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Handroll To Add SEO to HTML 5 Video

You know how important SEO is for getting web traffic (if you don’t, we’ll tell you). But video has always been tricky to optimize for search engines. And the Social Media side? Pretty much limited to “liking”, linking, and pasting. According to ReadWriteWeb, Handroll.tv is trying to change all that. Positioning itself as the video equivalent of WordPress, founder Scott Rafer points out that “HTML5 video makes it very tough to hide anything—media files, player code, usage, video description metadata, social gestures, editing layers, and a hundred other savory morsels.” This is important stuff that HTML5 currently ignores while Flash handles with them with ease. But with HTML5 video owning 54% of the market and growing as of October 2010, it’s more important than ever to know how to deal with its limitations.

  • posted by
    Brian Hischier
  • Nov 04, 2010
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    Code

Firesheep Sidejacks Your Internet

According to CNN, that paradise called free Wi-Fi just got a little less heavenly. If you like to use Facebook, Gmail, or dozens of other “secure” websites while out and about, you might be at risk of exposure. Free or Open Wi-Fi spots are vulnerable to a new Firefox extension called Firesheep that allows anyone on the same Wi-Fi network as you to see all your non-encrypted data, to log in as you, be you, and screw you over by messing with your stuff. It’s that simple. And if that wasn’t bad enough, it’s easier to figure out than most of Facebook. Way easier. And while we don’t approve of sidejacking, we’d be happy to show you how. Or how to protect yourself. Post questions on our DBC Facebook Page.

  • posted by
    Brian Hischier
  • Nov 02, 2010
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    Code