Blogging FAQs Bank

Glossary - Blog

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:19:00 +0000

A Blog, or Weblog, is a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data, arranged cronologically, that can be viewed using a web browser.

"A Blog is an online personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking news outlet. A collections of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world."

an anonymous writer

Glossary - Cusomer-to-Consumer (C2C)

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:11:00 +0000

Cusomer-to-Consumer (C2C) is transaction between a consumer and othr consumers, mostly through online auction.

A good example is eBay, which is an American online consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages an online auction and shopping site.

Glossary - Consumer-to-Business (C2B)

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:02:00 +0000

Consumer-to-Business (C2B) is a means through which consumers decide what they want to pay, and the vendor decides whether or not to accept. This is also called reverse auction.

An example of C2B is where consumers form groups to strengthen their bargain, and the vendor gives in to the large number of purchases.

Glossary - Business-to-Consumer (B2C)

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:54:00 +0000

Business-to-Consumer (B2C) is a transaction that occurs between a company and a consumer. The term may also describe a company that provides goods or services to consumers.

The online version of B2C is where the transaction takes place on the Internet, or by electronic means.

Glossary - Business-to-Business (B2B)

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:37:00 +0000

Business-to-business (B2B) is the exchange of products, services, or information between businesses. From an online perspective, B2B is e-commerce between businesses.

An earlier and much more limited kind of B2B prior to the Internet was Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Glossary - Marketspace

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:56:00 +0000

Marketspace is a virtual market place such as the Internet in which no direct contact occurs between buyers and sellers.

Glossary - Decision Support Systems

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:50:00 +0000

Decision support systems are computer systems that store data and transform them into accessible information.
These include databases and softwares.

Glossary - Data Warehousing (or mining)

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:43:00 +0000

Data warehousing, or data mining is the storage and analysis of customer data gathered from their visits to websites for classification and modeling purpose so that products, promotions, and price can be tailored to the specific needs of individual customers.
This is the use of powerful computers to work through large volumes of data to discover purchasing patterns among an organization's customers.

Glossary - EDI

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:37:00 +0000

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is an electronic link between suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers that allows the exchange of structured data, by agreed message standards, between the computer systems of these trading partners.

Glossary - Cookies

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Cookies are bits of information about website visitors created by websites and stored by client computers.

Glossary - Clicks and Mortars

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:04:00 +0000

Clicks and mortars are online retailing business who also have physical retail stores complementing the online ones.
Bricks and mortars, on the other hand, are physical retail stores.

Glossary - e-CRM

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:25:00 +0000

Electronic Customer Relations (e-CRM) is using digital communication technologies to maximize sales to existing customers and encourage usage of online services.

The concept is an online approach to the traditional Customer Relations Management (CRM) which is defined as the approach to building and sustaining long-term relationships with customers.

Glossary - Web 2.0 Concept

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:56:00 +0000

Web 2.0 refers to a collection of web services which facilitate behaviors online such as community participation and user generated content, rating and tagging.

Blogging Tips: Be Cautious at third party 'Expert' Advises

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:10:00 +0000

Even though most of the third party information that we pick around from Web 2.0 may be helpful, a good number of them can be misleading. As a Blogger you should be cautious, especially when you are stuck and looking for a way out.

The routine

It all starts when what we think we kow begins to show that we don't know it yet. All of a sudden, we become frustrated at the fact that blogging is not as easy as we initially thought it to be, or, as we were initially told it is. This can be a time when you want to integrate that cool social media button to automatically appear below all your posts, or, that time when you don't want your adSense unit on the sidebar anymore, rather, inside the content of your posts.

The next step is finding a solution, and we always want it to be fast, easy and straight forward. So, we get down to the search engines. The high ranking results take us directly to either groups, forums or Yahoo answes, and, the first few comments... That's it!

Reasons

Some good reasons that explain why you should be cautious include:

The Internet is just full of experts.
We interact with all kind of people online, including those who may want to mislead you intentionally.
Some people do strange things that only work for them - as they claim. They are very kind to share the tips too!

