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HOW TO SAVE ALL YOUR INSTAGRAM DATA

The social networks that we use every day know practically all of us. They have information of all kinds: photographs, videos, locations … Sometimes we want to end our adventure in a social network, change user or create a different account. But you do not want to lose everything you had in the social network. You can save it with just one click.

You can make a backup of WhatsApp on your mobile or save all the data on the network in just a couple of clicks so that your conversations are not lost. You can also archive all your tweets easily on Twitter. Now, in addition, you can save all your Instagram data.

 

Instagram will allow you to save all your data from the social network for whatever reason. Either because you want to have them for security, because you think about closing your account or because you want to share them. A new option in the settings will allow you to access, press a button and all your information is sent by email in zip format so you can do what you want with it. The file will be in the email and you can download it wherever you want.

 

In the archive will appear, as it seems , all the photographs that you have uploaded to the social network and also what you put in your biography, for example. Although for now we do not know if our archive of stories will also be downloaded.

 

Be that as it may, the stories you can download one by one or just the ones that interest you. To do it, simply go to your profile and click on a small icon on the top right in the form of a clock. In it you can see all your old stories. To download some just press on it, click on the three points that appear in the lower right and click on “save photo”. It seems a somewhat laborious work but it will only take you a few minutes if you want to stay with those Instagram images that once came up and now you have lost.

 

The function to download all your Instagram data is already in the beta of the iOS application although it is not active yet. It will be a matter of time that you can download your chats in a similar way as in WhatsApp or Twitter.

WHATSAPP ADDS NEW STICKERS PACKS

A few days ago we told you that WhatsApp is working to include the stickers, which will arrive very soon. The stickers that we already use in Facebook Messenger are coming to WhatsApp and we already know that they will be exclusive or some other details. Today, in addition, we know new packages.

Telegram already uses this type of stickers, also LINE or Facebook Messenger. WhatsApp comes a little late to the stickers but the company continues to strive in this new feature of which we already know its appearance and that continues to include new packs to make it as complete as possible.

We know that there will be stickers that match Facebook Messenger but there will be other exclusive ones. We also know that companies can launch stickers in specific promotion campaigns, for example. And although they are not available, today we can see many of the stickers that will arrive very soon.

They are not yet available in WhatsApp for iOS or WhatsApp for Android, not even in the beta version of the application. They are, but deactivated. We do not know when they will arrive but, as WA Beta Info shows, more and more stickers are added to the collection and we have already been able to take a look to know how they are.

Three new packs have been added to the collection: Cuppy, Salty and Bibimbap Friends. The first is a collection of coffee cups with different expressions. The second are designs and faces of different types and the third one seems, at first glance, that it is about pots and kitchen utensils doing things and also with different expressions. These three packs are added to those we had already seen with Unchi and Rollie among others.

At the moment we do not know when these new stickers will arrive but it seems that they are very close and we will have to wait very little to be able to use them day after day as we use the emojis in our conversations.

Link Building

Linkbuilding: short explanation

Link building summarizes the methods that web site owners, SEOs, and other web creatives use to link other sites to a destination site.

Detailed explanation

Link building (also link building) describes various methods that are used to create links from other websites. This makes link building an off-page optimization in the SEO area. The basic principle is to get other websites to create a so-called backlink, a reference to their own page, in different ways. Some of the strategies for link building are rewarded by the search engines, others are rated negative and punished. The goal of link building is to generate as many links as possible, which are rated by users and search engines as high-quality and helpful in order to strengthen their own page in the search engine ranking and to better network. The quality of a link depends on various factors.

What is a backlink?

Backlinks are sometimes referred to as HTML from one site to another. For a long time, linking was a signal to a search engine for a recommendation made by the linker of the linked page. Therefore, it was beneficial for websites to get as many backlinks and thus as many recommendations.

The algorithms of search engines are largely unknown. Nevertheless, it can now be assumed that a high number of backlinks is no longer decisive for a good ranking. Rather, the quality of the references now decides whether a website is well placed in the search results. Thus, backlinks from respected, high-quality and popular sites are more valuable than links from less-known or poorly rated sites. In addition, experts are increasingly discussing whether Google may reduce the importance of backlinks as a ranking factor more or less completely. Google itself states that webmasters should not value link building and instead produce good content that promotes natural backlinks.

