MWS Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 3

Ten Tips for Better Searching

Minnick Web Services specializes in creating and maintaining Web sites and electronic publications for business magazines and publishing companies. As a result, we and our clients work with a lot of content. To more effectively serve our clients, I've learned to use search engines for much more than just the typical keyword searches. In this issue of the Minnickweb newsletter, I'll share a few of the more interesting and useful search engine tips and tricks I've found.

MWS Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 4

The text below is excerpted from the eBiz+ Exam Cram by Chris and Margaret Minnick.

How to Get Listed on Search Engines

Many businesses and Web sites claim to know the secret to getting your site shown more frequently and higher up in a list of search results. Some of the techniques these companies use actually do work and can be done by anyone. Other search engine listing tricks can actually be detrimental to your listings on search engines.

MWS Newsletter: Volume 3, Issue 1

You're probably aware that today, Thursday November 3, is Sandwich Day in the U.S. But you may not be aware that it's also World Usability Day (see http://worldusabilityday.org for more information). It also happens to be my birthday. In celebration of these three events, I'm devoting this issue of the MWS newsletter to attempting to explain how Web usability is similar to a sandwich or a cake. Once you've finished laughing, read on, because this is important!

MWS Newsletter: Volume 3, Issue 2

Rethinking Online Proofing

MWS Newsletter: Volume 3, Issue 3

Web Video Update and Primer

Video seems to be everywhere on the Web today. Although the basic technologies and techniques for serving video have been around as long as the Web has, today's Web video explosion was made possible by several very new developments. This newsletter is the first in a series that will talk about these new developments, and then explain some of the fundamental concepts of Web video.

MWS Newsletter: Volume 3, Issue 4

Digital Video, Part I: Compression

In last month's newsletter, I talked about the reasons for the upsurge in popularity of Web Video and introduced Flash video. If you missed it, you can go to http://www.minnickweb.com/newsletter/newsletter10.html to catch up.

This month, I'll be talking about compression. Compression is the process of reducing the file size of digital media.

MWS Newsletter: Volume 3, Issue 5

Digital Video, Part II: Streaming Media

In this third and final part of my series of newsletters about Web video, I'm going to talk about streaming. If you missed the first 2 parts, or if you want to review, you can read them here.

MWS Newsletter: Volume 4, Issue 1

Understanding Web Statistics

First a quick announcement: Margaret and I are going to be in New York for the Folio Show next week. If you'll be at the show or if you're in the New York area and you'd like to set up a meeting with us, please give me a call or send an email.

MWS Newsletter: Volume 5, Issue 1

Celebrating 10 Years and Media 2.0!

MWS News: April 4, 2008

Minnick Web Services Switches to Green Hosting

Minnick Web Services (MWS) has partnered with carbon-neutral Web hosting provider DreamHost to move our hosting operations to their green servers.