My advise

Take your time, research and make a list of a few trusted sites that you can run to for help.
Always pay attention to details and seek clarity where you don't understand.
If you use Blogger, the Blogger help should not be taken for granted.

Glossary Definitions: U -Z

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:26:00 +0000

Glossary | U - Z

This Glossary section lists terms that start with letters between U and Z.

Each term below links to a post that gives you:

The definition of the term in details.
Quotation of Wikipedia's definition and a link to the respective reference page.
Links to other related terms which are handled in the same manner.

List of Terms

Web 2.0 concept

Glossary Definitions: P - T

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:25:00 +0000

Glossary | P - T

This Glossary section lists terms that start with letters between P and T.

Each term below links to a post that gives you:

The definition of the term in details.
Quotation of Wikipedia's definition and a link to the respective reference page.
Links to other related terms which are handled in the same manner.

List of Terms

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Glossary Definitions: K - O

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:24:00 +0000

Glossary | K - O

This Glossary section lists terms that start with letters between K and O.

Each term below links to a post that gives you:

The definition of the term in details.
Quotation of Wikipedia's definition and a link to the respective reference page.
Links to other related terms which are handled in the same manner.

List of Terms

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Glossary Definitions: F - J

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:22:00 +0000

Glossary | F - J

This Glossary section lists terms that start with letters between F and J.

Each term below links to a post that gives you:

The definition of the term in details.
Quotation of Wikipedia's definition and a link to the respective reference page.
Links to other related terms which are handled in the same manner.

List of Terms

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Glossary Definitions: A - E

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:20:00 +0000

Glossary | A - E

This Glossary section lists terms that start with letters between A and E.

Each term below links to a post that gives you:

The definition of the term in details.
Quotation of Wikipedia's definition and a link to the respective reference page.
Links to other related terms which are handled in the same manner.

List of Terms

e-CRM (Electronic Customer Relations Management)

FAQ - Social Networking

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:51:00 +0000

FAQs > Social Networking

Below are Frequently Asked Questions on Social Networking.

Each question is a link to a post that gives you:

Brief, detailed and thoroughly research answers to the questions.
Links to related Glossary definitions of relevant terms that have been used in the answers.
And, a link to any similar question which is handled in the same manner.

FAQs List

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FAQ - E-Commerce and E-Business

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:02:00 +0000

FAQs > E-Commerce and E-Business

Below are Frequently Asked Questions on E-Commerce and E-Business.

Each question is a link to a post that gives you:

Brief, detailed and thoroughly research answers to the questions.
Links to related Glossary definitions of relevant terms that have been used in the answers.
And, a link to any similar question which is handled in the same manner.

FAQs List

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One Secret Affiliate marketers Overlook

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:44:00 +0000

Affiliate marketing is the first Internet marketing option that new internet marketers commonly opt for. This is mostly because it is the easiest to start and maintain. It is also a good first internet marketing decision because here is where you learn the pros and cons, if not the ups and downs, of the marketing practice without taking so much risk.

On the other hand, there is one thing that most people overlook about affiliate marketing. Most people take affiliate marketing to be a totally new isolated field, one that exists on its own. The misconception is that you don't need any experience to do it.

What is affiliate marketing?
This is a very good question. It is a question we should ask ourselves before signing up for any of the affiliate programs like Amazon Associates program.

Affiliate marketing is a marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates (an agent who links back to the e-commerce site e.g. Amazon, Clickbank, with the goal of making commission for referred sales) for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate's own efforts.

If you are paying attention you must have just realized that the word 'marketing' is in bold. This is simply because Marketing is that secret, what we overlook, that I am talking about.

Correcting the misconception
You don't just need a site to qualify to be an affiliate marketer, you need marketing skills. With at least the basics of marketing, an affiliate marketer will know that:

He/she needs a good product to market.
The prices of the products should be good, reasonable and acceptable.
Sound promotion is essential.
The place to market the products matters a lot.

The four points above make what is called the 4 P's of Marketing: Product, Price, Place and Promotion.

One Attitude Bloggers Should Learn to Acqiure

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:30:00 +0000

One Internet Marketing professional said, in one of his Internet Marketing guides, that the first thing you need to work on when setting up an equation that would see you through to success, is you.

