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Blog Archive: June 2014

GDP per capita in Ukraine: Past, Present, and Future (2014)

Macroeconomics

The Ukrainian economy has struggled to reach its full potential, with a GDP per capita of $3,866 thousands in 2012. Despite recent developments, such as the signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union, Ukraine's economy remains far behind that of its neighbors, including Russia.

A look at the historical GDP data for Ukraine reveals a pattern of underperformance compared to Russia. Despite being a relatively large country,…

Experienced my first Earth Quake - Tbilisi

Living in Georgia

Today for the first time in my life I felt tremors of earth quake and it happened in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. Nothing serious, as it's was announced in news - magnitude of this quake was 4.8. Although using other sources I found it was even 5.2.

My story will be as dumb as many other dumb stories you have heard, like  - I went to bath and then I noticed that water is swinging.

Indeed, my story is dumb - I laid back to take a nap and…

How to setup Facebook Custom Audiences Pixel

Blogging

Facebook Custom Audiences Pixel is a powerful tool for businesses to reach their target audience on the social media platform.

The pixel tracks website visitors and converts that data into a custom audience for retargeting campaigns. In this article, we will guide you through the steps to set up your Facebook Custom Audiences Pixel.

Step 1: Create a Facebook Business Manager account

To set up a Facebook Custom Audiences Pixel, you will need…

Exploring the Frozen Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh: A Look into the Past and Present (2014)

Emerging Markets

I spent a lovely afternoon at one of the many parks in Tbilisi on Eristavi street. I was surprised to see that there were many American people living or walking around the area. I had some free time and decided to buy an English newspaper, but I was disappointed to find out that all the newspapers and magazines at the stands were in Georgian. When I asked if they had any Russian newspapers, I was offered a crossword puzzle.

I continued my…

Georgia and the EU: Deepening Ties through Association Agreement (2014)

Emerging Markets

Georgia, a small country located in the Caucasus region, has recently signed an Association Agreement with the European Union (EU).

The agreement, which was signed on June 27, 2014, aims to deepen the political and economic ties between Georgia and the EU, and to provide a framework for future cooperation in a variety of areas.

The Association Agreement is a comprehensive document that covers a wide range of issues, including political…

"Improving Blogging Habits: Setting a Minimum of 400 Words per Article for Better SEO

Blogging

Today, I investigated my blogging habits and found a pretty sad scene. On average, I blog only 200 words a day, and sometimes even less. I am willing to change that. Since October 2013, I have been running a "Can you blog 365 days in a row" contest. I have been blogging for about eight months already, with a two-day failure. In October, I wrote 64 articles on average with 225 words per article.

Total word count by month:



The above graph…

Tips and Tricks for Crafting a Comprehensive 2000-Word Article

Blogging

Writing an article that is 2000 words or more can seem like a daunting task, but with the right approach and techniques, it can be a rewarding experience. Whether you are writing for your blog, website, or academic purposes, a lengthy article can help you establish authority, provide comprehensive information, and engage your audience.

In this article, we will guide you through the process of writing a 2000-word article from start to finish…

Google Domains: The One-Stop-Shop for All Your Domain Needs

Blogging

Google is a company that has made a name for itself in a wide range of industries. From search engines to smartphones, they've managed to become a leader in many different fields. One of the lesser-known areas in which Google operates is domain registration.

In this article, we will explore Google Domains, Google's domain registration service.

What is Google Domains?

Google Domains is a domain registration service offered by Google. It allows…

South Ossetia's Call for Integration with Russia: A Controversial Move

Emerging Markets

South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia, has expressed its desire to join the Russian Federation. The region has been de facto independent since a 2008 war between Georgia and Russia, which resulted in Russia's recognition of the region's independence. However, South Ossetia's independence is only recognized by a handful of countries, including Russia, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

In February 2021, South Ossetia's parliament adopted a…

Summer Solstice in Tbilisi (2014)

Living in Georgia

There are some nations that celebrate Summer Solstice, most of them located in Eastern Europe.

