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You’ve probably seen a picture or image on the web and may have noticed it was .gif format. GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format, which basically means it is a compressed image file format. The reason .gif is used more widely on the web is because the file size is smaller than a .jpg file [...]

The term is an anagram for “file transfer protocol” which is the standard method for downloading and uploading files on the Internet. Understanding FTP is very useful for building a website. Basically, you download an FTP program or client to your computer. Once that’s complete, you can then use the program to transfer files from [...]

An Internet forum is a place on the Internet for holding discussions. Normally, forum members will either discuss one specific topic or have a common thread among all of the members. For example, Mom Masterminds is a discussion group for Work At Home Moms where we discuss not only business related topics, but parenting, budgeting, [...]

Free Reprint Articles are articles that are free to publish on web pages. Normally, these articles are distributed by article directories and are categorized by topic. Some of the most popular article directory sites are: Lady Pens Great Articles for Moms Ezine Articles Go Articles Article Alley FRAs are used to add content to web [...]

FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions and is a list of questions and answers that are related to a Web site, newsgroup, software or any kind of product or service. Before contacting customer service or tech support you should check this list. Most users can find answers to their questions on the FAQ list. As [...]

Forwarding is the act of redirecting mail from your inbox to another e-mail user. If you have messages from one person that you would like to share with another person, you can forward the messages to the latter. Normally, this is achieved by simply clicking the “forward” button on your e-mail program and entering the [...]

Simply put, Emoticons are symbols that are used in chat rooms, message boards, e-mail messages, IM messages and word processors to display emotions. The name “emoticon” comes from a combination “emotion” and “icon.” Emoticons are normally used at the end of a sentence in order to convey the feeling associated with that sentence. For example, [...]

E-books (also spelled ebooks) are quickly becoming the newest way to receive information online. They are created for a variety of purposes and have several different uses, such as: recipes, learning aids and information. There are many free e-books available on the web, and there are also e-books available for purchase. When you obtain or [...]

An e-business is a business that is drawing a majority of its income from selling products or services online. The term e-business can also be used to refer to any business practices that are handled electronically such as supply chain management, order tracking and processing, and payroll. Advantages to running an e-business, as opposed to [...]

I’m sure most of you, as mom bloggers, have “opted-in” at one time or another when you requested materials from a website or other blog. The basic process is as follows: A potential customer requests information from a website and is asked to confirm that they want the information to come to their e-mail address. [...]

Downloading is one of the most highly used functions of the Internet. Many programs, files and documents are available for downloading from the Internet. The basic definition of Download is: The act of transferring a file or files from one computer to yours, using the Internet. The opposite of download is upload (ya think?). When [...]

del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us/) is 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 specific bookmarks private. Bookmarks [...]

What??? Is this some kind of joke??? No, but it is a play on words if you will. B.A.D. stands for Business Advice Day. Pretty cool, huh?! I love a good acronym! Totally her is hosting B.A.D., a day where you can pick the brain of leading women in business. How awesome is that?! But [...]

The main purpose of copywriting is to persuade the reader to act somehow, whether that is buying a product, signing up for an e-course or clicking on a link. It is the process of writing words to promote a business, person, opinion or idea. Copywriting can include plain text messages and a variety of other [...]

A chat room is basically an interactive message board that allows live, online conversation for two or more users. When you use a chat room, whatever you type appears in the main screen next to your login name or handle. Other users will appear in the main screen with their messages next to their handles. [...]