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sunnyrinusstudies · 4 years ago

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Going FOSS: An Intro to Open-Source software for studyblr (and also some privacy related bits)

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Intro & attempt at TLDR

Hey everyone! Today I’d like to tell y’all something about Open Source Software, and also Why this should matter to you! This’ll probably be the first post of a series I intend to do, because I believe the Studyblr community, even the non-nerd folks, could really benefit from switching some things out in their digital environment. Since this is a long post, I attempted to summarise it below, please do read on if you have the spoons tho!

TLDR?

FOSS stands for “Free and Open Source Software” the “free” part doesn’t necessarily mean it’s free as in free pizza, but mostly means free as in freedom.

There’s a humongous amount of variants on this concept, but the core of FOSS specifically is the four freedoms:

1. To run the program however you want and for whatever you want

2. To study how the program works and to change it in whatever way you want

3. To be able to share it with whomever you feel like

4. To be able to share your modified version with whomever you want

There’s a whole host of software licenses built around these concepts, you can check those out at the Open Source Initiative website, or at Choose A License. Both have a good summary of what they all stand for.

Open Source software is used for a lot of products, nearly every single webserver is an Apache Linux server, Google chrome is built on top of their open source chromium (google is still the devil, but y’know, it’s an example), and even deep deep down, Apple computers run on top of a Linux Kernel. Many more can be listed, but I won’t do that otherwise this isn’t a TLDR anymore.

Now, Why is this important for you? The Open Source Initiative summed it up real nicely already, but heres a short paraphrase:

Control & Security. If software is open source then you can check if it really works the way it does, and to make sure it’s not spying on you. Even if you don’t have the skills for it, someone else who does will be able to check. Also if you don’t like how something works in a program, then you’ll be able to change it or find someone else’s changed version that you like more.

Training. People who want to learn programming can use the code to see what makes programs tick, as well as use it as a guide for their own projects.

Stability. Because everything’s out in the open, that means someone else can take up maintaining a project or make a successor of it, in case the original developers suddenly quit working on it. This is especially important when it’s software that’s absolutely critical for certain tasks.

Community. It’s not just one program. It’s a lot of people working together to make, test, use, and promote a project they really love. Lots of projects end up with a dedicated fanbase that helps support the developers in continuing to work on the software.

I’d like to add one more tho: Privacy, which ties in a lot with the security part. Nowadays with protests going on and everything being online due to the pandemic, folks have been and will be confronted much more with the impact of privacy, and lack thereof. Open Source software means that if any company or group tries to spy on you, then you and anyone who feels like checking, will be able to know and take action on it. Here’s the EFF page on privacy and why it should matter to you

If that got your attention then read on past the readmore button! Or, if nothing else maybe check out the Free and Open Source Software portal on Wikipedia? Or maybe the resources page of the Open Source Initiative?

Terminology: Let’s get that out of the way first

Open Source: The source code that a program is made up of is freely accessible, anyone can look at it and check whether it works well enough or to make sure it doesn’t spy on you.

FOSS: Free and Open Source Software. This doesn’t mean that you don’t need to pay for it, it’s free as in freedom and free speech, not free pizza.

There are four freedoms associated with FOSS:

The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).

The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2).

The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3).

By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

FLOSS: Free and Libre Open Source Software. This time it is “free” as in free pizza. The “libre” is french for “free” as in freedom.

GRATIS: Sometimes people use this word to mean “free” as in free pizza. Usually alongside “FOSS”

Licenses : A license is something that tells others what they can or cannot do with your code. Licenses also apply to art and literature, those are copyright licenses. There are many different software licenses and I’m not going to be able to list them all.

The biggest players however are:

Apache License 2.0

The 3-Clause BSD License

GNU General Public License (also known as GPL)

MIT License

Mozilla Public License 2.0

There’s even more and you can find a list of them Here on the Open Source Initiative site There’s so many licenses that there’s even a Choose A License site, where you can pick a license depending on what you want it to achieve

Who and/or what even uses open source software?

You don’t need to be some nerd to benefit from Open Source software, in fact, you’re using open source software right now! The biggest example is the whole entire internet. Websites are stored on servers, and nearly every single webserver is a Linux server. The second biggest browser Firefox is open source, and even google chrome is built on top of “chromium” an open source base. If you dont use an iPhone, then you’re probably on an Android phone. Guess what? Android is part of the Android Open Source Project, which is then built upon a GNU/Linux base. All Open Source. Chromebooks? Built on top of a Linux kernel (like a non-patented engine you could put into any motor vehicle you’d like). Heck, even Apple computers are, at their core, built on top of a Linux kernel.

Neat apps you may wanna check out!

I’ve made a little list of apps that might be especially useful for studyblr folks, but depending on how well this post does I’ll probably make some more posts for specific apps.

TiddlyWiki, has a bajillion different ways to organise your thoughts, and also a lot of variant builds out there. Check out their table of contents if you feel lost! There’s versions available for most big browsers, as well as windows, linux, mac, android, and iOS.

AnyType, is an app that looks and almost exactly like notion, but is much more decentralised. They’re currently still in development but if you want to support them, sign up for early access and give them some feedback so they know what works and doesn’t! They’re still in closed alpha, but are intending to give beta access to about 100 folks at a time throughout 2021, so please sign up if this looks interesting to you!

Trilium Notes, is slightly more like a “notebook”, however you can arrange your notes in nearly infinitely deep folders. You can use things like Relation Maps & Link Maps to visualise your notes and how they go together. There’s even more they do and I just cant list it all, so go check out their stuff for a more comprehensive overview! Works on windows, linux, and (unsupported) mac

LibreOffice and ONLYOFFICE are two office suites that function just as well as micro$oft office, often Even Better in my experience. I’ve used LibreOffice for years now and honestly? never going back. OnlyOffice is technically free (as in pizza), but it’s a slight hassle to get everything set up, cause you need to set it up on a server. They have a paid and hosted version available with educational discounts, but honestly i’d go with LibreOffice.

OnePile, is an app I haven’t used myself since it only runs on Apple stuff. But I’ve heard a lot of good things about it so that’s why it’s in here. It looks like it works similar to most general “note taking notebook” apps. Looks really pretty too honestly.

EtherPad, is similar to ONLYOFFICE, however this one’s a lot more focused on specifically text documents. Works with real-time collaboration which is really neat.

Anything that FramaSoft has going on. They’re a non-profit organisation, dedicated to promoting digital freedom. A lot of open source cloud related things are not really useful to people who don’t have the time and/or money to set up a whole-ass server. That’s where FramaSoft comes in, they do it for you. Just about everything they offer (here’s a full overview) are free (as in free pizza). They also have a separate site to help you get started!

It’s not free to run it all on their side, so if you find yourself interested in using their services please try to support them any way you monetarily can! (they even have a “minetest” server (not minecraft, deeeefinitely not minecraft))

Joplin!! Which is also what I used to write this post so I wouldn’t have to use The Tumble’s post writing thing. It’s good for taking notes, has a bunch of neat plug-ins, and can also sync with a variety of cloud services!

Nextcloud For if you want to go just that little bit further on the open source and the privacy. Nextcloud has honestly way too many features for me to list, but the important parts are that it’s a nigh perfect replacement for office365, and probably even GSuite. The one caveat is that you either gotta host it yourself, or get someone else to host it for you. Framasoft (mentioned above), has a nextcloud instance. It works on just about every single platform, and can integrate with an absurd amount of services. Here’s a list of providers that work with nextcloud, and what different apps they have installed on their server.

I personally use Disroot, because they’re a local (as in, my country) non-profit that offer about 2gb of free storage, and then for about 15 cents per GB per month you can get more storage if you want. They also have an email service which is hella neat. Their one main rule is Do Not Use For Business Purposes, because they’re here to help the individual folks, not companies.

Neat Links you may also want to look at!

Here are some sources, and also resources that I used for this post. There’s also some stuff here that I think folks may be interested in in general.

General Wikipedia Article on Open Source Software

The Free and Open Source Software portal on Wikipedia

Resources page of the Open Source Initiative

Free Software Foundation definition of “free software”

itsfoss page on what FOSS means

itsfoss page on the history of FOSS

Open Source Software Foundation list of projects and apps they really like

Open Source Initiative on “the open source way”, and how it goes beyond software

Check out literally anything the Electronic Frontier Foundation has going on maybe?

TED talk on privacy and why it’s important

The Surveillance Self Defense project by the EFF

This EFF page on privacy for students

ExpressVPN article on privacy (not necessarily endorsing this company, just a good article)

What’s next?

I’ll probably make some more posts on specific kinds of software that I think folks may like. Or maybe a general overview on the more privacy forcused reasons and solutions for doing all of this.

Future post ideas, none of these are set in stone:

Open source Note taking apps

Replacements for just about Every Single google service I can think of

My personal setup

Open source / privacy conscious social media that studyblr folks may be into

Chatting, Calling, Videocalling: Discord and whatsapp alternatives etc

??? More studyblr apps that could do with a FOSS alternative??

How to support open source when you’re not a big fudgin nerd

How to be better at digital privacy and security, while still maintaining that studyblr aesthetic

Apps, software, other stuff, for specific areas of study maybe?

Feel free to suggest other ideas! Or leave feedback! This is my first big resource post so I wanna know if/how I can do better when I make another one!

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itsclydebitches · 4 years ago

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I am sincerely so confused as to why the Gods are not portrayed as the absolute hypocritical monsters they are? Light God punishes Salem for wanting Ozma back, yet bring him back anyway to unite humanity - which is exactly what Salem did, she just united humanity against them. And what's worse is that we know the Light God is coded as good because his power is the same as our main protagonist.

While I absolutely agree that the Gods'... well, everything should be acknowledged by the show, I think the current problem is that they're not portrayed as anything at all post-"The Lost Fable." It's not really a case of the show providing a depiction of the Gods I'm not inclined to agree with given what we saw in the flashback, there is no depiction, period. They don't exist as something that's driving the story right now which, at this point, amounts to near three whole volumes of lost content. The only time I can recall them coming up is during Maria's talk with Ruby, which is really just re-stating facts to lead Ruby to her epiphany: one Brother created the grimm, the other Brother destroyed the grimm, he did so with a magical light... and then Ruby has her aha! moment — "The God of Light... His eyes! Okay, where do we start?" Has the group mentioned them at all outside of this? Have they mentioned the vision? Nora brings up the possibility that someone other than Ozpin could defeat Salem, but that's it (and that was less a discussion and more a theory spoken half to herself that an angry Ren ignored). The characters, along with the audience, were given 20 minutes of non-stop backstory and none of it has had a single bit of impact on the group, outside of breaking their relationship with Ozpin, that is. It has provided no new insight into how to fight this war. No reflection on their lives or deaths. Not even a change in regards to whether they'll fight at all because despite the dejected atmosphere post-vision, no one actually grappled with walking away. The closest they got was at the farm and that negativity was, canonically, due to the Apathy, not any knowledge outside of the Salem immortality secret. That vision was treated like filler, despite nothing in those 20 minutes being insignificant. Where's Weiss' sympathy for Ozpin as a family abuse survivor? Where's Blake's horror at the Gods' oppression and genocide? Where's Jaune's hope at seeing Pyrrha again in some afterlife? Where's Ren's fear that they're fighting a hopeless battle? Even when he does express some of those views in Volume 8, none of it is explicitly connected to the supernatural movie they watched. He's concerned with Jaune's transcript from Volume 1, not the revelation that bringing these Relics together will summon beings who wiped out the first version of humanity. There's not even an acknowledgement that the Gods' choices are what led to Salem's creation, the current antagonist they're concerned with. (When they're not, of course, concerned with Ironwood instead — which just highlights the issue here.) It's not that RWBY is taking clearly horrible entities and trying to pass them off as good guys... it's that RWBY isn't engaging with those entities at all. The Gods showed up for one episode, Maria referenced them for a pep talk, and they've had no impact on the story since.