What is Linkjuice?

Search engines assign each website a certain value and quality. To do this, they set various factors that tell how trustworthy, high-quality, popular, etc. is a page. What Google once said in PageRank is probably an even more complex process with several factors that determine the value of a page.

The value of a page can be partially “transferred” to other websites via links. This means that websites link through a recommendation that more or less counts depending on the quality of the page. The power with which this value is transmitted is often metaphorically referred to as link juice. A page can therefore pass on part of its link juices to another page via backlink: the higher the quality of the page, the more linkjuice it transmits and the more linkjuice receives the linked page. In addition, how much Linkjuice is transferred depends on the link structure of the linking page: the more links a page contains, the less linkjuice is usually transmitted per link.

In order to prevent a search engine from considering a link and its linkjuice for the ranking, website operators can use “no-follow-links”. A rel = “nofollow” placed in the HTML tells the search engine that this link should not be evaluated, so it should not transfer a linkjuice. Website operators can thus prevent the linkjuice of their site from being lost.

What is a link profile?

The link profile of a webpage indicates how many backlinks a page has, what kind they are, where they came from, which anchor texts are used and where the backlinks were placed on the page. All these are crucial factors that determine how high quality a link is.

A good link profile is a healthy mix of the different possibilities of each factor. Search engines conclude that the links originated naturally and were not built by link purchase, link exchange or other tricks. They interpret a natural link building positively, because usually only “natural links” correspond to a real recommendation and thus are valuable for the user.

Many SEOs try again and again to determine the perfect composition of a backlink profile. They try to give exact information about what percentage of the backlinks originate from and which properties they should possess. How exactly a good link profile looks, however, depends on many factors and presumably for each website individually.

Backlinks: number and source are crucial

While it was important for a long time to get the highest possible number of backlinks, in the meantime, link building is more class than mass. Although websites are best served by high-quality pages that are as relevant as possible to their own website, each page’s profile should contain a healthy mix of different types of links. Of course, most of the backlinks come from sites that are average or less significant. Inferior or negative pages, which manipulate search results using various SEO measures, should avoid webmasters and remove their links. Otherwise, Google may also penalize your own website.

For example, a good link profile includes links from (blog) articles and their comments, from press releases , forums, or social networks. Also directories, bookmarks and web catalogs can occur in a certain amount in the portfolio.

What types of links exist?

The source is just as crucial about the value of a link as the art. Search engines rate a backlink that comes from a graphic or an image, unlike links that appear in a text. It also counts whether the picture is provided with title and meta information.

In addition, the nofollow property affects the effectiveness of a backlink. This HTML tag tells Google not to consider the link so marked for ranking. Nevertheless, nofollow links are not worthless for the linked pages: they guide the user to the website, thus ensuring traffic and conversions. Therefore, a certain amount of nofollow links in the link profile of any website is natural and useful.

Where can links be placed?

In addition to the quality – the so-called trust – of the linking party, it is also crucial at which point of a website the link was set. Links in the header or footer have a value other than links in the main content of the page. Links in pictures are judged differently than text links. It is also important how many links are placed around your own – for example, whether a page offers only a mere list of backlinks. Search engines also check which topics deal with the content in the immediate vicinity of the link and whether these, as well as the entire page, are thematically related to the linked page.

The multiple linking of a page usually plays no role for the search engine. If two or more (different) link texts point to the same URL, usually only the first backlink is considered. An exact breakdown of this has been identified by SEO expert Malte Landwehr in an experiment.

link texts

Another important factor – apart from the source, the type, the characteristics and the location of the backlink on the left-hand side – also influences the link text’s quality. So that search engines can interpret the reference correctly, the correct choice of words is crucial. While in the past it used to link exactly the word that should serve as a keyword for a page , search engines are now more likely to rate link texts than positives that accurately describe to the user what to expect when they click. These can be “soft” links that consist of a whole linked sentence or subset.

