Helpful
Internet Terms and Definitions
By Candice Pardue
Internet knowledge for
the Beginner
Internet Knowledge for the
Beginner
The following article covers a topic
that has recently moved to center stage--at least it seems
that way. If you've been thinking you need to know more
about Internet terms, here's your opportunity.
Most common Internet
terms
Here are some of the most common
internet terms used when talking about web site design
and/or promotion. I hope these will help you while reading
material about the internet and designing your own internet
site.
Web Site - this is your entire internet
business which includes your homepage and any additional
pages extending out from your homepage.
Web Page - one page of your web site.
E-mail - electronic mail, the way you will
communicate with others on the net.
Surfer - You; when you're surfing online to
find pages of interest on the Internet.
Newsgroups - special interest groups that have
a certain virtual message board confined to a topic or
business where the people interested in that topic or
business can post and read messages.
Signature File - your ending statement(or
signature) after posting a message in either e-mail or a
newsgroup which may include a headline, special offer, and a
link to your web site.
Post - to send in a message to either a
newsgroup or targeted list.
Mailing List - a list of e-mail addresses used
to send e-mail messages to a certain group of people.
HTML - the language detected by the internet
that turns computer "language" into a readable internet web
page.
You may consider some of the things you just read to be
simple and redundant information about Internet terms.
But don't be surprised if you find
yourself recalling and using some of these very Internet
terms in the next few days.
E-zine - electronic magazine sent out by
companies on the internet either free or by subscription via
e-mail to customers or potential customers.
Spamming - sending out e-mail to people
without their inquiry or permission.
Link - a certain word, phrase, or graphic that
links or goes to another page or another segment of that
same page.
URL - your web site
address(www.yoursite.com).
Banner - an advertisement on a web page in the
form of a graphic.
Keywords - words that describe a web site,
it's products, and/or services.
Search Engines - places on the internet that
search for internet sites using keywords that are related to
the internet site's products, services, or company name.
WebCrawlers - robots that search internet
sites to determine by the keywords in which category that
site should be placed by the search engines.
Title - your company or product name or a
brief phrase describing what your company does.
Meta Tags - Code inserted into web pages for
the search engines including the title of the webpage, a
description, and keywords you want surfers to use to find
your website.
Is there really any information about
Internet terms that is nonessential? We all see things from
different angles, so something relatively insignificant to
one may be crucial to another.
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Article written by Candice Pardue,
freelance
Internet writer and owner
of Online Success for Internet Business. Go here to learn
web design from start to finish. This one's for
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