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What the heck is…RSS?
As another article in the “What the heck is…?” series, RSS seems to be an issue that puzzles the uninitiated and so I felt some explanation might be necessary.
OK. So let’s take a look at this feature…
What is RSS?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. In very simple terms it’s perhaps best described as ‘receiving [...]
Yummo! Links!! Del.icio.us…
Del.icio.us is one of those web services that at first glance I struggled to work out what kind of void it filled. Now I’m a del.icio.us user, and have been for a few months, I’m really starting to see the benefits. I think you just might want to take a look at this one…
Simply put, [...]
Getting set-up. Domain names, hosting, blogs and email. PART 1
When you have a new business venture or hobby and you are keen to get started developing a presence for yourself online, there are a few things that most people need to get done.
So, the following question gets asked often:
But, how do I do all the online stuff? I’m a techno dinosaur!
While this stuff used [...]
Tomatos or Tomatoes - New basic keyword research tool?
I just stumbled upon (no, not using that service) WebSource.it, a new phrase comparison search engine that directly compares the popularity of two (EDIT: or more!) search phrases, reporting the popularity of each in basic terms. It is pitched partly as a way of working out the popularity of terms for correctness ie. is it [...]
OMG, LOL, Smiley turns 26… :-)
Our old friend, Smiley the emoticon was born 26 years ago today. Personally, I think the world is a better place for it - but only the plain and simple text based variety, not the crazy, ridiculous animated ones that MSN tries to peddle.
The birth, as it occurred all those years ago:
1982: At precisely [...]
