Wendy's Web Search Blog January 2006 Archive

Please take a minute and vote in this week's poll, How Much Time Do You Spend on the Web? The answers should be pretty interesting, considering this is a site ... Read More

Learn how to restrict your search to a specific file format; for example, you can search for only Power Point files, only XML files, only Excel files, etc.

Find images on the Web using these image-specific search engines, directories, and collections. Not all of the images can be used without permission, so be sure to check with ... Read More

Judging the truthfulness of information that you find online can be a bit problematic, especially if you're looking for credible material you can cite in a research paper or ... Read More

Here are the top Yahoo Search Shortcuts that will make your Yahoo search experience fast, fun, and ultimately efficient. You'll find that using these Yahoo Search Shortcuts will greatly ... Read More

The Video ShakespeareBBC productions of Shakespeare plays, in their entirety, online and FREE Classical Composers' Archivelarge database of information about classical music composers The Scientific Methodeverything you ever wanted to know about ... Read More

I was in college all last year (taking the year off now), and getting my research done online was simple with these resources. Here's just a few of the ... Read More

Google tends to roll out the fun logos for various big landmark events; here's a few that I've blogged in the past several months: Google Braille Google Martin Luther King Father's Day ... Read More

Crazy Horse Memorialvery well done tribute site dedicated to Crazy Horse; lots of good information Afghan Women's Networkunderstand the plight of Afghan women from people who are there Smurfs - the Official ... Read More

Did you know that there are many, many search engines out there? Yes, that's true - Google, Yahoo, and AOL are not the only game in town. If you'd ... Read More

Speaking of FirstGov (see this morning's previous post), they've gone and done a complete overhaul on their search engine. More from the email I recieved this morning: "If you thought the ... Read More

Free online access to public records is becoming more and more accessible. I've put together a Top Ten online list of public records sources for you that can make ... Read More

You've still got time to play the January Scavenger Hunt - test out your New Year's Eve, Super Bowl, and January trivia knowledge...although, I'm thinking that I'm going to ... Read More

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie"An Effective, Low-Cost Solution To Combating Mind-Control" Top 10 Advertising Icons of the CenturyMarlboro Man, Aunt Jemima, McDonald's, etc. Xylophone ConstructionBuild a xylophone in your spare time out of ... Read More

In the last few years, Google has attained the ranking of the #1 search engine on the Net, and consistently stayed there. Users are attracted to its mammoth listings ... Read More

Finding people online, at least, their telephone numbers and addresses, is not as difficult as it used to be. Most of this information is easily accessible and a matter ... Read More

The Naked ScientistInternet science radio show and live "naked" podcasts Top Thirty Mr. T Facts"some believe that Mr. T. is unintelligent because he uses what we believe to be made up ... Read More

Whether you're looking for PC drivers, freeware, shareware, patches, PC game downloads, or the latest updates to various software packages, you're sure to find it at one of these ... Read More

The term "domain" is just another way of defining one computer's address on the Net. If you're looking for a cool domain name for your website and want to ... Read More

When you initially open up your Web browser, the very first page that you will see is called the "home" page. The home page is your jumping off point ... Read More

Surfing the web is made possible by browsers. Browsers are basically software programs that allow you to search for and view various kinds of information on the Web, such ... Read More

OperaGlassFrom Stanford University; huge database of everything opera The Candy Wrapper Museum"The Candy Wrapper Museum, where wrappers are to be enjoyed as art, nostalgia, and humor." Google Music SearchGoogle's done some updates ... Read More

Here in Portland on Fox 12, I've just noticed that the weather folks are using Google Earth to illustrate mountains, plains, valleys, and other geographical landmarks - very cool. Here's ... Read More

Merck Vetrinary Manual" Includes over 12,000 indexed topics and over 1200 illustrations" Bedazzled!"Music, Movies, Microcode, and High-Speed Pizza Delivery" Barbara's Blogexcellent blog from Barbara Ehrenreich, author of "Nickel and Dimed" Performancing.comhelpful tips to ... Read More

If you are looking for a specific phrase, just typing it into a search engine will probably not get you the results you were hoping for. Search engines might ... Read More

There are a few basic principles that you can successfully use in nearly all the search engines out there to find exactly what it is that you are looking ... Read More

Open federation for Google Talk (Official Google Blog)"With open federation, you get to choose your service provider and you can talk to people on any other federated service (and vice ... Read More

Pick the best search engine for your searching needs with Search Engines 101, a great way to explore more of your search topic, try a new search engine, and ... Read More

SEOBook spotlighted Prase today, a "page rank assisted search engine" which "allows you to grab the top search results from Google, Yahoo! and MSN and and then sorts them in ... Read More

