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The search engines that power our journey through the internet know a lot about us - from the operating system and browser we use, to the kinds of websites we typically visit. As Google comes under scrutiny over its privacy policies in Europe, our technology editor looks at the information that search engines and web services firms record about us. Read the rest of this article Click Here

New vs. Old: The Saga Continues The Buggles said that “Video Killed the Radio Star,” but I don’t think that new technology always spells the end for what was in place before it. For example, people still listen to the radio despite the immense success of music television, which many predicted would replace radio.  Not only did radio not disappear, it has evolved and been transformed by this customizing, user-oriented Web 2.0 mindset.  Now, in addition to listening to radio on the computer, we can create our own radio shows and share them with the world via podcasts MORE

Goal setting and dreams are critical. They spur us out of bed in the morning, resonate with our very being, and inspire us to great achievements. But, if we're not careful, More

1. How to clear bad press from search engine results Disgruntled customers sometimes write negative comments about a company in their blogs or some of your competitors might like to damage your reputation by creating fake comments about your site. No matter how good your company is, some people will always write something negative about your site, even if you tried your best to help them. What can you do if web pages with negative comments appear on the first result page for your company name? 1. Just ask Send the webmaster of the web page in question a polite email and ask for removal of the negative comments. Be friendly and don't threaten the other person. Many webmasters will cooperate if you explain the issue. 2. Give web pages with positive comments a boost Find web sites that contain positive comments about your site. Link to these pages from your own website to increase the link popularity of these pages. The web pages with the positive comments might get more inbound links and higher rankings then. You could also suggest web pages with positive remarks about your website on social network sites such as Digg. 3. Use Wikis if appropriate Websites like AboutUs.org allow you to create an article about your company. If your company is important enough, you might even create an entry in Wikipedia. These Wiki pages might also get listed when someone searches for your company name. It's very important that you don't spam Wikis. Only add information about your company if it is appropriate. Spamming Wikis will backfire on you. 4. Ask for testimonials If you receive positive feedback from customers, ask them to write a review on ConsumerReview.com, Epinions.com or similar sites. 5. Make sure that your own web site has the first position If your own website comes first for your company name then most people will click on your link and don't look further. Use IBP to make sure that your own web site has position 1 in the search engine results. Removing negative comments from the search engine results can take some time. It's best to avoid negative experiences at the outset by providing high quality products and good customer support. If negative comments still appear on the Internet, use the tips above to restore the positive image of your company.

When I first started on the internet Creating Log ins with passwords and IDs was a pain in the axx. I would fill out that long form and hit the summit button and sure enough it would say some thing like that name has been taken Gurrrrr! Start all over. Then my password wasn't long enough Gruunttttttt> Finally I found a name that no one had and a password that seemed to work. Tips: Change your password every 90 days at least, it is important to do that. Web sites that do not have https and the little yellow lock near your clock. Make those passwords 7 characters long  with letters and numbers On Bank accounts and websites you consider to be secret make those passwords really tough. 12 characters is a strong password and make it look like this  4ovlxgG30Je1 even that password is only 68%. A lazy identity thief would soon have it and your money. Cyber crimes are growing, the internet remains a most useful tool and your strong password can keep you happy with the net. Again Change your password every 89 days.

 

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Something that aggravates the tar out of me is Apple and Microsoft. Try to open a Quick Time movie with Windows media player and here comes the codec. Winamp and Real Player work fairly well with both but I found this one and so far I am happy with it, but you cant set it as default player for xp or mac but here is the address if you want to try it. videolan.org

then be sure to add Google API codes     

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Your Google Web APIs license key looks like this------------- fqFPvFlxFHIm6MeMAEeLixP2LEospz8C------------------ Don't know what that is and you own a website!!!!!

Title + content + description = a good start to getting Google to find you and trust me on this Google is looking for good content, if you have great content Google will find your faster than than any one can summit your site to Google. One mistake web masters make (me included) GOOGLE is reading this as I type it. If your contents is fantastic, then 1 year from now you might have a page rank of 3. Google does not trust new web sites. < that is not a dot that is a period.

Never change your Domain name and the only give your password to your dog. You should permit your webmaster to use your site and not the other way around.

Now after the above is done you can start adding those flash items and stuff that goes bump in the night. And use plenty of text. Tag your images; and search engines do not like frames.

In 1961 I was writing programs on computers that used vacuum tubes--obsolete news you say, Hey! all that stuff I just typed is obsolete the internet is evolving. I was 21 in 1961, wow to be 21 now, but come to think of it; I am still the competition.