than yours. But if you must link to a lower quality page, always us the rel="nofollow" attribute with the link tag. But never do this for reputable sites, like Google, Wikipedia etc, nor for linking to your own pages.

• When to add a nofollow tag?
• When should you tag external links as nofollow
• more articles on the nofollow tag.....

Visuals

16. Use visual content to enhance your posts

Images, videos, infographics, animations; such things spice up your content. If you have a video related to your content, that's great. Otherwise, try to include at least one image in you blog post. And depending upon the topic, you can add many. But make sure you don't add too many, so much so that the textual content gets snuffed out.

17. Naming files and images

Before uploading a video, audio, or image file, always make sure you rename it. Use meaningful keywords, and separate them with dashes. This way, users and search engines can tell what the file is about just by its file path!

18. Optimize images before uploading

Suppose you want to display an image that is 500 pixels wide and 300 pixels high. There's no point in uploading a 1200x720 image. It'll take up space on your server, and rendering time at the user's end. Do everybody a favour, and scale down your images before uploading them.

19. Image Title and Alt text

Always tag images with Titles and Alt text. And always use relevant keywords. We've compiled some posts for you regarding image optimization. Make sure you check them out!

• How ti tag images to drive traffic
• How to optimize images

After writing a post

20. Basic questions to ask about your content

So you've created really awesome content. Great! But before it is internet-worthy, you need to ask yourself a few questions about. If the answer to any of the questions below is no, then there's something wrong with the content!

• Does the content make sense?
• Have I used good grimmer and punctuation and made little spelling mistakes?
• Is the content useful?
• It is unique/original?
• It it worth sharing and linking?
• Is it appropriately detailed?
• Does it have visual content, such as images or videos?
• Does it have examples, references, unique ideas?
• Is it interactive enough with the readers?
• Are there enough calls to action to invoke engagement?
• Does it ask readers questions about their own experiences?

21. Blog labels

Organize your blog's structure into a series of Labels (or tags and categories if you're using WordPress). Use at least one, and at max three labels for one blog post. And keep the total number of labels between 15 and 20 (for Blogger blogs, but same for categories in WordPress).

• What are blog labels?

22. Synchronize posts with the traffic

Don't publish your blog posts as you complete them. Always schedule them for an appropriate time. For example, monitor your traffic stats and see what time do you get the most amount of traffic. You might want to schedule your posts for around that time. But try to be consistent about your timing. Pick a timing that works for you, and stick to it!

23. Posting frequency

There are no restrictions when it comes to posting frequency. But the more, the better. Try to keep up with at least one post a day. You may write as many as you can per day though. There's no limit. You can even write a hundred if you can afford to :)

Other settings

24. Create a sitemap

A sitemap is a listing of all the pages on your site. Often times, search crawlers might miss out on a page because you might not have linked to it in any other page. So to tell search engines to index that isolated page, you have to submit a sitemap to them. You could use a plugin for generating a sitemap, or read our post on Blogger Sitemap Generator for more details.

25. Blog load time

The blog load time is the most important when it comes to user-friendliness. The slower a blog loads, the more users tend to leave it before it's done loading. So always try to keep your load time to a minimum. Here are some tips that should help;

• 11 Useful Tips to help reduce your blog load time

26. Sitelinks

Sitelinks appear on blogs that have PR 2 or above, and they are a collection of some of the links on your blog that appear in Google search results. They make your blog look more professional. Check out our post on how to tell Google what links to display in sitelinks.

27. Social bookmarking widgets

Add social bookmarking widgets on your blog to improve your social rankings. Search engines like it when they find links to your social profiles. Besides, such widgets make it easier for users to share your content.

28. Directory submissions

Submitting your blog to directories such as DMoz increases the number of backlinks you have, and in turn, your website's rank.

• Why submit blog posts to the top 10 article directories?
• Submit your blog to bloggers directories now!

29. Working on your PageRank

PageRank is Google's way of ranking websites. The higher your PR, the better chances you have of getting into search results, and the faster your index rate will be. Read the following post to learn a lot more about PageRank, and how to improve it.

