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Socialize Your Interests
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Everyday I receive emails inviting me to the latest social media website. There are social media websites for every interest. Many claim to have thousands of users, advertise they are going to be more popular than Facebook and some offer to make you a lot of money. Wondering if you are missing out?
You may be [...]
“If you build it, …”
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Remember the famous lines, “If you build it, they will come.” Please recall the wiser line, “only in the movies,” because it is only in the movies that this line is true. You may have stumbled across the recent online buzz of html5. People have been raving about its replacement of Flash and how [...]
Monitors – Yes, they are still an issue.
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Can you imagine not being able to view the products in a store because you were too small, too large, or just too average? Of course not. Why limit your website viewers based on their monitors? Monitors still come in a variety of sizes and capabilities. Websites need to be created to accommodate all of [...]
Wrapping Up Internet Safety Month
Friday, June 25th, 2010
June is nearing completion so I thought I would make a final post regarding Internet Safety month. Technology is such an awesome thing, but as with much of everything in life, it is often misused. I hear people speak with frustration, expressing how much they wish it would all just go away. It doesn’t need [...]
Set password in wamp server’s phpMyAdmin
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
It has recently been brought to my attention that there are limited resources instructing as to how one can manually set a password in the wamp server’s phpMyAdmin. In fact, I was unable to find a single resource instructing one how to properly put the often needed password into the wamp server’s phpMyAdmin. Why would [...]
Internet Safety Month – Website
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
The US Department of Justice is honoring June’s Internet Safety month. The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Website is dedicating web space to educating individuals in Internet safety. The NCJRS Internet Safety page provides a brief overview addressing some of the issues with the Internet and potential problems. The web page also [...]
Internet Safety Month – Video
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
June is Internet Safety Month. In honor of Internet Safety month I have posted the video Steering Clear of Cyber Tricks created by the YouTube safety center.
~ Surf Safely ~
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Professional Networking
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
There is a new wave of media overtaking the Internet. Social media is at the tip of every users’ fingertips.
With social media being at the forefront, you may be wondering why Contract Coomer offers professional networking services rather than social media services. Social media services are included in the professional networking services, but included with [...]
Timing in the Eye of the Beholder
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Launching an online presence can be an exciting venture for any person or business. Some feel they have the bases covered because they have an active Facebook, Twitter or MySpace account. According to A Website First, Social Media Second written by Lena West (2010), there isn’t much of an online presence without a website. While [...]
Is Your Website Mobile Friendly
Monday, April 5th, 2010
According to comScore, 30.8% of smartphone users are accessing social media networks from their phone. – Reference
With the increase in social media accessing, website viewing through smartphones and other mobile devices is sure to rise. Is your website mobile friendly? Web designers and developers go to great lengths testing newly created websites on a variety [...]