Internet Articles

1. How ESPN Deportes Saved My Life

By Nick Smith I never knew the relationship I would develop with ESPN deportes would grow so strong. Who knew that a Spanish sports channel could do so much for a kid who grew up in Boise… Anybody that has ever been to Boise, Idaho, knows that the city’s nickname, “City of Trees,” only applies to a 100 foot-wide section that follows the Boise River through the middle of the city. The rest of the city... read more

2. 7 Years At The Keyboard

By Jim Edwards © Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ok, for those of you still waiting, the Internet won't go away. Hang up the hopes that it represents a passing fad sharing the fate of the Beanie or the Pet Rock. With legitimate high-tech stocks finally in the market, regular people doing "real" business online, and consumer... read more

3. Uncle Sam Cracks Down Online!

By Jim Edwards In a move that rocked the online world and left many Internet marketers shaking in their boots, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiated a sweeping crackdown on what they termed "Internet Scammers" and "Deceptive Spammers." The FTC, along with state and federal officials, filed numerous criminal and civil law enforcement actions and froze the corporate and personal assets of some def... read more

4. The Downtown San Francisco Marriott Hotel Wins Gold Key Award for 2005

By eMergent Marketing Secaucus, NJ-Meeting & Conventions magazine recently announced the winners of its prestigious hotel meeting & convention Gold Key Award for 2005. This annual award is bestowed upon the world’s finest meeting and convention hotel properties. The downtown San Francisco Marriott Luxury Hotel was nominated for this award of excellence by the readers of M&C, who based their votes on the overall pro... read more

5. Getting a Masters Degree Online

By Mark Woodcock In order to get that promotion you feel that you deserve, it’s often necessary to further your education. One of the best, and most convenient, ways to do this is to explore earning your Master’s degree online. This innovative and exciting method of personal and professional improvement has the benefit of allowing you to enhance your career opportunities by earning a graduate degree. Earning y... read more

6. Prophetic Nerds

By Jesse S. Somer Internet nerds are actually secret prophets who change the way our world works. Check out Skype, a type of future communication technology. I am an Internet creative writer and journalist and yet knowledge of the technical side of computers still eludes me. As I work with tech-heads I've always had a feeling that they were a different breed of people, with their strange language of numbers and ... read more

7. Cheap Web Hosting is No Bargain

By Jim Edwards © Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ever heard the saying “Penny-wise and Dollar-foolish”? Well bargain priced website hosting may just represent the perfect example of watching a jar full of pennies while bucket loads of dollars fly out the window! When I launched my first website way back in the “dark ages” o... read more

8. Internet ISP's

By Mark Woodcock Choosing an internet ISP is often a rash and impulsive decision, but you should put more research and time into this decision to achieve the best results. Internet ISP’s are the portal by which you get onto the internet to visit websites. There are many different ones to choose from. The main goal that you should have in choosing one is that it offers a steady and consistent connection without ... read more

9. How to Approach Potential Link Exchange Partners

By Mark Hochhaus Exchanging links can be a great way to build relations with other sites and boost your ranking at the same time. You never know how many friends you can make and what you can learn from them. So let's get started. First, you need to create a links page. This links page needs to look and feel the same as the rest of your site and should include instructions on how to link to your site and an ex... read more

10. Doing business online — Private B2B Exchanges

By Nowshade Kabir Business processes are the building blocks of an enterprise. If one of these processes fails to live up to its expectation, business starts to flounder. How to minimize the risks, get a better monitoring of the processes and, at the same time, reduce costs involved? The answer is – business process automation. Although, automated business processes based on online technologies can create incred... read more

11. Effective Web Search with Google’s “My Search History” Tool

By Nowshade Kabir You were looking for certain information on the web. After several attempts using different words and phrases with your favorite search engine, you finally have found the required information but, as it happens, forgot to bookmark the pages. In a few days when you needed to check out the same pages again, to your utter dismay, you realized that you couldn’t recall how you searched out ... read more