As for the God of Light yeah, that coding is there, but in another series I would expect that to be the point. Meaning, you set up this binary view of the world for your protagonists — there are Good Guys, there are Bad Guys, and we know who is who because one is all scary black and summons grimm whereas the other is pretty white and bestows gifts! — only to slowly, over the course of the series, have them realize that real life doesn't work that way. That this binary doesn't exist. That Ruby's eyes are important because of how she chooses to use them, not because a being of seeming benevolence gave them to her. Problem is, that revelation should have started in Volume 6, with the characters realizing that Ozpin really is cursed and the nice looking God isn't actually any better than his brother. Now what do they do? Is Ruby comfortable using that power? Are they out to try and lift Ozpin's curse the way Light intended? Are the Gods their new enemies? A tool they'll use to stop Salem? Someone they're willing to forgive? There's the foundation here for a story about heroes not just getting the shock that Gods created them and their enemy, but that they're not necessarily a good thing to embrace either. They thought they were fighting a war where a Purely Evil Creature was attacking humanity. Now they realize it's a war where Salem was, in part, driven to this by creators who abandoned them and might, if the fancy strikes them, enslave or eradicate humanity 2.0 if they ever return. Well shit. How do we tackle that war? But, of course, that kind of story would require them thinking about, discussing, and planning around the Gods. Not ignoring their existence for three seasons.

Given RWBY's anime inspirations and the common theme of, "This being appears benevolent and I fight on their behalf but whoops they're actually awful haha now what?" in other stories, I don't think aligning Ruby's power with the God of Light is intrinsically a bad thing. It is, in fact, good setup for a later conflict. Problem is, absolutely nothing came of that revelation and now it's far too late. After focusing on Ozpin's secret instead, spending an undetermined amount of time doing basic Huntsmen stuff in Atlas, and now being fully immersed in a battle with Salem, having them suddenly go, "Oh yeah. There are Gods. What do we think about that?" is going to be... well, not great. Even if this island is precisely the God world that most fans expect, the group will only be tackling their existence because the plot is forcing them to, literally by "killing" them and trapping them so there's nothing else for them to focus on. The fandom has discussed at length the problem with making the cast almost purely reactive and this is just one more example. We established across Volumes 6-8 that they didn't actively care about the Gods. At all. Not what happened in the past, not what they might do in the future, not how they might impact this war. They were dismissed along with the rest of the vision, taking with it any opportunity to explore that revelation, or try to (mistakenly imo) paint the Gods as better than they were. It's just a non-starter atm. Trying to tackle that story now might still lead to some interesting ideas, but it can't patch the three Volume hole where that story should have started.

#rwby #rwde #mymetas #rwby mymetas

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brawltogethernow · 4 years ago

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I'd like to hear more about your murderbot transmigrator thoughts :))

Okay obviously when I said I wasn’t going to think about a Murderbot/Scum Villain fusion that was more of a goal, which is a lot like a lie. I have pecked out ~1k of prose for it, but none of it is presentable for longer than one line. The problem with this concept is that it’s actually very good, and there are a lot of meaty ideas to dig into with it, like, too many of them.

1. Murderbot would be immedately inclined to empathize with the System and guess at its motivations. Depending on what those are this may still stay an antagonistic relationship, because the way the System leverages its cosmic powers to coerce and strongarm people stomps on a lot of Murderbot’s triggers and is generally a dick move. The points system is just a gamified governor module. But it’s still a relationship, and if the System turns out to be an antagonist, it’s in that role as a fleshed out character with a personality who has been interrogated by someone with every reason to assume somebody made it and has commanded it to act like this for their own reasons.

Murderbot asks its function and designates it NarrSystem (Narrative System) or StorySystem or something because “the System” is too generic coming from its setting.

2. Transmigrating into a human body would be badweird and transmigrating into a human brain would be absolutely horrifying. (SecUnit could transmigrate into a system, but we’ve kind of been there done that with 2.0.) Dysphoria central! Murderbot gets to address that while it has never wanted to be a human, all humans are so convinced that being human is better that on some level it WAS worried that they were right. And now it can say with absolute certainty that they are not and this sucks. But also some things that it would have thought would be fundamentally different are actually the same. It’s just a whole time.

This is part of why I’m deviating from transmigration story standard and full stop making the transmigration a temporary situation, the other main reason being that Murderbot has more going on in its own world than your standard transmigration protagonist.

3. Either Murderbot gets back by hacking the System or it intends to but it’s ultimately the System’s decision. This is a very slow process because it can’t access tech the way it’s used to and the System’s structure is very different from what it’s dealt with before (because it strongly resembles Windows Vista). It needs tech and more control over its situation stat though so it’s going to keep at it until it works. Open your damn menus. SecUnit is going to rig transmigration until it’s like playing The Sims with cheat codes.

4. (This one is for me.) The System still talks in garbled Chinese netspeak, and Murderbot is like. Wow this program speaks in the lost tongue of an ancient civilization. How old is it. I can barely understand it. (Because of the bad memes not the Chinese.)

5. Murderbot gets yeeted into The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon and has to deal with the emotionally exhausting scenario of empathizing with everybody present. It likes the heroes, and it likes the other heroes they’re in conflict with, it likes the more complex villains with fleshed out motivations, and it even has a soft spot for a lot of the side characters and bit villains. This is fundamentally incompatible with how it tries to ration its empathy, assess situations by sorting people into allies/nonhostiles/hostiles, and compartmentalize by nicknaming the people it’s in conflict with things like Target 1, Target 2, and Target 3.

6. The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System, as the specific transmigration variation we’re jumping off of here, was not trying to interrogate the infinity mirror effect of heteronormativity reflecting back and forth between media and people, and as such is not like, a solid narrative about this. That said, this book is basically like:

Shen Yuan reads this giant mess of a book with a lot of straight sex fantasies, not completely without appreciating the romance, but with more antipathy for it than he admits to himself. Then he ends up in the book and thinks he’s meant to enable the romances he read, which he’s so completely resigned to doing he doesn’t notice that the main character is queer and gone on him, or that he, himself, has been studiously suppressing the desires he assumes he should have while unable to perceive what he actually wants and how it affects his behavior.

So the Murderbot version of this is to subvert amatonormativity with your pretty explicitly aroace protagonist whose reaction to fictional romance is tolerant at best. Murderbot embraces its own lack of desire for romance but dances around acknowledging that it desires other relationships and seems to be working around the incorrect belief that romance and friendship are both human things and that’s why it doesn’t engage with them. So:

Murderbot ends up in the immediate leadup to the resolution of a love dodecahedron - maybe surrounding Eden, just as the only named character from TRAFOSM I think we have. And Murderbot is (internally) like...okay...I was never very moved by ANY of these people as romantic choices for you...but I might as well try to guide you to the least offensive ones, I guess. And it’s so mired in expectations based on its foreknowledge of this arc that it doesn’t notice until Eden spells it out that they’re ditching ALL their suitors and have realized they’re complete without romance and want to devote themself to finding their long lost birth mother or farming science or something, which just takes SecUnit tf out.

Possibly I will become really ungovernable and say that after seizing the System’s capabilities Murderbot just offers to take Eden on a reverse isekai right off of Sanctuary Moon, leaving ART’s crew and the Preservation team to be like, Where Did You Just Get This Entire Human.

7. Further going off svsss, there is a meta thread to interrogate by plunking Murderbot into a villain character. It's already an evil robot trope that declined to go evil, this is true in-universe and it knows it, and it has very low expectations of the morals of the group that it belongs to - informed by the same media that was a lifeline to it when it was in a very bad situation - that it is still in the process of working through. The layers.

So yeah there’s a lot going on here. Send help.

#this isn't even it the well isn't even dry #murderbot #svsss #the murderbot diaries #anonymous #asks answered #stock villain

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bakagamieru · 6 years ago

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hi! ive been out of the fandom for a year so i dont know whats happening, can you help me? what the boys were up to recently? what about louis' album? larry? any updates on niall's projects and life and stuff? did the boys have any contact recently with each other?

I’ll do the best I can, but I may miss a few things:

Niall:

He was supposedly in a relationship with Hailee Steinfeld from sometime around March until December. He had his first kissing pap walk and other than that, it was never actually confirmed except by unnamed “sources” in the papers. More than likely this was a benevolent PR deal for mutual promo.

Work-wise, Niall finished his first solo tour, released the single “Finally Free” because someone working on the movie Smallfoot has a massive crush on him and would have preferred the whole soundtrack to be Niall if he’d had the time to write it. He also recently released the orchestra version of 9 (I think?) of his Flicker songs. He’s currently working on writing his 2nd album, so he’ll probably be pretty scarce for awhile.

Harry:

Harry also finished up his first solo tour and has been seen in and out of Japan quite a bit. People assume he’s working on writing his 2nd album there, although it’s not confirmed.

I’m honestly not too sure what else to say about him. He’s popped in and out of the fandom’s awareness on social media, but I think he’s mostly remained under the radar since his tour ended.

Liam:

Liam has continued putting out singles here and there (still mostly collabs) and we did get his EP “First Time” in August, although we still don’t have his actual album that should have been done a long time ago. Most think that the album will be out this year, although it’s hard to say for sure. Supposedly Liam hasn’t had any tour dates yet because they “can’t find the right venues”, but that seems like a really weak excuse and some people have noted that he only seems to perform at festivals and other events that maybe he doesn’t get paid for like a regular concert?

Liam has come out and said he’s interested in acting in the near future, but there’s been no announcement of any roles.

The Liam-Cheryl relationship finally ended in July, thankfully. Again, fake relationship and not nearly as benevolent as the Niall-Hailee one. No big movements on babygate 2.0 though.

Louis:

Louis put absolutely no music out this last year. As far as we can tell, he was ready to and wanted to and then got drafted into being a judge on The X-Factor UK instead. He did the best he could to be a good mentor and one of his acts did, in fact, win. Surprisingly, Louis came out of The X-Factor looking a whole lot better than anybody assumed Simon was going to let him. He also made his primary purpose on that show to wear coded clothing pretty much every chance he got.

Liam showed up on Louis’ judge’s house episode and also came on to perform. Niall showed up in the audience during the finale episode (or maybe the one right before?). Unfortunately, we didn’t get almost any public interactions when Liam performed and none at all when Niall was in the audience. Louis and Liam did end up doing another Gogglebox-based charity video together after the judge’s house episode though.

Despite Louis’ music being delayed, fans are hopeful that Louis will have a single out this month and an album out this year, preferably with tour dates to follow. Both Louis and Liam’s music releases have been so delayed at this point that no one wants to get too excited until it actually happens.

I think Eleanor has been showing up periodically with Louis, but generally she’s in the background. Louis hasn’t mentioned Freddie at all this year and some interesting things have been going on with Briana’s family and friends deleting social media posts or starting entirely different social media accounts recently. People are wondering if this is leading up to the end of babygate or if it might just be cleaning house in preparation for promo for Louis’ album. We’ll see in time.

Zayn:

Zayn finally released his 2nd album after several years and a tweet a few months prior accusing his label of blocking the release of his music. The first part of the album is mushy af and is commonly assumed to be an ode to his love for Liam. The second part of the album is darker and seems to be about Zayn’s struggles in the industry/life, as befits the concept of “Icarus Falls”. Unfortunately, this album is getting little to no proper promo. I don’t think there’s been one interview since it came out in any medium.

Zayn and Gigi have recently been reported as having split (again) and hopefully it sticks this time. Again, fake relationship, not benevolent. The break up stories are blaming the break up on Gigi not being able to fix Zayn’s mental health issues.

After hinting heavily he wanted to tour in 2018, his team claimed he wasn’t touring because of his anxieties, but now he’s hinting heavily about touring soon again.

I want to be respectful of mental health issues, but I do find it very suspicious that Zayn’s so-called issues are only ever brought up in order to explain away why he gets no promo or why his management “dropped” him or why his “girlfriend” can’t stay with him. In other words, his team is sabotaging him and is either making up mental health issues to use to blame Zayn or is using pre-existing mental health issues to blame Zayn even though it’s still not his fault.

As far as Zayn and 1D goes, we’ve reverted back to a more negative narrative yet again. It makes no sense at all, but this isn’t the first time we’ve yo-yo’ed between a more positive and more negative narrative with no particular event or reason driving it. Zayn and Louis officially reconciled over a year ago and no other members of 1D were ever actually fighting in the first place, and yet here we are with this ridiculous fighting narrative still.

Larry and Ziam:

Both are still going strong.

We haven’t had as many hints from the Ziam side (except for Zayn’s love declarations in “Icarus”) since Zayn is so often MIA, but Louis being on The X-Factor provided plenty of fodder. In particular, Louis wore green and blue stripes and has been wearing a lot of clothing from Japanese lines (when Harry has coincidentally been seen in Japan a lot recently).

You can try checking my tags for “larry stylinson” and “ziam mayne” for more details although some of the posts might not be about recent events.

