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As “ServerGate” Unfolds, Obama Calls for Tech Surge

Today Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius fell on her sword and took responsibility for what can only be dubbed “ServerGate” – the litany of problems befalling the HealthCare.gov insurance marketplace website and servers, which has led to the President calling for a “tech surge”.

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What Does ?, &, or _RDR Mean in a URL?

There are lots of times that you may see the string _rdr in a Facebook URL. Often it follows either a ? (question mark) or an & (ampersand), such as in https://www.theinternetpatrol.com/brick-wall/ or http://www.facebook.com/gettingstarted/?step=friend_suggestions&_rdr. But what do they mean? Read on.

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What does ITML Stand for? It Stands for “Information Technology Markup Language”

The other day someone ran across an .itml page (as opposed to an .html page), and they asked us what it was. “Is ITML some new web language that is going to take the place of HTML?” they asked us. No, ITML was not intended to replace HTML. Rather, it was a ‘language’ (in the same sense that HTML is a language) aimed at providing easier integration in the ASP (Application Service Provider) arena.

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Authorize.Net Down Due to Data Center Fire

Thousands of AuthorizeNet customers have started their long 4th of July weekend learning that Authorize.net has gone down – and gone down hard – due to a fire at one of their main data centers in Seattle, Washington. Authorize.net is one of the largest providers of merchant services on the…

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Clickjacking – Getting Tricked into Clicking on Invisible URLs

Click jacking is a malicious practice in which the bad guys essentially lay an invisible web page on top of the page that the user sees, so that when the user clicks a button or link, they are really performing the action of the invisible link that is overlayed on top of the button or link they believe that they are clicking (hence the term “click jack”). Often that invisible link is structured to grab their confidential information, such as a username and password.

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Studies Find Internet Web Use Makes People Rude

Are you rude? Are you more rude online than you are in person? According to analysis of studies conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, and, separately, the Synovate market research group, people are ruder online than off, and, generally speaking, technology seems to be a license to…

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Online Consumers Don’t Like Pop-Ups, Flash Animation, Says Survey

A new survey of online consumers has found that they really don’t like pop-up ads and flash animation on a website, along with dead links, poorly designed navication, and sites at which you have to register to get to where you want to go. They needed a survey for this?…

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Public MLS Real Estate Access is Now Available

Is Your Realtor Showing You All Of The Real Estate Listings Available? Are there any benefits to viewing the MLS on your own before meeting with a real estate agent? (PRWEB) May 16, 2005 — HouseValueQuotes.com offers MLS realty access to anyone searching for real estate for sale. Residents of…

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New Link for Terms of Service Site Article

Hello, please go here to read our article on “Site Serves Up Terms of Service Distilled to Their Essence at a Glance”. Thank you, and we apologize for any inconvenience.