XHTML 1.1, XHTML Basic 1.1, XHTML Print Recommendations Revised

On 24 November 2010 the XHTML2 Working Group published three revised Recommendations: XHTML 1.1 - Module-based XHTML Second Edition, XHTML Basic 1.1 Second Edition, and XHTML-Print Second Edition. A related specification, XHTML Modularization, defines a framework for building XHTML language definitions from a set of modules. Each of the revised Recommendations combines modules to different ends. XHTML 1.1 is a "full" set of modules, XHTML Basic 1.1 is a minimal set of modules for environments such as mobile phones, PDAs, pagers, and set top boxes. XHTML Print targets printing, e.g., from mobile devices to printers that may not be full-featured. These revisions incorporate corrections to errata; see each document for the list of changes. Learn more about the XHTML 2 Working Group.

HTML5 Web Messaging Draft Published

19 November 2010

The Web Applications Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of HTML5 Web Messaging. This specification defines two mechanisms for communicating between browsing contexts in HTML documents. Cross document messaging allows documents to communicate with each other regardless of their source domain, in a way designed to not enable cross-site scripting attacks. Channel messaging allows independent pieces of code (e.g. running in different browsing contexts) to communicate directly. Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity.

SEO - New Features in ASP.NET4

New features in ASP.NET 4 for search engine optimization.

1. Page.MetaKeywords and Page.MetaDescription properties
2. URL Routing support for ASP.NET Web Forms
3. Response.RedirectPermanent() method

Page.MetaKeywords and Page.MetaDescription properties

Now with ASP.NET 4 web forms we can easily add MetaKeywords and MetaDescription in code behind classes. We can now set keywords and description programmatically.

 Below is a simple code snippet that demonstrates setting these properties programmatically within a Page_Load() event handler

In addition to setting the Keywords and Description properties programmatically in your code-behind, you can also now declaratively set them within the @Page directive at the top of .aspx pages.  The below snippet demonstrates how to-do this:

URL Routing support for ASP.NET Web Forms

URL routing was a capability we first introduced with ASP.NET 3.5 SP1, and which is already used within ASP.NET MVC applications to expose clean, SEO-friendly “web 2.0” URLs.  URL routing lets you configure an application to accept request URLs that do not map to physical files. Instead, you can use routing to define URLs that are semantically meaningful to users and that can help with search-engine optimization (SEO).

For example, the URL for a traditional page that displays product categories might look like below:

http://www.mysite.com/products.aspx?category=software

Using the URL routing engine in ASP.NET 4 you can now configure the application to accept the following URL instead to render the same information:

http://www.mysite.com/products/software

Response.RedirectPermanent() method

It is pretty common within web applications to move pages and other content around over time, which can lead to an accumulation of stale links in search engines.
ASP.NET 4 introduces a new Response.RedirectPermanent(string url) helper method that can be used to perform a redirect using an HTTP 301 (moved permanently) response.  This will cause search engines and other user agents that recognize permanent redirects to store and use the new URL that is associated with the content.  This will enable your content to be indexed and your search engine page ranking to improve.
Below is an example of using the new Response.RedirectPermanent() method to redirect to a specific URL:

ASP.NET 4 also introduces new Response.RedirectToRoute(string routeName) and Response.RedirectToRoutePermanent(string routeName) helper methods that can be used to redirect users using either a temporary or permanent redirect using the URL routing engine.  The code snippets below demonstrate how to issue temporary and permanent redirects to named routes (that take a category parameter) registered with the URL routing system.

 

Related posts:

Rewrite URL-Implement URL Rewriting in ASP.NET

Differences Between IIS URL Rewriting and ASP.NET Routing
SEO with ASP.NET 4.0 Framework

 

SEO Things to Remember

Some basic things to remember while optimizing search engine

SEO Analysis and Review

Pre-Optimization SEO Analysis

Keyword Research & Analysis

Competitive Analysis

Log File Analysis

No. of On-Page Optimization Activities According to the Package

Title Tag Optimization

META Tags Optimization

Image Alt Tags Optimization

Content Optimization

HTML Sitemap Creation

Robots.txt Creation

Google Analytics Setup

Google XML Sitemap

No. of Off-Page Optimization Activities According to the Package

Search engine submission

- Manual

Directories Submission

- Manual

Link Exchange

Article Writing

Article Submissions

Classified Submissions

Forum Postings

No. of SMO Activities According to the Package

SMO Profile Creations

(Twitter, Facebook etc.)

