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Learn more about what a top level domain is, and how it can help you search the Web more efficiently.

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Feel like a chat with your elected official(s)? There are many sites that instruct searchers on how to contact various people and institutions within the United States government. Here are ... Read More

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Take a walk down memory lane or check out potential schools for fall with Google University Search. Literally hundreds of universities are available to search here. And more Google ... Read More

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Many individuals and institutions have put together invisible Web directories, which you can use as a jumping off point to surf the Invisible Web. Find out more in my article ... Read More

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What is a Web directory? Although the terms search engine and subject directory are sometimes used interchangeably, they are not the same thing. Find out more in my article ... Read More

You have many options available to you these days when you go to find a doctor, and I've found a few great Web sites that can help you find ... Read More

There's a new Yahoo home page in town; check out the new design and tell me what you think in the poll below:

Yahoo has done an excellent job of pulling together Yahooligans, a directory of Internet sites that are kid-friendly. Read more in my article titled An Overview of Yahooligans. And ... Read More

Today's Web Search Tip of the Day focuses on Flickr Tags. Flickr is an online photo management and sharing tool. Learn more about Flickr and how you can organize ... Read More

There are Internet regulation bodies that work behind the scenes, so to speak, to keep everything running semi-smoothly. Read more in my article titled Internet Regulation - Are There Internet ... Read More

Today's Web Search Tip of the Day is all about YouTube, a site that has more homemade and professional videos in practically any subject you can think of than ... Read More

From the Official Google Blog, Google Notebook is now live. What IS it, exactly? More from the site: "Google Notebook makes web research of all kinds-from planning a vacation to ... Read More

Search engine friendly site design is vital in search engine optimization. Find out how to make your site friendly to both search engine spiders and search engine users with these ... Read More

If you are tired of getting calls from telemarketers, then have I got a web site for you. Find out more in today's Daily Web Search Tip titled the National ... Read More

If you've ever seen an "https" in the URL address of a website, you might have wondered what it stands for. Read my article titled What is HTTPSand find ... Read More

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Learn how to create, manage, and organize your Microsoft Internet Explorer Favorites in my article titled Internet Explorer Favorites 101.

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Well, the highly anticipated Google Press Day was yesterday and boy, a lot of fun stuff was unveiled. Here's the scoop from the official Google Press Release: Google Co-Op: "Google Co-op ... Read More

Sometimes we forget in this age of Internet research that we can actually ask an expert for help. There are plenty of places both on and off the Web ... Read More

Have you ever been frustrated when you've tried to search the Web? Some of this frustration comes from simple searching mistakes that are easy to make for both the ... Read More

What is Boolean search, and where does the term Boolean originate from? Find out with my article titled Boolean Search-How To Search Using Boolean Operators. More Non-Nerdy Web Search ... Read More

Ever wondered what a search engine's privacy policy looks like? Here's a few for you the next time you'd like some light reading.Read my article titled What is Your Right ... Read More

As a longtime eBay seller and buyer, I've compiled a list of eBay bookmarks - eBay sections that I tend to visit over and over, in addition to eBay ... Read More

What is a URL, first of all? URL stands for "Uniform Resource Locator", and is the address of a resource, file, site, service, etc. on the Internet. For example, the ... Read More

The May Scavenger Hunt at About Web Search is all about veterans, the US military, and military history. Test your Web Search skills, try out a new search engine, ... Read More

The word "spam", in the context of search engine optimization, refers to any unethical practice used to improve a page's ranking in search engine results. Exactly what is considered ... Read More

Doorway pages are simple HTML pages that are customized to a few particular keywords or phrases, and they are programmed to be visible only by specific search engines and ... Read More

Did you know that you can view and design your dream garden on the Web? Here are a few of the garden design sites that I've been looking at ... Read More

This via Threadwatch, a CNN Money story about the possibility of Microsoft buying major stock in Yahoo in order to compete in the search market: "Microsoft has tried to compete in ... Read More

Black Hat SEO is customarily defined as the practice of using unethical techniques to make your search rankings go up. Find out how to spot it and how to ... Read More

Summer's coming, and you know what that means - lots of extra math practice! Whoo HOO! Yes, all the kids reading this are totally rolling their eyes at me, ... Read More

It's Sphere Day! Read my interview with Sphere blog engine co-founder Tony Conrad and learn more about this great new entry to the blog search engine field.

I have a few favorite sites that I use on a daily basis to see what the most popular websites are in a variety of categories. Read my article ... Read More

Writing Web content might be a bit different than what you're used to. Learn how to write Web content that will attract more searchers and more relevant search traffic. Writing ... Read More

This via Threadwatch, Yahoo has opened up its very own technology channel titled - what else - Yahoo Tech. The site intends to be a technology portal of sorts, ... Read More

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