How Textbroker works can be seen in our video tutorial.

But individual words like “here” are often used as well

To read the article, click here .

Only in the internal linking of a page is a “hard” link with the exact, goal-oriented keyword still desirable and useful.

Strategies for Linkbuilding

There are a variety of strategies for linking, some are welcomed by search engines, others are less popular and are punished if discovered. Google regulates in particular in its webmaster guidelines, what is allowed in the search engine optimization for link building, and what is prohibited. There are countless examples of what webmasters, SEOs and online marketers are doing to build links. The following is a short, general overview:

Register yourself:

One of the simplest and fastest forms of link building is the self-placement of backlinks, such as in forums, directories, social bookmarks, catalogs or comments. Because this is a method that anyone can easily do themselves, the effectiveness is very limited. Placing a link in the wrong place – for example in poorly ranked directories – can even have a negative impact on your own ranking.

In addition, this strategy has a high probability that the placed links will be tagged with a nofollow tag. After all, anyone can sign up, usually without the help of a webmaster. For example, many bloggers try to avoid spam in their blog comments through nofollow links.

Link buying:

Commercializing backlinks is a strategy that Google’s search engines punish. When buying links, clients pay money to agencies or individual webmasters and receive backlinks on their pages, in specially created page networks or on other websites.

Since purchased links are not “honest” recommendations of a website, these links are not helpful to the user in the understanding of Google. Google opposes link buying and link buying networks and penalizes sites that buy backlinks – sometimes by removing entire sites from its index.

Link Exchange:

In the link exchange, two parties agree to place each other a backlink. They can simply link two pages to each other (reciprocal), but also use, for example, four pages and place a link, without a direct connection of the pages is recognizable.

Link exchange is a sensitive topic, as even this strategy is only partially accepted by search engines. For example, in the Guidelines for Webmasters , Google describes exactly what is prohibited in terms of link building. Here is an excerpt:

• Excessive link exchange (“Link to my website and I link to your”) or affiliate sites for the sole purpose of linking to each other
• Article marketing on a grand scale or posting campaigns as a guest with anchor text links that contain many keywords
  

  Good Content / Content Marketing:

  The best and safest way to get new backlinks is to get a “real” website recommendation. And that’s best done with quality content. Good and helpful content is naturally linked by other users and rewarded by the search engine.

  In the meantime, a new discipline of online marketing has evolved around (linking with) good content : content marketing . Here, high-quality and / or viral content is produced specifically for the target group and accordingly distributed on the Internet . Content Marketing thus falls under the category pull marketing.

  How exactly good content looks depends on the publishing side as well as its target audience, goals and strategies. Search engines try to get webmasters more and more to offer the best possible and high quality content.

  Outsourcing of link building

  Over time, agencies, networks and companies specializing in link building have formed. Many SEO agencies also offer links to other services. Whether link purchase, link exchange or the use of good content – on which strategy an agency sets or which strategies of link building can be implemented with an agency, depends on the respective provider. However, caution should always be exercised here: just last year, Google took action against some link networks and punished their customers.

  To what extent a company or a webmaster should rely on an agency or work together with a linkbuilding agency is difficult to say. But Google is always pushing in the direction that a website should not do any targeted link building .

  Conclusion:

  Linkbuilding, or link building, is still an important discipline today to improve the ranking of its website. Because links are still a ranking factor, even if Google and Co. try to become more independent of this method. When linking, the link sources are just as crucial as the link text, its type or placement on the website.

  For website owners it becomes more and more essential to do natural link building to avoid a punishment. Google, the largest search engine company, continues to oppose link-buying networks, punishes link exchange and increasingly invalidates (unnatural) links. With the help of various strategies, however, important links can still be placed in 2015. Which methods are used is the responsibility of every webmaster and decides how successfully and sustainably links are built.

These Samsung phones will soon get Android 8

This spring, Android 8 will be distributed on some Samsung phones. Included are Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S7 (Edge) and the Galaxy A series from 2017.Samsung phones: Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy A5. The update for Android 8 will be distributed in the coming months.

