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You now have a non-laggy Firefox.\u003cbr /\u003eIf you are interested, I've also stumbled upon this ubuntuforums thread: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t\u003d1358591\"\u003ehttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t\u003d1358591\u003c/a\u003e. The guys there, however, do too much in my opinion - it looks like rocket science and shooting sparrows using a cannon for me.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eP.S. I have found the logo image for this post while googling for 'firefox icon'. Clearly it will become a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollyhart/329890084/\"\u003enew firefox logo\u003c/a\u003e very soon.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis post was originally posted at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/\"\u003eHome of the Cranked SEO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/946428812470639584-8562143901282897366?l\u003dwww.cranked.me' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.cranked.me/feeds/8562143901282897366/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2010/01/how-to-make-flash-under-firefox-finally.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/8562143901282897366"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/8562143901282897366"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2010/01/how-to-make-flash-under-firefox-finally.html","title":"How to make Flash under Firefox finally work under 64-bit Ubuntu"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cranked"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672407202581161"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01958181988464391374"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/S2WcOYtJTCI/AAAAAAAAMsU/xSCWQRzDeWU/s72-c/329890084_2a0e191773.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946428812470639584.post-3959149544130288582"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-18T21:09:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-18T21:24:25.973+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"linux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"howtos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guides"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"music"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kubuntu"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ubuntu"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"[SOLVED] Amarok lags on every song or volume change"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Since I reinstalled my Kubuntu Hardy (to Interpid Ibex -\u0026gt; Jaunty Jackal alpha -\u0026gt; back to Hardy), my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://amarok.kde.org/\"\u003eAmarok\u003c/a\u003e started to lag heavily on every song change/volume control or basically any other action. I thought this is somehow connected with the new version of Amarok, with Compiz Fusion, and I even changed to Gnome from KDE to test it. Amarok was still lagging the same - Amarok window slowly fades out, stands still for ~5-6 seconds, and then unfreezes.\u003cbr /\u003eFinally, I've found what was causing the trouble: \u003cb\u003eSQLite as Connection Database\u003c/b\u003e. It seems that Amarok stores every configuration parameter in a database - so every configuration change invokes long and lagging cooperation with SQLite. With other databases (like MySQL) it's way faster.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to fix it:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGo to \u003cb\u003eSettings-\u0026gt;Configure Amarok \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSwitch to \u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c/b\u003e tab\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eDatabase\u003c/b\u003e choose MySQL:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SXONUwbXliI/AAAAAAAAIYw/yKJebEgAxFE/s1600-h/amarok-no-lag-database-selection-mysql.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"amarok no lag database selection mysql\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SXONUwbXliI/AAAAAAAAIYw/yKJebEgAxFE/s800/amarok-no-lag-database-selection-mysql.png\" title\u003d\"amarok no lag database selection mysql\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSpecify your MySQL credentials. If you don't have MySQL server running on your machine you'll receive an error message like this: \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SXOOKyRFm4I/AAAAAAAAIY4/FDMc5PYZjJs/s1600-h/amarok-error-window-MySQL-server-not-found.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"amarok error window - MySQL server not found\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SXOOKyRFm4I/AAAAAAAAIY4/FDMc5PYZjJs/s800/amarok-error-window-MySQL-server-not-found.png\" title\u003d\"amarok error window - MySQL server not found\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003eSo you can either setup a MySQL server on your machine, or just ignore the messages - but trust me, no matter what you choose it will be a small price to pay for the joy of having that incredibly annoying lag gone.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePress \u003cb\u003eOK\u003c/b\u003e to save configuration\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eP.S. KDE 4 sucks.\u003cbr /\u003eP.P.S. I've switched to Gnome.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis post was originally posted at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/\"\u003eHome of the Cranked SEO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/946428812470639584-3959149544130288582?l\u003dwww.cranked.me' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.cranked.me/feeds/3959149544130288582/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2009/01/solved-amarok-lags-on-every-song-or.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/3959149544130288582"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/3959149544130288582"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2009/01/solved-amarok-lags-on-every-song-or.html","title":"[SOLVED] Amarok lags on every song or volume change"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cranked"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672407202581161"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01958181988464391374"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SXONUwbXliI/AAAAAAAAIYw/yKJebEgAxFE/s72-c/amarok-no-lag-database-selection-mysql.