Category Archives: key points

How to write an abstract?

Writing a good abstract has become a much more significant  task for journalists and writers. This is because the humble abstract has become important  for search aggregators and for reading online in general. Here is a good tutorial on how to write one. The Abstract Abstract -It is important that your final abstract clearly describes the essence [...]

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Caslon Analytics Internet Research

This is one of the most useful sites in Australia for researching 'big picture' Internet related 'governance' issues. Caslon Analytics is an Australian internet research, analysis and strategies consultancy. We advise on electronic publishing, commerce, marketing and regulation. Our services include privacy audits, regulatory advice and market feasibility studies. We have met the needs of businesses, [...]

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Introduction to RSS Feeds

Here is a fantastic, and clear tutorial on RSS feeds from the BBC. Thanks to Sean Healy for this one. Also, another tutorial if you still don’t get it.

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The Elusive Audience

For many web designers the audience is elusive and is one of the last considerations that are made when designing a web page. However, the audience is paramount to the success of an online work as it is for any other work in any other medium. And the success of a work can be measured [...]

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What is RSS?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. This technology uses XML and allows a user to “subscribe” to websites that have provided RSS feeds. Feeds typically are provided on web content that changes regularly. RSS is widely used by weblog and news organisations. Here is a tutorial.  

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Who Controls the Internet?

The major player in terms of governing the global Internet is a rather innocent sounding company called ICANN or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN has its headquarters in California and is a non-profit company that was created in 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks that were previously performed by [...]

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Why use Tags?

(Thanks from boakes.org)  The explosion of people with their own websites (often called ‘blogs) has gone hand in hand with the rise of automated aggregation systems, which attempt to filter out the irrelevant majority so that the end user sees more content that is useful. The digital equivalent of separating the wheat from the chaff. [...]

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