Blogger Threatens Revolt after Google Swaps Standards
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=26502
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FTC Warns Against CopyCat site
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=26502
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Adding Audio to Your Website Increases Sales
http://www.marketingsherpa.com/sample.cfm?contentID=2595
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Google Adds Package Tracking
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3288601
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SEC rule may nudge Google toward IPO
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5119504.html

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"No HTML? Need a Website? No Problem"

By http://MCPromotionsPress.com

So you have this great idea for a website and you're
all excited about getting your "feet wet" as an
online entrepreneur, but there's one problem: You
have no idea how to create a site. ("HTML? What's
that?")

If this sounds familiar, have no fear --templates
are here. (Sorry for the rhyme; I just couldn't
help myself.)

Templates are prefabricated websites; complete with
graphics and sometimes even a cascading style sheet
attached. You download them, edit in your infor-
mation and upload them to your server. Presto,
instant website!

If you take some time and do a search around the
Net you'll find some beautiful templates, some
even free, that will have you looking like a true
online professional before you can say "CSS or HTML."

Let's take a look at some options:

1) APlusTemplates: http://APlusTemplates.com

A professional template membership site where
you pay a one time membership fee of $29.95 and
gain access to over 200 Web templates and their
"Flash Intro Builder." Browse templates by
category; even download a free template to check
out the quality. There's some real nice stuff
here.

2) ATemplate.com: http://ATemplate.com

All Web templates come complete with CSS or image
rollovers and PSD files. If you're looking for
something a bit fancier, they also offer an assort-
ment of Flash templates. All templates are compatible
with Frontpage and Dreamweaver.

3) BasicTemplates: http://BasicTemplates.com

I really love this site. The templates are top
quality and designed using external CSS. You
can join as a member for a one time fee and
access all of the templates or purchase them
individually. Easy to browse by category.

4) WebTemplateWorld.com: http://WebTemplateWorld.com

With most templates starting at only $24.99 apiece,
there are some real beauties here. You can browse
templates by the type of HTML editor you use (i.e.,
Dreamweaver or Frontpage), or by category. There
are also some "bundled" value packages if you'd
like to buy in multiples.

5) TheTemplateStore: http://TheTemplateStore.com

This site offers a nice selection of templates
searchable by the editor you plan on using, such as
Dreamweaver or FrontPage. They also have templates
for GoLive and even Swish. Most start at only $15.00
and they go up from there.

6) Template Monster: http://TemplateMonster.com

Although a bit on the higher end, the designers at
Template Monster are a talented group. You'll find
some real gems to download here. Each template comes
complete with PSD files. Download the free site
template to get a small sample of what you'll be
purchasing.

Don't let your lack of design skills stop you from
being the proud owner of the site you've always
dreamed of. With the right template you can have
a professional looking site and no one need know
you didn't design it yourself. Shhhh, it'll be
our little secret!

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Developer Shed

With a great ezine now their offering up their content
for use on your website. Offering some of the best
development and hardware content on the net. Now you
have a chance to make Developer Shed’s content YOUR
site’s content, and offer your visitors industry-
leading information. It updates automatically.

http://www.developershed.com/devtext.php

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JavaScript PopUp Window Generator

"Use this JavaScript wizard to instantly create, customize,
and add Pop Up windows to your site! For the uninitiated,
a popup refers to a secondary, usually smaller window
that loads on top of the main window, and contains a
separate HTML document inside of it. To create your own
popup, just follow the three simple steps below, and
grab the generated code."

http://javascriptkit.com/popwin/index.shtml

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Useful Tips
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Send Your Website Visitors Back Where They Came From
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If you need to add a back button your webpage that will always send the visitor back to where they came from no matter where that was use this code. This comes in handy for a static page or orphaned page that may not be included in your standard navigation.

<form>input type="button" value="Back"
onClick="history.go(-1);return true;"></form>

QwkMon- Website Monitoring

So, you think you're site is always up? You better
think again. Sign up for this service and you'll
be paged if your site goes down. Monitoring intervals
from five minutes to one hour are available. If your
site or server does not respond to the scheduled
status check, you will be paged about the problem
immediately. Affordable as the basic plan starts
out at only 6.95 a month.

http://www.qwkmon.com/

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Old Cell Phones

So you bought a new cell phone but what do you do with
the old one? There are plenty of organizations that would
love to have your hand me downs. Find out what your
options really are and maybe help someone less fortunate
then you in the process.

http://www.recyclewirelessphones.com

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Furl

"Furl is a new web browsing tool that lets you save and
organize thousands of useful web pages (you know, the
ones you want to save for future reference but then
can never find again) in a personal "web page filing
cabinet. Once saved, you can effortlessly find any
page again later using a powerful full text search
tool." Forget bookmarks this is all you need.

http://www.furl.net/index.jsp

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Gamespy Arcade

"GameSpy Arcade is the arcade for the Internet, where
millions of gamers meet to play hundreds of online
multiplayer games and fr.e game demos. This all-in-one
tool offers gamers the fastest server browser available
(up to 60% faster than in-game browsers), plus text
and voice chat, instant messaging, file transfers, and
an integrated connection to the GameSpy Network."

http://www.gamespyarcade.com/

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If so why not submit them to one of the largest article
databases online today. Imagine Free exposure of your
work, as it's reprinted in ezines and websites across
the Internet. Be seen by thousands by submitting your
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http://www.Family-Content.com

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TSW Software

"WebCoder is a full-featured Web editor, aiming at
satisfying all your needs when it comes to editing
and publishing of websites. It contains a large
amount of useful features,that makes sure that both
beginners, as well as the more skilled developers,
will feel like home." Fr.e to download.

http://www.tsware.net/download.php

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Forms to Go

"Now you can add professional scripts in your web site
to process HTML forms and send the field values thru
email without a knowledge of programming. Scripts can
be in PHP, ASP or Perl language. Forms To Go is a very
simple and powerful application that creates scripts
in PHP, ASP and Perl to process your HTML forms and
send all the form's field values thru email or save
them in a text file on your server."

http://www.bebosoft.com/products/formstogo/

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Radio Record

"Radio Record is a simple program designed to rip songs
off of the radio. This is not limited to analog radio.
It can also be used to rip streaming radio stations,
phone calls, or any other unexpected audio where
prebuffering is required."

http://radiorecord.sourceforge.net/howto.html

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iTunes

Featuring over 500,000 tracks including all 5 major
labels and 200 signed Independents and weekly
exclusive tracks. All for 99¢ each. Now for Windows
and Mac users. The digital jukebox is fr.e to download.
I love this software. I put in a CDR and downloaded
my favorite songs to create my very own custom CD.
Trust me on this you're going to love it.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

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