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Professional writing

2009-09-26T22:33:00.000-07:00

Professional WritersA professional writer is someone who has been paid for work that they have written.Professional writing is/as rhetoricalProfessional writing is connected to the concept of rhetoric. Rhetoric focuses on informing or persuading an audience, and a successful professional writer is able to create interest in their audience. Moreover, this is combined with the aspects of the

Content management

2009-09-26T22:32:00.002-07:00

Content management, or CM, is a set of processes and technologies that support the evolutionary life cycle of digital information. This digital information is often referred to as content or, to be precise, digital content. Digital content may take the form of text, such as documents, multimedia files, such as audio or video files, or any other file type which follows a content lifecycle which

Content development (web)

2009-09-26T22:32:00.001-07:00

Web content development is the process of researching, writing, gathering, organizing, and editing information for publication on web sites. Web site content may consist of prose, graphics, pictures, recordings, movies or other media assets that could be distributed by a hypertext transfer protocol server, and viewed by a web browser.Content developers and web developersWhen the World Wide Web

Content designer

2009-09-26T22:31:00.000-07:00

A content designer is a designer who designs content for media or software. The term is mainly used in web development. Depending on the content format, the content designer usually holds a more specific title such as graphic designer for graphical content, writer for textual content, instructional designer for educational content, or a programmer for automated program/data-driven content.A

Content adaptation

2009-09-26T22:30:00.000-07:00

Content Adaptation is the action of transforming content to adapt to device capabilities. Content adaptation is usually related to mobile devices that require special handling because of their limited computational power, small screen size and constrained keyboard functionality.Content adaptation could roughly be divided to two fields: Media content adaptation that adapts media files and browsing

Cloud networking

2009-09-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

Cloud networking is the interconnection of components to "meet the networking requirements inherent in cloud computing". Cloud networking allows users to "tap a vast network of computers that can be accessed from long distance by a cell phone, laptop or mobile device for information or data".Legal issuesU.S. Trademark 77,596,599 Arastra, Inc. (aka Arista) applied to the USPTO to trademark the

Cloud Computing Manifesto

2009-09-26T22:24:00.000-07:00

The Cloud Computing Manifesto is a manifesto containing a "public declaration of principles and intentions" for cloud computing providers and vendors, annotated as "a call to action for the worldwide cloud community" and "dedicated belief that the cloud should be open". It follows the earlier development of the Cloud Computing Bill of Rights which addresses similar issues from the users' point of

Cloud computing

2009-09-26T22:22:00.000-07:00

Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the "cloud" that supports them. The concept generally incorporates combinations of the following:infrastructure as a service (IaaS)platform as a service (

XHTML

2009-08-03T22:27:00.000-07:00

The Extensible Hypertext Markup Language, or XHTML, is a markup language that has the same depth of expression as HTML, but also conforms to XML syntax.While HTML prior to HTML 5 was defined as an application of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), a very flexible markup language, XHTML is an application of XML, a more restrictive subset of SGML. Because they need to be well-formed, true

Template (programming)

2009-08-03T22:26:00.002-07:00

Templates are a feature of the C++ programming language that allow functions and classes to operate with generic types. This allows a function or class to work on many different data types without being rewritten for each one.Templates are of great utility to programmers in C++, especially when combined with multiple inheritance and operator overloading. The C++ Standard Library provides many

JHTML

2009-08-03T22:26:00.001-07:00

JHTML stands for Java HTML. This is a page authoring system developed at Art Technology Group (ATG). Files with a ".jhtml" filename extension contain standard HTML tags in addition to proprietary tags that reference Java objects running on a special server setup to handle requests for pages of this sort.When a request is made for a JHTML page, e.g. "index.jhtml", the request for this page is

Dynamic HTML

2009-08-03T22:25:00.000-07:00

Dynamic HTML, or DHTML, is a collection of technologies used together to create interactive and animated web sites by using a combination of a static markup language (such as HTML), a client-side scripting language (such as JavaScript), a presentation definition language (such as CSS), and the Document Object Model.DHTML allows scripting languages to change variables in a web page's definition

Search engine optimization

2009-06-01T01:23:00.000-07:00

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results. Typically, the earlier a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine. SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, and