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946428812470639584.post-4692665789475645098"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-13T14:37:00.019+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-12T12:58:13.931+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"seo"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"howtos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"optimization"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"google"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Duplicate title tags / meta descriptions: Google Webmaster Tools and Blogger blogs (fix-it manual included)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sometimes I receive very interesting e-mails or insightful comments like this: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/2008/07/blogger-templates-and-xhtml-markup.html#c7051926467725606787\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHave you found a solution to duplicate title tags/duplicate meta description issue?\u003c/a\u003e. I try to respond as extensive as possible at that moment, and often even dedicate posts to describe it in more detail.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo today's post in dedicated to \u003cb\u003eBlogger generated \"Duplicate title tags/Duplicate meta descriptions\" warnings in Google Webmaster Tools.\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/2008/11/duplicate-title-tags-meta-descriptions.html#duplicate_title_tags_duplicate_meta_descriptions_how_to_fix\"\u003eI know how bad duplicate title tags and duplicate meta descriptions are, just give me \"fix it\" paragraph fast.\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat is \"Duplicate title tags\" or \"Duplicate meta descriptions\"?\u003c/h2\u003eSearch engines nowadays are smart. Very smart. However they are still what they are - machines. Sometimes they can't decide which exactly your page matches the search query the best - so they check everything that can give them more clue - titles of your pages, their meta keywords, meta descriptions - everything. However, if two your pages have the same title and same meta description, there is no such clue. That's the reason search engines consider duplicate meta descriptions/title tags as \"bad\", and can actually penalize you for that.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat is Google Webmaster Tools and how is it related to Duplicate title tags and Duplicate meta descriptions warning?\u003c/h2\u003eWe all know \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/\"\u003eGoogle Webmaster Tools\u003c/a\u003e. It is a great tool that gives you some insight on how your website is seen by Google (and can also give you some hints about up-to-date Page Rank of your pages (while toolbar rank is updated once in a couple of months, data in Google Webmaster Tools is more fresh, see \"Crawl stats\").\u003cbr /\u003eHowever, sometimes Google Webmaster Tools provide us with such an intimidating picture:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SRv6yo2SzgI/AAAAAAAAIRE/NrfqLJ97HHg/s1600-h/duplicate-title-tags-duplicate-meta-descriptions-warning-in-google-webmaster-tools-2.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"duplicate title tags/duplicate meta descriptions warning in google webmaster tools\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SRv6yo2SzgI/AAAAAAAAIRE/NrfqLJ97HHg/s400/duplicate-title-tags-duplicate-meta-descriptions-warning-in-google-webmaster-tools-2.png\" title\u003d\"duplicate title tags/duplicate meta descriptions warning in google webmaster tools\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Numbers in this image are photoshopped, since after applying everything I wrote in this guide I don't have any duplicate title tags/meta descriptions issues anymore)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThese numbers can indeed be scary.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy it happens?\u003c/h2\u003eBlogger has a bad habit to refer to comments through links like this: http://cranked.me/2008/07/blogger-templates-and-xhtml-markup.html?showComment\u003d1219419960000#c7051926467725606787. Thus Google threats links like these as separate pages (while it is actually simply a link to an anchor on your page). Actually, there are \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/2008/07/blogspot-cares-about-spammers-more-then.html\"\u003equite a few other SEO problems in Blogger\u003c/a\u003e as well (doesn't mean they can't be fixed though, we'll see it later :)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow bad is it for SEO?\u003c/h2\u003eFor every comment you have in your blog, Google thinks there exists another page with the same title tag and meta description, thus Google might decide your site is not search-engine-friendly. (Since it's actually one page, these \"multiple\" pages in Google's eyes will also have the same content, which can lead to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/2008/07/blogger-seo-tip-for-sunday-wrap-your.html\"\u003eduplicate content issue\u003c/a\u003e as well). Google Webmaster Tools doesn't show you any statistics about your pages that are considered 'duplicate content', however numbers of 'duplicate title tag issues' and 'duplicate meta description issues' might ring a bell and give you the general idea.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch2 id\u003d\"duplicate_title_tags_duplicate_meta_descriptions_how_to_fix\"\u003eOk, duplicate title tags/duplicate meta descriptions are really bad. How to fix it?\u003c/h2\u003eBasically, all we need to do to fix duplicate title tags and duplicate meta descriptions issue in Blogger is to hide links to comments in your posts from search engines. Content of the comments will still be in search engines because it is a part of your post page.\u003cbr /\u003eSo the fix is performed in three steps:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdit template\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWrap blog archive widget\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemove or replace recent comments widget\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ol\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote: there is a small twist though: Google will still be able to dig some links to your comment pages from your comments feed (usually located at /feeds/comments/default).