The Knowledge Graph is Google's way of keeping you within the confines of its search pages, so you won't have to navigate away. While not very useful for websites it pulls data from, this feature has done wonders for Google and for Google users, and remains one of the big reasons why most people still use Google and not any other search engine. The Knowledge Graph has come a long way from a simple arithmetic calculator to the complex timeline view Google has just introduced.

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So the much-awaited Eid-ul-Fitr is finally upon us! The Ramadan Kareen 2014 has drawn to a close, marking the end of the 1435th Ramadan according to the Islamic (Hijri) Calendar. "Eid" in Arabic translates to "Celebration" or "Festivity", while "Fitr" means "Breaking" (the fast). Hence, Muslims from all around the world celebrate the happy ending of the Holy month of Ramadan after 30 days of fasting. They share this joyous occasion with friends and family, and forget their worries and grievances for at least one day so that everyone can join in. Therefore, here at MBT, on behalf of the STC network and its team, we'd like to wish all our readers a very happy and joyous Eid-ul-Fitr!

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Website load speed used to be an integral part of the traffic strategy. It was considered a SEO plus point to have a site that loads faster, and much of the web and mobile development in the past couple years has been focused around speed. However, much has changed in SEO, and the focus now is on content and usability. But can great usability and great site speed coexist? What if we sacrifice site load speed for more features that help users?

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The trend of using mobile devices to search for content online is steadily on the rise, and gaining momentum. The focus is now centering more towards responsiveness and adaptability, which means that more content needs to be optimized for mobile devices. Re-developing an entire site to make it responsive can be a major pain. But if you run WordPress, there are various plugins options you can try to make your website responsive.

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According to Google, 95% of the customers look for local businesses online. Another fact has it that 73% of online activity is related to local content. Since Google is the only search giant that boasts of a 66% share in the market, we can only assume the facts are accurate. But one thing is for certain - local businesses stand to gain much with online promotion. And since Google just released a new algorithm to provide more useful and relevant local search results to users, this area has now become very important for local business owners to look at.

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Integrating maps with your web projects can offer your visitors a more interactive experience of your website, and assist with the understanding of events and places. Maps often become relevant to your content, no matter the genre. Embedding Google maps on your website is easy, but often times, just copying and pasting a piece of code is not the answer. If you embed maps a lot on your website, you might want to make them responsive to be consistent with your website.

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Ever wanted to read through status updates of all your friends, only to find yourself running out of time? There are lots of services out there that will let you save webpages for offline reading later, but the Facebook feed is pretty dynamic, and you can't simply 'save' it for reading later, not without having to download a host of files. Fortunately for you, Facebook has just announced a new feature that will let you save Facebook posts and read them later!

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