Tag: Internet-2

History of World / Regional Search Engines and Directories

Posted on Jun.30, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Computers have become a way of life for people around the world. They are used to research term papers, check weather forecasts, track military progress, exchange ideas (blogs and chat) and to find the cheapest price on items etc. It is no surprise that as the computer age takes hold computer usage has increased. The number of websites that are being developed on the World Wide Web is growing at an ever increasing exponential amount. And because we live in [...]


Market Your Storefront with a Website

Posted on Jan.10, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Many people think that the Internet offers a tremendous
marketplace, while others will question the extra effort and money to purchase and design a website. Some of the money-making values of having a website are summarized in the following paragraphs for your consideration.
1. If you have a local group of customers and want to
expand to the neighboring areas, states or even, countries, without spending massive amounts of costly advertising money or even leasing more company space, then the Internet [...]


How to Develop a Website: Website Outline

Posted on Jan.03, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Website outline
A website outline is just what the name implies…a written outline of the content of your website. Even though you feel as if know every title and sentence on the website you are creating, once a site is online it is very difficult to remember the actual order of things.
Having a website outline helps provide a mental picture of the site, the sections, subsections and content pages. This will also serve as a valuable guide when you setup your [...]


How to Develop a Website Outline

Posted on Dec.26, 2008, under Web Design No Comments

Developing the website outline
The development of a website should be a complete and deliberate
process. You will have many files and graphics that support your
site and they need to be kept organized as you develop your
website. This way whenever a change or update is necessary you
can control the process much better. One of the best ways to do
this is by the construction and maintenance of a site outline.
This is where you will keep track of the physical data that
comprises the website.
Website [...]


Web Directories – General Introduction

Posted on Dec.22, 2008, under Web Design No Comments

Having a web directory is becoming increasingly popular these
days. It can bring many benefits such as delivering an increased
amount of new visitors and providing a steady income. Google,
Yahoo and MSN contribute heavily to its algorithm. Many
webmasters are attracted by the fact that they can get traffic
from such directories and would pay a small fee or put a
reciprocal link to get their website listed in these
directories. These benefits will ultimately improve the
promotion of the website.
Webmasters are also very interested with inbound [...]


WHAT’S THE QUALITY OF YOUR WEB SITE?

Posted on Dec.04, 2008, under Web Design No Comments

A good web site receives thousands of visitors a day. But how
many of those turn into customers? People sign-up or buy when
they feel comfortable with a web site. If it’s down, slow, or
broken in any way, the visitor will usually be uncomfortable and
go elsewhere. Why? Well, do you like to shop in a retail store
that is missing products, has no customer service, or you can’t
navigate? Probably not.
Many web sites have the equivalent of these situations, only
they are represented to [...]


How to Develop a Website Outline

Posted on Dec.01, 2008, under Web Design No Comments

Developing the website outline
The development of a website should be a complete and deliberate
process. You will have many files and graphics that support your
site and they need to be kept organized as you develop your
website. This way whenever a change or update is necessary you
can control the process much better. One of the best ways to do
this is by the construction and maintenance of a site outline.
This is where you will keep track of the physical data that
comprises the website.
Website [...]


Web Directories – General Introduction

Posted on Nov.27, 2008, under Web Design No Comments

Having a web directory is becoming increasingly popular these
days. It can bring many benefits such as delivering an increased
amount of new visitors and providing a steady income. Google,
Yahoo and MSN contribute heavily to its algorithm. Many
webmasters are attracted by the fact that they can get traffic
from such directories and would pay a small fee or put a
reciprocal link to get their website listed in these
directories. These benefits will ultimately improve the
promotion of the website.
Webmasters are also very interested with inbound [...]


WHAT’S THE QUALITY OF YOUR WEB SITE?

Posted on Nov.10, 2008, under Web Design No Comments

A good web site receives thousands of visitors a day. But how
many of those turn into customers? People sign-up or buy when
they feel comfortable with a web site. If it’s down, slow, or
broken in any way, the visitor will usually be uncomfortable and
go elsewhere. Why? Well, do you like to shop in a retail store
that is missing products, has no customer service, or you can’t
navigate? Probably not.
Many web sites have the equivalent of these situations, only
they are represented to [...]


Long Arm of the Law Reaches New Internet (RIAA, Internet-2, i2hub Lawsuit)

Posted on Sep.14, 2008, under Internet Tips No Comments

Have you heard of the new Internet? It’s called Internet 2 and this time they’re not fooling around. The Abilene Network , begun in 1999 provides the main backbone and they’re a pure optical network wired for speed.
According to their website, (on the plain old regular Internet) "The Abilene Network, which currently connects over three million users, 220 research and education institutions, and 34 state education networks, operates at a speed 15,000 times faster than the average household broadband connection [...]