Celebrating Summer Solstice involves having a bonfire. Since in Georgia, nobody celebrates Summer Solstice, and it was a working day, we decided to make a little fiesta on our balcony

How to chill your beer for Summer Solstice (and not only)

Typical food at Eastern European celebrated Summer Solstice includes yeast dough for patties, cheese (…

How to Grow Your Twitter Account to 2,000 Followers

Blogging

Twitter is a powerful platform for engaging with your audience, building brand awareness and driving traffic to your website. However, growing your Twitter account can be a daunting task, especially if you’re just starting out.

In this article, we’ll provide you with some tips and tricks on how to grow your Twitter account to 2,000 followers.

Post Quality Content Regularly 

The first step in growing your Twitter account is to post…

Amazon Associates Program: How to Apply and Get Started

Blogging

If you’re looking to monetize your website or blog, Amazon’s Affiliate program is an excellent option. As the world’s largest online retailer, Amazon offers a wide variety of products, and as an affiliate, you can earn commissions on the products sold through your referral link.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to apply for Amazon’s Affiliate program:

Step 1: Sign up for an Amazon account Before applying for Amazon’s Affiliate program, you’ll need…

How to Schedule your tweets with Tweetdeck

Blogging

Lately, I have been playing around with Twitter. One thing to do on Twitter is to get followers, second thing is to compose tweets. It can be vice versa as well (Actually it should).

Since your Twitter followers are growing you start realizing that not only you are getting more followers, but your followers are following way too more Twitter accounts. And if you keep posting once a day, there is a huge possibility that nobody will hear you.

Of…

What Happened to Google Plus?

Blogging

Google Plus was Google's attempt at creating a social media platform that could compete with the likes of Facebook and Twitter. Launched in 2011, Google Plus initially gained some traction, with millions of users signing up for the service in its early years. However, by 2019, the platform was officially shut down. So, what happened to Google Plus?

One of the biggest reasons for the failure of Google Plus was a lack of user engagement. Despite…

Add Pin It button to hover over any image

Blogging

In this tutorial I will show how to add Pin it button for every image on your website.

But before that you might check my tutorial how to add Pin it button to Drupal 7 

Bellow is an example with working hover Pin it button



Hover over image to see Pin it button on left top corner

You will need to add following code to your website (in <head>section</head>


<!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page -->
<script…

Cycling to Tbilisi sea and back

Outdoor Activities

Today was a great Saturday, we took our bikes and rode to Tbilisi sea and back. It was all day long (more than four hours) fun experience in very hot Summer day in Georgia.

Total distance: 16.9 km, Climb: 213 m, Time: 4.30h, Feelings: Superb

Route map



When we finally reached Tbilisi sea - I was so exhausted, after I got of from bike, my stamina was over:



Tbilisi sea

How to check Google rankings with Google Spreadsheets

Blogging

In this article I will show, how you can check and track your SERP with Google Spreadsheets.But at first I will tell you a story - More than 3 years ago I started to work on a hobby (but large scale site) dedicated to Georgia. It was built with Drupal, involved Google maps, Feeds parsing (Flickr, Wikipedia and more Open data)So basically I built a kinda Mash-up - web site, that aggregates different information related to tourism objects in…

Google+ comments block for Drupal site

Drupal Development

Lately I have been paying more attention to power of Google+ and so I decided to give a try to Google+ comments on a Drupal site.

Google for me generates about 70-80 percent of traffic, and so I guess most of the users will have Google account, to comment without need to login/register onmy site or let's say Disqus comment system I'm currently using on my blog.



As you can see - comment block is really nice, and taking in consideration it's…

How to align Facebook like, Google + and Twitter buttons?

Blogging

Working on a project I faced a problem how to align social share buttons. By default I'm not paying much attention to this, but there are circumstances you must provide clean work.

So here is the example:



These are social share buttons from my blog, as you can see, Facebook button is not in one line with other lines. To fix this, I did a quick Google search and found great tutorial on Github: 

Here is my Drupal view - containing social…

Switching to Caucasus Online internet

Living in Georgia

<p>For a last year in Tbilisi, I have used Silknet DSL internet connections, and everything was fine, till day it was not fine. I don't know the reason why, but Silknet's DSL stopped working as expected. You can <a href="http://www.reinisfischer.com/living-georgia/silknet-conversation-over-p… my thoughts about Silknet's Customer Service here</a>.</p><p>Anyway - I switched my ISP to another Great…

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