Background – what is a result code and why should I care?
Each time something accesses your web server, it returns some content and a result code. The result code is not shown to the user but processed by the program accessing the server (“client”). The result code is a code for the client telling it the status of the content that it just sent
There are several result codes, but the ones we’ll look at now are “404″ and “200″. The result code 200 means that the page the client wanted is available and shown in the content. The result code 404 means that the page the client wanted is not available, but it can also return content (eg. a page saying “sorry, couldn’t find your page”). Usually a normal web page returns 200, saying all is ok.
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Google says: ‘ We’ve detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 (OK) in the header.’
Wikilengua: compartir conocimientos sobre el español en internet
Los internautas hispanohablante cuentan con una nueva fuente en la que consultar sus dudas lingüísticas, el cibercentro Wikilengua, una “herramienta útil para que el español recupere su sitio en Internet”, según dijo hoy Javier Cierco, director general del Plan Avanza, en el acto de presentación de la web.
Wikilengua se inspira en el espíritu ‘wiki’, palabra de origen hawaiano que significa ‘rápido’ y que implica una participación democrática de todos los internautas, como ocurre con la conocida enciclopedia ‘wikipedia’.
Cualquier usuario que se acerque a la página podrá insertar sus aclaraciones o comentarios en torno a términos dudosos del español, previo filtro de expertos que den validez a estas aportaciones.
El proyecto es una iniciativa de la Fundéu BBVA que “no pretende sustituir a las enciclopedias impresas ni a las instituciones lingþísticas, ni ser una obra de referencia, un consultorio o un manual”, según explicó Alex Grijelmo, presidente de la Agencia EFE.
La naturaleza de Wikilengua radica en convertirse en un “organismo vivo” que funcione como centro de debate para los hispanohablantes.
Tal y como recordó Cierco, España es actualmente la cuarta comunidad virtual de Europa con 20 millones de españoles conectados a la red.
La Universidad Autónoma de Madrid incluirá en sus prácticas labores relacionadas con la nueva web. Angel Gabilondo, rector de esta institución y presidente de la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE), afirmó que Internet es “un espacio de enorme soledad”. “Un instrumento como éste es un regalo para la sociedad, pero también para la misma red”, dijo.
La revolución de internet
Por su parte, el presidente del BBVA, Francisco González, se mostró convencido de que “la revolución de Internet es una de las más importantes de la Historia”, hasta el punto de compararla con la Revolución Industrial, con la diferencia de que el proceso actual es “mucho más democrático”. “Cuando nos presentaron el proyecto tardamos dos segundos en decidirnos”, aseguró.
La RAE, a través de su Fundación del Español Urgente, también se ha involucrado en el proyecto. “Wikilengua abre autopistas de acceso a la Academia”, explicó Víctor García de la Concha, presidente de la institución. El académico espera que la web complemente al diccionario en Internet de la RAE, que actualmente recibe 750.000 consultas diarias.
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Five New Communication Technologies to Supplement Email
Every business relies on effective communication with its customers. Communication doesn’t just convey information, it inspires trust, builds credibility, stimulates involvement and generates loyalty. But in today’s global, hi-tech, rapidly changing business environment, how do you ensure you’re communicating effectively?
The Benchmark – Face-To-Face
There’s no doubt that face-to-face communication is the most effective method for most people. Why? Because of its two-way nature. It’s about dialogue. Listeners are not passive participants. When someone talks to us, we send a continuous stream of responses back to them. Some are verbal, but many/most are not. These responses have the power to actually change the message being disseminated by the talker. What’s more, they have the power to change how other listeners’ interpret that message. (Similarly, other listeners have the power to change your interpretation.)
Unfortunately, however, the global nature of business makes it impossible to conduct face-to-face meetings for every communication. So what are the alternatives? Specifically, what are the alternatives offered by technology?
Google Gets Personalised
Have you ever become overwhelmed by the number of documents accessible via a search engine? If you’re like most people, then you probably have. There are often millíons of results and not every result is likely to be of equal importance to you.
