Wendy's Web Search Blog April 2005 Archive

The Web has so much information that it can be overwhelming to know exactly where to start. Find out how to get started fast on the Web with a minimum ... Read More

Search engine optimization moves so fast, has so much information, and changes so quickly that newcomers are easily intimidated. However, I'd bet that most people know a lot more than ... Read More

If you're trying to find someone's address or phone number, sometimes the easiest way to go about it is to use a reverse phonebook lookup. Usually, all you have ... Read More

Find and browse mail-order catalogs online with Google Catalogs. Their huge selection of catalogs (over 6600) include: Abercrombie and Fitch Williams and Sonoma Lego's Dell Computers Harry and David Related: Shopping Search Engines

Ever since I found out I could get all my news on the Web, I've never looked back. Instead of waiting for the weather guy to stop yapping on and ... Read More

I need a LOT of help getting somewhere unfamiliar, and I get lost very easily. So finding maps and driving directions on the Web is a huge lifesaver.

Pop Quiz, Hotshot! Test your web search skills and knowledge in my new Web Search Quiz.

The Open Directory is a human-edited community of links. Learn more about searching on the Open Directory, and how to make your searches more effective and enjoyable.

The Web is big. Really, really, big. It's ginormous. Search engines are great tools, and have come a long way, but do they search the entire Web?

Today's Search Tip features a few little known facts about Google, the Web's largest search engine.

Whether you're looking for drivers, freeware, shareware, patches, or the latest updates, you're sure to find it at one of these sites.

Just read that Mozilla and Firefox might be having some problems. Although I haven't tried Firefox, I know lots of people who rave about it. Related:What is a Browser?

Today's Search Tip of the Day focuses on adware, spyware, and malware. I had the unfortunate experience of being deluged by this junk in February, and my system is still ... Read More

These sites will help you find an unclaimed domain name and register that domain name for your Web site. What is a domain name? It's a fancy way of saying ... Read More

Por Speelers of the Wurld AND ALL CAPS FANS, Untie! The search tip of the day is for you.

It's Monday morning. Instead of working, you're choosing to look at my collection of useless sites, and I'm honored. Take a few minutes, go to the World of Toast, decide ... Read More

Find calculators online for everything from simple addition to quantum physics to mortgages to love.

One is the loneliest number...until you find a group or message board on the Web to join. There's something out there for whatever you're interested in, whether it's doll collecting, ... Read More

Check out my Search Tip of the Day for April 16 before you go shopping today online.

Black Hat search engine optimization consists of using unethcial techniques to boost search engine rankings. You should avoid it like the plague, not only because it's unethical, but because ... Read More

I've started a new feature on the site called Search Tip of the Day,, where I'll be giving you fun and helpful web search information. Check on it every day, ... Read More

Learn how to include keywords and phrases in your site content and source code, attract more visitors, and get higher rankings in search engine results. It's hard work, but ... Read More

This week's poll is all about finding friends online. NO, it's not an afterschool special. Sheesh.

Figuring out what keywords and phrases to include in your site and source code is difficult enough, but when you experience the dreaded malady known as Brain Freeze, it's even ... Read More

I love to people-watch. In fact, I don't go to the mall to shop, I go to watch the incredible assortment of human beings that walk by. If you're a ... Read More

How cool is this! Just found out that Google will start offering its local search capability to mobile devices today, Tuesday, April 12. According to this article,, "People who have ... Read More

Where do hypochondriacs go for fun on the Web? Why, the Invisible Web Medical Resources area, of course! Just kidding. Actually, I've looked up a ton of medical information using ... Read More

I just read in the news that a spammer (someone who sends unsolicited bulk email) has actually been sentenced to some jail time - nine years, in fact. The ... Read More

As the parents of three young children, my spouse and I monitor very carefully their time on the Internet. We're always right there with them as they explore, because, let's ... Read More

If you are at work all day without access to breaking news stories, or just out and about and want to catch the news as it happens, then signing up ... Read More

In a recent article from WebProNews.com, I learned that Google will soon begin "archiving people's personal videos and video blogs, which are being referred to as vlogs. In order to ... Read More

I received a very interesting press release yesterday from Boots4Troops, a San Francisco, California based organization that delivers various necessary products and accessories to deployed US soldiers, such as boots, ... Read More

Looking for information about something? Try my new and improved list of reference sites.

The Pope, who passed away this weekend, was also a champion of Internet technology in addition to all his humanitarian work and leadership of the Catholic Church. In an ... Read More