• Reasons why your PageRank is not improving

30. Avoiding SEO penalties

In the end, avoid using shady SEO tactics to jump your rank. Always use Search engine friendly techniques to avoid algorithmic penalties. Check out the following posts for more info.

• Recovering from Google Penguin update Penalty
• 10 Link Building techniques Google Penguin won't mind

Got any questions? Or maybe, have something to add? Please leave a comment below and tell us what you're thinking. Cheers :)

Google Payment Banned in Pakistan by Western Union

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We just discovered that On 29th June 2013, Western Union issued a notice to all its franchises in Pakistan to stop payments and transactions made by Google Inc. Whether you are a Google employee or AdSense Publisher, unfortunately you can no longer receive payments from Google through Western Union Quick Cash. We discovered this news today when I was shown the official notice which stated that due to several fraud cases being reported, Western Union has decided to cut down all transactions made by Google in Pakistan. Neither can a customer send money to Google as Sender nor receive a payment as the receiving party. So far Publishers living in Pakistan especially in cities like Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad are not yet informed through any communication medium. Neither have we heard anything from Badar Khushnood, the Country Google consultant. The information is undisclosed and both parties are trying to keep things confidential. We have not heard any print or electronic media reports on this so far.

I discovered this news today when I visited the nearest WU franchise near my home in order to withdraw our company's monthly AdSense payment. Somehow we are really disappointed to know how badly the country is losing its trust and credibility day by day. With up to 80% AdSense Accounts banned each year in Pakistan, this is yet another set of a horrible news that embraced us today.

Now its time for all bloggers and webmasters to edit the Payment method using AdSense Account. This tutorial is aimed to help publishers from Pakistan to continue receiving payments from Google without using Western Union Money transfer system.

Change Payment Settings in AdSense

1. Log in your AdSense account
2. Click Account settings
3. Under Payment settings click the link that says "edit payment method"

   

4. Under the check options you will see two radio buttons. Standard delivery checks are sent by regular country mail and it often takes around a month but if you want to receive the payment as quickly as possible within 4-5 days then choose the Secured Express Delivery however this includes a charge of $25 which is the processing fee.

Standard delivery is done by Pakistan Post but Secured delivery is often done by a reliable courier service which is often TCS and rarely DHL.

   5. We have chosen Express delivery option. You may choose as per your timely requirements. Hit continue and you are all done!

Will you be paid this month for your June Earnings?

Since AdSense has a strict policy for monthly payment cycles, therefore if you are editing the payment method today then you will get June and July payments together at the end of July. We are a little late because payment settings must be changed 15 days earlier before the closing month. Therefore finger crossed for June earnings but be glad that at least you have set an alternative payment method.

Why Google does not pay via PayPal or Bank Wire?

We still don't know the exact reasons to this but as far as we know, Google like many other big corporate firms don't use an Online Transaction method like PayPal in order to avoid hidden commission costs and charges. PayPal charges about 2.9% + $0.3 Per Transaction. On contrary WU charges much less i.e. Just $10 for a payment under $500. Google makes sense in case of PayPal but what about Online Bank Wire Transfer? Why can't publishers receive money straight in their bank accounts?  This is where AdSense doesn't make sense at all!

I just hope Google offers more flexible ways of Online transaction to its users and sort out this newly erupted problem in Western Union Pakistan.

When will Western Union Lift the Ban?

Not sure if this is a temporary ban or permanent, only time can tell. Since it's a matter of some serious fraud cases being caught and reported therefore unless Western Union recovers all the loses or make a new silent business policy deal with Google, we can't expect the ban to be lifted that soon.

Your Views?

Share your precious discoveries with us. What do you know forced WU to take such a big decision? Will this create problems for you or you don't care and enjoy to be paid via courier? Please share your precious views with us.

Peace and blessings buddies.

Compact megazooms compared (roundup)

The lenses get longer, but the bodies get smaller. Pretty amazing.

