What Is Social Networking?

Social networking has grown to become one of the largest and most influential components of the web, but despite how prevalent it is in the Western world (especially among the younger crowd), not everyone uses it or understands it. The open-ended nature of social networks may only add to the confusion. Once signed into a…

Social networking

Social networking is the practice of expanding the number of one’s business and/or social contacts by making connections through individuals, often through social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. Based on the six degrees of separation concept (the idea that any two people on the planet could make contact through a chain…

What Is Google Page Rank?

Page Rank is what Google uses to determine the importance of a web page. It’s one of many factors used to determine which pages appear in search results. Page Rank is also sometimes referred to by the slang term “Google juice.” The History of Page Rank Page Rank was developed by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey…

The Importance of Algorithms

The first step towards an understanding of why the study and knowledge of algorithms are so important is to define exactly what we mean by an algorithm. According to the popular algorithms textbook Introduction to Algorithms, “an algorithm is any well-defined computational procedure that takes some value, or set of values, as input and produces…

How does Google Rank your Page?

How does Google rank your web page? When Google ranks your site, it looks for two things – authority and relevancy (relevance for our UK readers). What does this mean? You’re about to find out. Authority As humans, we instinctively appreciate that if we read something on the CNN or BBC websites, it’s more likely…

The Advantages of Social Network Sites

With the advent of social networking, social scientists and media experts have wondered about the benefits social networking brings to communication. While some of these are obvious, some others have only become apparent as users have become familiar with social networking. The ability to increase our networking potential or work with others regardless of distance…

Search Engine Submission

The act of supplying a URL to a search engine in an attempt to make a search engine aware of a site or page. At a minimum, submitting to a search engine involves adding the URL of the site or page that will be under consideration. Search engines sometimes ask for additional contact information, including…

Benefits to RSS

RSS streamlines communication between publishers and readers. Since RSS has had a popularity surge, webmasters have been experimenting and using RSS feeds to deliver content in new and innovative ways. Typically, RSS feeds contain news headlines and content summaries. The content summaries contain just enough information without overwhelming the reader with superfluous details. If the…