"Where do we come in actually?" I wondered. "And how do we fit ourselves in?" I asked myself.

The guru smiled and said: "Simple. Your success is you. You have to shape your attitudes first before setting off for the big race. For instance, for you to be a professional, you have to behave, think and feel like a professional yourself."

Every other thing he said was all about marketing online and I don't think you want to hear it. I am not a marketer myself, so please excuse me.

Ever since then I have been thinking, really thinking about what he said. But this is from a different point of view, a blogging perspective; as a Blogger.

I have been wondering. What if we looked at blogging as a business, irrespective of whether we are blogging for money or just for fun.

How?
Let me answer this question with another one: What attitude do business people have towards their businesses?
Any business has three things in mind:

Making profit.

Surviving the market.

Growth.

How does this relate to blogging?
A business has to make profit. Infact, this is the sole reason that qualifies it to be called a business:

"A business is any activity carried out with the aim of making profit."

Making profit, as far as blogging is concerned, can be interpreted differently. It could be directly taken as it is and mean making money online or it can be interpreted as: anything you get from your blog. Do you get fulfillment? Does it help you improve on your writing skills? Or, does it give you a platform where you share your knowledge with others?

When it comes to surviving the market, I get a little excited here. Here is where you get to know what your fellow bloggers are doing.

What are they up to? Am I publishing static (plain or flat) post while they are posting dynamic (interactive) ones? What kind of programs or sites are they using to generate traffic to their blogs? What do the ones blogging in your niche offer? More detailed content? Free e-books? Guides and 'how to" articles?

And finally, Growth comes in. Do you continuously upgrade your blog, or is it just the single-post schedule you have every day and that's it?
Do you continue to look for cool stuff that will help attract new readers to your blog and maintain the existing ones? For instance, a shop that sells Computers would have computer accessories as a complementary. This, too, can apply to your blog, don't you think?

The Story of the Internet

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:49:00 +0000

Once upon a time, there was a cold war closing the chapter of world War II.

The cold war was a unique one, it was a battle characterized by success in technology and science.

Rivals showed off their developments and no one wanted to be left behind. As a result, a single idea evolved that lead to the availability of all the opportunities today; to the possibility that you are reading this post.

The idea

The cold war had another consequence. It led to the formation of a single organization that focused on computing. This organization, for the first time, linked four computers to develop a computer network - the first one on earth.

The first Computer network

The new collection of connected computers really changed the world. It created new possibilities and stretched the limit past the sky :-o.

Changing the world

But that was not enough. Something else had to be added on top. The computer network had to be expanded to one that would cover the whole world, to the one that is facilitating communication between you and I, right now.

The Internet

Then that's when the focus shifted to the maintenance and continuous improvement of the Internet.

The WWW

Ever since then, this mime has continued and it's still going on.

Thank you.

It Loads Web Pages as you type their URL

noreply@blogger.com (geo_en) — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:21:00 +0000

There is so much competition as far as Web browsers are concerned that most of us end up being spoilt of choice. I am spoilt of choice myself.

The market place is filled with all sorts of browsers ranging from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari, and do you know that Google Chrome has just upgraded to version 9?

The New Chrome 9

The new version of the browser, which resulted after Google fixed nine flaws in its former Chrome 8, has hit the market with 3 most important new features.
These are:

WebGL support for hardware-accelerated 3D graphics: WebGL is based on OpenGL ES 2.0 and provides a programmatic interface for 3D graphics. It is a context of the canvas HTML element that provides a 3D graphics API implemented in a web browser without the use of plug-ins. It uses the HTML 5 canvas element and accessed using Document Object Model interfaces.

Chrome Web Store for browser applications: only for chrome users in the US.

Chrome instant search: a tool that begins to load a web page as soon as you start typing its URL into the address bar of the browser.

On the other hand, where is the race heading to?

Google upgraded its chrome browser four times last year alone from version 4 to 8, where the last upgrade was in December 2010. Two months have hardly passed and we have version 9.

Do you think the giant company is making a nice move?