Compact megazooms, also known as travel zooms, are some of the most popular cameras on CNET. That's likely because they offer wide-angle lenses with long zooms, giving you a lot of shooting flexibility, but without the bulk of larger dSLR-style megazooms.
This roundup only features the flagship compact megazooms from each of the manufacturers. Most of the category is filled with models that are at or around the 20x-zoom mark. Sony is the biggest exception, out in front this year with its HX50V, which packs a 30x, f3.5-6.3, 24-720mm lens. It's also the priciest in the category thanks in part to a deep feature set.
We're still working our way through the 2013 models, though, with reviews of the Panasonic DMC-ZS30, Nikon Coolpix S9500, Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR, and Olympus Stylus SH-50 iHS in the works.

Editors' note: This post was originally published April 10, 2012, and was updated on July 1, 2013, with the Canon PowerShot SX280 HS, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V, and Samsung WB800F Smart Camera.

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Canon PowerShot SX280 HS
The SX280 HS picks up where the excellent SX260 HS left off. It has the same 20x, f3.5-6.8, 25-500mm lens and 12-megapixel sensor, but its new processor improves the shooting options and image quality. The battery life isn't great, though. Read the full review.

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V
Sony's top-of-line 2013 compact megazoom is just all-around good and loaded with shooting options. The 30x zoom is the longest you'll find in this class, and the camera also has an accessory shoe for attaching an external mic or flash or even an electronic viewfinder. Read the full review.

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Samsung WB800F Smart Camera
The WB800F might not have the best photos and video here, but its wireless features make it worth considering for those addicted to sharing their shots online. It's also loaded with some fun and unique shooting modes, making the whole package a nice complement to a smartphone camera. Read the full review.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20
The DMC-ZS20 was one of the best compacts from 2012, with excellent shooting performance and photo and video quality. It's still around, and if you can find it at a good price (it originally sold for around $350) it's worth considering. However, its successor, the DMC-ZS30, packs in a lot more features, including Wi-Fi with NFC for quickly pairing with an NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet. Read the full review.

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Nikon Coolpix S9300
The S9300 has been replaced by the Coolpix S9500, which features more megapixels, more zoom, and built-in Wi-Fi. Still, the 18x zoom S9300 is a solid choice if you're just looking to point and shoot, and can be found for $100 less than the S9500. Read the full review.

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Samsung Galaxy Camera
The Galaxy Camera is basically an Android-powered version of the WB800F (so, technically, this is the flagship compact megazoom from Samsung). Backed by AT&T's or Verizon Wireless' 4G data network (for a monthly fee, of course) the Galaxy Camera is the ultimate gadget for those who love to shoot and share. A Wi-Fi-only version is also available. Read the full review.
Looking for specs and pricing? Compare these compact megazoom cameras head-to-head.

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Add Twitter Cards to Blogger Correctly

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Most of you asked how do we add a "View/Hide Summary" link below our tweets. If you click the summary link it will expand and show the post description snippet, along with a thumbnail image, Page title and twitter account attribution. We achieved it by integrating "Twitter Summary Cards" with Blogger. Twitter card is not a new name because they were introduced last year and the reason we never talked about it was due to unavailability of custom XML tags in blogger code library. The image thumbnail tag provided by blogger is of small resolution i.e. 72 x 72 pixels and unfortunately Twitter still has problems fetching the thumbnail correctly. This made it difficult to implement twitter cards for blogger.

The thumbnail displays fine on Twitter testing page but fails to appear on twitter page. Somehow we at least succeeded in fixing the problem with embedded tweets as you will see in demo.  Due to low resolution thumbnail sizes we can not install meta tags for Large Image Summary Card in Blogger but we can surely add Summary Card that works fine with small resolution images. We termed today's tutorial "correct" because most of the  methods that we found so far were not well wrapped in with conditional statements and this made the Template Header full of a large clutter of META Tags which is not good for SEO of any site. The same mistake is seen for OpenGraph Tags which I will be covering in another tutorial. Lets first read a little theory before jumping at the tutorial.

