I Can't Hear A Word They're Sayin'

Posted on: 06 April, 2007

Author: Brian Grinoneau

Cutting through the clutter of mass media advertising. The Internet represents your best chance to develop a strong  business. If you use any genre of advertising to attract new prospects, your world is upside down. The popularity of TV, Radio and Print is on a slippery slope. Response to commercials and ads has slipped further. Some blame it on technology like digital video recorders, iPods and satellite radio. You should blame it on the Internet—fast becoming the best place to do business despite a dot.com stumble just a few years back. That cyber behemoth, World Wide Web, is the marketplace...

A Five-Step Plan to Help You Stay Ahead of Computer Security Attacks, Risks, and Threats, Part One

Posted on: 28 February, 2007

I have put together five steps that you can take under consideration when evaluating your home or business computer systems. These steps will be presented in five parts. The University of Georgia network security system fight off 80,000 to 90,000 potential attacks daily. At the Bank of New York, sensors catch millions of security "events" in a month and "we don't even treat the scripts that run out there or worms flowing across the Internet at any point in time as an incident because they are not entering the network," notes Eric Guerrino, the bank's head of information security.With all...

Discover The On-Page Factors That Influence Search Engine Optimization

Posted on: 30 June, 2006

Author: Emily Clark

These factors all relate to your own site and include your domain name, page names, meta tags, keyword density, titles, headings and last but not least the content. If you know how to optimize these, you will improve your chances of a better ranking. But, remember, there is no guarantee as the exact formula (algorithm) used by the search engines is not known and is frequently changed. These factors all relate to your own site and include your domain name, page names, meta tags, keyword density, titles, headings and last but not least the content. If you know how to...

www.habbohotel.com and its avatars are giving people a physical presence in a virtual reality.

Posted on: 29 January, 2006

Author: Daniel Punch

Summary: Avatars are giving people a physical presence in the virtual world of the Internet. People can create characters that look and sound like themselves, although they don’t have to, and then relate to others in a giant hotel full of games. You can create your own space and chat with people from all over the world. You can even dance together! This article has an accompanying animation that can be viewed at http://images.m6.net/images/articles/networldv2.jpg  Recently I read an article that talked about the new craze of having your own avatar on the Internet. An avatar is a virtual representation of...

How a Spoof Website Grabbed 3217 Email Addresses in a Matter of Weeks

Posted on: 09 October, 2005

Author: Jim Green

The crazy notion rattling around in a disordered dream finally forced me out of bed at 2.45am. I staggered to my computer, knocked out a sketchy to-do list, and crawled back bleary-eyed to my pit.&nbs... The crazy notion rattling around in a disordered dream finally forced me out of bed at 2.45am. I staggered to my computer, knocked out a sketchy to-do list, and crawled back bleary-eyed to my pit.  Six hours later I set about my task and here is what I did…   Ten days on and here is what was happening…  Some little time later I pulled down...

Search Engines vs Directories

Posted on: 05 July, 2005

Author: Byon Ong

10 years ago, a search for “free books” on the internet would probably bring you to some adult sites. Today, search engine technology has developed a great deal, bringing pretty relevant search results to most internet users. In fact, recent report shows that search engines are driving more than 80% of internet traffic. Given the rapid improvements of search engine technology, majority of internet users today are relying on search engines rather than directories to find resources online. Although there are more than thousands of search engines and directories worldwide, only a few of them produce the majority of traffic....

Why Your Site Needs Fresh, Relevant Content

Posted on: 27 March, 2005

Author: Victor George

'Put-it-uppers' prefer long-term static content. 'Pull-it-fromers' prefer easy-to-obtain newsfeeds. Successful web site owners give their visitors and clients genuine, frequently updated  fresh and relevant content.   It is said that content is king, but today 'fresh, relevantcontent' is the master - or is it? Every owner of a commercial web site knows that frequent freshcontent is needed on their pages in order to achieve andmaintain a high listing on search engines which actively seekfresh content. Google sends out its 'freshbot' spider to gatherand index new material from all the sites which offer it. MSNSearch seeks it too. I've noticed that MSN...

For Wordpress users version 1.5 new feature “Pages”

Posted on: 21 February, 2005

Author: Ron Robinson

After many requests from wordpress users, the latest version of wordpress has a build in option to create static pages. You can use static pages for an about page, contact page, a links page, etc. This dreamhost review page is an example of a stand alone static page. The advantages are that you can add stand alone content to its own page, outside the normal weblog hierarchy. Pages have the same editing options, plug-in functionality and themes as posts. Or you can customize the stand alone page as much as you want. Static pages also help search engine indexing, as...

The Google Browser - Fact or Fiction?

Posted on: 16 February, 2005

Author: Pete Crewdson

Last year, both Google and the Mozilla Foundation 'denied' rumours of a browser being developed in conjunction with the two companies. However, past and present news would suggest otherwise. Is Google really in the process of creating a new Web Browser? Time to weigh up the evidence... Speculation towards the Google browser's production include: Article Tags: Google Browser, Mozilla Foundation Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

Intranet Project Names - Some Ideas

Posted on: 16 February, 2005

Author: David Viney

Need some ideas on how to name your Intranet project? This short article explores the possible options, including the direct, conceptual and abstract. "What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other word would smell as sweet." In this famous quote from Act II of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet tells Romeo that a name is an artificial and meaningless convention, and the fact he is a Montague and she a Capulet (warring families) means nothing to their love. However, there is some strong evidence from the UK's Cranfield University - and elsewhere - that the name one...