#one direction #update #solo direction #bakagamieru #I have no idea if I'm missing anything big #it's so hard to remember what happened last year in particular #Anonymous

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thatyanderecritic · 6 years ago

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Deathless

Title: Deathless

Media: Book, Author: Catherynne Valente

Yandere(s): Koschei the Deathless (Or as Julie and I like to call him: “Kosher”)

Yandere Scale: 1/5 (Julie: 0/5)

Criticism written by: Kai

Editor: Julie

Before we begin, Julie and I have two different views on this book. To keep things clean, I did the review while Julie did an analysis; which you can read here.

The Review:

Sigh… Kai here, back with another review. This time I’ll be reviewing the confusing and difficult to follow novel: Deathless. Bear with me as we go down this rabbit hole of a review.

Now booting Kai 2.0 … Version: Salty

Deathless is a story about… uh… Deathless is a tale about a girl named Marya (Mary? Maria? Idk how to pronounce any of these Russian names if it’s not Ivan or Dimitri.) who get whisked away by the tsar of life: Kosher- I mean Koschei and become his wife. In the beginning of the book, Marya was seduced by Koshei and his magical lifestyle. After succeeding in the three tasked made by Baba Yaga (yeah, IDFK. Apparently the Baba Yaga and Koschei are siblings), Baba Yaga gives her blessing to Marya and Koschei’s wedding. But Marya was warned that she would leave Koschei in the future and fall in love with a man named Ivan. Marya swears that’ll never happen; she’ll kill Ivan and eat his heart. Immediately starting in part 2, Marya falls in love with Ivan in the middle of fighting a war with Koschei’s brother (IDFK man, this shit is hard to follow). Marya runs away with Ivan and together they suffer in hunger and poverty. Koschei goes running to Marya and begs for her to take him back. Marya locks Koschei up in her basement (fuck man, I’m so lost) and had Ivan promise to never look in the basement. For a time, things seem to be well with Marya fucking Koschei in the day and banging Ivan at night. But Ivan, being a nosy motherfucker, looks in the basement and discovers Koschei. After Koschei tricks Ivan to give him some water to drink, Koschei regain his magic and kidnaps Marya. Now in part 3 (the final part), Marya and Koschei are living a happy married life in a small Russian town with happy villagers. Things are going swimmingly till Marya gives birth to a little girl… that little girl being the embodiment of Koschei’s death. Koschei died and Marya is freed. Turns out that Koschei had the two of them trapped in a peaceful dream within an egg. But the thing is, Koschei’s death is hidden within an egg… which is why he died (Don’t look at me, I’m fucking tripping as it is as I’m recalling the story). Now back in the real world, Marya looks for Ivan; who was dying from old age. After watching Ivan die, Marya moves on and discovers a town like the town in the dream. There, all her fairytale friends are living there as humans.Only the Baba Yaga recalls Marya and explains how Koschei’s brother won the war and turn all the mystical into the normal. Koschei is still alive in the village and Marya decided to visit him to see if he remembers her… I guess. The ending is ambiguous.

Anyways… what the fuck did I just read? Well… Julie and I technically didn’t read the full novel. Our knowledge comes from a combination of: an 11 hour audiobook of Deathless (which we didn’t finish because we were confused as fuck), the wikipedia summary, two reviews on Deathless, and the actual hard copy of the actual book (which we didn’t finish because we were confused as fuck). Let me just complain here and say this book is damn near unreadable and almost unintelligible. First, people talk as if they’re the goddamn Riddler from Batman. Characters were unable to straight up say what they mean, phrases have double meaning, and it was like reading the writings of Dr. Seuss’s less talented brother. Descriptions were just a fucking pain in the ass to comprehend. Everything about this book was a fucking mental gymnastics. Julie and I had to stop every five minutes to decode what the hell is going on.

You see that? All that flowery words bullshit? Marya is just throwing up. JUST SAY SHE’S THROWING UP AND MOVE ON. CHRIST. It took Julie and I three minutes to figure out what this description was suppose to be about. And this was one of the easier descriptions. It doesn’t even help that the story itself is just plain nonsensical. It felt like I was reading the words of the author after she puked out alphabet soup. Already, Deathless was basis on a Russian folktale that was already wild. With the combination of awful dialogue and confusing description, it was just a maze of a book to traverse.

I get some people will argue with me that this is a good book. For one, I probably just don’t understand it because it’s not my culture. Sure, you might be right. But so is the author… Catherynne is an American. Not Russian. Besides, the original folktale that Deathless is based on was easier to follow than this crap. Next argument some might have is that “Deathless is too sophisticated for your simple mind to handle.” No. It’s not. It’s ridiculously complicated for no reason. Complicated does not mean well written. There is nothing wrong with writing something simpler… you’re trying to create a novel that all adults regardless of age can understand. Truth be told, the writing in Deathless reminds me of the stuff you’ll find in creative writing class. This sort of story would get notes everywhere saying “Less description. More action” or “What do you mean? Clarify.” You're not the next Da Vinci code but a storyteller. Can’t tell a story if it ain’t readable. To compare this book, I would compare it to those research papers you would read in college. Lots of information but written by someone who’s trying to sound smart.

Moving on from my bitching, let’s talk about the one thing people care about the most: the yandere and characters. Based on what Julie and I were able to figure out, Koschie is the supposive yandere here. First let’s talk about him. Besides talking like the chester cat from Alice in Wonderland, Koschie was a surprisingly passionate guy who really cares about Marya. The best scenes with Koschie are the scenes when he isn’t talking and just physically showing his physical affections for Marya (lol). You know the phrase: “You look better with your mouth closed”? That fits perfectly for Koschie. Koschie’s physical interactions with Marya is the only straightforward thing with this entire novel.It was the rain in a desert. Anyways… even though Koschie was a passionate guy, it doesn’t make him a yandere. He breaks many of our rules… but the biggest one he broke was that Koschie still fucks other women besides Marya and keeps a collection of his past wives in a factory. I know the anon explains that these wives were actually Marya in another cycle? But honestly, it doesn’t change anything for us. Btw, anon, you’re seriously a champion for figuring that out. Julie and I did not know at all that this was supposed to be a cycle at all. Shit… I feel like we’re a part of game theory for trying to figure out what this author even means. Spoiler alert: If you have to do a conspiracy theory on your novel, your book ain’t that great.

Sorry… back to Koschie. Anyways, Koschie says some pretty words here and there. He sounds pretty yandere on paper… I guess. But Koschie bangs other chicks and lets Marya bang other dudes too on the side. Sure, I guess this is a progressive poly relationship. Good for them. But poly relationship plus yandere? It just doesn’t mix. This ain’t it chief. Koschie skims on the edge of being a yandere and being not a yandere. Sure he kidnaps Marya, kill some dudes that have the name Ivan, and say some possessive shit to her, but the actions just doesn’t line up. I don’t know… with the cycle theory in play here, I just see Koschie as a broken man who’s trying to reclaim control over his life. Not exactly a yandere per say. Like imagine: getting cuckold by some normal human, over and over again. Shit, I would go crazy too. I feel really bad for Koschie for falling in love with/having a wife like Marya. Apparently, Koschie and Marya are the same type of people but idk man… Marya is kinda of a crazy bitch too.

I’ll just briefly talk about Marya now. As we all know, a female lead defines a yandere. And Marya? Yikes man. I don’t know where to start with her. First off, Marya somehow managed to be both smart and stupid at the same time. We see that she’s clever enough to solve Baba Yaga’s tasks but she so goddamn stupid. Because of her curiosity, she’s extremely meddlesome and got Koschie almost killed even though he told her not to fuck with the egg… yet she fucks with the egg anyways. Then we jump to part two where Marya is more jaded and blames Koschie for all her misfortune (Idk). It’s not like he did anything bad to her. Honestly, reading their interactions, Koschie has been nothing but a gentleman to her. Besides the fact he bangs other women and like to do some weird power play on Marya, he’s pretty chill. If anything, she brought her own misfortune herself. She chased after Koschie because she’s fascinated by magic and wanted to be part of that world. Now that she’s part of that world, she doesn’t want to bare the burden of it anymore and return back with the humans; with Ivan. Btw, Marya wanted to sort of “keep” both Ivan and Koschie at the same time (because she’s thirsty). I mean… I get the sentiment, but Koschie literally stated that he wasn’t comfortable with that but Marya had her bitchy mode where she scratched Koschie and told him not to talk to her in that way (Weird flex but okay?). Ivan wasn’t cool with the arrangement either, hence why Marya left with Ivan. But oh the irony. Marya left with Koschie to avoid suffering, hunger, and fascination for magic but now with Ivan, Marya returned back to a life of suffering, hunger, and the normal. Again, more irony, Marya and Ivan have a fight because of their lifestyle. This is the part where Koschie comes begging at her door. And Marya, only being able to think with her vagina now, bangs Koschie and locks him in her basement. Just like how Koschie did a weird power play over Marya, Marya now does a power play over Koschie. One of the more fucked up lines Marya said to Koschie was along the lines of, “Lol. Look at you. Trapped in my basement… waiting for my attention while you abandon the war outside.” Like mega yikes my dude. I know Julie and I asked for a twisted female protagonist, but we asked for a relatable twisted female protagonist. Not… this. I guess Marya is strong? But… weird. Honestly… I lost any relatability with Marya the minute she started bouncing between Ivan and Koschie. And with how… sadistic she became towards the end, I don’t blame Koschie’s action. That’s a broken man with possible stockholm syndrome at this point.

Anyways… to summarize… I don’t know what I just read. Story is confusing. Characters are weird. I just have a bunch of puzzle pieces in my hand and a couple of yandere like lines. I suppose I can appreciate Koschie as an aesthetic. He says some pretty neat things, physically sounds sexy, and does some yandere like actions. So… I give him one yandere pity point for the attempt.... He might have shine better if the story was actually good.

Overall score: 1/10

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Edit the appropriate source file for your shell and add :$HOME/dotnet to the end of the existing PATH statement. If no PATH statement is included, add a new line with export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/dotnet.

Also, add export DOTNET_ROOT=$HOME/dotnet to the end of the file.

This approach lets you install different versions into separate locations and choose explicitly which one to use by which application.

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Visual Studio for Mac installs the .NET Core SDK when the .NET Core workload is selected. To get started with .NET Core development on macOS, see Install Visual Studio 2019 for Mac. For the latest release, .NET Core 3.1, you must use the Visual Studio for Mac 8.4.

Install alongside Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a powerful and lightweight source code editor that runs on your desktop. Visual Studio Code is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

While Visual Studio Code doesn't come with an automated .NET Core installer like Visual Studio does, adding .NET Core support is simple.

Download and install Visual Studio Code.

Download and install the .NET Core SDK.

Install the C# extension from the Visual Studio Code marketplace.

Install with bash automation

The dotnet-install scripts are used for automation and non-admin installs of the runtime. You can download the script from the dotnet-install script reference page.

The script defaults to installing the latest long term support (LTS) version, which is .NET Core 3.1. You can choose a specific release by specifying the current switch. Include the runtime switch to install a runtime. Otherwise, the script installs the SDK.

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The command above installs the ASP.NET Core runtime for maximum compatability. The ASP.NET Core runtime also includes the standard .NET Core runtime.

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Docker

Containers provide a lightweight way to isolate your application from the rest of the host system. Containers on the same machine share just the kernel and use resources given to your application.

.NET Core can run in a Docker container. Official .NET Core Docker images are published to the Microsoft Container Registry (MCR) and are discoverable at the Microsoft .NET Core Docker Hub repository. Each repository contains images for different combinations of the .NET (SDK or Runtime) and OS that you can use.

Microsoft provides images that are tailored for specific scenarios. For example, the ASP.NET Core repository provides images that are built for running ASP.NET Core apps in production.

For more information about using .NET Core in a Docker container, see Introduction to .NET and Docker and Samples.

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Working with macOS Catalina notarization.

Tutorial: Get started on macOS.

Tutorial: Create a new app with Visual Studio Code.

Tutorial: Containerize a .NET Core app.

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Thoughts about Spn 13x06

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!

Yee-haw! So, did we get the promised Brokebacknatural? Cowboys? Check. Super gay? Double check.

Once again we got an episode, and I know I keep repeating myself here, that left no room for subtext. Everything was spelled out in neon letters. Which is weird, from a meta perspective. We are so used to look out for the subtext, and codes and hidden messages, and again it feels like the subtext just became plain text. And again, I don’t feel like this makes the episode better or worse, just different, and of course it leads to the overall question: WHY? And to me it feels like, or at least makes sense, like we are heading to the finish line here. I’m not saying the current season is the last, but maybe the next one. From a writer’s point it would make sense then to address themes that have been part of the subtext for a long time, and the only way to resolve them is to put them in the actual text of the show. (And yes, before you ask: Destiel. All the Destiel.)

