Class Tuesday, October 23, 2012

1. I won’t be here Wednesday and Thursday since I will be at a technology conference at Gillette Stadium (I’ll tell Tom Brady you said hi).

You will have a substitute. Please report to the classroom just like any day. You will watch “The Social Network.” I will ask the sub to leave the lights on in case some of you want to do work or study while the movie is on. Please come prepared with things to do if that’s what you prefer. We will talk about the movie when I return.

2. SEO (search engine optimization)- How do people find you online? Let’s talk about a real example.

What works- page titles, key terms on page, social media profiles (Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.), Google Ads

How to rank better on Google

3. Online tracking- interesting new Firefox and Chrome add-on shows how Facebook, Google and other sites track you across the internet.

Privacyfix.com explained here

Open Firefox or Chrome and go to privacyfix.com to try it yourself. If you can’t install it let me know.

4. Fun with politics

Last presidential debate was last night- catch up by going here

Google Romney tax plan- what is the first result? A clever way to sabotage your opponent in the 21st century

Who is #winning on Twitter?

What does your favorite social media say about your political leanings?