12. Predicting The Future Online

By Jim Edwards (c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com ===================================== The psychic Hotline won't help you in this article! However, I want to share my predictions for 2003 and the trends I see affecting how you will use the Internet for both business and pleasure. ** Anti-Spam! Anybody with an email account for more than three days has g... read more

13. A New Scam Hits The Web

By Jim Edwards (c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com ===================================== ~ New Twist On An Old Scam ~ Virtually anyone with an email account eventually receives a message running one of the oldest scams in the book. Often referred to as the "Nigerian Letter," this scam involves getting a message from someone in a foreign country claiming to need a... read more

14. Could You Have an Identical Twin?

By Nick Smith I am not a twin myself, but if I were I would definitely want to be an identical twin. There is just something amazing about having someone else in the world with my exact DNA, down to the last amino acid. Most people think of twins as being either identical or fraternal, but there are many different types of twins. Identical Twin - Identical twins are born when a fertilized egg, or zy... read more

15. Making Sense of ISP Provider Choices

By Mark Woodcock Choosing an ISP provider can be an overwhelming and confusing task. How do you make sense of all the thousands of plans that are available to ensure that you make the right choice for you and your family? What do you need to look for in an ISP provider that will guarantee that you get the maximum value for your money and a smooth connection? When choosing an ISP provider you need to look f... read more

16. "Blogging" For Fun & Profits

By Jim Edwards © Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Unless you've been under a rock for the last year, you've heard the term "blog" once or twice. To most people, a "blog" simply represents a glorified online "diary" where geeks, computer nerds, and lonely teenagers record their thoughts in cyber-space. However, many people do... read more

17. STOP Telemarketers Dead In Their Tracks

By Jim Edwards (c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Picture this: you're sitting down to a quiet meal with your family one evening. Just as you reach for the mashed potatoes the phone rings. It might be your mother calling with news on the upcoming family reunion, so you make a mad dash for the phone just in time to catch... read more

18. How to get more sales from your website NOW!

By Peter Simmons The fundamentals of business are the same online as they are offline. Making income and profit is vital to the success of any business. How are income and profits generated? By SELLING products. Is your site selling your products? If you answered no, why isnt it? Weak copy, poor design/organisation, poor customer focus, internal company issues, no site visitors ...? If you answered yes - ... read more

19. Discover Hidden Profits in "Spare Change" Time

By Jim Edwards © Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Fact: Take the spare change out of your pocket every night and put it in a child's piggy bank. At the end of a year you will have at least a hundred dollars to spend as you wish. Now take this same principle and discover the huge payoff in the "spare change" time you've been wast... read more

20. 5 Ways to Speed Up Your PC

By Jim Edwards (c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com ===================================== No matter how fast your processor and regardless of how much ram you carry, there comes a time when you realize your computer just doesn't run as fast as it did when you bought it. Windows loads slower, programs take longer to launch, and, in general, your computer drags like ... read more

21. Block Pop Ups and Lock the Door

By Nick Smith Ralph Waldo Emerson said that “there is always time enough for courtesy.” But if you own your own business or work out of your home, you probably don’t have time for much else. Coupling the inherent challenges of owning your own business with the distractions of working at home can create a serious drag on your morale and income. If you find yourself spending too much time dealing with distract... read more

22. The End of TV

By Jesse S. Somer Television will soon be another reason to hook up to the Internet. In the not-so-distant future TV as we know it, will cease to exist. This is going to have huge ramifications on the whole of human society, or at least the so-called 'wealthy' countries that sit in front of the 'magic-story-box' religiously everyday. I say 'so-called' because we obviously measure wealth in terms of material gain... read more

23. Access Your PC From The Road

By Jim Edwards © Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Have you ever sat in front of your computer and wished you could show someone else what appeared on your screen? Maybe you were experiencing a problem, or couldn't figure out how to make something work, but you knew if someone else could see what was happening on your screen, they c... read more

24. How To Avoid Spam Robots

By Jim Edwards © Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved http://www.thenetreporter.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Despite the fact that Federal legislation (the CANSPAM act) made it illegal, harvesting email addresses from the web using automated robots remains alive and well. Spammers who need fresh email addresses release software spider programs that comb the Internet and suck email addresses o... read more