Real user monitoring

2009-06-01T01:21:00.000-07:00

Real user monitoring (RUM) is a passive web monitoring technology that records all user interaction with a website. Monitoring actual user interaction with a website is important to website operators to determine if users are being served quickly, error free and if not which part of a business process is failing. Software as a Service (SaaS) and Application Service Providers (ASP) use RUM to

Cashback website

2009-06-01T01:16:00.000-07:00

How they workThe cashback website will receive a commission payment from the retailer and once the purchase, free trial, or information request is confirmed will then share this payment with the customer who made the purchase. This means that the cashback site makes a profit on the sale, free trial or information request and the consumer gets to recoup some of the initial outlay back or if they

Style sheet (web development)

2009-05-13T22:42:00.000-07:00

Web style sheets are a form of separation of presentation and content for web design in which the markup (i.e., HTML or XHTML) of a webpage contains the page's semantic content and structure, but does not define its visual layout (style). Instead, the style is defined in an external stylesheet file using a language such as CSS or XSL. This design approach is identified as a "separation" because

Comparison of stylesheet languages

2009-05-13T22:36:00.000-07:00

The two primary stylesheet languages are Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL). While they are both called stylesheet languages, they have very different purposes and ways of going about their tasks.Cascading Style SheetsCSS is designed around styling HTML and XML (including XHTML) documents. It was created for that purpose. It uses a special, non-XML syntax

Dreamweaver

2009-05-13T22:30:00.000-07:00

Adobe Dreamweaver (formerly Macromedia Dreamweaver) is a web development application originally created by Macromedia, and is now developed by Adobe Systems, which acquired Macromedia in 2005.Dreamweaver is available for both Mac and Windows operating systems. Recent versions have incorporated support for web technologies such as CSS, JavaScript, and various server-side scripting languages and

Cascading Style Sheets

2009-05-13T22:21:00.000-07:00

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation (that is, the look and formatting) of a document written in a markup language. Its most common application is to style web pages written in HTML and XHTML, but the language can be applied to any kind of XML document, including SVG and XUL.CSS is designed primarily to enable the separation of document content

Web design

2009-05-06T21:44:00.000-07:00

Web design is the skill of designing presentations of content (usually hypertext or hypermedia) that is delivered to an end-user through the World Wide Web, by way of a Web browser or other Web-enabled software like Internet television clients, microblogging clients and RSS readers.The process of designing Web pages, Web sites, Web applications or multimedia for the Web may utilize multiple

List of XML and HTML character entity references

2009-04-27T02:45:00.000-07:00

Character reference overviewA numeric character reference refers to a character by its Universal Character Set/Unicode code point, and uses the format&#nnnn;or&#xhhhh;where nnnn is the code point in decimal form, and hhhh is the code point in hexadecimal form. The x must be lowercase in XML documents. The nnnn or hhhh may be any number of digits and may include leading zeros. The hhhh may mix

HTML codes for webdesigning and hosting

2009-04-27T02:39:00.000-07:00

The document character encodingWhen HTML documents are served there are three ways to tell the browser what specific character encoding is to be used for display to the reader. First, HTTP headers can be sent by the web server along with each web page (HTML document). A typical HTTP header looks like this:Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1For HTML (not usually XHTML), the other method is

Understanding the webhosting industry

2009-03-01T22:52:00.001-08:00

In search of a webhosting company for personal or small business purposes? We advise you to take a look at this article to understand the hosting industry and study its dynamics to know what to look for before you make your choice.First, a brief introduction to the webhosting chain: the end consumer is served by about 3 upstream providers: the webhosting provider that they have direct contact

Top of the Line Work at Home Programs For Little Money

2009-03-01T22:44:00.000-08:00

A lot of people think they need to pay a lot of money to be able to work from home, which is a huge mistake. Working from home haven't been easier than now, it's close to free with a minimal risk of failing. Even if you fail, then your biggest investment is time, not money. Finding the top of the line work at home for little money program might be what you need.How much money is needed? Working

Guild hosting

2009-02-01T21:56:00.000-08:00

A guild hosting or clan hosting service is a specialized type of web hosting service designed to support online gaming communities, generally referred to as guilds or clans. They vary from game server hosting in that the focus of such companies is to provide applications and communication tools outside of the gaming environments themselves.Typical FeaturesThe services typically offered by such a

