Friday Five - How-to-a-palooza!

While browsing the internets, I discovered a wonderful site that has application in every facet of life. How does this help out the adult webmaster? Well, they also happen to have a “Web Design & Development” section! Howstuffworks.com is definitely not revolutionizing their genre, but they do offer a lot of information within each article. So much so, that I learned quite a few things

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Top 5 How-to Articles for the Adult Webmaster

1. How Google Works - What began as a project helmed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students in Stanford’s Ph.D. program, is now one of the most influential companies on the World Wide Web: Google. At first, the students’goal was to make an efficient search engine that gave users relevant links in.While that’s still Google’s core purpose today, the company now provides services ranging from e-mail to document storage. In less than a decade, Google evolved from a two-man enterprise to a multibillion-dollar corporation.
2. HowWeb Advertising Works - In this article, we will look at allthe different forms of Web advertising in use today, as well as the economics that are driving them, so that you can have a much better understanding of how Web advertising works. Whether you are a casual surfer or someone running your own Web site, you will find this article to be a real eye-opener.
3. Why is the Google algorithm so important? - Finding useful information on the World Wide Web is something many of us take for granted. According to the Internet research firm Netcraft, there are nearly 150,000,000 active Web sites on the Internet today [source: Netcraft]. The task of sifting through all those sites to find helpful information is monumental. That’s why search engines use complex algorithms — mathematical instructions that tell computers how to complete assigned tasks.
4. How Search Engine Optimization Works - While most search engine companies try to keep their processes a secret, there criteria for high spots on SERPs isn’t a complete mystery. Search engines are successful only if they provide a user links to the best Web sites related to the user’s search terms.
5. How Web Pages Work - Have you ever wondered how a Web page works? Have you ever wanted to create your own Web page, complete with titles and text and graphic icons? Have you ever heard the word “HTML” and wondered what it means? If so, then read on…