I spoke with someone today whose email is not reaching his intended recipients. He works for a small company. They handle their email on their own server. They noticed a while ago that their messages were bouncing back to them – rejected. They had been blacklisted. So what does that mean? There are organizations on … Continue reading
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Beyond Google
Despite what Google would like us to think, there really isn’t a definitive engine. None of the search engines catalogs all of the web sites. So it makes sense to know about a few of them and to know how they work together. Many of the search engines share databases, which is part of the … Continue reading
Web Site Popularity
Search engines like web sites that are popular. I mentioned that last week but thought I’d talk more about it this week. (For readers who don’t have web sites – here’s a fun site full of Mother’s Day ideas http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/holiday_mothersday.htm.) Search engines define popularity by the number of web sites that link to a … Continue reading
How can my web site do better with the search engines?
I get that question a lot. Luckily I have some answers – some of which I’ve talked about in previous Bytes – but I think it’s a question that comes up often so I thought I’d talk about it again over the next few weeks. (For those who don’t have a web site – here’s … Continue reading
RentaCoder
I learned about the following resource from a lunch companion at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofit conference yesterday. Rent a Coder (www.rentacoder.com) It’s a site that connects web site programmers with folks who need programs. You describe your project and offer a price for the service and with any luck programmers contact you with their … Continue reading
Kids Sites & New Byte Feature
After last week’s Byte a few people asked me about safety and sites such as MySpace (an online teen haven). So I’ve done a little research about online safety for kids. Surf Swell Island (http://disney.go.com/surfswell/index.html) – My older kids (ages 6 & 7) love this game! They started playing it before they could read. It’s … Continue reading
People Want to Interact Online
The Washington Post recently ran an article on the changing landscape of the top 50 web sites. Traffic is leveling out on many of the top web sites; however sites that feature blogging, social networks, or local information are seeing great increases in traffic. Some of the fastest growing sites include: Blogger (www.blogger.com) – provides … Continue reading
Guess the Google
Guess the Google (http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/) is a horribly addictive game you can play online (no download required). The game shows you 20 images found by doing a search on Google. You have 20 seconds to guess what word was searched to produce the 20 images. (I think it’s always one word, not a phrase – although … Continue reading
NWS gridpoint forecast
I want to thank my friend Mick in Colorado for the Byte today. He had sent this message to another list of his. His timing was perfect for the first day of spring – as until spring those of us in Minnesota don’t really want to know about the weather… The NWS gridpoint forecast is … Continue reading
Blog, blogs, blogs
Blog, blogs, blogs It seems as if lately everyone is asking me about blogs. I know I’ve written about them here before but the questions are being asked so I thought I’d write again. A blog (web log) is an online journal. Generally one person or team of people posts articles on their blog (which … Continue reading
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