Google and other search engines have changed the way people locate information. The problem is that online students think of Google as a proper tool to use to perform research for assignments. Google Scholar may provide access to some scholarly research. ...
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QR Code: Why You Should Be Using It to Promote You, Your Business and Products
QR Code or Quick Response Code is a two-dimension matrix code developed in the mid 90’s in Japan. Businesses are drawn to it because it offers an improvement over barcodes. Wisegeek explains, “QR Code contains data in both vertical and horizontal directions, whereas...
What is Blekko? Can the SlashTag Search Engine Compete With Google?
image via bigmouthmedia.com Blekko has been in development since 2007, but it has only recently become available to the public. Blekko is a search engine that has its sights on Google’s business. To do this, they are focusing on what they can do differently. The...
Google Search Tips: Using Google’s Lesser Known Functions for Research
With the popularity of Google, odds are you have probably tried using their search engine a time or two. However, many people are unaware of how to refine their searches using Google's lesser-known functions. To find information about a specific website, try...
If You Aren’t Using Video to Promote You or Your Product, You Need To Read This
Image via seeklogo.com Cisco recently stated that 40% of all Internet traffic will be video in nature by the end of 2010. They increased that forecast to 91% by the end of 2014. Are you using video? I recommend checking out the forecasts that Cisco has made for...
Are You Using Wooeb’s Interactive Search Engine Platform?
If you haven't heard of Wooeb.com yet, you need to check out their site. Wooeb is an interactive search engine platform. Rather than having to wait for search engines to pick up your information, they put it all together in one place. They did a nice job with with...
Search Engine War: AOL, Google, Yahoo, and Bing
I use AOL and I am a big fan of Google. If you use AOL, you may have noticed the search screen says: AOL Search Enhanced by Google. AOL and Google have a continuing relationship that they have extended for another 5 years. Part of that relationship includes: ...
What is Web Scraping?
A scraper site is a spam website that copies all of its content from other websites using web scraping. The purpose of creating such a site can be to collect advertising revenue or to manipulate search engine rankings by linking to other sites to improve their search...
Book for Online College Students is Now Available on Kindle
The Online Student’s User Manual: Everything You Need to Know to be a Successful Online Student is now available on Kindle. Click here for more information. The Online Student User’s Manual will show you — what you need to know about computer and software...
Books You Love Book Review for: New Book by Dr Hamilton for Online College Students
The Online Student User’s Manual will show you — what you need to know about computer and software requirements how to use the search engines and upload assignments how to organize and manage your time how to track and schedule your assignments how to communicate...
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