SanDisk Introduces Fastest UHS-I microSDXC card with 400GB

At the Mobile World Congress 2018, Western Digital introduced the SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC 400GB card, the world’s fastest UHS-I flash memory card. We looked at it once.

This presented map shows in any case where the way goes for memory cards. PCIe-enabled memory cards are the future, because they provide the performance we need in times of ever-increasing multimedia files and user demands. The 400GB SanDisk Extreme UHS-I card offers up to 160MB / s reading speed and up to 90MB / s write speed. This makes it more than 50% faster than current SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSD cards. In addition, the card also offers the A2 standard of the SD Association for lightning fast loading and launching apps.

Why do you need 400GB on a microSD card? First of course, for video footage, we now have smartphones and actioncams to record the videos in 4K with 60fps. Here very quickly very large amounts of data that do not just want to be saved but at the end have to be read again if you want to transfer the data to the PC to edit it. 400 GB sounds a lot, but who takes full-time videos will notice how fast you can fill a 64GB card, for example.

Why do you need 400GB on a microSD card? First of course, for video footage, we now have smartphones and actioncams to record the videos in 4K with 60fps. Here very quickly very large amounts of data that do not just want to be saved but at the end have to be read again if you want to transfer the data to the PC to edit it. 400 GB sounds a lot, but who takes full-time videos will notice how fast you can fill a 64GB card, for example.

Patent dispute: BlackBerry goes against Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

BlackBerry takes to court against Facebook, it is about seven patents, which are violated by both Facebook, as well as the daughters WhatsApp and Instagram.

Yes, those were still times when BlackBerry has built smartphones . I own my own smartphones and not the devices that are now being produced under license by TCL in China. The Canadians want to shrink healthy and are according to their own information also on the road to recovery.

The $ 815 million of Qualcomm , which could be brought back to court, also contributed to this. In addition, there is also a patent-clinch with Nokia and after these courses in court for BlackBerry seem to be quite lucrative, it is now caught on Facebook. The blue giant faces the accusation that both the social network as well as Instagram and WhatsApp – both also in the Facebook-owned – violate several messenger patents BlackBerrys.

The courts have now to clarify, according to the statement of BlackBerry extrajudicial discussions with Facebook for a long time, but were also completely unsuccessful. Specifically, it deals with encryption technologies in the messenger, the combination of mobile gaming and mobile messaging, app icons that show the number of unread messages, and other message-related patents, all of which read in the 117-page complaint itself can.

Facebook itself is also combative and accuses BlackBerry in turn, that the topic “innovation” for a long time ticked off and now only through judicial dispute coal wants to cash. It can read off the ailing state of the Canadian company well, Facebook continues.

Whoever is right, the judges will have to decide. Law must logically be right, and if Facebook has enriched itself at the expense of BlackBerry, that will hopefully be assessed as well. On the other hand, one wants to warn BlackBerry against blaming Facebook and others for their own failure. The company has maneuvered its own way into the misery by simply keeping your eyes closed for too long in the face of the latest smartphone developments.

Android P: Here is the first Developer Preview

Just a few minutes ago Google unveiled the first Android P Developer Preview. After recent rumors had been expected in the next week.

And again, Google manages to surprise us with the idea of ​​a new Android version in the Developer Preview. A few days earlier than expected, we – or better Android developer – get to see the first preview of Android P. After all, we see a preliminary logo for the new iteration of the operating system and also get some insights on the Google blog .

 

We learn there that the aspect ratio heif (High Efficiency Image File Format) is supported natively with Android P, it will be a support for the Notch give so Developer “Camera Cutout” may take into account when developing this. There will also be improvements to both indoor navigation and the messaging system. The latter will also be able to propose intelligent answers.

 

At this time, the preview will be available for the first and second generation Pixel smartphones . On the blog, Google expressly declares that these early versions are explicitly aimed at developers and not end users:

The Android P Developer Preview has been updated to include the latest Android emulator and Pixel, Pixel XL Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL devices. We plan to update the preview system images and SDK regularly throughout the preview. This initial release is for developers only and not intended for daily or consumer use .