Overall I liked the episode a lot. The actual case was kinda… there, they could have made more with it, I dunno. But I loved the Western theme and of course it was a big character episode. I think this week the focus was on Jack, and his relationship with Cas. We had a lot of great Dean moments as well, which brought the episode a light and fun atmosphere, and worked especially in contrast to last weeks episode, to make a big statement what or rather who made Dean so happy. The characters and their relationships were the selling point of the episode.

Let’s have a closer look.

Jack vs Evil Dead

There was a lot of Jack in the episode, and in the beginning he seemed to be in a relative happy place. He is obviously still trying to find out who he is, but it seems like hunting gave him some purpose, at least for a moment. We learned in 13x04 that he still thinks in terms of “good” and “bad” and that, through the influence of Sam and Dean, hunters are to him the good guys. They kill monsters and help the innocent.

Jack trying to be a hunter was of course meant to remind us of all the times Cas tried to act like a hunter. They both even use the same approach by watching what Sam and Dean do and try to copy it. Though I have to admit, with all my love for Cas, I think Jack has got the hang of it a bit faster. He found them a case, he found footage of zombie!Dave and identified him as Athena’s boyfriend. Top of his class, indeed.

I loved the relationship/interactions between Cas and Jack. I always like it when they add new characters to the team, to see new dynamics, not just Cas and Jack, but of course also the birth of team free will 2.0. Cas and Jack do balance out Sam and Dean in a way; they are both not human and outsiders of their own. And similar to last season where Cas could teach Mary about her sons now we have him teaching Jack how to handle a Winchester properly.

I’m not sure the show is ever going to address the “Did Jack brainwash Kelly and Cas?”-issue more than they did now. Jack confirms that he trusted Cas because his mother trusted him, that Cas made him feel safe and the fact that Cas is surprised Jack remembered that implies they talked about the events in 12x19. I have a feeling Dean won’t bring up the issue again – whatever Jack did with bringing back Cas he is forgiven. I’m not sure of either Cas or Jack were aware of the brainwashing. Every episode so far has shown us that until lately Jack had no control over his powers. Choosing Cas as his protector probably did happen unconscious, based on the feelings of his mother, who had become one with him at some point (probably when he resurrected her).

Cas supports Jack and believes in him, and I think he fulfils a role here neither Sam and Dean could. He is the one Jack chose as his father, as his mentor, he is the one who was supposed to be there for him. I don’t believe Jack still controls Cas in some ways, but rather that the affection is genuine. Cas repeats what Kelly told her son – that he is meant to do great things and that he has the power to make the world a better place. This very thing though puts a lot of responsibility on Jack. It is clear that he wants to do good, that he wants to prove to others and himself that he is not a monster, but it backfires horrible. It is clear that killing the security guard was a horrible accident, and Cas, Sam and Dean reassure him that in their line of work things like that keep on happening, but that it doesn’t mean he is bad, or that he should stop trying to do better. Each of them has done horrible things in the past, because the world is more complex than “good” and “bad”. It is part of being human, and we talk so much about Jack’s powers that we forget at times that he is half human too.

Especially in that aspect I think Jack mirrors Dean a lot. There is an early parallel when Jack tells Cas how much he missed him, how he begged for his return, or basically when he tells Cas everything Dean couldn’t. The Jack we see at the end of the episode, the one who decides to leave because he is afraid he is going to hurt his found family, is the one who reminded a lot of Dean in 9x10, who decided to leave because he thought of himself as “poison”. Dean is still the one who is the most honest with Jack – when he asks if the security guard had a family only Dean gives him a direct answer. Dean is the one who never tried to sugarcoat what he thought of Jack, but he is also the one who admits here that he was wrong about Jack. We saw a first small step in that direction at the end of 13x04, after Jack saved Sam, but it is clear that the turning point is Jack bringing Cas back.

Also, Jack refers to Cas, Sam and Dean as “all he has”. This and that he asked about the family of the man he killed shows how important family and family ties are to him, and that he thinks in categories of family the way we know Dean does as well. It wouldn’t surprise me if we end the season with Jack addressing the Winchesters (including Cas of course) as his family.

Something else I found interesting are Jack’s powers. By now he can control them in some ways. It is clear it is a learning process. What I am curious about though is what specifically are Jack’s powers. We know that one day he will be more powerful than his father. We know he has some angelic powers – he can teleport, bullets and knifes don’t hurt him etc. Unlike angels though you can’t banish him. He sleeps, even if he doesn’t sleep as much as humans. He eats and he seems to enjoy food. It is a mix between angelic powers and human needs. Then again he asked Cas to heal the security guard, even though we know that Jack can technically heal people, after all he saved his mother in 12x19, so we might see him exploring more powers in the future.

The most interesting part though is his power to open portals to other worlds, and the fact that he had the power to reach Cas in the Empty, a place where even God had no power. This made me wonder if the Empty perhaps exists outside of reality? And God’s powers only have access in places in our reality – earth, heaven, hell, purgatory, the veil. Could it be that every universe/reality has their own God? If there are different versions of the archangels, why not God? We know that Lucifer from our universe still has his powers in the AU world. But what if there is only one Empty, existing outside of all those realities? And only Jack, Death and the reapers have access to it? Does that make Jack more powerful than God?

Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other

(What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?)

So, after Dean said “I do” under a giant neon cross, I think it is fair to say that travelling to Doge City and dressing up as cowboys was Dean and Cas’s honeymoon?

I’m still in awe and wonder how obvious all the Destiel stuff was. Not just in this episode, during the whole season so far. It is the main topic with all my meta peeps here, because we still can’t believe that after years of digging deep through the subtext the show is now so blatant about Destiel. After 13x05 everyone and their mother said that Cas was presented as the win Dean so desperately needed, and now he textually confirms it, calling Cas even a “pretty big win”. Dean’s whole attitude and behaviour has changed, in the way that 13x05 and 13x06 almost work as a pair to show is exactly what the main difference is between the two episodes and Dean’s emotional state. I mean their mom is still trapped and Jack is still a potential danger, and this episode marks the first time he killed someone, even if it was only an accident. We expected to hear the “I told you”-speech from Dean, instead he is reaching out to Jack and takes care of his mess. Why? Because of Cas. Because Jack brought back Cas, and for the first time Dean can acknowledge the effort Jack applied.

It was in character that we didn’t get a great speech of Dean talking about his feelings (like I said, Jack already expressed what Dean felt). We are not at the point of the story yet where Dean is ready to use his words, though sooner or later he has to. Instead we got the car scene and the usual bickering between Cas and Dean, and it is only then that Dean admits how happy he is that Cas is back. It was very lighthearted and sweet and it again confirmed that Dean and Cas have a relationship off-screen (the movie Dean made Cas watch, the fact that Cas knows that Dean is an angry sleeper etc). Also, my new headcanon is that Metatron didn’t like Western movies, so they weren’t part of all the popculture knowledge he gave Cas. Dean might missed his chance to introduce Cas to Star Wars, but he will do his best to show Cas his favourite Western movies. All of them.

Wild Wild Dead

The case of the week was rather simple. There was a recurring theme of “things that look like other things”. In 13x02 we had with Asmodeus a shapeshifting demon, in 13x03 we had a wraith who looks human and 13x04 featured two actual shapeshifters and an ancient cosmic entity that took the form of our favourite angel. And we started this episode with Dean asking Cas if it is really him. It doesn’t take a big step to figure out that identity will be a big theme this season. Jack of course still struggles with his own, trying to find out who he is. And then of course we have the AU world or maybe even worlds, with a potential infinite amount of doppelgängers of characters we know.

We also have two characters coming back from the dead – Cas literary, and the ghoul who impersonates someone who died a long time ago. Both lose the one they wanted to protect – Cas loses Jack, Dave loses Athena. I’m not sure if this parallel was on purpose because Dave and Athena’s relationship wasn’t anything like the one between Jack and Cas. The first one was romantic and quite unhealthy, the second a parent-child-relationship, based on support. I also wonder if Athena was aware that her boyfriend was a ghoul? She seemed to know about the grave robberies and I thought for a moment she provided him with food, but she was surprised to find out he wasn’t exactly human, so.

Another character that was somehow paralleled/ associated with Dean was the Sergeant. The officer who was killed was his nephew; not his actual so, but still someone very close to him. Getting revenge for him was family business, to make it even more obvious. And he stated twice that he would kill the one responsible for his nephew’s death. And that is somehow problematic. I think it was perhaps part of the Western theme to show people who take the law in their own hands, with blazing guns and only one of them surviving. Still he was an officer of the law, and unlike Dean and the others he didn’t know at first that a monster was responsible for his nephew’s death. The show morally justified that hunters can kill monsters, if they have killed, because there is no monster prison. But there is no justification for humans to kill other humans, especially not officers of the law who should know better. The first monstrous humans though on the show have all been killed by officers of the law though (Pa Bender by Deputy Kathleen Hudak in 1x15 and Pete Sheridan by Detective Diana Ballard in 2x07). Sergeant Phillips is portrayed as a hero by the narrative, that he kills the monster in the end feels justified, but it shouldn’t.

Dean seemed also very calm when the ghoul aimed his gun at his head. Perhaps because he knew that Billie would bring him back, because he is important? Interesting though “stabbed by a ghoul in a graveyard” was one of Dean’s potential deaths (I wonder if we will also get to see almost burned by a red haired witch and almost died by a heart-attack). After the ghoul is dead Dean takes care of Jack’s mess and is back to his usual “we were never here and we lie about what we do”-attitude. In contrast to 13x01 where he openly told the Sheriff that he is a hunter, because he no longer cared about anything. Now that Cas is back he does.

Some other things:

- Did nobody in town recognize Dave Mather? Did they all think it was just a great coincidence the undertaker’s new boyfriend looked exactly like the old west dude?

- Speaking of, why is nobody ever suspicious about their aliases? Texas ranger Val Kilmer? Seriously?

- Nina Lopez-Corrado, the director of the episode, smuggled herself in the episode twice: with Athena’s last name (Lopez) and again with the giant “Lopez” on top of the mausoleum in the graveyard.

- Does Sam like Amanda Palmer? He seemed interested. Adding this to my (very short) list of music Sam likes.

- The episode had great soundtrack choices.

- I’m still worried about Jack though. I hope he packed some lunch.

Until next week <3

#supernatural #spn 13x06 #thombstone #spn meta #spoilers #my meta

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New Nintendo Switch 2 release date, specs, leaks and more

Even with the PS5 and Xbox Series X finally out, anticipation for a Nintendo Switch 2 (or Nintendo Switch Pro) is still red-hot. According to recent reports, the next Nintendo Switch could be a beefed-up version of Nintendo's beloved hybrid console with new features and 4K gaming support.

Nintendo's next Switch likely won't deliver things like ray tracing or 8K gaming, but a more powerful Switch could help the company better compete with the latest next-gen consoles. And some rumors have pegged the Switch 2 as sporting some truly wild features, including potential dual-screen support.

Nintendo hasn't confirmed the existence of a new Nintendo Switch model, but the latest rumors indicate that a new Switch is all but inevitable. Here's everything we know about the New Nintendo Switch 2, including its possible release date, specs and features.

Latest Nintendo Switch 2 news (November 29)

The new GPD Win 3 gives us a taste of how a Switch Pro could work, with smooth 60 fps gaming on the go.

Taiwan's Economic Daily News reports that Nintendo is including a Mini-LED display on the Switch 2, and is gearing up to launch the console in 2021.

New Nintendo Switch 2 release date

Citing a Taipei-based report out of the Economic Daily News, The Edge Markets reports that a new version of Nintendo's popular hybrid console could arrive by early 2021. That was quickly followed up by a Bloomberg report that suggests that the new Switch could arrive next year complete with 4K support and an expansive new games lineup.

A subsequent Bloomberg report claims that developers are being asked to make their Nintendo Switch games playable in 4K, adding further weight to the possibility of an upcoming hardware upgrade.

Economic Daily News later reported that Nintendo was still planning a 2021 launch, and has been visiting companies in Taiwan to obtain displays for the new console.

Here's a look at when every version of the Switch has launched so far. Looking at these days, it's possible we could see an updated Switch by 2021 to coincide with the system's four-year anniversary.

