NoDoFollow vs SearchStatus

Yes, Ron once again is right, in that I purposely missed the NoDoFollow addon. It does highlight the NoFollow and normal links in different hues. Unfortunately, that’s the only thing it does. Unlike the SearchStatus addon which can give you the PR and Alexa Rank, plus the Compete Rank, WhoIs Info and backlinks from Yahoo! and Google of the page or site you are visiting, NoDoFollow only gives you information on which links are nofollow and which are not.

If you are an SEO and you need to know more information about the page, installing SearchStatus in your Firefox will be a better option.

Tags: Firefox, Google, SEO

Identifying NoFollow Links Using Firefox

What is rel=”nofollow”?
RelNoFollow is one of several MicroFormats and was proposed by Google. By adding rel=”nofollow” to a hyperlink, a page indicates that the destination of that hyperlink SHOULD NOT be afforded any additional weight or ranking by user agents which perform link analysis upon web pages (e.g. search engines). Typical use cases include links created by 3rd party commenters on blogs, or links the author wishes to point to, but avoid endorsing.

Remember my last post on getting one-way links? A commenter, Ron, has told me of a Firefox plugin that will help you identify nofollow links immediately on any web page. I did some research and I found that FF addon plus other techniques to make Firefox highlight nofollow links. Here they are and the links to any downloads (if available):

1. SearchStatus Firefox Plugin

For those who want to make it easy for their selves, try downloading and installing this Firefox addon called Search Status that not only serves up info on the Page Rank and Alexa Rank of any page visited but also helps you identify the NoFollow links found on a page.

2. Tweaking Firefox to Show NoFollow Links on Any Page

The rel=”nofollow” attribute can be highlighted in your Firefox browser by adding one line to your userContent.css file. The userContent.css file is used to change the appearance of web pages in Firefox. This step by step guide will show you how to modify the userContent.css file to show the rel=”nofollow” links highlighted in red.

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Tags: Firefox, Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome: Open Source Browser of the Future?

Image via Wikipedia

In Web 2.0 users interact often with web applications and demand more out of their browsers’ capacity to access sites, download pages and deliver the content as intended. Videos, music, games and other media are often difficult to load in multiple instances within one window. This trend is often referred to as “SaaS” or “Software as a Service” which Google recognizes as website content delivered as a web application.

It seems Google is not satisfied with how the Internet is being accessed and used today and wants to build it from scratch. And nowhere is the beginning more highlighted than the one existing on users’ desktops: the browser. It wants users to surf better, faster and safer… but isn’t this what Firefox is all about? So why would Google create a new browser then? What does Google wants to accomplish with Chrome?

From its online comic book on Chrome, Google explains its reasons for building this open source browser and its plans for its use. Google has also emphasized the benefits to the user as compared to when “traditional” browser technology is used.

For a technology noob like me, what really struck my desire to test Chrome was Google’s promise of multi-thread processes, which according to them will lessen memory leaks and prevent fragmentation even when tabs are closed. As an end user, this aspect of Internet browsers has long been a thorn in my side. Both Firefox and IE occupy too much memory space, and the more tabs opened the larger it becomes.

As what has been explained in the comic book, I have also encountered the ballooning memory usage problem even when I have closed other tabs, deleted the browser’s cache and browsing history, and deleted the temporary Internet files. The only avenue I often take to cope with this problem is to restart the browser.

With tomorrow’s awaited launching of Chrome, Google’s Open Source browser, I can finally enjoy surfing the web without heavy baggage. Like traveling, it’s best when you bring less with you.

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Tags: Firefox, Google, Mozilla Firefox, Open source, Web 2.0, Web application, Web browser, World Wide Web