To see the demo visit our twitter page: @wild_tricks

Below is a live demo for an embedded tweet:

Difference between OpenGraph Tags and Twitter Cards?

We honestly find it completely meaningless when twitter introduced beta version of these new tags in 2012 because we already had Facebook OpenGraph Tags that are widely used even today and works just fine in fetching the right Thumbnail, Description and title. OpenGraph tags are used even by GooglePlus to fetch required data and twitter also used it. Now twitter has started a whole new crap that I hope may not encourage every new social media network to come up with their own custom meta tags. I just hope Google does not follow this trend. Else we will be forced to add bulk of meta tags for each giant online. Twitter cards are surely a bit different and creative but fundamentally speaking they serve the exact same purpose as OpenGraph tags do which were introduced by Facebook.

Following is the list of six twitter cards being introduced by twitter in order to display user content in a more friendly way on Twitter accounts.

1. Summary Card: Default card, including a title, description, thumbnail, and Twitter account attribution.
2. Large Image Summary Card: Similar to a Summary Card, but Features bigger size images.
3. Photo Card: A Tweet sized photo card.
4. Gallery Card: Displays a collection of photos.
5. App Card: Displays application profile.
6. Player Card: A Tweet sized video/audio/media player card. You can now watch YouTube videos live on twitter! Probably the best card for podcast blogs. Instead of summary link you will see View/Hide Media link here.
7. Product Card: It represents product content in a more better way.

Why this Method is Correct?

We are utilizing dynamic conditional statements available in blogger that checks for a selected data and displays the content only when the required condition is met. The code shared below will check for a Homepage logo and also Post thumbnail based on right condition. The thumbnail data variable does not work for index page but works only for item pages. As a result if you specify the following data type for thumbnail:

data:blog.postImageThumbnailUrl

then Twitter will not display a summary card for homepage but it will for item/post pages. In order to fix this problem, we have set careful conditions, which work just fine and also produces a compressed code.

Further instead of manually adding Title and description for homepage, we have used variables that automatically does the work.

Install Twitter Cards on blogger

STEP#1

Follow these easy steps.

1. Go To Blogger > Template
2. Backup your template
3. click Edit HTML
4. Paste the following Meta tags anywhere below <head>

<!-- Twitter Cards For Blogger by MBT -->

<meta content='summary' name='twitter:card'/>
<meta content='@wild_tricks' name='twitter:site'/>
<meta content='@wild_tricks' name='twitter:creator'/>

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;index&quot;'>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.url' name='twitter:url'/>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.pageTitle' name='twitter:title'/>
<b:else/>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.homepageUrl' name='twitter:url'/>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.pageName' name='twitter:title'/>
</b:if>

<b:if cond='data:blog.metaDescription != &quot;&quot;'>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' name='twitter:description'/>
</b:if>

<b:if cond='data:blog.postImageThumbnailUrl'>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.postImageThumbnailUrl' name='twitter:image'/>
<b:else/>
<meta content='YOUR-BLOG-LOGO' name='twitter:image'/>
</b:if>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.homepageUrl' name='twitter:domain'/>

Make these changes:

• Replace wild_tricks with your twitter username for blog profile
• You can replace wild_tricks with either your personal twitter profile or your blog profile. I chose blog profile. For Multi author blogs like in wordpress you can choose to show author twitter profile for each twitter card.
• Replace YOUR-BLOG-LOGO with your Logo Link

    5. Save your template and you are half done!

STEP#2

The final step is to verify your twitter card settings. It is really easy, just follow these steps:

1. Open Google Chrome or Safari (Twitter cards work on webkit browsers only not Firefox)
2. Go to Twitter Card Validator
3. Double Click Summary on the popup window
4. Click the Validate and Apply  tab
5. To see you have added the code correctly just enter your homepage link inside the box and hit go.

    6.  Do the same for a post Page. Select any post (which contains at least one image and search description) from your blog and test it to see it also gives the right post title, thumbnail and description. If you get a red error for twitter:description , then probably you have not added Post description. Just don't worry about it because I will tell you in next step on how to fix that.