Social Bookmarking

Press Release Distribution

Blog Posting

Video Submissions

* Create unique, accurate page titles
* Make use of the "description" meta tag
* Improving Site Structure
* Improve the structure of your URLs
* Make your site easier to navigate
* Optimizing Content
* Offer quality content and services
* Write better anchor text
* Optimize your use of images
* Use heading tags appropriately
* Make effective use of robots.txt
* Be aware of rel="nofollow" for links

SEO for Mobile Phones
* Notify Google of mobile sites
* Guide mobile users accurately
* Promotions and Analysis
* Promote your website in the right ways
* Make use of free webmaster tools

Read more

Global Adoption of W3C Standards Boosted by ISO/IEC Official Recognition

W3C 03 November 2010

The International Standards Organization (ISO), and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) took steps that will encourage greater international adoption of W3C standards. W3C is now an "ISO/IEC JTC 1 PAS Submitter" , bringing "de jure" standards communities closer to the Internet ecosystem. As national bodies refer increasingly to W3C's widely deployed standards, users will benefit from an improved Web experience based on W3C's standards for an Open Web Platform. W3C expects to use this process (1) to help avoid global market fragmentation; (2) to improve deployment within government use of the specification; and (3) when there is evidence of stability/market acceptance of the specification. Web Services specifications will likely constitute the first package W3C will submit, by the end of 2010. For more information, see the W3C PAS Submission FAQ.

How to track SEO progress ?

How to track SEO progress ? is very common question for seo experts and website owners.We can track the search engine optimization pregress by using verious analysis tools. It is very important to find out  Popularity of website ,Website compliance,Visitors analysis and Content analysis
Top seo analysis tools are listed below.

Woo Rank
WooRank is the fruit of much hard work by online marketing consultants, clockwork-precision developers and creative designers. Together they’ve built a simple yet powerful website analysis tool meant to leverage search engines.

Website Gradder
Website gradder by hubspot is one of the most popular website tool which analyze your full page on-site and off-site SEO factors. This analysis also includes domain information, meta-data information, RSS links, inbound and outbound links. 

Lipperhey Lipperhey
Is an online service that uses objective criteria to analyze the quality and searchability of a website by the major search engines. Lipperhey is very easy to use. You enter the URL of the website you would like to have analyzed, then Lipperhey analyzes and assesses the website. If you want to improve your websites results, get a subscription and let Lipperhey tell you exactly what you need to do to enhance your websites results. 

SEOrush
SEOrush is a one touch resource which provides you a FREE SEO report for your URL or a competitors URL. The report will return On Page SEO and Off Page SEO as well as social presence, indexed pages, validation, meta information, various ranks and standard domain information. 

Link Voodoo
Link Voodoo is a powerful combination of a TrustRank Score Calculator and a Backlink Analyzer. These are just the first two steps in what will be a complete and revolutionary set of professional link building tools.

Piloun
This website also gives a brief insight about your page SEO and details about your Alexa, Google and compete rankings as well. It also analyze your Javascripts and CSS.

SpyserMate
SpyderMate is a web-based search engine optimization analysis tool. Users must simply enter their web site’s URL and SpyderMate will return a very detailed analysis of the web site’s current internet marketing state. It can be used as a benchmark for SEO success as well as a guide to whipping your web site into shape. SpyderMate is useful both for those new to SEO as well as professional SEO practicioners.

SEO workers
SEO Workers are experts at analyzing, discovering and implementing successful Internet marketing optimization strategies for every type of website from high-end ecommerce sites to business services websites in all niche markets

SEO Chat Tools
The SEO Tools found in this section were designed to assist you in configuring your website(s) for search engine optimization within the different search engines. Select one of the SEO Tools from below to begin optimizing your website(s) for top placement within the search engines.

SEOmoz
The SEOmoz toolset includes over twenty SEO tools designed to help with every aspect of search engine optimization, including on-page targeting, site crawlability, competitive analysis, rank checking and keyword difficulty