Nintendo Switch: March 3, 2017

Nintendo Switch (upgraded battery): August 2019

Nintendo Switch Lite: September 20, 2019

Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch Pro: 2021 (rumored)

New Nintendo Switch 2 price

While there's no official price set for Nintendo's next Switch, it seems safe to assume it'll cost more than the $299 base model — and certainly more than the $199 Nintendo Switch Lite. In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Japan-based games consultant Serkan Toto predicts that the Switch Pro will cost around $399.

New Nintendo Switch 2 specs

The Switch Pro's rumored specs have varied based on different reports, with some claiming that the next Switch will be a modest upgrade and others hinting at a significant power boost for Nintendo's console. A sketchy, now-deleted 4chan post (via Inverse) suggests some major changes, including a custom Nvidia Tegra Xavier processor, a 64GB SSD, 4K video support, and two USB-C ports. This post also claimed that the Switch Pro would be a TV-only console, and won't be playable in portable mode.

Economic Daily News also claims Nintendo is set to include a Mini-LED display in the Switch 2, which is a big leap up from the 720p LCD display included in the original. Utilising Mini-LED tech would mean better responsiveness, contrast, and energy efficiency, all of which would be more than welcome on a new Switch.

However, a forum post on Korean website Clien (via TechRadar) suggests that the next Switch might not be a huge generational leap. The poster claims that Nintendo is working with Nvidia on a custom Tegra processor based on Nvidia's Volta architecture, and won't include the Tegra X1+ chip that many had expected the console to feature. As a result, 4K support may not be feasible for the Switch Pro.

The current Nintendo Switch packs a custom Nvidia Tegra X1 processor, a 6.2-inch, 720p display and 32GB of storage. In August 2019, the console saw a minor refresh, which bumped the battery life from an estimated 2.5 to 6.5 hours to 4.5 to 9 hours. In our own Switch battery tests, we found that the new model lasts nearly twice as long for games such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

The Nintendo Switch 2 may also feature Nvidia DLSS 2.0 support, according to an Nvidia job ad spotted by Wccftech. The posting seeks a software engineer on the Tegra team to work on "next-generation graphics" and mentions gaming consoles by name. Considering that the Switch is the only Tegra-powered console out there, it's possible that Nvidia is conducting work on a CPU for a new model. DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an AI technology designed to boost framerates in games, which could lead to much smoother performance if it makes its way to the Switch 2.

But improved specs could just be the tip of the iceberg for the Nintendo Switch 2. A series of code found in the Switch's April 2020 firmware update reveals what could be support for a dual-screen console, suggesting that the next Nintendo Switch may be a two-display device.

This wouldn't be a first for Nintendo given the company's popular Nintendo DS and 3DS handhelds, but we'd be curious to see how dual-screen support would play into the Switch ecosystem. Perhaps you'll be able to play in handheld mode while beaming certain content to your TV, similar to how the Wii U operated.

There are also some recent mobile GPU breakthroughs that point to a promising future for upcoming handheld consoles such as the Switch 2. Samsung and AMD are expected to be working on a new Exynos 1000 chip with AMD graphics built-in, which could give the Switch 2 a massive power boost if Nintendo decides to opt for that CPU over the aging Tegra X1 found in the current Switch.

One of the most recent notable mentions of the Nintendo Switch 2 comes from the developers of Eiyuden Chronicle, a throwback role-playing game that's currently on Kickstarter. As spotted by Nintendo Life, Rabbit & Bear Studios mention "Nintendo's next generation console" as one of the platforms the developer plans to release the game for. While the studio was transparent about having no inside knowledge to Nintendo's plans, the company noted that porting the title to the relatively underpowered Switch while building it for next-gen platforms would be an expensive endeavor.

New Nintendo Switch 2 features

If Nintendo does make another Switch-like console, it seems safe to assume that it'll once again allow you to play in TV, tabletop and handheld modes. But some recent Nintendo patents hint at some other interesting features that could either make their way to the new console or serve as a complementary device.

Nintendo recently patented a unique health-tracking device, which would be able to track your sleep, monitor your mood via microphones and sensors, and even change the odor of a room. Interestingly, the patented device has its own dock (much like the Switch), and seems designed to work with health-related games a la Ring Fit Adventure. It's too early to tell whether such a device will even come to market, but it will be interesting to see if Nintendo ups its fitness-tracking game in time for the next Switch console.

What we want from the Nintendo Switch 2

If the Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch Pro does become a reality, there are a handful of features we'd love to see that could make it a compelling high-end option for Nintendo fans.

1080p handheld gameplay: The Switch's 6.2-inch screen is limited to 720p in handheld mode, meaning you can't experience titles like Super Mario Odyssey and Pokémon Sword and Shield in their full glory. The ability to game on the go in 1080p would be a big reason to upgrade to a Switch Pro — if the console can muster 60fps at 1080p, even better.

4K or 1440p support for TV mode. Considering that 4K consoles are out there and that the PS5 and Xbox Series X will support 8K content, it'd be nice to see the Switch Pro get a resolution bump. The new console would likely need a beefy new dock to support 4K or even 2560 x 1440 resolutions, but just imagine how glorious it would be to play Breath of the Wild in 4K.

Better ergonomics. We recently got our hands on Alienware's Concept UFO, which is a Switch-like portable gaming PC that features standard controller-sized buttons, triggers and grips. If Nintendo can devise new Joy-Cons that are bigger and more ergonomic without being too massive, the Switch Pro could be the most comfortable way to play on the go.

True Bluetooth support. While the current Switch features Bluetooth 4.1 for connecting wirelessly to Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers, you can't pair other Bluetooth gadgets (like headphones) to the console without an adapter. Nintendo, I just want to be able to pair my AirPods to my Switch without any extra fuss — make it happen!

Why we want a Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch is an absolute joy of a system backed by some of the finest games Nintendo has ever released. But its hardware is starting to show its limitations more than three years after release, largely when it comes to ports of major third-party games.

Kotaku's Ethan Gach recently got his hands on the new Switch port of The Outer Worlds, which reportedly "looks so bad on Switch I'm tempted to tell even people who have no other means of playing it to stay away." Based on Gach's screenshots, the port looks incredibly blurry, and suffers from framerate drops. Gamers have had similar issues with ports such as Pillars of Eternity and Wasteland 2.

While Nintendo games such as Breath of the Wild and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are optimized to look and run great on Switch, the console seems to be running into a AAA games problem. And that could prove especially challenging for Nintendo, especially with a new crop of third-party games built for PS5 and Xbox Series X that may be more graphically demanding than ever.

Nintendo doesn't necessarily need a system as powerful as Sony's and Microsoft's upcoming console (the Switch has done just fine against PS4 and Xbox One), but a significant power boost could make the company's hybrid console even more appealing for fans of big third-party franchises.

Should I wait for a Nintendo Switch 2?

Considering that the Switch 2 is still a rumor at this point, we wouldn't count on it coming out just yet -- at least not anytime soon. The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite are at the top of our list for the best handheld gaming consoles, and we expect them to continue to get supported for years to come. So if you've yet to jump on the Switch bandwagon, you can do so with confidence that it won't be replaced anytime soon.

Plus, if there is indeed a Switch 2 or Switch Pro, chances are it'll work with your existing Switch game library. Nintendo has a history of supporting its handhelds through multiple iterations, with the Nintendo DS/Nintendo 3DS family supporting the same game library for more than a decade. Given how popular the Switch is, we expect Nintendo to take a similar approach for its current console.

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College football picks, schedule: Predictions against the spread, odds for key top 25 games in Week 5

The 2020 college football season has been anything but normal so far, and that includes in the SEC, which was the defending national champions upset last week as it began play. Now entering Week 5 of the overall season, the SEC truly takes centerstage with the two biggest games of the day.

No. 2 Alabama hosts No. 13 Texas A&M in the SEC on CBS Game of the Week as Jimbo Fisher — in Year 3 with the Aggies — looks to become the first Nick Saban assistant ever to topple his boss. The Crimson Tide are heavily favored in the contest, but in this wild season it seems like anything can happen in a given game. There is also the first top-10 showdown of the season in the evening as No. 4 Georgia hosts No. 7 Auburn in one of the SEC’s biggest rivalry games. Will the Bulldogs have their quarterback situation worked out, or will the Tigers pull off the upset as a near-touchdown underdog?

Elsewhere on the schedule, No. 1 Clemson, No. 3 Florida and No. 9 Texas all face conference foes in key early-season matchups ahead of bigger games on their slate. The Gators and Longhorns are in action early in the day, while the Tigers will serve as Saturday’s nightcap.

Let’s take a look at the biggest games on the schedule Saturday along with our picks and predictions for what will transpire in those contests. Our CBS Sports college football experts have picked every game both straight up and against the spread, giving you ample opportunity to decide how to make your picks ahead of kickoff.

Odds via William Hill Sportsbook | All times Eastern

South Carolina at No. 3 Florida (-17.5) — Noon on ESPN: The Gamecocks are just 1-3 against the Gators in Will Muschamp’s tenure, but their average margin of defeat in those three losses is just 9.3 points. South Carolina scored 27 against Florida last season and 31 in 2018. Given how vulnerable Florida’s defense looked against Ole Miss, it’s a safe bet that South Carolina will reach at least 20 points. And with some veterans in the secondary, South Carolina should be able to keep Florida from turning this into a complete blowout. Pick: South Carolina +17.5 — David Cobb

TCU at No. 9 Texas (-13) — Noon on FOX: Given Texas’ struggles against the pass, TCU could hold its own in this game. The Horned Frogs had nice ball distribution against Iowa State with nine guys catching at least two passes. However, I’m worried about their pass protection. Additionally, Sam Ehlinger has to be a playmaker and he showed he can lead a comeback if he’s called upon. I think he makes enough plays for Texas to get the home W, but I’m not loving the defense to make the necessary stops to win by two full touchdowns. Pick: TCU +13 — Ben Kercheval

No. 13 Texas A&M at No. 2 Alabama (-17) — 3:30 p.m. on CBS: I’ve always had a pretty solid rule of thumb when picking Alabama games in the SEC. Generally, when Alabama is at home, you want to bet against it. It does a much better job of covering the spread when on the road. But when we look closer at the results, the Crimson Tide performs better at home with larger spreads. In 26 SEC games under Nick Saban when they’ve been favored by 17 points or more — like they are here — they’ve gone 16-10 ATS. When I see that trend and combine it with how soundly Alabama has beaten the Aggies recently, it’s hard to go any other way here. Pick: Alabama (-17) — Tom Fornelli

Which college football picks can you make with confidence in Week 5, and which SEC team will pull off a shocking upset? Visit SportsLine to see which teams will win and cover the spread — all from a proven computer model that has returned over $4,000 in profit over the past four-plus seasons — and find out.

No. 18 Oklahoma (-7) at Iowa State — 7:30 p.m. on ABC: Home-field advantage isn’t a thing like it used to be, in part because of COVID-19’s effects on stadium capacity. Still, the Cyclones shouldn’t have any problem bringing their own juice for this one. This is a rare opportunity to not only reinsert yourself back into the Big 12 Championship Game conversation but give the Sooners rare back-to-back losses while fully exposing them as a vulnerable team. Iowa State can punch plays up, and the offense sprinkles in some big plays, so give me the Cyclones to keep it at least within a touchdown. But we’ll find out if Iowa State’s passing game has enough to pull the outright upset. Pick: Iowa State +7.5 — Ben Kercheval

No. 7 Auburn at No. 4 Georgia (-6.5) — 7:30 p.m. on ESPN: Georgia’s quarterback situation is an absolute mess. JT Daniels got medically cleared this week, but just how healthy is he? Is he capable of playing at the level he was at before injuring his knee in the season-opener last season? These are valid questions — especially considering it took so long for him to get cleared by doctors. Whether it’s Daniels or Stetson Bennett, Auburn’s defense will bring the heat early and often, forcing multiple mistakes from the Georgia offense. Yes, Georgia’s defense is great. Maybe the best in the country. But all Auburn has to do is find a way to get to 20 points in this one to not only cover but get the win outright. Pick: Auburn +6.5 — Barrett Sallee

Virginia at No. 1 Clemson (-28) — 8 p.m. on ACC Network: To me, this pick — not the game, but the pick — comes down to Virginia’s offensive line. That group has come a long way since it was a glaring weakness at times for the Wahoos offense, where Bryce Perkins’ athleticism and escapability was not only a feature but a necessity for success. They are an experienced group in 2020, and the success they had against Duke suggests it’s improved in a way that makes running the offense a little bit easier for new starter Brennan Armstrong. But Duke’s defensive line is not Clemson’s defensive line, and if Myles Murphy, Bryan Bresee and the rest of that group dominate like they did against Wake Forest, it will be difficult to get any kind of rhythm going on offense or extend drives to keep the ball out of Trevor Lawrence’s hands. It might not be another 42-point win, but I feel pretty good about Clemson winning that position battle, Lawrence having 3-4 total touchdowns, and the Tigers winning by at least 30. Pick: Clemson (-28)

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👀 This week we have a fun bit of bonus content at the end of the issue — an interview with David Flanagan, someone who's written more JavaScript books than I've had hot dinners. 😆

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💬 A Q&A with… David Flanagan Author of JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

David has been programming since 1981 and getting paid for it since 1985. In 2011, he started working at Mozilla. Since then he's worked as a full-stack engineer on MDN and at Khan Academy. He currently works on cloud software at VMware and is in the process of releasing the seventh edition of JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, a hugely popular JavaScript book published by O'Reilly.