 

Next you explain there that currently the download files, all of which you will find here , manually downloaded and flashed by hand. So if you are not in the topic, keep your hands off this “Alpha” version of Android P, even if you have a Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL.

 

We keep our eyes open and are sure that even before the Google I / O further details are announced or leaked and then we crumble for you also on what to expect with Android P for the current state.

SEO Checklist – How Search Engine Optimization Works 2018

How should your website be structured to rank high on Google in 2018? These 7 factors you should consider as SEO.It started with a tweet in which SEO guru Rand Fishkin of MOZ asked his followers how to place in 2018 websites listed above in the search results of Google and Co. Out of more than 200 replies, an SEO checklist was created , in which, if you want to optimize your website for search engines, you will hardly notice it in the new year.

7 points that will be particularly important for SEO in 2018

1. Structure of URLs for crawlers and users

The URL structure must be clearly legible to the Google Bots. This forms the technical SEO basis. A “speaking URL” also offers added value for the user. Because of this, users can understand content and position on the website.

2. Search for focus and related keywords

Every URL, every page, should be assigned a focus keyword. This keyword should be related to related keywords that describe the main term of each page. The semantic classification of the keywords in the text of the website – for example, by the structuring of H1 to H5 headlines – must not be neglected. Which keyword works best as the main keyword? How similar search terms can be found? With a professional keyword research. These include SEO tools such as Search metrics and Sistrix or Google’s keyword planner.

3. Analysis of the SERPs

The search results pages (SERPs) by Google are ideas and content pool for good SEO and content marketing. If you take a look at each of the best-ranked websites for a specific keyword, you’ll get important insights into the search term and understand what the user expects for content. The analysis reveals which content is needed to be placed on top.

4. Content is King

What makes good content on a website? Sometimes he should inform, sometimes have fun. Another time, he should visualize a complex content. This requires good content creators. Because without well written text, clean and consistent visualized graphics or excellent videos, it will be difficult to rank with a website for a competitive search term.

5. Optimization of snippets

Title, URL and Meta description belong to a snippet, which is represented in the SERPs. It is important to optimize this metadata . Because they are not just to be understood as a ranking factor, but above all serve that users click on the snippet to get from the search engine result to your website. Nearly 50 percent of searches in Google do not trigger a click. Ascending trend. Reasons for this include the rich snippets , which answer the answer to a search query already within the search engine. If possible, try to pop up content in the rich snippets. If not, it is even more important that each snippet is optimized for each URL and animated to click.

6. Usability and SSL as ranking factor

Pagespeed and User Experience (UX) are not to be underestimated ranking factors in 2018. Your website should therefore be able to be loaded quickly and displayed correctly on all devices. Slow websites without responsive design will find it very difficult to rank well in the coming year. Also increasingly important: the secure encryption of the website with an SSL certificate. In particular, websites that allow data entry and shipping should be played as an https variant.

7. Link building and content distribution

Are there any influencers who can help with the distribution of your content? In which channels, on which platforms can your content be shared? What added value does the user experience? Knowing answers to these questions will help you tremendously with the search engine optimization of your website. Because increasing traffic and a positive user behavior on your website pay in your ranking.

What does a website need to do well in 2018?

From a technical point of view, a search engine optimized website must be able to boast with a good and secure user experience, fast loading time and high performance. The content is about satisfying exactly the needs of the searcher. With content that thrills the user. If you manage, your website will get good results in the new year.

Disable “Find my iPhone”: How it works

• Remove iPhone from Find My iPhone
• Delete all contents and settings
• Remove an iPhone that you no longer own
• Disable iCloud
• Summary

The “Find my iPhone” feature shows you on a map where your iPhone is currently located. You can easily remove your device if necessary. There are several simple ways to turn off Find My iPhone. Here we explain how to proceed.

Remove iPhone from Find My iPhone

The Find My iPhone feature is handy so you’ll always know where your device is located. If it’s lost or stolen, for example, you can find it on a Mac or PC using your Apple ID. If you do not want your iPhone tracked down with your Apple ID, then do the following: On your iPhone, go to Settings> > iCloud “or” Settings> iCloud “and deselect” My iPhone search “. That’s it already.

