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Achieving Search Engine Dominance (1998-Style!)

Achieving Search Engine Dominance (1998-Style!)

Using indexing agents such as robots or spiders, search engines update their databases frequently with new URLs and index information. Bots and spiders scan the Web, seeking out new or updated pages, moving from URL to URL. Chances are, many agents have already scanned your site.metas

When hitting a particular site, an agent will read the full text of every page in the site’s hierarchy, from the home pages on down, and hit all external links as well. This way, the agents are able to locate, read, and catalog sites, whether they are registered or not. You can, of course, register your URL with a search engine; however, that just puts your site in the “to-be-scanned” queue.

The agents will return to your

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The Mental Health Industry Could Use Some Work

The Mental Health Industry Could Use Some Work

Righting the wrongs of the mental health system is what earned Wesley Alcorn, who is president of the National Association for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Consumer Council, the NAMI Wolf Award for 1998. The NAMI Wolf Awards were instituted six years ago to recognize those citizens who spoke up and challenged the mental healthcare system’s status quo.

Alcorn was in the audience when Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, director of the Stanley Research Institute, first explained the concept of the NAMI Wolf Awards. Named after the aggressive animal, says Torrey, it is awarded to a NAMI member who has been particularly effective and outspoken in trying to improve services for people with serious mental illness. It goes to one who has “raised hell,” says Torrey, rather than

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Search Was A Biggie Back Then

Search Was A Biggie Back Then

THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO effective Web searches is sheer volume. With an estimated 2 billion Web pages now online–and 40 new ones posted every minute–traditional search engines like Lycos and HotBot are drowning in data, able to index only a fraction of published sites.

Because Internet users spend 50 percent of their online time doing research (according to a Business Week/Harris poll), a new wave of search engine technology can’t come soon enough. Here’s the rundown on some current second-generation offerings.

Google (http://www.google. com/) is based on the concept that the of a page increases with the number of links referencing it. For example, because a link to Harvard University’s home page is referenced many more times than a link to its football team’s page, a Google search for Harvard

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Back Tax Help Issues

Back Tax Help Issues

bthsWith technological advances, there are highly orchestrated scams within each public and private sector. In other words, fraudsters have invaded literally every part of the economy where money is generated. One of the sectors affected is the tax department. Many con people have perfected the art of stealing from unsuspecting individuals, often posing as professionals. Many people have lost a lot of money due to these scams. This therefore calls for absolute caution when one is seeking tax back help. It is hard to identify the fraudsters, but there are some tips to help one avoid falling victim to scams.

When seeking back tax help, it is necessary to use only experts who sign the returns they prepare and enter their Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN). The IRS has provided guidelines and tips about choosing a preparer,

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Gaining Control With Stop Snoring Devices

Gaining Control With Stop Snoring Devices

snoringdeviceIt is always better to control snoring as early as possible because once the snoring gets straight-up out of control, you won’t be able to control it effectively. It is very negative to take snoring lightly because after few years, you can develop some other more complex sleeping disorders and those disorders will disturb your life a lot.

People are very reluctant to use stop snoring devices but if you see the situation realistically then you will see that these devices are the only way to truly stop snoring. There are hundreds of so called natural remedies and tricks to control snoring but very few of those things are actually effective.

Stop snoring devices like mouthpieces are always effective and all you need to do is to find a more effective device that helps your case of snoring. Different devices address different issues and to help choose the best possible device, you should consult your doctor first. He will tell you the real reason for your snoring and will help you find the most appropriate and most effective device for your particular issue.  This article has some unique choices. Addiction to these devices should be avoided as well because once you become addicted, you will find it tough to sleep outside your home because you often cannot carry these devices everywhere with you.

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Hiring The Best Blog Hosting Service

Hiring The Best Blog Hosting Service

bbhsPeople who are trying to find out how to start a blog usually have no idea where to start, and hiring a hosting provider can be very confusing. One sure thing is that hosting is a must, but the question is, how do you find the right provider? There are exclusive blog companies, web hosting and web hosting resellers, and the first two groups can be either free or paid.

Before making any choices, every blogger should know what exactly they need, because there are people who want to create blogs in order to share their point of view, while others want to earn money. There are bloggers who have no knowledge on encoding, so they need a provider who offers simple interfaces. On the other hand, professionals want to control their blogs, so they search for unlimited features. Choosing the web hosting services over blog hosts, and vice versa, usually depends on

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