Why a seventh edition now?

I allowed the sixth edition to become badly out of date (sorry!). So the seventh edition is a major, and long-overdue, update. Importantly, it covers ES2020 and even mentions some features expected to be formalized in ES2021. Also new in this edition is a detailed chapter on Node, reflecting the reality that JavaScript isn't just for web browsers anymore.

(Ed: David has written more on what's new in the seventh edition here.)

What was the story behind writing the first edition?

I started on it shortly after I wrote Java in a Nutshell. In those days the buzz around Java was that Java "applets" could add dynamic content to web browsers. JavaScript seemed like a promising alternative and I remember talking to an engineer from Sun Microsystems (the company that created Java) about what I was going to work on next. When I told him I thought JavaScript might become more important in the browser than Java, he scoffed. But seven editions of my book later, I'm starting to think I was right(!)

What's your favorite chapter?

Most interesting JavaScript code is asynchronous, and now that Promises are a core part of the JavaScript language, I dedicate chapter 13 to asynchronous programming with callbacks, events, Promises and async/await.

Promises are a revolutionary addition to JavaScript, but once you move beyond the simplest examples, it becomes very easy to misuse them and you need to understand them deeply in order to use them correctly and with confidence. So I devote more than 20 pages to explaining them in depth. These are some of the most complicated pages in the book, but if they increase the understanding of Promises, I'll feel I've provided an important service to the community.

You've spent so much time writing books about JavaScript, but what other technologies interest you?

I'm intrigued by both Go and Rust and would enjoy documenting those languages. I've thought about writing short books about React and Angular. And I've wondered whether it is possible to write an interesting book about coding for a non-technical audience.

What's the secret to being able to write so many programming books?

No secret, really: from about 1991 to 2011 I was self-employed and for most of that time, writing books was my primary job. This 7th edition of JavaScript: The Definitive Guide is the first book I've written while also working a regular software engineering job.

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Comprehensive Market Samurai Review – The Evergreen Keyword Research Tool

Every seasoned internet marketer or blogger knows the value of keyword research for SEO. Without the necessary keyword data, the efforts to rank in the first pages of search engines can be a grope in the dark, achieving little to zero success. Because manual keyword research and analysis can be tiring and time-consuming, many online businesses utilize the effectiveness of software. These tools automate parts of the process to rank in search engines and help to shorten the time it

takes to realize SEO results.

While there are many keyword tools out there, there’s one that has earned the respect of marketers and blog owners alike; Market Samurai. The program contains the tools to help you find the most appropriate keywords for your niche, assess the market for the keyword, publish content, and promote your websites. In this Market Samurai review, I will show you what the software offers so you can decide for yourself whether to use it or not.

What is Market Samurai and Why is it So Popular?

It’s all-inclusive and powerful keyword research and analysis tool. The product was developed by an Australian software company, Noble Samurai, slightly more than a decade ago. The too has been updated severally over the years and the current version offers a lot more than what the earlier ones did.

Market Samurai is a downloadable software that’s available for both PC and Mac users without any compatibility issues. What makes the product such a valuable tool for online entrepreneurs? To answer that question, we would need to understand the importance of keywords. And there’s no better way to do that than having a look at the following statistics:

Around 90% of keywords experience so much competition online that using them may never guarantee you a slot in the first pages of Google, Yahoo or Bing. Again, internet entrepreneurs who rarely carry out market research for keywords risk plunging their sites into this competitive market. The result? They never occupy a position worth taking pride in when it comes to serch results. It can be demoralizing, especially when you’ve spent time and money on SEO for those keywords.

About 90% of keywords attract so little traffic that using them can never bring you any significant amount of traffic. Focusing on those keywords would be not only a waste of time but also resources. Internet entrepreneurs who don’t take keyword research seriously or those who consider that hard work( and it is) risk falling into this trap of “little traffic” keywords.

An equal percentage of the keywords will bring visitors to your site- but not real customers. You get a sizeable amount of traffic, but the sales remain low- too low to match your SEO efforts. You may feel like giving up when the problem all along happens to be the use of keywords that don’t target a buying audience.

The primary issue with the three scenarios above is often the lack of proper research for keywords and the markets in which to use them. Market Samurai is designed to help you avoid those mistakes- and it does that superbly. The ways the software enables you to achieve success are varied and include:

Providing you with keywords that offer the most promising as well as quick results. There’s a part on the platform that does specifically that.

Researching and suggesting the markets that are worth getting into and those that you need to avoid. That narrows down your options and lessens the chances of you venturing into markets that are likely to disappoint.

Finding markets that do not present stiff SEO competition and those that do so you can know where to invest and where not to. Because competition is what causes many online ventures to fail, this analysis is essential before you can make any move in your online business projects.

Giving you a hint of what chances you stand for the efforts to rank a particular keyword in the first pages of search engines. It allows you to make an informed decision and maximizes that chances to succeed in your SEO campaigns

Suggesting topics to base your content on and finding the relevant content. It relieves you of the hassle to research and create the content to post

Helping you publish content. It makes everything about the process to improve your rankings easier and the time you take to accomplish that shorter

Scouring the internet and finding places to create backlinks. Also, providing you with an idea of how many backlinks you need and where to get the most quality ones. You end up not doing a lot manually which makes the project to improve SEO quicker and less tiring

And much more…

Now that we’ve seen how Market Samurai helps you to succeed in your online ventures, you might be interested to know the software achieves that. In other words, the tools that you will have access to on the platform.

The Features of Market Samurai

A Market Samurai download opens up a new world of reports that you can use to make digital marketing decisions. The software offers you access to 8 different tools, each with a specific function in your SEO campaigns. They are:

1. The Keyword Research Module

It comprises two parts: keyword generation and keyword research. In the first phase, you get a list of keywords based on your topic or seed keyword. The tool allows you to modify the list by adding or removing some keywords. Once you’re finished with evaluating the list, you proceed to the next part by pressing the button to analyze keywords. That takes you to another window where you can access the following information.

SEO Traffic– it shows you the number of clicks a particular keyword would earn you if it made it to the first page of search engines

Total Searches– this part indicates the number of searches that were performed by users for a specific keyword. It includes the searches made in a day, week, and even month.

SEO competition– here, you get to see how many sites are competing for a specific keyword. It gives you a hint of how your website or content would perform if you tried to rank for that keyword

2. The SEO Competition Module

While the software’s research tool offers you a glimpse of the level of competition to expect, it doesn’t provide adequate information for that. It’s in this module that you get a full report that paints a clearer picture of the competition. The module does that by analyzing the first ten slots on a search engine’s results for the keywords. The data provided by the module includes on-page and off-page SEO for the ten sites, domain age, website size, the number of backlinks, and more. With that kind and amount of information, you can choose whether to go on and use the keyword, find a different one, or improve your sites SEO to match the competition. It’s worth indicating that Market Samurai uses Majestic to obtain the data generated by this module. The results are color-coded, with red showing a high competition and green indicating low competition.

3. Domain Search Module

This tool is useful if you intend to build niche sites using the seed keywords. Here, you get the chance to use your keyword to search for a matching domain. The module performs the search for you, automatically, and what you get is a list of the many different domains to choose from. The tool allows you to input your preferred prefixes and suffixes for a customized domain name.

4. The Monetization Module

This tool favors affiliate marketers the most. Niche marketers, too, who feature products on their websites. The tool helps you to find affiliate products that match your selected keywords. It searches the major markets such as Amazon, PayDotCom, ClickBank, and Commission Junction. The tool also offers the functionality to create ads for your websites.

5. The Find Content Module

There are times when you don’t have the time to create content. It could even be that you’re experiencing a writer’s block or can’t find an exciting topic to write about. That’s where this tool comes in as useful. It searches for stock content from various article directories and selects the one that matches with your topic and keyword. You can republish that article on your website provided you acknowledge the source and don’t claim the article to be your own.

The places that the tool looks for content include web 2.0 sites, online forums, and others that contain keyword-relevant posts. To ensure the right content, the module allows you to view the articles it has sourced for you to see that they match your preferred topics and keywords. If satisfied, you go on to publish them.

6. The Publish Content Module

It’s a text editing tool that Market Samurai creators incorporated into the software to help with the publishing of content. The module is almost similar to the the usual Microsoft Word editor that you use on windows. However, this particular one comes optimized for WordPress posts.

To use this tool, you enter your WordPress credentials to log in to your site from Market Samurai after which you can copy and publish your content without any additional requirements. You can even add images and links. What’s more, the software stores a copy of the content in your computer so you can retrieve it if the need for that arises.

7. The Promotion Module

You’ve already identified the content to post and gone ahead to publish it. Now the task is to promote it to attract the relevant traffic. This tool helps you to do that by finding the sites to link to automatically. Using the module, you can create backlinks that would significantly boost your website’s ranking and traffic. You can choose to create those backlinks automatically, or you can generate the list of the relevant websites and do that manually.

8. The Rank Tracker Module

After you’ve researched keywords, selected the most suitable ones, published and promoted your content, you may need to track the performance. This part of the program offers a way to monitor all your keyword and page rankings in different search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo. To enable this feature, you need to add your domain names alongside the keywords you’re looking to rank for. The software then uses that to track your standings.

The rank tracking module allows you to view current and past positions. That enables you to build a graph of your progress and understand how your website or business is doing in an easier way. Using this tool, you can determine the speed of your campaigns and determine whether everything is working out as anticipated or not.

Other Features of the Software

Apart from the tools that make up Market Samurai, there are the pages within the software that are worth mentioning. There’s the tab that takes you to the video tutorials. There are plenty of the guides there explaining everything from how to get started with the software to the instructions on the useage of the various features.

There’s also the support section where you can get all your questions regarding the software and its usage answered. You get access to FAQs on a tab named “knowledge base,” and a place to click and contact the customer care desk. While there may not be much to complain about when using Market Samurai, their support section lacks the convenience of making a phone call. You can only contact them online by submitting a ticket for your queries.

The Cost to Acquire Market Samurai

The standard price for MS is $149. However, you can act smart and take advantage of the discount that comes with the free trial. To get that, sign up for the 12-day free version of Market Samurai. You will get the offer to purchase the software for $97 before the first 5 days. That’s a cool $52 off the normal price.

One thing worth noting is that the price you pay to acquire MS is a one-time fee. You don’t pay anything more after that, yet you get to use all the features of the software for until you no longer need it- and which is almost unlikely. That’s in contrast with many SEO tools that subject you to a monthly or yearly fee. The price of Market Samurai is also competitive given the much you can achieve with the tool when compared to similar ones on the market.

Getting Started on Market Samurai

Market Samurai offers no challenge to use. You start by registering on the platform and paying the one-time fee of $149 or signing up for a free trial. You will then get mail that contains the link for Market Samurai download. The program requires you to have Adobe Air installed in your computer to run. Once you’ve performed the download and installation, entering your email and the activation key opens the program.

The first step involves entering your project name after which a new window pops up indicating the features the software offers. You can then proceed to generate keywords, filter them out according to suitability, research the markets and many other functions.

My Opinion of Market Samurai

Just like many other Market Samurai reviews, my opinion of the software is a positive one. I find it a complete package for anyone looking to advance their campaigns to rank high and boost traffic, regardless of whether they’re new in the world of internet entrepreneurship or not. The software contains every tool that’s required for keyword research and evaluation, backlinking automation, and other functionalities. Here is a summary of what I like about the program.

The Fast Results

Many of the people who use Market Samurai achieved results quickly. That’s attributable to the software’s ability to determine the keywords and markets that offer the best and most promising opportunities. Market Samurai also offers you a way to monitor your progress, and you can change tact in time to avoid what’s not working and adopt what provides results.

