KEEPING UP WITH BLOGS

Oct 31, 2007 | IE, Internet, web_services

Let’s talk about blogs and RSS feeds. It might have more relevance than you think.If you’re like most people, most of your web surfing time is spent visiting the same few web sites every day. That might start with news pages and weather, then a few pages...

BITTORRENT & BAGGAGE NEUTRALITY

Oct 21, 2007 | broadband, business, Internet

Advocates of “network neutrality” have trouble conveying the real world implications of an arcane-sounding technical issue. Two items in the news help illustrate why it’s an issue to fight about.”Network neutrality” is the underlying...

TOP 100 BLOGS

Oct 15, 2007 | Internet

Looking through blogs (“web logs”) occupies most of my web-surfing time these days. Everybody has heard the term but some people aren’t sure what a blog is or where to find one.Whether you realize it or not, you’ve already started reading...

COMCAST PUTS ON THE BRAKES

Sep 8, 2007 | broadband, business, Internet

The press occasionally notices that Comcast limits the amount of bandwidth that a cable subscriber is allowed to use. The Washington Post just published an article about the Comcast bandwidth caps.The idea is that a handful of people download a huge amount of data...

GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS & ADVERTISING

Aug 6, 2007 | business, Google, Internet

Solicitations arrive constantly in my mailbox offering to help move bruceb.com to the top of search engine results (where it so clearly belongs). It is easy to become confused about the world of online searches and advertising. If you’re brand new to the idea,...

NEW LOOK FOR ASK.COM

Jun 5, 2007 | Internet

Ask.com is one of the perennial also-rans for Internet search, but you might want to take a look at the makeover introduced today. Search results are presented in three panes with a variety of types of information that might be relevant to your search, in addition to...