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch3 id\u003d\"step1\"\u003eStep 1. Edit your blog template\u003c/h3\u003eWe need to hide the permalink to the comment from search engines:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SRw1KK8dNtI/AAAAAAAAIRk/b5RdxNGPsfs/s1600-h/interesting-and-motivating-silfiriels-comment-3.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SRw1KK8dNtI/AAAAAAAAIRk/b5RdxNGPsfs/s800/interesting-and-motivating-silfiriels-comment-3.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e(the link that says \u003ci\u003eAugust 22, 2008 5:46 PM\u003c/i\u003e). However, we would still like to be able to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/2008/07/blogger-templates-and-xhtml-markup.html#c7051926467725606787\"\u003elink to the comment\u003c/a\u003e if needed, so the link should still be there for users.\u003cbr /\u003eI'm not a big fan of JavaScript because content generated by it cannot be used for SEO purposes, however this time we will use this weakness for our benefit.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, open your blog template (remember to previously save it). Tick \"Expand Widget Templates\" checkbox, and find this code in your template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u0026lt;a expr:href\u003d'data:comment.url' title\u003d'comment permalink'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026lt;data:comment.timestamp/\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt should look like this:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SZ2YpxcUVEI/AAAAAAAAIh0/jRAVdq_Gy_g/s1600-h/blogger-template-comment-footer-code-2.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SZ2YpxcUVEI/AAAAAAAAIh0/jRAVdq_Gy_g/s800/blogger-template-comment-footer-code-2.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eReplace it with the following code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:post.commentPagingRequired'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026lt;a expr:href\u003d'data:comment.url' title\u003d'comment permalink'\u0026gt; \u0026lt;data.comment.timestamp/\u0026gt; \u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;b:else/\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026lt;a expr:href\u003d'data:blog.url + \u0026amp;quot;#\u0026amp;quot; + data:comment.anchorName' title\u003d'comment permalink'\u0026gt; \u0026lt;data:comment.timestamp/\u0026gt; \u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSave the template and check how it looks. It should look the same as original, however now timestamps should link to comments by their anchor ID's, without confusing Google crawler with ?showcomment\u003d part. (In case multi-page comments are required, the long form will be used). \u003cbr /\u003eThe described trick works in all browsers that I know of.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch3 id\u003d\"step2\"\u003eStep 2. Wrap blog archive widget\u003c/h3\u003eBlog archive widget for Blogger is very nice, however it has a bad habit of generating long links Google doesn't understand. This leads to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/2008/07/blogger-seo-tip-for-sunday-wrap-your.html\"\u003eduplicate content issues\u003c/a\u003e and duplicate title tags/meta descriptions. It is easy to fix, however: click the small wrench \u003cimg src\u003d\"http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_wrench_allbkg.png\" /\u003e icon under your blog archive widget, and choose \u003cb\u003eflat list\u003c/b\u003e option in the settings window:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SRwk3m5y_0I/AAAAAAAAIRc/pWRk6Lbrth8/s1600-h/blogger-blog-archive-widget-configuration-page.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SRwk3m5y_0I/AAAAAAAAIRc/pWRk6Lbrth8/s800/blogger-blog-archive-widget-configuration-page.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003eDon't forget to press \u003cb\u003eSave\u003c/b\u003e button :)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch3 id\u003d\"step3\"\u003eStep 3. Remove recent comments widget\u003c/h3\u003eRecent comments widget is made by creating a feed widget with \u003cb\u003ehttp://\u003ci\u003e\u0026lt;yoursiteurl\u0026gt;\u003c/i\u003e/feeds/comments/default\u003c/b\u003e url as feed source. It is nifty to have, however it supplies search engines with links to your blog comments, what we try to avoid (because comment content goes to search engines' index with your post page anyway). Either remove the widget or use the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2007/08/create-your-oen-recent-comments-widgets.html\"\u003ejavascript recent comments widget\u003c/a\u003e. (The javascript one, however, might slow down loading time of your sidebar a bit).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAfter following instructions supplied here, Google Webmaster Tools will not bother you with the duplicate title tags/meta descriptions issue as there will be none (it takes time for Google to re-crawl all your site, so be patient, takes about 2-3 weeks). This will boost your search engine rankings a little bit since Google now thinks your site is \"Google friendly\" (and in fact it is).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn the next post I'll describe how to teach Blogger to highlight your own comments with different color/style, so make sure you subscribe to my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/Eterniel\"\u003erss feed\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGood luck and enjoy your Google Webmaster Tools experience :)\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis post was originally posted at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/\"\u003eHome of the Cranked SEO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/946428812470639584-4692665789475645098?l\u003dwww.cranked.me' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.cranked.me/feeds/4692665789475645098/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2008/11/duplicate-title-tags-meta-descriptions.html#comment-form","title":"30 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/4692665789475645098"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/4692665789475645098"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2008/11/duplicate-title-tags-meta-descriptions.html","title":"Duplicate title tags / meta descriptions: Google Webmaster Tools and Blogger blogs (fix-it manual included)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cranked"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672407202581161"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01958181988464391374"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SRv6yo2SzgI/AAAAAAAAIRE/NrfqLJ97HHg/s72-c/duplicate-title-tags-duplicate-meta-descriptions-warning-in-google-webmaster-tools-2.