    7. You will see a red link that says that your site is not approved, simply click it and fill up the form to submit your request for Twitter card approval.

Twitter would say that they would send you an email but they really don't do that. At least I have not received any email for our three blogs. They get approved automatically within 48 hours. Once you see summary link below all posts know that you are all set up! 

Requirements:

There are two requirements for twitter cards to work properly in Blogger:

1. Always add Search Description for Posts

If you don't know how to do it or if you don't have the "search option" inside blogger post editor then you can simply optimize your blog and add the required code by following this tutorial.

2. One Image inside posts

In order for twitter to display the thumbnail, you must make sure to add at least one image inside your posts. This image can be uploaded anywhere you want. There is no requirement that it must be uploaded through blogger editor only or on picasa web albums. All that is required is an image inside a post and nothing else.

Need help?

This tutorial is made as easy and informative as possible. If you still faced any problems, then don't troubleshoot yourself and let us know for any help needed.

Free Tip: Wordpress users can install JM Twitter Cards  for any framework, be that genesis or thesis.

Peace and blessings dear buddies :)

Big Brother 15 Episode 2: Playing Nice

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The honeymoon phase has ended in the Big Brother house and it’s time to play the game. However the editing is making me feel like these players are playing a little too safe and too nice. Maybe I should check out the live feeds. Was anyone surprised by how much air time was given for Rachel Reilly? My excitement for this season has ended; I’m just waiting for a back to be stabbed and the claws to come out.

BBMVP Watch

So we still don’t know who this person is this week, but I’m hoping Helen is it! I have this gut feeling that Elissa will win it and I don’t feel as though it’s deserving because her sister was on the show before and that’s a fan base that will vote. I am still excited about this twist and how it will change the game. Floaters however are still in this game even with the twist. Especially with this big of a cast so we still have life vests being used in this house.

Another Alliance & Showmance In Bloom

The Moving Company … really? It’s as bad as last season’s “Quack Pack,” even Dan (@dangheesling) tweeted that the name was bad. It’ll be interesting to see if Nick’s theory is correct and this five-guy alliance can all make final five. Even the Quack Pack lost a member for the final five. The group wouldn’t be too suspect of an alliance but that could also make them even more susceptible to being in one. I was surprised that Nick called Spencer a “sleeper” type player, don’t count Spencer out. Spencer looks to be playing a great social game and Nick shouldn’t count him out.
The first showmance is in bloom and I’m dubbing them “Barbie & Ken,” which is Aaryn & David. This could be a really powerful couple but as we know with showmances they usually don’t last. I was shocked to hear the David was more into the showmance than winning the game. David needs to remember he’s playing for a half a million dollars not a budding romance, this isn’t an ABC show with roses.

Rachel Reilly’s Sister

It’s not a surprise that this information was being leaked and finally revealed. Elissa knew that this was eventually going to get out and she went up to McCrae to let him know. Now McCrae is a super fan of this show and so of course he’s excited to know this information but also as a game player could hurt him. I’m very surprised how vocal Aaryn is about Elissa begin Rachel’s sister. Last time I checked Rachel wasn’t cast this season, so could we please stop with the flashbacks of Rachel? I predict that we get a segment with Rachel sometime this season on her thoughts about her sisters gameplay as well as the other houseguests.

Have/Have Not Competition

Howard was the weak link for his group. It does go to show just because you may have muscle doesn’t mean you’re the player for every competition. I enjoyed that Howard acknowledged this fact and sadly I think with his slow start as well as the team having to start over cost them the competition. Which we were then treated to the Have Not room this season and it’s really bad. Who would want to sleep in an airplane seat for a week? Definitely not me but at least they could also just sleep on the floor.
We were then treated with America’s Vote! The options and voting began immediately after the announcement for next week’s have nots. My personal choice is oysters & okra. But we’ll see which one America decides; whether it’s my choice or bologna & blue cheese or liver & lima beans. I wish for America’s choice we were able to decide a punishment for the have nots too besides giving the houseguests extra food to eat with slop.

