If you’re one of those people who are still not sure on what Google Panda is about and what it does, here’s an infographic created and released by SingleGrain called Google Panda in Plain English.

Click here to view the larger version of the infographic.

Thanks to the folks over at SingleGrain for sending me a copy of the infographic and for creating/sharing this colorful, easy to understand and useful infographic.

What do you guys think of this infographic? Did it help you get a better understanding of Google Panda, what it does and what it is about? Are there any points or information that aren’t included in the infographic? Please share your thoughts.

Have you seen or tried the new Gmail interface? The new look was officially announced and launched last week so I’m sure some of you have already seen it, tried it or even already using it. The new Gmail interface features a cleaner and more modern look, an elastic density design and gives users more control by providing more customization options. It also features a new toolbar that displays icons of basic options/features and a new search box that makes it easy for users to find stuff.

Here’s an overview of the improvements and features of the new Gmail look:

Screenshots:

Main interface

HD Theme

Improved Conversation View

I really like the new Gmail look/interface. The new toolbar makes it very convenient to do the basic stuff you need to do with your emails like Archive, Delete, Move To, Label and Report as Spam. The same goes for the new toolbar that allows users to find exactly what you’re looking for. You can specify the folder name, name of sender/recipient, subject title, specify certain keywords, specify whether it has an attachment or not and provide a specific date.

Another cool feature is the Elastic Density design which allows users to view their Gmail inbox nicely from any device or screen size because space elements now automatically resize based on the display you’re using. The interface also automatically changes when the browser window is resized. Display density can be manually configured via the Settings menu.

I like my inbox clean and simple so I haven’t tried the new HD themes. If you’d like to use one, just click on the gear icon on the upper right portion of Gmail and select Themes. Then head on over to the HD Themes section and select a particular theme that you like.

To learn more about Gmail’s new interface and features, check out the dedicated page for Gmail’s new look.

For those who haven’t tried the new Gmail interface, you can enable it by logging in to your Gmail account and click on the “Switch to the new look” link found at the bottom-right corner of Gmail.

Anybody else tried or are using the new Gmail interface? How do you like it so far? Do you prefer the new look or the old look? Please share your thoughts.

Last month I blogged about a social photo sharing app called Photovine. This app was released almost the same time as Google+ and was created by Slide a company acquired by Google last year. I only got to try out Photovine a few days ago and I really like it. I love Instagram but Photovine provides a different type of experience.

Photovine has a lot of potential and I believe that it can be successful in the social photo sharing market. Unfortunately, we’ll never get to find out because Photovine along with other Slide social apps like Slideshow, SuperPoke! Pets, Video Inbox and Pool Party will be “retired” in the coming months. This was announced yesterday via Slide’s official blog.

We wanted to give you all advance notice that in the coming months, a number of Slide’s products and applications will be retired. This includes Slide’s products such as Slideshow and SuperPoke! Pets, as well as more recent products such as Photovine, Video Inbox and Pool Party. We created products with the goal of providing a fun way for people to connect, communicate and share. While we are incredibly grateful to our users and for all of the wonderful feedback over the years, many of these products are no longer as active or haven’t caught on as we originally hoped.

Most importantly, we wanted to take this opportunity to reassure you that we’re committed to helping our users preserve their data as easily as possible. We recognize that many of you have stored valuable content with us and want to assure you that, wherever possible, you will have ample time to download that information or transfer it to another service.

For example, on Slide.com, we will enable users to either download their photos or export them to a Picasa account. We are working to release this export feature over the coming weeks and, once added, users will have several months to take advantage of transferring their photos.

Thanks again for all of your support, and we appreciate your patience as we continue to share more details in the coming days and weeks on how to access and save your content from specific Slide products. If you have any questions or feedback, don’t hesitate to contact us at feedback@slide.com. Or visit this page for any additional updates.

Anybody else use Photovine or other Slide social apps? Do you think Google’s decision to shut down Slide’s social apps is a good one? Should Google keep Photovine running? Please share your thoughts.

I always look forward to Time Magazine‘s yearly special features where they list the best blogs, best inventions, best websites and other cool stuff. In the past, I’ve blogged about the 50 Best Inventions of 2008 and Best Blogs of 2010. Last week they released the list for The 50 Best Websites of 2011. This particular feature honors the different useful, entertaining and indispensable websites found in the World Wide Web.

Below is the complete list of the 50 Best Websites of 2011 according to their categories:

Music & Video

• 8tracks
• HBO GO
• Howcast
• My Damn Channel
• Turntable.fm

Family & Kids

• CafeMom
• Dear Photograph
• Poptropica
• Proust
• Wonderopolis

Sports

• Bleacher Report
• Grantland
• Jayski’s Silly Season Site
• Onion Sports Network
• SB Nation

News & Info

• Big Think
• GetHuman
• Instapaper
• ScienceDaily
• Techmeme

Financial & Productivity

• DuckDuckGo
• Evernote
• Join.me
• Kickstarter
• LearnVest

Shopping & Travel

• Airbnb
• Gogobot
• Hipmunk
• Polyvore
• Retrevo

Health & Fitness

• CalorieKing
• HealthGrades
• MapMyRun
• Summer Tomato
• Zen Habits

Social Media

• Google+
• Klout
• Pinterest
• Quora
• Storify

Games

• The Escapist
• Giant Bomb
• OnLive
• Touch Arcade
• Retrocade

Education

• Freerice
• Khan Academy
• Open Yale Courses
• Smarthistory
• Starfall

Click here to see the complete article.

Which of these websites are your favorites or daily reads? Which website/s can you not live without?

[image source: Time/Alexander Ho]

If your blog or website is infected with malware and/or blacklisted, you will lose a lot of traffic (and probably earnings) because it will not show up on search results and regular visitors will not visit your site because it is flagged as a dangerous site. To check whether your blog/website is infected with malware or blacklisted, you can use this free online website malware and blacklist scanning tool provided by Sucuri Security.

The free website malware & blacklist scan tool, checks if a certain website contains or is infected with malware, malicious javascript, malicious iframes, drive-by downloads, anomalies, IE-only attacks, suspicious redirects and spam.

It also checks whether the website in question is blacklisted by Google Safe Browsing, Norton Safe Web and Phish Tank. To get more detailed information regarding the Blacklisting results, click on the reference links beside each source.

Aside from that, the Sucuri website malware & blacklist scan tool also provides certain website information like web server details (hostname, IP address, server system, software, etc.), list of links (similar to sitemap) and list of javascripts.

I like the Sucuri website malware & blacklist scan tool because it’s FREE, easy to use and its a very useful and handy tool for any blogger, webmaster or anyone who owns a website.

Check out the FREE Online Website Malware & Blacklist Scanning Tool

Have your blog or website been infected with malware or have been blacklisted? What tool or procedure did you use to check for website malware or blacklisted status? Anyone tried the free website malware & blacklist scan tool by Sucuri? Please share your thoughts.