In addition to that, there is also ambiguity of language. Words often have multiple meanings and people can have different interpretations of the same word. How does a search engine know the difference? Well, at this point, they don’t.
They certainly can’t read your mind so the only other alternative is to track your online activities in order to custom tailor your search results based on your recorded preferences.
Google is one of the first major search engines to test this new technology. They have released a total of 15 new patent applications this month in relation to this very endeavor.
Actually, I’m not too surprised that Google is taking a closer look at personalization. Google has already begun testing many of these new search features in Google’s personalized search, which is currently in beta.
La mayoría de empresas no saben si su página web es rentable
Un estudio realizado por la consultora de eBusiness King-eClient, revela que el 92% de las empresas no controlan el rendimiento de sus entornos web.
Del estudio realizado por la consultora King-eClient se desprende que en España todavía hay un largo recorrido por avanzar de cara a profesionalizar la gestión del canal on-line.
De las 350 empresas analizadas procedentes de los principales sectores nacionales, un 23% dispone de herramientas de software propias para monitorizar la eficacia de sus negocios / servicios on-line y las experiencias y comportamiento de sus clientes o visitantes.
De este 23% de empresas, solo el 25%, es decir 8 de cada 100, utilizan dichas herramientas de estudio de la eficacia.
Explore History as it Happened: Google News Now Has Archive Search
Google users can now discover a wealth of historical information when they search. Available today, Google News now has archive search to help users quickly and easily search for events, people and ideas over different periods of time. History buffs and curious users alike can explore more than 200 years of historical information to get a glimpse of the emotions and attitudes of the past.
When users search for an historical event or person, they will see the most relevant articles related to their query, and they will be able to browse an historical timeline to get a broader overview of the results. For example, searching for information about the 1969 moon landing will showcase original news written in 1969, as well as more recent coverage from the last four decades of analysis. Articles related to a story or theme within a given time period are grouped together to allow users to see more perspectives on the events. Users can also narrow their searches to specific time periods or publications of interest.
Internet mueve montañas …. de ceros
De Liberation y Periodista Digital
Un movimiento que empezó en el verano de 2005 cuando News Corp. el grupo mediático de Rupert Murdoch invirtió 580 millones de dólares en la compra de Intermix, y su semilla, la red social MySpace. En los medios americanos, la noción de web 2.0 se asocia a una nueva ola de creación y mercantilismo, a menudo a precio de oro, que abarca desde periódicos digitales a los nuevos entramados de capital riesgo. Un caso claro lo constituye Netvibes, sociedad francesa independiente, que se ha levantado 12 millones de euros sólo en el mes de agosto.
Los compradores de estos medios digitales son grupos mediáticos como NBC que este año ha comprado Ivillage (portal femenino) por 600 millones de dólares y Tribe (portal social) por 50 millones. Están, a su vez, los mastodontes de Internet, de apetito voraz. Yahoo se ha apropiado del portal de fotografía Flickr (35 millones de dólares) y de dominios webs como Del.icio.us.
Por su parte eBay ha comprado, hace un año, el sitio de telefonía por Internet Skype y ha confiado su publicidad a Google, que a su vez ha adquirido el portal Picasa de intercambio de fotos, y la sociedad de cartografía Keyhole (base de la tecnología Google Earth). Pareciera que la avalancha de semejantes cifras comienza a evocar a una nueva burbuja en la red.
Click tracking – IAB, Google, Yahoo Defining Clicks
The Interactive Advertising Bureau and Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask.com, and others have established a working group to define a standard for clicks, in an effort to identify valid and invalid ones on search advertising.
Editor’s Note: What is your definition of a “click”? Will it coincide with the upcoming definition, which is being determined by the IAB, Google and Yahoo? Discuss this and other topics at WebProWorld. IAB, Google, Yahoo Defining ClicksThe Click Measurement Working Group established by IAB and the member companies who have joined it will develop a series of click measurement guidelines.