McCrae Plays It Safe

It was interesting to hear that McCrae didn’t want to have much blood on his hands and he wanted to do what the house wanted. Is McCrae playing for the house and no himself? McCrae needed to put up some strong people and hope that the BBMVP would also put another strong player up. Then that lessens the odds for strong players to take themselves off. But I’m just hypothesizing a possible game strategy. In the end he nominates weak players (in my opinion) and didn’t go for strong competitors. I wonder how the BBMVP’s nomination will impact the POV. Hopefully Candice and Jessie step up their game and fight to stay in the house.

Predictions For BBMVP, BBMVP Nomination And Veto Competition Winner

Elissa will win (sadly) and I hope she’d nominate Jeremy or at least a strong player, maybe Nick. I predict McCrae will win basing this off his performance in the first HOH competition. I definitely see McCrae as someone to watch out for.
Tune in tomorrow at 9 p.m. on CBS 62 to see if my predictions are correct. Hopefully we’ll see some plays that aren’t nice and people backs are stabbed.
Mark Drum is a Farmington Hills, MI native and Big Brother fan since 2000. He hopes to one day be on Big Brother and win. Mark is a graduate from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Theatre Arts. He’s a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and can be found popping up in movie production sets and theater stages around Detroit.

TV best bets with 4th of July shows, 'Siberia'

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July arrives and the series debuts have slowed to a trickle.
Then again, it just may because it's July 4th weekend.
A few new series are being introduced. NBC's "Siberia" is one of the more intriguing entries Monday night. It appears to be a "Survivor"-type reality show but is actually a scripted series where the contestants face some odd happenings even odder than what Mark Burnett could think up. (Downside: it's against CBS surprise hit "Under the Dome," which opened last week at a huge 13.5 million viewers.)
Discovery introduces two new series Friday, both focused around motorcycles, and Reelz tries out a new drama called "King."
Plus, on Tuesday, BET is providing a sampling of a 2014 series shot in Atlanta: "Being Mary Jane" starring Gabrielle Union.
MONDAY
“The Bachelorette” 8 p.m. ABC — Desiree brings her eight remaining bachelors to Barcelona.
“American Ninja Warrior” 8 p.m. NBC (fifth season debut) — Qualifiers hit an obstacle course featuring something called Flying Nun Chucks.
“Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” 8 p.m. VH1 — Joseline and Stevie J got back together - at least last week.
“Bizarre Foods America” 9 p.m. Travel (fourth season debut) — Andrew seeks hidden gems in Los Angeles such as pig head tamales and chicken embryo.
“Major Crimes” 9 p.m. TNT —A material witness flies to Los Angeles to testify, only to become a prime suspect.
“The Glades” 9 p.m. A&E — A bank VP is found dead in a vault.
“Below Deck” 10 p.m. Bravo (new series) — Life among young crew members on a private luxury yacht.
“Longmire” 10 p.m. A&E — Walt is tipped off about the murder of an alleged psychic.
“King & Maxwell” 10 p.m. TNT — The pair work with FBI when a 13-year-old is abducted.
“Siberia” 10 p.m. NBC (new series) — Strange things happen to 16 reality-show TV contestants.
“Under the Dome” 10 p.m. CBS  — People panic when a house catches fire but firefighters can't get inside the dome.
“Mistresses” 10:01 p.m. ABC — Savi keeps her pregnancy a secret.
TUESDAY
“Extreme Weight Loss” 8 p.m. ABC — An overweight couple try to lose weight together.

“So You Think You Can Dance” 8 p.m. Fox — The first two are eliminated.
“Deadliest Catch” 9 p.m. Discovery — Brutal conditions force some crew members to consider throwing in the towel.
“Rizzoli & Isles” 9 p.m. TNT — The slaying of an assertive journalism student is investigated.
“The Haves and the Have Nots” 9 p.m. OWN — Jeffery and Wyatt help Amanda move into her new apartment. .
“Catfish: The TV Show” 10 p.m. MTV — An Iraq War vet bonds with a man online.