The Simple Interface

There’s no clutter, no ambiguous tabs, and no lengthy procedures. It doesn’t take time to master the usage of the platform which is an advantage when you’ve just downloaded it and don’t have a lot of time to sit through tons of tutorials. It’s a platform that I find suitable for those looking for a great SEO tool but one that’s not difficult to use.

The Innovative Rank Tracker

With Market Samurai, you do not track your rankings manually- and which can be hard work that also takes a lot of your time. The way the software does that for you is impressive and one of the many reasons I prefer Market Samurai over other keyword tools.

The Ability to Export Data to other Software

Market Samurai allows you to utilize and view the data it collects on other programs. You can export information about ranking and keyword competition to Excel and create useful graphs that provide a more convenient way to assess the data.

The Affordable Price

The fact that there are no monthly or yearly payments for the software is itself a plus, while the fair price of $149 is quite a bargain. That you can get Market Samurai for a discounted price of $97 is one of the reasons why you should consider signing up for a download.

The Windows and Mac Compatibility

Many of the SEO tools that I have come across are only compatible with the Windows OS. This one works on Mac machines as well. It means you won’t need to download any additional software if you use an Apple’s Mac computer.

The Personalized Support

Questions regarding the usage if the software or any other information are answered through email. While many would think this to be a bit slow when compared to a call or chat, I find it an advantage in some ways. The response you get is personalized and thorough, plus you always have the reference at your fingertips whenever you get stuck again.

What I Would Love to See Improved

Market Samurai is an excellent tool with many great features to help you improve your online presence and boost profits. However, it has its shortcomings which I will enumerate below.

The Slowness

That’s what many users experience when using MS especially when a module has to retrieve a vast amount of data. The software’s speed can be influenced by the type of machine you use and the quality of your internet connection, though, and you would need to take care of that. However, I still believe the creators of the software could do something to improve its performance in terms of speed. If you’re unable to resolve the problem at once, you could use this trick which has worked for many;

Avoid bombarding the software with too many requests at once. The best way to do that would be to divide your project into bits and feed those into the software one at a time. That way, the amount of data to be processed would be minimal and in line with the ability of both the software and your computer. Also, in resonance with the speed of the internet connection in your area of residence.

Final Comments

Market Samurai is a great tool to use for your keyword research and assessment. The software offers that and more, making your SEO efforts effective to the highest degree. It allows you to assess the markets for keyword relevance, competition, and other useful data. That helps you to avoid wasting your time and resources on projects that won’t bring results while maximizing on those that are likely to succeed.

Market Samurai is simple to use, with straightforward procedures to execute your SEO projects; from market and keyword research, domain acquisition, content publishing, to the promotion and results monitoring. The dashboard is less cluttered and beginner friendly. Besides that, you get access to audiovisual user guides that leave no stone unturned when it comes to the tutorials on using the program. The price is fair, too, and won’t harm your finances. If you’re a niche or affiliate marketer looking to build a profitable online business, I would recommend that you try out Market Samurai. It has helped many online business owners achieve the results they wished for.

from Internet Marketing Aficionado https://internetmarketingaficionado.com/comprehensive-market-samurai-review-the-evergreen-keyword-research-tool/

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ill-be-istj-if-no-one-else-is · 8 years ago

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Strengthsfinder 2.0 and MBTI

This is a very basic rundown - I may in the future create a survey but for now this is based just on my review of the book and my MBTI knowledge. So if you know your strengths according to this system, it’s okay if it doesn’t line up perfectly with your type - I’m going by the most likely function or functions to be associated, but that requires a simplistic look at the functions in isolation without considering how they may work together.

Anyone who has not spent time in a corporate environment, Strengthsfinder 2.0 is a book you can buy wherever books are sold. The test code comes with the book to make sure you buy new, and I don’t know of a good free version of the test unfortunately. You get five strengths. I do recommend the book even if you pick it up used or from the library and can’t take the test because it offers concrete ideas of how to work with people with different strengths.

For what it’s worth, I took the test several years ago and my strengths were Learning, Analytical, Responsibility, Intellection, and Deliberative. I’d be interested to see if that has changed.

Finally, apologies for any formatting weirdness. I started this on my phone, got annoyed, and waited until my new laptop was delivered (yay!)

Achiever (needs real accomplishments as motivation): Te. Maybe some Se users but I think they’re more likely to be…

Activator (wants to act, always; learns by doing): Se.

Adaptability (thrives with interruptions, flexibility, and multitasking) : Se and Ne, definitely.

Analytical (root cause to outcome, data and evidence focused) : Te. Yes, Ti is often seen as the analysis function, but in strengthsfinder the analytic question is “will this work in reality and can you prove it”, not perfect deduction. Instead, look for Ti as…

Arranger (good at improvising and constantly interested in finding the most elegant solution): Ti.

Belief (strong core values, requires meaningful work above all): Fi, though the description tends towards a description of Fi with very American business values (the ideas for developing the strength on the other hand lean back towards Fi individual values/putting yourself in someone else’s shoes)

Command (believe healthy confrontation is important, want people to follow you): Te or Se

Communication (like to verbally convey ideas, captive attention): honestly, any function, but Se and Fe are the ones that stand out in their attention to both the situation and the audience.

Competition (like to win): Te. Some Se users, particularly STPs.

Connectedness (belief in a larger picture/force) : Ni or Ne. As described, has more Ni overtones of a global coherent singular picture.

Consistency (rules apply to everyone equally): Fe, but with strong Si overtones. I think an obsession with fairness can come from a lot of places but as described here it’s somewhat at odds with individuality, so Fe.

Context (sensing the underlying structure from the past) : Si. Maybe some Ni users who work on details.

Deliberative (planner, extensive risk analysis): either Si or Ni, particularly dominant Si or Ni.

Developer (sees potential in others, works to bring it out) : either good Fe or good Fi. Fe for seeing potential in others, Fi for the individual touch implied in doing so.

Discipline (very routine-oriented/desires and creates structure/detail oriented): Si, especially STJs.

Empathy (sense the emotions of others, understand their perspective): Fe. I noticed the description used the word ‘intuitively’ which gave me an idea for another post but putting a pin in that.

Focus (constant review of your intended destination, convergent thinking): Ni, with a more Te-feel to it as described in the book (specifically efficiency), but it is a business book so everything’s got Te vibes to some extent.

Futuristic (good at having a clear vision of what could be; described as a dreamer): either Ni or Ne - it’s explicitly described as not really interested in pragmatism but has elements of Ni (singular vision) and Ne (desires inspiration from all over). The development recommendations are primarily to work on communication and pairing with people who can make this dream a reality, which I think is good advice.

Harmony (finding areas of agreement, reasonable compromise): I mean, the literal definition of Fe.

Ideation (thinking about concepts and connections but specifically novel and unusual ones): this one seems to tilt Ne rather than Connectedness’s Ne. That said I believe my INFJ boss had this as one of his. Shadow Ne?

Includer (acceptance....inclusion, idk how to explain that any better): So, probably Fe but also Fe can actually get super cliquey if someone will rock the carefully balanced boat - ExFPs are in my experience also very interested in inclusion.

Individualization (good at zoning in on the unique qualities of each person and acknowledging/encouraging them): Both healthy feeling functions. Healthy Fi is good at this because it also values individualization and acknowledges everyone has these desires; Healthy Fe is good at this because it realizes that forcing everyone into a mold of compromise will ultimately breed disharmony and because it’s good at understanding others’ needs.

Input (like collecting information/experiences.data): seems really classically xNTP but I could see ESTPs or ENFPs feeling this way too, so I’d say either Ne or Ti, with people who have both probably being most inclined.

Intellection (you like thinking and introspection and processing): This is a kind of vague one honestly, even if it’s one of mine. The language leans heavily towards introverts and thinkers, actually, so IxTx types seem the most likely.

Learner (enjoy the journey towards competence, energized by new facts): So the language switches from Ti-style ‘I want to know it all’ and then some personal anecdotes that are much more Si/Te ‘I love doing a deep dive into something relevant to my life but well beyond what’s required’. Let’s say thinkers in general - Ti will be more interested in the journey, Te in the ultimate competence.

Maximizer (prefer to make the good things amazing; like to help others reach full potential): Fe. My INFJ boss was a maximizer; this was actually one of the most useful discussions we had when it became clear that my passion was to fix what didn’t work and his was to take things that worked pretty well to something truly special.

Positivity (open with praise, optimistic): I feel this is mostly divorced from MBTI tbh though all the personal anecdotes made me think of extroverts who are feelers (ExFx types)

Relator (focus on deepening existing relationships, prioritize authenticity/the genuine): really probably more an Sx thing than an MBTI thing; definitely some Fi feel to it though.

Responsibility (take commitments incredibly seriously, reliable, willing to volunteer if no one else will): Si.

Restorative (problem-solving): Ti, usually. The description is actually great in that it explicitly says that it doesn’t matter if the problem is pragmatic or conceptual; or if it’s something you’ve seen before or is new and exciting. Descriptions of Ti elsewhere, take note.

Self-Assurance (confidence/faith in your strengths and your perspective): This is actually a much better depiction of Fi than the more obviously named Individualization in that it’s about belief in your own self and authority over your life.

Significance (want to be recognized/stand out/be exceptional): more Enneagram 3 than any MBTI function.

Strategic (pattern-oriented, convergent, planning): Ni. Mature Si users might also have this but as described it leans a bit more conceptual.

Woo (good at winning people over, love meeting new people and networking): Fe, particularly paired with strong Se or Ne (I’d say either the ExTPs or ExFJs - this one leans very extroverted and requires more than inferior Fe or Se/Ne).

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lets-misa-blog · 6 years ago

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Today I'm mosting likely to show you a REALLY efficient Search Engine Optimization method for 2019.

(Detailed)

Actually, I recently made use of these specific steps to place # 1 in Google for "Video Search Engine Optimization".

And also "keyword study tool".

Allow's dive right in ...

Step # 1: Discover an "Possibility Keyword"

Let's encounter it:

A # 1 position isn't what it made use of to be.

That's due to the fact that Google keeps including things to the search results.

For instance, look at the keyword phrase "Search Engine Optimization Tools":

Like many search results page, you have actually got ads at the top of the web page.

Plus, a Featured Bit:

A "Individuals also Ask" box:

THEN you get to the # 1 outcome:

That's why you wish to focus on Possibility Keywords.

Chance Keywords are keyword phrases with a high organic click-through-rate (CTR).

Exactly how around an example?

I lately developed a blog post enhanced around the term "SEO Audit":

And "SEO Audit" is a Possibility Keyword.

Sure, there are ads:

But that's in fact an advantage.

(Even more advertisements=greater industrial intent)

Besides ads, there isn't a great deal to distract individuals from the natural outcomes:

You can additionally estimate organic CTR with Ahrefs.

As an example, when I put "SEO Audit" right into Ahrefs, it says that 61% of searchers click an outcome.

Tolerable.

Which leads us to ...

Step # 2: Evaluate Google's First Web page

OK, so you found a Chance Key phrase.

Currently it's time to see what's currently benefiting that keyword phrase.

To do that, just kind your keyword into Google.

Check the leading 10 results:

As well as jot down any type of patterns that you discover.

As an example, the first page for "SEO Tools" is PACKED with lists of devices:

So you would certainly wish to take down: "whole lots of list messages".

After that, move onto step # 3 ...

Step # 3: Create Something Various ... Or Better

When it involves content, you've got 2 choices:

Option # 1: You can create something different.

Option # 2: You can develop something better.

Here's how ...

Different

In some cases you want to develop something larger and also better than what's around.

(also known as The High-rise Strategy)

Yet occasionally you're far better off with web content that's totally various.

Why?

Because it aids your content STAND APART.

For instance:

A couple of months ago I took a seat to create an item of material enhanced around: "Mobile SEO".

As well as I noticed Google's initial page was littered with listing articles, like: "X Ways to Mobile Optimize Your Site."

Now:

I might have developed a BIGGER listing article like: "150 Ways to Mobile Optimize Your Site".

Yet that would not make any feeling.

Rather, I created something entirely various.

Especially, I released an utmost overview to mobile optimization.

And also since my material stood out, it got a lots of shares:

Comments:

As well as crucial of all, back links:

Better

This is a lot a lot more straightforward.

All you require to do is discover what's working ...

... as well as publish something MEANS better.

As an example:

A while back I noticed that most content about "Search Engine Optimization tools" just provided 10-20 devices.

