The A to Z Guide to the Internet

The A to Z Guide to the Internet: E

March 3, 2011
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E-business An e-business is defined as any business that is drawing a majority of its income from selling their products or service in an online format. There are many advantages to running an e-business, as opposed to a traditional business. The start up costs for doing business online are relatively low compared to opening up [...]

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The A to Z Guide to the Internet: D

December 21, 2010
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del.icio.us del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us/) is referred to as a social book marking site. It is for storing and sharing web bookmarks with other users. The service is completely free and relatively new. del.icio.us first came online in late 2003. Everything that is posted on del.icio.us is viewable by the public, although you can choose to make [...]

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The A to Z Guide to the Internet: C

December 18, 2010
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Cache This is the action of storing Web files for later reuse so that they can be easily accessed at a later date. When you are browsing the Internet, your Internet browser will store a HTML page code, graphics and multimedia elements in the cache. This way when you return to that particular Web page, [...]

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The A to Z Guide to the Internet: B

December 18, 2010
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B2B, B2C Acronyms for business-to-business or business-to-consumer activities. Many websites focus on business-to-business relationships and services (like wholesale suppliers), while others focus on providing services and products to consumers. Back Button One of the buttons on the top of a Web browser. It allows you to “go back” to the previous web page that you [...]

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The A to Z Guide to the Internet: A

August 15, 2010
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Adsense Google runs this ad serving programs that allows website owners to gain revenue by displaying ads on their websites. Google provides text, image and video advertisements that appear on participating websites. These ads appear based on the keywords and content present on the website. Adsense has become one of the most popular methods to [...]

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