Internet Search Engines

You’ve probably used a search engine to look for information in your own
journeys into the online world. If you have, you understand how valuable they
are to users looking for sites on the Web. Without them, we’d all be forever
lost in a sea of information.
Search engines try to organize the Web into orderly subjects so us humans can
find what we’re looking for. They fall into two main categories – true search
engines and indexes.

The true search engine uses the Web page contents to categorize and index the
page. They do this by periodically releasing a software program called a
spider or bot out to the Internet to gather data about Web pages. The spider
returns this data to a computer that organizes the data and indexes the page.
True search engines are machine driven. There is little or no human
intervention involved in the whole process. And, it’s all automatic.
Indexes are another story. They are built and controlled by people. A good
example of a human-driven Web index is Yahoo!. Web sites must be
submitted to Yahoo! for review. Only after someone looks at the site and
determines what category it belongs in is the site added to the index.
Yahoo is the most used Web index, so it’s critical that you get listed – and get
listed in the right place.
Getting your site listed in an index, especially Yahoo!, can take months to
accomplish. And, the site owner has little to say about how his/her site is
listed. The person doing the reviewing and indexing has the final say.
Getting your site changed after it is included in the index is next to
impossible. So, make sure you do this right the first time. Have a list of
keywords, your site title, and other information well thought-out and saying
exactly what you want it to say.

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Internet Marketing for Smart People

There are some basic business rules you should follow:

• Your pages must load FAST. Most Web surfers will give you about 30
seconds before they click off. Keep your graphic files small.
• Be consistent. This means use the same colors, same backgrounds,
same typefaces, etc. throughout your entire site. If your menu is on the
left on your home page, then keep it on the left for all your pages.
• Don’t mix too many typefaces - stick to a maximum of 2 and, use
standard typefaces.
• Keep the animations to a minimum – to many can be very distracting.
• Don’t use music on a business site.
• Don’t try to be cute or kewl. This is serious business.
• Go easy on the high-tech. Just because you can do something doesn’t
mean you should.
• If you’re selling something, don’t mask it. Let your visitors know your
intentions right from the start.
• Make sure your customers can easily find your company name,
address, and telephone numbers easily. Don’t hide this information.
Begin by deciding what you want your site to accomplish and round-up all the
tools and materials you’ll need to build your site. In particular:
• Have all your content materials – stuff like images, text, and other
media you plan to use.
• Have at least the two popular Web browsers installed on your
computer - Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. You’ll want to
test your completed pages on both. (Your pages will appear differently
on each one.)
• Know your target audience and what you expect to offer them.
• Get an idea of the structure and scope of your site.
There are many sites on the Web that give you all the basic instruction you’ll
ever need to create Web pages. Try searching Yahoo! or your favorite search
engine for information about Web site building for beginners.

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Facebook tests paid messages to strangers

Most important messages go straight to your inbox on Facebook. But there's a second class of messages, including potential spam and notes from people not in your network, that the site's algorithms deem "less relevant."

These unlucky missives are dropped in the little-known "Other" folder, where they will often spend the remainder of their digital existence unseen, unread and unloved.

"Several commentators and researchers have noted that imposing a financial cost on the sender may be the most effective way to discourage unwanted messages and facilitate delivery of messages that are relevant and useful," says the post.

The "inbox delivery test" will be available only to select people using Facebook in the U.S. for now. Companies won't have access to the feature at this time, and people are limited to one paid outgoing message a week to minimize abuse.

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Php Mysql Image upload

<?php  

// 1. Gem modtagne formulardata i variabler:  
$navn = $_POST['navn'];  
$alder = $_POST['alder'];  
$postnr = $_POST['postnr'];  
$mail = $_POST['mail'];  
$billede = $_FILES['profilbillede'];  
$password = $_POST['password'];  



// 2. Forbind til databasen:  
$databaselink = mysqli_connect("localhost","mmddk3e12m8b18", "****", "mmddk3e12m8b18") or die     ("Fejl: Kan ikke etablere forbindelse til database");



$billednavn = billedupload($billede);  
// besked til brugeren om at der er sket en fejl    
if($billednavn == false){  
die("Der skete en fejl under upload af billedet");
}



// 3. Udform insert SQL streng med de modtagne data, og udfør SQL strengen på databasen vha     mysqli_query:  
$query = "INSERT INTO brugere (navn, alder, postnr, mail, password, profilbillede) VALUES ('$navn', '$alder', '$postnr', '$mail', '$password', '$billednavn')";  
$result = mysqli_query($databaselink, $query) or die( "Forespørgslen kunne ikke udføres: " .         mysqli_error($databaselink));  

// 4. luk databasen:  
mysqli_close($databaselink);  

function billedupload($fil){  
if($fil['type']=='image/jpeg' or $fil['type']=='image/png'){  
$tmp_navn = $fil['tmp_name'];  
$filnavn = $fil['name'];  
$target = 'images/' . time() . $filnavn;  
move_uploaded_file($tmp_navn,$target);  
return $target;  
}  
else{  
return false;  
}  
}  

?>

Make sure $_FILES is set? Debug it with var_dump($_FILES)and  enctype="multipart/form-data" in your <form> 

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Samsung sells 500 handsets per minute

Samsung Electronics, the world leader in mobiles and memory chips, likely earned a quarterly profit of $8.1 billion, as it sold close to 500 handsets every minute and as demand picked up for the flat screens it makes for mobile devices

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Yahoo! Axis

A Search Browser

By Yahoo!

Get a smarter, faster and more visual way to search and browse the web!

Yahoo! Axis is a new browser that redefines what it means to search and browse the web on your iPhone, iPad.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Yahoo! Axis is a desktop web browser extension and mobile browser for iOS devices created and developed by Yahoo!

Since on iOS Axis is essentially running a skin over top of Safari -- similar to what the Atomic browser does. In Yahoo's case, though, it's a powerful skin, filled with features you won't find on Apple's browser, such as easy toggling between regular and image searches, and instant syncing of bookmarks and tabs between desktop, iPhone and iPad.

 

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