Delete all contents and settings

Would you like to disable this feature because you want to give away or resell your iPhone? In this case, you should not leave it at “My iPhone search”, but immediately delete all content and settings on your iPhone. As a rule, the new user should not receive them. If you delete all contents and settings, you can automatically deactivate the “Find iPhone” function. Go to “Settings> General> Reset> Clear All Content & Settings”.

Remove an iPhone that you no longer own

Do you want to remove an iPhone from “Find my iPhone” that has already changed hands? This is also possible, but you should also delete all contents and settings. The new owner can then reactivate the device. First, go to “Settings” in the settings and select the iPhone that you want to remove. Now enter the password of your Apple ID.

You may also need to answer security questions or enter the verification code that will be sent to your other devices. The entry of a telephone number and a message may also be necessary for confirmation. After all, it’s not about a trifle, but about the remote deletion of your data from your iPhone, which can then be set up by another person.

If the iPhone is not connected to the Internet, the remote wipe will start when it is online again. You know that the iPhone has been removed from your devices associated with the Apple ID as soon as you are notified by e-mail. Once the iPhone is deleted, click on “Remove from Account”. Now all content will be deleted and the new owner can activate the iPhone.

Disable iCloud

There is another way to remove your device from Find My iPhone. The feature is connected to your iCloud. If you disable iCloud on iPhone, “Find my iPhone” will also be turned off. Disabling the iCloud is pretty simple. Go to “Settings> > iCloud” or “Settings> iCloud” and just tap “Sign out” below.

Summary

Remove iPhone from Find My iPhone

1. Go to “Settings> > iCloud” or “Settings> iCloud”
2. Disable the option “Search my iPhone

Delete all contents and settings

1. Deleting all content and settings will also disable “Find My iPhone”
2. Go to “Settings> General> Reset”
3. Select “Clear all content & settings”

Remove an iPhone that you no longer own

1. In Settings, go to “All Devices” and select the iPhone you want to remove
2. Enter the password of your Apple ID
3. You may need to answer security questions and enter a verification code
4. Entering a phone number and a message may also be necessary
5. An email will inform you as soon as the iPhone is removed
6. Click on “Remove from account”

Disable iCloud

1. If you disable iCloud, “Find my iPhone” will also be turned off
2. Go to “Settings> > iCloud” or “Settings> iCloud”
3. Touch “Sign out” below

SEO TRENDS: STORIES, BACKLINKS AND MULTI-PERSPECTIVE

There is always something going on in the area of ​​search engine optimization: Changes to the search engine operators demand improvements from the SEO specialists. The market is generating its own impulses, which the tech giants are reacting to. We want to introduce three current trends.

Google jumps to the trend to stories, which enjoy on Snapchat, Facebook and Instragram great popularity.

Presented at this year’s AMP conference in Amsterdam, the Stories format for the stripped-down HTML protocol “Accelerated Mobile Pages” (AMP) will be presented. The combination of Story Telling characteristics and fast loading times as well as on all platforms and devices seems to have great potential. The format is intended to support videos, pictures and GIF animations. For example, a successful implementation could benefit from the AMP project.

DEAD ONES LIVE LONGER: BACKLINKS ANNOUNCED AGAIN

Numerous strategies exist for the improvement of the search engine rankings, also by always new ranking factors, which are published by Google. Added to this are new technologies such as voice and image search. In this landscape driven by trends, classic strategies such as focusing on the creation of backlinks can be quite promising. Brand Mentions also count as a ranking factor, in which only the brand or the company is mentioned, without a linking takes place. As part of a detailed analysis portals and directories for link building can be identified, not always high-quality content is necessary. Results of this research can also be very helpful for the general competition analysis.

BING INTRODUCES MULTI-PERSPECTIVE RESPONSE 

With its search engine Bing, Microsoft now offers a new feature on controversially discussed questions – so-called multi-perspective answers.

According to Microsoft, the answers are selected through a self-learning, neural network that uses content from trusted sites. First multi-perspective responses are most visible in the US in health and nutrition issues. In Europe, the feature will initially be rolled out in the UK and then in other markets.