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"30"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946428812470639584.post-362487998822480904"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-17T18:43:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-17T19:24:18.714+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bugs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"howtos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"changes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to redirect 404 www subdomains to your main site or Google Blogger got it 404 broken again"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ewarning: if you use Blogger for publishing, try to access your blog through its www. form - you may have this problem too\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhen I came back from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/2008/10/back-in-business.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003emy vacation\u003c/a\u003e, I was quite surprised to see that the www. form of my blog (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cranked.me/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cranked.me/\u003c/a\u003e form of my blog is not getting redirected to my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://cranked.me/\u003c/a\u003e site, and instead I receive a \u003cb\u003eServer Not Found Error 404\u003c/b\u003e message: \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SPjCZsMp5jI/AAAAAAAAGmI/tLfNyb1ioz0/s1600-h/server-not-found-error-404-message.PNG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SPjCZsMp5jI/AAAAAAAAGmI/yHXml0cbOzI/s400-R/server-not-found-error-404-message.PNG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003eAmused, I ran to check all the CNAME, A, and even MX records in my DNS domain management interfaces. Everything was intact. \u003cb\u003eRedirect www.cranked.me to cranked.me\u003c/b\u003e checkbox in Blogger dashboard was checked as well.\u003cbr /\u003eAfter half an hour of scratching my head and trial-and-error approach I have found a way that worked:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eGo to your \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://blogger.com/home\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger dashboard\u003c/a\u003e-\u0026gt;Settings-\u0026gt;Publishing\u003c/b\u003e and uncheck \u003cb\u003eRedirect  www.\u003c/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eyoursite.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  to \u003c/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eyoursite.com\u003c/i\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SPjF20foF2I/AAAAAAAAGmQ/eKRw3r4sybA/s1600-h/google-blogger-hosting-www-redirect-unchecked.PNG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SPjF20foF2I/AAAAAAAAGmQ/bwcS5UJLEWs/s800-R/google-blogger-hosting-www-redirect-unchecked.PNG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSolve the CAPTCHA below and press \u003cb\u003eSAVE SETTINGS\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNow, on the same page, check back \u003cb\u003eRedirect  www.\u003c/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eyoursite.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  to \u003c/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eyoursite.com\u003c/i\u003e checkbox:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SPjF49s7scI/AAAAAAAAGmY/YuyYzlH3oVc/s1600-h/google-blogger-hosting-www-redirect-checked.PNG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SPjF49s7scI/AAAAAAAAGmY/Q6qw2H_CGD8/s800-R/google-blogger-hosting-www-redirect-checked.PNG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSolve the CAPTCHA below and press \u003cb\u003eSAVE SETTINGS\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWait a couple of minutes and try to access your site/blog through it's \u003cb\u003ewww.\u003c/b\u003e form - it should work.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eExplanation? Google uses Name-based \u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_hosting\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003evirtual hosting\u003c/a\u003e to host all sites. Somehow, maybe while updating Blogger engine, the setting of \u003cb\u003eRedirect  www.\u003c/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eyoursite.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  to \u003c/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eyoursite.com\u003c/i\u003e checkbox got messed up, and Blogger was no more redirecting the www- form of your blog to your main blog. This could cause a loss of some PageRank and problems with sites like \u003ca href\u003d\"http://alexa.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eAlexa\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href\u003d\"http://domaintools.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDomaintools\u003c/a\u003e which often use www- form to access your website.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLuckily, we got everything covered up :)\u003cbr /\u003eI also recommend you to subscribe to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/Eterniel\"\u003emy RSS feed\u003c/a\u003e if you haven't done so yet, so you can always receive fresh SEO and webmaster updates from the constantly changing Internet world.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis post was originally posted at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/\"\u003eHome of the Cranked SEO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/946428812470639584-362487998822480904?l\u003dwww.cranked.me' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.cranked.me/feeds/362487998822480904/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2008/10/how-to-redirect-404-www-subdomains-to.