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Wendy's Web Search Blog August 2006 Archive

By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search since 2004

Back to School on the Web

Wednesday August 30, 2006
It's that time of year again when kids of all ages go back to school. I've compiled a list of some of the more helpful articles I've written here ... Read More

Online Maps - Use the Web to Find an Online Map

Wednesday August 30, 2006
Whether you're planning a road trip or just want to practice your geography skills, there are plenty of great online maps on the Web. Here's a few that I've ... Read More

Lycos Search

Tuesday August 29, 2006
Lycos has been around for over ten years now (started in September of 1995), and has some interesting search features to offer. Learn more about Lycos Search, Lycos Top ... Read More

Interview with Jill Whalen, Search Engine Optimization Expert

Saturday August 26, 2006
Jill Whalen is one of the premier search engine optimization experts out there today. She is the founding owner of HighRankings.com, and makes herself available for search engine optimization advice ... Read More

Fun Stuff To Do On The Web - Friday Fun Roundup

Friday August 25, 2006
TGIF! Here's some fun stuff to do on the Web: Fun Quizzes on the WebSure, the Web helps you get lots of stuff done, but you can also use it to ... Read More

AOL Search Records Interface Roundup

Wednesday August 23, 2006
In light of AOL Search and their recent troubles, I've rounded up a few AOL search records interface sites for you: AOL Search Databasesearch the AOL logs by keywords and phrases AOL ... Read More

New Viral Videos Added To Free Video Downloads

Tuesday August 22, 2006
I've added a few new fun viral videos to my Free Video Downloads section, including: The Evolution of Dance:Amazing video on the history of dance. Real Life Simpsons Intro: Like the ... Read More

Free Video Downloads

Monday August 21, 2006
One of my favorite things to do on the Web is find great videos to watch - and there are a TON of good ones out there. The Free ... Read More

Ask

Monday August 21, 2006
Ask.com is a very popular crawler-based search engine. Some of the reasons that it has stayed so popular with so many people are its ease of use, cool search ... Read More

Snakes on a Plane - A Web Phenomenon

Friday August 18, 2006
Today is the opening day of one of the most buzzed about movies in recent history - Snakes on a Plane. Why is this relevant to About Web Search? Because ... Read More

MSN Search

Thursday August 17, 2006
MSN Search is Microsoft's offering to the search world. Learn about MSN Search: its ease of use, cool search features, and simple advanced search accessibility.

Google Talk

Wednesday August 16, 2006
Google Talk is one of the best instant messenger clients out there on the Web. It's easy to use, plus, you can send files, leave voicemails, or see what other ... Read More

Skype Web Toolbar

Monday August 14, 2006
Skype is quickly becoming one of the most popular (and cost-effective) ways to make phone calls to anyone in the world. Read more about the Skype Web Toolbar.

Web Search Engines

Friday August 11, 2006
Feel like trying a new search engine...or two...or three...or one hundred Web Search Engines? I've got 100 search engines profiled in a tidy table format; all you need to ... Read More

Shopping Sites- How to Find Advanced Search, Site Maps, and Indexes

Thursday August 10, 2006
Have you ever been shopping on one site or another and for the life of you, just can't find out where they're hiding their specialized search commands page? Well, ... Read More

Ten Search Engine Optimization Myths - Debunked!

Thursday August 10, 2006
If you're just getting started in search engine optimization for your Web site, you might (unfortunately) have been subjected to a few SEO whoppers. Before you start throwing away ... Read More

Most Popular Websites Picture Gallery

Wednesday August 9, 2006
Ever wonder what the most popular websites such as Google, Yahoo Search, eBay, Amazon, etc. looked like when they were brand new and first starting out on the Web? ... Read More

AOL Releases Private Search Logs For Over 500,000 Searchers

Tuesday August 8, 2006
According to Tech Crunch, AOL Search has released 20 million web queries from 650,000 AOL users: The utter stupidity of this is staggering. AOL has released very private data about ... Read More

Happy 15th Birthday, World Wide Web! World Wide Web History

Monday August 7, 2006
Today, August 6th, is the 15th birthday of the World Wide Web - and that's because today Sir Tim Berners-Lee took the time to officially let other people know about ... Read More

Movie Search - Find a Movie Theater and Movie Showtimes with Search Engines

Sunday August 6, 2006
You can use Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask to find a movie or movie theater with showtimes near you. Find out more in my Web Search Tip of ... Read More

Most Popular Websites - Best of the Web

Saturday August 5, 2006
I've compiled a (long) list of all my "Best Of" or "Most Popular" websites, search sites, and search services in my article titled Most Popular Websites - About Web ... Read More

Where to Use Keywords

Friday August 4, 2006
You've brainstormed for keywords, and you've researched the keywords that work for your site. Now, you're going to have to actually put them somewhere, and that would be in ... Read More

How to Use AOL Search

Thursday August 3, 2006
Learn why so many people have chosen AOL Search to be their jumping off point when searching the Web. With its ease of use, simple accessibility, and nifty search ... Read More

Yurnet

Thursday August 3, 2006
Yurnet is a search engine that could technically be considered a metasearch engine since it compiles results from several different search engines (find out more about meta search engines), ... Read More

Find a Synonym with Ask.com

Tuesday August 1, 2006
Do you need a synonym? Ask.com has one of the most comprehensive synonym finders on the Web today. Find out how to find a synonym with Ask.com in my article ... Read More

Microsoft Internet Explorer Favorites Tutorial

Tuesday August 1, 2006
Internet Explorer is the most popular browser out there today, and while it has its problems and critics, Internet Explorer still has a lot of useful features that make ... Read More
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