Weblog software

2009-02-01T21:55:00.000-08:00

Server modelsMany weblog applications are available for users to download and install on their own systems. A wide variety of licenses are used by user hosted weblog software. Some of these are free and open-source that can be used, modified, and redistributed freely under free-software and open-source licenses. Others are proprietary software that may be licensed for a fee or have versions

Video hosting service

2009-02-01T21:54:00.000-08:00

ImpetusBecause many users do not have unlimited web space, either as a paid service, or through an ISP offering, video hosting services are becoming increasingly popular, especially with the explosion in popularity of blogs, forums, and other interactive pages.The mass market for camera phones has increased the supply of user-generated video. Traditional methods of personal video distribution,

Image hosting service

2009-01-21T23:11:00.000-08:00

ToolsImage hosts also allow tools such as the ability to create photoblogs/galleries with your images, or add them to a slideshow for easier viewing. Some offer more advanced tools such as the ability for an individual to add notes to an image they uploaded, sideloaders, or browser sidebars. Other hosts have introduced novel features such as the ability to automatically resize images down to a

Image hosting service

2009-01-21T23:10:00.000-08:00

HOW IT WORKSTypically image hosting websites provide an upload interface; a form in which you specify the location of an image file on your local computer file system (using a browse button). After pressing a “Submit” button the file is uploaded to the image host’s server. Some image hosts allow you to specify multiple files at once, in this form, or the ability to upload one ZIP file containing

file mirroring&One-click hosting

2008-09-06T04:52:00.001-07:00

In 2007, a new type of file hosting site emerged known as a file mirror or file spreading engine. These services allow users to upload their file to the hosting servers. The user's file is then distributed to multiple web hosts without using the user's bandwidth. For more information, see Mirror (computing).One-click hostingOne-click hosting generally describes web services that allow internet

Services offered

2008-09-06T04:51:00.000-07:00

Most colocation centres offer different types of services to customers ranging from dedicated suites/rooms or cages to smaller racks or partial racks. Some colocation centres also offer some degree of service level agreements to support a wide range of computer and network related services, for example, server reboots, hardware replacements and software updates.There are a few key differences

Storage

2008-09-06T04:50:00.000-07:00

Most online file storage services offer space on a per-gigabyte basis, and sometimes include a bandwidth cost component as well. Usually these will be charged monthly or yearly. Some companies do offer the service for free, relying on advertising revenue. Some hosting services do not place any limit on how much space your account can consume. Some services require a software download which makes

2008-09-06T04:30:00.000-07:00

Software file hostingShareware authors often use file hosting services to serve their software. The inherent problem with free downloads is the huge bandwidth cost. These hosts also offer additional services to the authors such as statistics or other marketing features.Personal file storagePersonal file storage services are aimed at private individuals, offering a sort of "network storage" for

Obtaining hosting

2008-09-06T04:24:00.001-07:00

Web hosting is often provided as part of a general Internet access plan; there are many free and paid providers offering these services.A customer needs to evaluate the requirements of the application to choose what kind of hosting to use. Such considerations include database server software, scripting software, and operating system. Most hosting providers provide Linux-based web hosting which

Types of hosting

2008-09-06T04:23:00.000-07:00

A typical server "cage," commonly seen in colocation centres.Internet hosting services can run Web servers; see Internet hosting services.Hosting services limited to the Web:• Free web hosting service: is free, (sometimes) advertisement-supported web hosting, and is often limited when compared to paid hosting.• Shared web hosting service: one's Web site is placed on the same server as many other

Hosting reliability

2008-09-06T04:22:00.001-07:00

Multiple racks of servers, and how a datacenter commonly looks.Hosting uptime refers to the percentage of time the host is accessible via the internet. Many providers state that they aim for a 99.9% uptime, but there may be server restarts and planned (or unplanned) maintenance in any hosting environment.A common claim from the popular hosting providers is '99% or 99.9% server uptime' but this

Service scope

2008-09-06T04:20:00.000-07:00

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the

features and limitations

2008-04-30T00:59:00.000-07:00

Only a few free web hosts offer basic package for free and enhanced packages (with more features) for a cost. This allows users to try the service for an initial trial (see how it performs compared to other hosts), and then upgrade when (and if) needed.Free hosting may have the following limitations: Limitation on the size of each hosted file Very small bandwidth per month compared to paid

webhosting service -free

2008-04-30T00:32:00.000-07:00