And also I recognized that publishing one more listing of 20 tools would not function.

So I chose to produce a listing of 188 SEO devices.

And also it did WONDERFUL.

In fact, it now places in the leading 3 for the key words "SEO Tools":

Action # 4: Include a Hook

Here's the bargain:

If you desire to place in 2019, you need backlinks.

Question is:

HOW?!

Initially, you require to find out WHY people link to web content in your market.

("The Hook")

After that, include that "Hook" in your web content.

As an example:

Last year I noticed an increasing number of blog owners covering voice search.

I noticed something else too:

When people discussed voice search, they connected to content that included statistics and data:

So I made a decision to do a voice search research study that was PACKED with stats:

As well as it functioned!

To date, this solitary message has actually acquired 848 back links:

As well as 90%+ of these backlinks cite a particular stat from my article:

That said:

Information is simply one type of Hook that you can utilize to obtain links to your web content.

Here are 3 other Hooks that are working great right currently:

New Approaches and Approaches

Assume about it:

What do blog owners and also journalists LOVE covering?

New things!

And also if you produce something brand-new, you have actually got yourself a hook.

For instance, a couple of years ago, I created the phrase "Guestographics".

This was a brand-new method that no one understood about.

And since Guestographics were brand-new (as well as had a special name), 1,200 individuals have actually connected to my post up until now:

Huge Guides

When you publish a massive guide, your guide itself is The Hook.

I'll clarify with an instance ...

A few years back I published Link Structure: The Conclusive Overview.

It was (and also still is) the most total guide to web link structure out there.

Below's where things get intriguing ...

Every currently and once again a blog owner will mention "web link building" in a post.

Yet they do not have room to cover the entire subject.

So they connect to my guide as a way for their viewers for more information:

Really trendy.

Case Study Outcomes

Instance research studies are TERRIFIC for getting web links.

But to get web links to your instance research study, you need to feature a certain outcome.

For example, a while back I released this study:

This was a SUPER extensive instance research.

Yet I didn't attribute ONE cause the article.

Instead, I detailed out 20+ results:

Which implied my study didn't have a single Hook for individuals to link to.

As well as very couple of individuals connected to it.

Flash ahead to a few years later on when I released this situation research:

This moment, I concentrated on ONE outcome (a 785% boost in my blog's conversion rate):

Which solitary outcome was The Hook that led to hundreds of links:

Wonderful!

Action # 5: Optimize For On-Page SEO

This action is everything about keyword-optimizing your web content for SEO.

And also below are the 3 on-page Search Engine Optimization techniques that are working best for me right now:

Interior Connecting

Yea, internal connecting still works.

Yet you need to do it right.

Particularly, you wish to connect FROM high-authority web pages TO pages that require authority.

As an example, I released Google Search Console: The Clear-cut Overview earlier this year.

So I discovered a web page on my site with a lots of authority ...

... as well as connected from that web page to my brand-new guide.

Simple.

Short, Keyword-Rich URLs

Our analysis of 1 million Google search results found something that stunned a lot of people:

Brief Links crush long URLs.

That's why I make my URLs either simply my search phrase ...

... Or my target key phrase plus one more word:

Regardless functions.

Semantic SEO

Ultimately, I enhance my web content for Semantic Search Engine Optimization.

To put it simply:

I discover words that are relevant to my target key words.

After that, I make use of those terms in my material.

Below are the deets:

First, pop your key words right into Google Images.

And Google will give you words and phrases they take into consideration closely-related to that subject:

Second, type the same key phrase right into typical Google search. As well as scroll to the "Searches related to ..." area.

Lastly, spray several of those terms into your content:

And also you're established.

Action # 6: Optimize For Individual Intent

Simply put: The Skyscraper Technique 2.0.

I'll show you exactly how this deals with a fast instance.

A couple of years ago I composed a blog post about getting even more traffic to your website.

It did OK.

However it never ever cracked the leading 5 for my target key words ("boost site traffic").

As well as when I analyzed Google's first page, I realized why:

My page really did not please customer intent.

I'll discuss ...

Many of the content position for "increase website traffic" detailed bite-sized web traffic ideas.

Yet my blog post provided a high-level procedure.

So I reworded my web content to match this key phrase's Customer Intent.

Especially, I turned my process right into a list post:

As well as since my content matches Customer Intent, it ranks in the leading 3 for my target search phrase:

Which resulted in a 70.43% increase in organic website traffic compared to the old version of the post:

That stated:

You can likewise publish Individual Aim enhanced web content right out of eviction.

As a matter of fact, that's what I performed with my recent post: The Ultimate Search Engine Optimization Audit.

I saw that most of the content ranking for "Search Engine Optimization Audit" detailed out non-technical actions.

So I included easy approaches that anyone can use:

I even emphasized the fact that my audit was non-technical.

(This hooks people so they don't recover to the search results)

As Well As this User Intent optimization (and also my site's Domain name Authority ... more on that later) aided my article fracture the initial web page of Google within a month.

Step # 7: Make Your Content Look Incredible

Style is THE most underrated part of content marketing.

You can have the very best material ever before created.

Yet if it looks like this ...

... it's not gon na work.

That's why I spend A WHOLE LOT of money and time right into content layout.

As an example, you have actually probably seen among my definitive overviews:

These overviews are created and also coded 100% from square one.

(Which makes them extremely expensive to make)

That said:

Terrific material style doesn't need to spend a lot.

In truth, here are 4 sorts of aesthetic material that are extremely easy to carry out.

Charts and also Charts

These work so well that I try to include at least one chart in every post.

Why?

Because they make data EASY to comprehend.

For example, take this stat from my mobile SEO overview.

I do not understand concerning you, yet I have a tough time visualizing 27.8 billion ANYTHING.

So I had our designer create a great chart.

As an incentive, people will often use your graph in a blog article ... and also link back to you:

Screenshots and also Pictures

You may have seen that I utilize WHOLE LOTS of screenshots in every message.

As a matter of fact, this single message has 78 screenshots:

To be clear:

I don't use screenshots just for the purpose of using screenshots.

I just utilize them if it aids somebody carry out a details action.

As an example, these screenshots make the 2 steps from this overview dead-simple to comply with:

That stated:

Screenshots only make sense when you describe something technical.

What if you remain in a non-technical niche ... like fitness?

Well, photos offer the very same function.

As an example, my buddy Steve Kamb at Geek Health and fitness utilizes images to reveal you just how to do exercises the appropriate way:

Article Banners

Unlike charts and screenshots, post banners serve no functional function.

They just look amazing

Relying on the blog post, I either use a right-aligned 220 × 200 photo ...

... or a large banner on top of the message:

Graphics and Visualizations

Graphics and visualizations are kind of like charts.

Yet rather of envisioning data, they envision ideas.

To be clear:

These DON'T need to be elegant.

As an example, in this post I explain exactly how all 4 versions of your site ought to reroute to the exact same LINK:

This isn't brain surgery.

But it's difficult to envision this concept in your mind.

So our designer made an easy visual that makes this concept understandable.

Action # 8: Build Hyperlinks to Your Web page

Now it's time to actively build web links to your content.

Particularly, we're going to take advantage of 3 web link building strategies that are functioning EXCELLENT right now.

Broken Web Link Building

Right here's where you find a damaged web link on a person's website ...

... as well as supply your content as a replacement.

For instance, this is an outreach email that I sent to a blog owner in the marketing specific niche:

(Keep in mind just how specific I am. I don't say "Please think about linking to me in a blog site post". I have a particular area on a details page where my link makes feeling)

As well as since I aided the person out PRIOR TO requesting for anything, they were pleased to include my web link:

Rival Evaluation

This approach is old school.

But it still functions.

Initially, find a website that's ranking for a keyword phrase you desire to rate for.

For example, I'm attempting to place for the key phrase "SEO Audit".

So I get this result from the first web page ...

... and also take a look at their back links.

I can see that this web page has links from 160 domain names:

So I should have the ability to access least a handful of the very same web links they have.

To do that, I go one-by-one with their back links.

As well as discover pages where my web link would include value.

For example, this message points out the Ahrefs web content by name:

There's no factor to connect to my post there. So I moved onto the following chance on the listing.

And I encountered this blog post:

This time around, the web link to Ahrefs is component of a large list of sources.

A list that would be even BETTER and also a lot more full with a web link to my SEO audit blog post.

Evangelist Technique

This strategy is less regarding web links ... and more about getting your material before the appropriate individuals.

(Specifically: people that run blogs in your particular niche)

I'll describe how this method deals with an example ...

A while back I desired to promote a brand-new High-rise building Technique study.

So I made use of BuzzSumo to see who recently shared web content regarding The High-rise building Technique.

As well as emailed everybody a variation of this layout:

And also when they replied "sure, I'll examine it out", I sent them a web link to the message:

(Note how I DON'T ask for a share. This is a Judo action that makes your outreach attract attention)

Which resulted in lots of shares to my brand message:

Step # 9: Boost and also Update Your Material

This is functioning astonishingly well today.

You might have read regarding the time that I used The Web content Relaunch to enhance my natural traffic by 260.7%:

As well as I more than happy to tell you that this approach still functions.

As an example, last year I relaunched this checklist of SEO methods.

However I didn't just re-post the exact same material and call it "new".

Instead, I underwent and also eliminated old screenshots as well as images:

Added brand-new methods:

And also deleted strategies that really did not work any longer:

The result?

An 62.60% natural web traffic increase to that web page:

Benefit Step # 1: Rise Your Domain Authority

This is the supreme SEO superhack.

When you have a high Domain Authority, Search Engine Optimization gets A LOT much easier.

For instance, let's look at the keyword phrase "Search Engine Optimization audit":

According to Ahrefs, you require backlinks from 108 internet sites to rank for this term:

But my web content broke the leading 3 within weeks ...

... with just 38 web sites connecting to me:

That's the power of Domain name Authority.

Right here are 3 ways to boost your Domain Authority:

Content Partnerships

Collaborations can 2-5x the number of shares and web links that you obtain from your material.

As an example, my close friend Larry Kim and also I co-created this infographic:

And we both advertised it to our audiences on the very same day:

Which got our infographic in front of thousands of people.

Actually, I still get web links from this co-branded material ... 2+ years later:

Release Studies as well as Information

I touched on this in Step # 4.

But it's worth duplicating.

As a matter of fact, if you consider my website, 3 of my top 5 most linked-to messages are research studies or data-driven overviews:

Visitor Posts, Interviews, Talking Gigs (and also Yes) Summary Articles

In other words:

Obtain your name available ... as well as the links will certainly follow.

As a matter of fact, when I initially began Backlinko, I visitor published like crazy:

I took place any type of podcast that would certainly have me:

And I spent hrs flying to nations like Romania and the Czech Republic to speak at meetings:

Also that wasn't enough ...

I was so figured out to promote Backlinko that I included an "Interview Me" web page on my site:

(That "Interview Me" page really did not function. However at least I attempted)

Basically: I rushed to obtain my name available.

It didn't take place over night.

But in time, all this work led to a lot of direct exposure ... and also links.

Perk Step # 2: Construct an Area on Your Site

A while back Google stated that comments can aid your positions:

To be clear:

I'm not persuaded that blog comments are a straight Google ranking factor.

Yet I am convinced that an area indirectly assists with SEO.

(For instance, neighborhood members are much more likely to share your things on social networks)

Keeping that, here are 2 fast tips for obtaining even more discuss every article:

Be Fussy

This is counterproductive.

However stick with me ...

Envision you simply read an AWESOME message.

As well as you wish to leave a comment with your two cents.

But when you hit the remarks area, you see this:

Are you still going to leave that remark? Probably not.

That's why I'm SUPER choosy concerning the comments I let via.

And also this pickiness cultivates excellent discussions, such as this:

Respond to Comments

I reply to 90% of the comments that are available in.

And considering we have 24,189 overall discuss the Backlinko blog ...

... that's roughly 21,000 replies.

Wow. That's a great deal of replies.

And I have NO is sorry for concerning responding to a lot of remarks.

Why?

These replies show individuals that I care.

Which transforms arbitrary commenters into energetic participants of the Backlinko Community.

Currently I 'd Like To Hear From You

There you have it:

My 9-step SEO approach for 2019.

Now I would love to speak with you ...

Which approach from today's message are you ready to attempt initially?

Are you mosting likely to upgrade and relaunch older web content?

Or possibly you intend to attempt Broken Link Structure.

In any case, allow me know by leaving a comment below right now.

#fine #more #ok #good #misa

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