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/362487998822480904"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/362487998822480904"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2008/10/how-to-redirect-404-www-subdomains-to.html","title":"How to redirect 404 www subdomains to your main site or Google Blogger got it 404 broken again"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cranked"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672407202581161"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01958181988464391374"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SPjCZsMp5jI/AAAAAAAAGmI/yHXml0cbOzI/s72-Rc/server-not-found-error-404-message.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946428812470639584.post-6712462071166377474"},"published":{"$t":"2008-07-22T13:11:00.004+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-07-24T15:01:24.118+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bugs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"howtos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"google"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"General HTTP error: Domain name not found\" in Google Webmaster Tools and how to fix it"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"For some of my domains, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools\"\u003eGoogle Webmaster Tools\u003c/a\u003e kept returning me \"General HTTP error: Domain name not found\" error when I tried to add them:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"text-align: center; clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SIXBOXz_IxI/AAAAAAAAF6U/lpEORN8y01Q/s1600-h/General+HTTP+error+-+Domain+name+not+found+in+Google+Webmaster+Tools.PNG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"border: 0pt none ; background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"General HTTP error - Domain name not found in Google Webmaster Tools\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SIXBOXz_IxI/AAAAAAAAF6U/L16tif4dqSQ/s400-R/General+HTTP+error+-+Domain+name+not+found+in+Google+Webmaster+Tools.PNG\" style\u003d\"border: 0pt none ;\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003eThat was pretty sad, as most of the domains were fully functioning. After poking around, I have found an odd mistake in Google Webmaster Tools domain verification module. Google Webmaster Tools always tries to access the domain by  it's www. form, so for \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/\"\u003ehttp://cranked.me/\u003c/a\u003e Google Webmaster Tools tries to access \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cranked.me/\"\u003ehttp://www.cranked.me/\u003c/a\u003e and if it fails, you receive \"General HTTP error: Domain name not found\" error message.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe solution to this issue is to make sure www. - form of your website is accessible — you need a proper CNAME record in your domain settings or to make sure the server that hosts your page redirects www. prefix to your main site.  For BlogSpot hosting, it could be done in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://blogger.com/home\" style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDashboard\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e-\u0026gt;Settings-\u0026gt;Publishing\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAdvanced Settings\u003c/span\u003e module. Make sure the checkbox \"Redirect  www.\u0026lt;yoursite\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;yourdomain\u0026gt;  to \u0026lt;yoursite\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;yourdomain\u0026gt;\" is set:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"text-align: center; clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SIXDUWNmI_I/AAAAAAAAF6c/_MqxfRnJU0w/s1600-h/redirect+www+form+of+your+domain+to+your+domain+in+BlogSpot.PNG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"border: 0pt none ; background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"redirect www form of your domain to your domain in BlogSpot\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SIXDUWNmI_I/AAAAAAAAF6c/tSvlAU9Bdk4/s800-R/redirect+www+form+of+your+domain+to+your+domain+in+BlogSpot.PNG\" style\u003d\"border: 0pt none ;\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003eAnd supply the www. form of your website to the Webmasters Tools:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SIh84Gva2vI/AAAAAAAAF8M/SlixMfjdLPE/s1600-h/submitting+www+form+of+your+site+to+google+webmaster+tools.PNG\" onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"submitting www form of your site to google webmaster tools\" border\u003d\"0\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226564670887484146\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SIh84Gva2vI/AAAAAAAAF8M/SlixMfjdLPE/s400/submitting+www+form+of+your+site+to+google+webmaster+tools.PNG\" style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" title\u003d\"submitting www form of your site to google webmaster tools\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"text-align: center; clear: both;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SIXEmBhMFBI/AAAAAAAAF6k/N644SGeOPik/s1600-h/submitting+www+form+of+your+website+to+Google+Webmaster+Tools.PNG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"border: 0pt none ; background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat's it. Google Webmaster Tools will accept it, and you can proceed to your website management and optimization.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis post was originally posted at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/\"\u003eHome of the Cranked SEO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/946428812470639584-6712462071166377474?l\u003dwww.cranked.me' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.cranked.me/feeds/6712462071166377474/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2008/07/general-http-error-domain-name-not.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/6712462071166377474"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/6712462071166377474"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2008/07/general-http-error-domain-name-not.html","title":"\"General HTTP error: Domain name not found\" in Google Webmaster Tools and how to fix it"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cranked"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672407202581161"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01958181988464391374"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6cdJM5oXUS8/SIXBOXz_IxI/AAAAAAAAF6U/L16tif4dqSQ/s72-Rc/General+HTTP+error+-+Domain+name+not+found+in+Google+Webmaster+Tools.