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Feb 01, 2007
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Investopedia is a free online dictionary and encyclopedia with more than 5,000 entries related to business, investment and finance. Provides definitions, explanations, examples, links and related terms. Search alphabetically, by category or keyword.
Jan 31, 2007
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Babel Fish translates words, sentences, blocks of text, and websites. The tool translates from Chinese, English, Dutch, French, German, Greek and Italian into various languages.
Nov 16, 2006
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This site offers articles, guides, teaching materials, an alert service and much more. Maintained by the law firm Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, it provides materials for experienced researchers, lawyers and other legal professionals. The link takes you to a lengthy list of statistics sites on the web organized alphabetically. Be prepared to scroll.
Nov 15, 2006
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How is possible that two people using the same search engine and the same query at the same time can get different results? The links below will guide you through the different ways that search engines rank results. Search Engine Ranking Factors from SEOmoz covers over 100 factors that search engines might consider to do their initial ranking. Internet marketing consultant, Bill Slawski of SEO by the Sea, outlines 20 different ways in which search engines re-rank and 'personalize' results, including basing rank on your previous search history, and sorting by country preferences.
Oct 25, 2006
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An interview with Paula J. Hane, news bureau chief of Information Today, Inc., who gives expert advice on staying abreast online.
Sep 14, 2006
Searching the web using keywords in Google has become a routine part of our lives, but there are ways to find more information and different types of documents. Julian Sher, creator of JournalismNet, provides a quick lesson in searching by format in this Media magazine article
Sep 14, 2006
Bill Dedman begins his tutorial with this description of web searching, written by Chicago columnist Mike Royko: "Trying to use the Internet is like driving a car down a narrow road in a snow storm, a car in which the windshield wipers and headlights don't work. All of the signs along the highway are backwards and upside down and of no help at all. Finally when you see someone along the side of the road and stop for directions, they can only speak to you stuttering in Albanian."
This PowerReporting.com tutorial teaches the basics of Boolean logic along with search tips and strategies for getting the most from web searches.
This PowerReporting.com tutorial teaches the basics of Boolean logic along with search tips and strategies for getting the most from web searches.
Sep 14, 2006
Have you ever wondered where exactly an e-mail came from? Who sent it? Is it genuine? Media magazine's Julian Sher goes through a few easy steps to finding out the origin of e-mails you receive. Check out page five on the link below.
Aug 26, 2006
- Posted by Abby
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Before relying on any information found on the Internet, it can be useful to know who registered the website. The link below, provides a quick and easy "whois" search for domain names. Type in the domain name you are interested in (without www). It will give you details such the address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the registrant as well as when the domain was created and when it will expire.
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