Very cool; this via Jeremy Zawodny. The USDA has a distance Meteorology Certificate Program for those of you who have always wanted to be a weather man or weather woman. ... Read More

Over 1 Billion (Articles) Served (Bloglines)"On January 5th we topped 1 billion articles and we're currently pulling in new articles at a rate of 3-4 million per day." Firefox gets a ... Read More

Have you tried Topix yet? If not, you should. They've done a complete site design overhaul and their site is way more user-friendly. Plus, Topix grabs news from thousands ... Read More

Today is Martin Luther King Day, a time set apart to honor one of the greatest leaders of our times. Here's a few links from around the Web that ... Read More

I've added even more cool search engine logos to the Search Engine Photo Gallery; check it out! And speaking of photos, here's some more: How to Install Firefox: Follow my screenshots ... Read More

Just got a press release that there's a new blog coming out January 18 from the good folks at PBS - MediaShift, a blog that will examine various types ... Read More

Loomia is a relatively smallish audio and video search engine that focuses mostly on podcasts and videos. What I liked most about Loomia was the home page; clean, uncluttered, ... Read More

Don't e-Annoy Me, It's a Federal Crime! (About Crime) "The U.S. Congress passed, and President Bush signed, a law that makes it a federal crime to post messages on the ... Read More

This is why I love the Web-this via the BBC: "A digital version of Mozart's musical diary is being put online by the British Library to help celebrate 250 years ... Read More

This from the Official Google Blog: "Anyone who's ever tried to browse the web on their cell phone knows that it isn't always the best user experience. That's why I'm ... Read More

Have you ever wanted to be a programmer? I found this great discussion on programming essentials, breaking into the programming industry, how to select team members, etc. - How To ... Read More

Are you satisfied with your website? Do you believe that your site is drawing in enough traffic, people are getting what they came for, and there's really no room for ... Read More

Via Jeremy Zawodny, I learned that Yahoo has an official Yahoo Music Blog. I'll let the writer of this blog tell you what it's about: "YMusicBlog.com is a venue for ... Read More

There are a lot of celebrities that have blogs, and they are (almost) always interesting and fun to read. The BloggersBlog has a great list of celebrity blogs; these include ... Read More

Have you seen a blog or a website that has a cool embedded Google map? And have you wondered how they did it? And, (this would be me), have ... Read More

Want to see how much you know about Google? How about taking a few minutes to test your knowledge of search engine optimization? Check out these quizzes: Google Quiz Search Engine Optimization ... Read More

Even if you're just doing a casual Web search, it can be a good idea to identify exactly what it is you are looking for from the beginning, and if ... Read More

Finding multimedia on the Web is easy with my picks for some of the best free movie downloads, free audio clips, and free image sites on the Web. Use ... Read More

I'm slowly filling up the Search Engine Photo Gallery with lots of cool search engine logos; check it out. And if you'd like to read more about any individual search ... Read More

Right now in Las Vegas the biggest geeky gadget show in the world is going on, and that is the Consumer Electronics Association annual tradeshow. You can view transcripts of ... Read More

I just spent like an HOUR laughing at all these great Photoshop mashups from a Fark 2005 contest; warning, not all of these are "safe for work", if you know ... Read More

I've written up a three-part article on anonymous surfing: what it is, why you might want to learn about it, what information is available about you on the Web, ... Read More

Google Pack is now live. What is Google Pack? It's a convenient, free bundle of some pretty cool software, including: Google Earth Picasa Google Desktop Firefox and there's even more, including Norton Antivirus 2005 ... Read More

"Introducing Yahoo! Go - a new suite of products and services for your PC, mobile phone and even your TV." Basically, this is a super-convenient way to get all ... Read More

The Web can be somewhat overwhelming for those who might be new to it: there's just so much of it that it's difficult to know where to start. This ... Read More

Internet history is interesting, if for nothing else than it's fascinating to see how far we've come in so short a time. Read this short history of the Internet, ... Read More

Internet safety may seem like an oxymoron, but with responsible parenting and appropriate boundaries, it doesn't have to be.Use my Safe Search Checklist and make your Net time safe, ... Read More

January's Scavenger Hunt is all about New Year's Eve trivia, diet facts, and Super Bowl history. Related: Try the rest of the Web Search Scavenger Hunts and test out your ... Read More

Check out the Google logo today; I'm assuming that's Braille? Very cool. Related: Use the Google Cheat Sheet to make Google work more efficiently for you; it's even printable so ... Read More

A spider, also known as a robot or a crawler, is actually just a program that follows, or "crawls", links throughout the Internet, grabbing content from sites and adding it ... Read More

Here's a great New Year's resolution for 2006: more traffic to your website. One way to accomplish this is to understand your target audience. Your target audience is looking ... Read More