“Perception” 10 p.m. TNT — Pierce and Moretti check out a woman's claims that her husband was abducted by aliens. .
“The Game” 10 p.m. BET — Tasha tries to make amends with Pookie.
“Being Mary Jane” 10:30 p.m. BET (new series pilot) — Gabrielle Union stars as a 30-something journalist with romance and family issues. The series will debut early next year.
WEDNESDAY

“Big Brother” 8 p.m. CBS — The first elimination and not a moment too soon as contestants utter homophobic, sexist and racists slurs.
“Family Tools” 8:30 p.m. ABC — Jack gets bullied by pest-control guys.

 “Love Thy Neighbor” 9 p.m. OWN — Danny gets protective when Marty invites Linda to a ball.
“The American Baking Competition” 8 p.m. CBS — It's a double elimination!
“Franklin & Bash” 9 p.m. TNT — The guys defend a fisherman and Rachel takes on a wrongful-termination case that involves a psychic.
“Donut Showdown” 9:31 p.m. Cooking (new series) — Mmm... donuts!
“Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman” 10 p.m. Science — Examining the possibility of brain hackers.
THURSDAY
“AJC Peachtree Road Race Recap” 8 p.m. WXIA — Highlights from an Atlanta mainstay.
“Hell's Kitchen” 8 p.m. Fox — Six cooks become four.
“Georgia Salutes America” 9 p.m. WSB — Jovita Moore and Zach Klein host the show at Centennial Olympic Park. Celtic Woman perform.
“Macy's 4th of July Fireworks” 9 p.m. NBC — Nick Cannon hosts with Mariah Carey, TIm McGraw, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift performing.
“L.A. Hair” 9 p.m. WE — The staff react negatively when they are required to wear uniforms.
“House of Curves” 10 p.m. WE — The trunk show organized by Kendra is a success, but Sherlynda steals her thunder when she rocks the new high-fashion line.







FRIDAY
  “Warlocks Rising” 9 p.m. Discovery (new series) — A party is thrown to celebrate a prison release in this new series exploring a motorcycle club.
“Continuum ” 10 p.m. Syfy — Kiera suffers an emotional breakdown.
“King” 10 p.m. Reelz (new series) — Homicide detective Jessica King is a charismatic but unconventional cop whose unique eye for detail turns cases around.
“Life's Too Short” 10 p.m. HBO — Warwick meets with Val Kilmer to discuss a sequel to 1988's "Willow."
“Philly Throttle” 10 p.m. Discovery (new series) — The guys at Liberty Vintage Motorcycles are feeling the heat as they races to complete a 1967 Norton Atlas and a 1931 Matchless Model X.
WEEKEND
 “Zero Hour” 9 p.m. Saturday ABC — Hank and Laila are in Strasbourg, France, desperate to beat the Pyrates.
“Cupcake Wars” 8 p.m. Sunday Food (eighth season finale) — Cupcakes in honor of Blue Man Group are created by contestants.
“Wife Swap” 8 p.m. Sunday ABC — Tiffany swaps with Nia Peeples.
“Dexter” 9 p.m. Sunday Showtime — Miami Metro continues its search for the Brain Surgeon.
“Drop Dead Diva” 9 p.m. Sunday Lifetime — Jane represents a jilted bride who is suing the former groom for damages.
“Food Network Star ” 9 p.m. Sunday Food —  Ths aspiring stars need to create a product representing their brand.
“True Blood” 10 p.m. Sunday HBO — Sookie confronts her attraction to Ben by inviting him to dinner.
“Devious Maids” 10 p.m. Sunday Lifetime — Michael's ex-wife reveals a shocking secret about Taylor's past.
“Crossing Lines” 10 p.m. Sunday NBC — Sebastian and the ICC team investigate an unusual situation in Poland.
“Falling Skies” 10 p.m. Sunday TNT — Hal at last casts light on his internal struggle.
“Ray Donovan” 10 p.m. Sunday Showtime — Ray activates a plan to send his father back to prison.