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946428812470639584.post-2362421504829506079"},"published":{"$t":"2008-07-09T16:51:00.003+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-03T12:58:38.587+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"howtos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hacks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"engineering"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"optimization"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogger_templates"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to optimize your Blogger post page titles for search engines moving the blog name to the end of the title"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv xmlns\u003d\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"\u003eBy default, Blogger blog titles look like this:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEterniel: How to optimize your Blogger post page titles for search engines\u003c/h2\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ehaving your blog title, a semicolon, and the post title. In this order.\u003cbr /\u003eConsidering the Google love for page title to look exactly like a search query (or at least start like this), this is not the optimal layout. And if you are not a self loving git like me, your blog title might not be a one-word nickname of your own, but something like 'A blog about my little kittens'. This will turn your post page titles into something like this:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA blog about my little kittens: How to optimize your Blogger post page titles for search engines\u003c/h2\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ewith page titles like this, you might try your luck fighting wikipedia and kittenwar for kitten-related searches, but your 'Blog title optimization' posts can end up somewhere at the end of 17th page of search results.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTo optimize your blog titles, moving the blog name to the end of the title and giving search engines an easy time to index your hottest link-bait post titles:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eGo to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://blogger.com/dashboard\"\u003eBlogger dashboard\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChoose Layout-\u0026gt;Edit HTML\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSearch for the following code:\u003ccode\u003e\u0026lt;title\u0026gt;\u0026lt;data:blog.pageTitle/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/title\u0026gt;\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eReplace it with the following:\u003ccode\u003e\u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:blog.pageType \u003d\u003d \"index\"'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;title\u0026gt;\u0026lt;data:blog.title/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/title\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;b:else/\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:blog.pageType \u003d\u003d \"archive\"'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;title\u0026gt;\u0026lt;data:blog.title/\u0026gt; archive: \u0026lt;data:blog.pageName/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/title\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;b:else/\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;title\u0026gt;\u0026lt;data:blog.pageName/\u0026gt; - \u0026lt;data:blog.title/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/title\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis code does the following (in the following order):\u003cbr /\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eLeaves your main/search/label page titles the same\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChanges your archive pages to the following format: \u0026lt;Blog title\u0026gt; archive: \u0026lt;Date\u0026gt;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eChanges your post page titles to the following format:\u003c/b\u003e\u0026lt;Post Title\u0026gt; - \u0026lt;Blog Title\u0026gt;\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ol\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSave the template.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis is it. You can experiment with page titles modifying the data between \u0026lt;title\u0026gt; and \u0026lt;/title\u0026gt; tags in the previously mentioned code.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBlogger data:blog.pageType variable possible values:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"index\"\u003c/b\u003e — The 'index' pages. This includes your main page, search pages, post by label pages\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"archive\"\u003c/b\u003e — 'Archive' pages. This is what you get if you click on some month/year link in 'Archives' widget.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"item\"\u003c/b\u003e — Blog post pages. Your post opened in a distinct page dedicated to it.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis post was originally posted at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cranked.me/\"\u003eHome of the Cranked SEO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/946428812470639584-2362421504829506079?l\u003dwww.cranked.me' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.cranked.me/feeds/2362421504829506079/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2008/07/how-to-optimize-your-blogger-post-page.html#comment-form","title":"14 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/2362421504829506079"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/946428812470639584/posts/default/2362421504829506079"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.cranked.me/2008/07/how-to-optimize-your-blogger-post-page.html","title":"How to optimize your Blogger post page titles for search engines moving the blog name to the end of the title"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Cranked"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672407202581161"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01958181988464391374"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"14"}}]}});