Blog

A blog (a contraction of the term “web log“) is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with…

Browser

A browser is a software program used to locate and display web pages. Today’s most commonly used web browsers include…

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation semantics (that is, the look and…

Content Management System (CMS)

A CMS is an administrative back-end to your website that allows you to update or add new content (text, images,…

Domain Name

A name owned by a person or organization that is used as an Internet address to identify the location of…

HTML

HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages. It provides a means to…

HTML5

HTML5 is being developed as the next major revision of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the core markup language of the…

Online Reputation Management (ORM)

Online Reputation Management, or ORM, is the practice of consistent research and analysis of one’s personal or professional, business or…

Permalink

Short for “permanent link.” A permalink is a URL that links to a specific news story or Web posting. Permalinks…

Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

RSS (most commonly expanded as “Really Simple Syndication“) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated…

Search Engine

A web search engine is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The search results are usually…

Search Engine Marketing (SEM)

Search Engine Marketing, or SEM, is a form of Internet marketing that seeks to promote websites by increasing their visibility…

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

SEO is the process of promoting your website in a manner that is favorable to search engines. SEO includes a…

Social Media

Social Media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social…

Social Media Marketing

Social media marketing is a term that describes use of social networks, online communities, blogs, wikis or any other online…

Social Media Optimization (SMO)

Social media optimization (SMO) Social Media Optimization  is the methodization of social media activity with the intent of attracting unique…

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

URL refers to the full path, or web address of a website page. The full path to this entry is:…

Web Hosting

Web hosting is a service that provides a place for you to publish and store your website. Hosting is created…

Web Standards

Web standards is a general term for the formal standards and other technical specifications that define and describe aspects of…

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or…