You can preview Shortened URLs using your browsers address bar to see their true destination, in order to avoid infected or malicious links. With the Bit.ly (Bit.ly.com) addresses, type or paste the URL into your browser, add a + after the address and press ENTER. For example type bit.ly/copytran316+ and a new tab will open that shows where the URL will take you. The link should go to the Copy Trans Manager. You can also see how many people have clicked the link.Click the …
This is How Gmail Evolved Within The Past 9 Years (Info-graphic)
Now Gmail is 9 years old! Started on April 1 2004 as the first web mail service to use Ajax, 1 GB of storage and threaded conversations. Yep... they started everything in the April Fool's day! No jokes!After the initial launch, they spent one year without any major announcements. Then gradually, they started speed up the development by adding more and more exiting changes to Gmail. They took nearly 5 years to develop Gmail into a stable product and in 2009, they removed …
Web Hosting: The Secret’s in the Support
One of the biggest challenges small-to-midsized businesses face is finding the right level of support at an affordable price. As Mat Ellis, CEO of Cloudability.com says, "It can be tough to find the right type of support while you learn how to migrate to the Cloud."When your business decides to engage with a web hosting provider, you’ll need to closely and carefully evaluate their available support as well as a provider’s skill and timeliness at resolving any …
How Do I Know if My Website is Working?
Everyone wants to know if their website is working properly. If you own a solely online business then this is a vital consideration. A broken or underperforming website can cost you revenue and lower your customer base. However, there are ways to see if your website is working properly and how well it is performing.One popular form of testing whether your website is operating properly is penetration testing. This is often abbreviated to a pen test. A pen test can assess …
What Real Time Bandwidth Is and Its Benefits
Most of us understand network bandwidth monitoring as the method in which data flowing across a network is analyzed. However, many organizations have failed to appreciate the need for network bandwidth monitoring. Before looking at its benefits, it is important to understand what is driving the need for network bandwidth monitoring. The simple fact is that each year, global IP traffic is skyrocketing. You can surely expect:More video and over the top content being …
Why You Should Use Email Marketing in 2013
Okay so the Mayans might not have actually accurately predicted the end of the world in December 2012. As a result the year as a whole changed from being “pretty climatic” to “pretty uneventful”. But whether you were eagerly anticipating a real-life disaster movie or not, 2012 was not a complete waste of time. Technology is constantly evolving at a faster and faster pace, and 2012 was no different. 3D printers advanced significantly, and created whole house in one …
Why Haven’t You Switched to HTML5 and CSS3? Scared?
If you are a web designer, you might have already heard about the latest web standards HTML5 and CSS3 (If not, you are not a web designer). When they introduced these standards, every one thought they can change the world with these new technologies. But many feared to use them on their designs because most of the browsers didn't fully support them. But now, things have changed... HTML5 introduced a more simple and a cleaner way to write code. It introduced some new tags to …
Five Simple Ways to Utilize a Blog for Promoting Business Online
In today’s modern world, where social interaction has taken a new form because of the social networking sites, interacting with consumers and customers online has become crucially important. General public is always curious to know more about the teams and personalities who introduce to them new and innovative products. There are various platforms for connecting with consumers and general public online. Marketers often overlook the significance of blogs and pay greater …