Showing posts with label URI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label URI. Show all posts

Monday, May 24, 2010

Web Browser Importance

A web browser is defined as a software application used for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web or Internet. A web page, image, video and other similar pieces of content are considered information resources. They are identified by a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier). Internet users are able to view these information resources due to hyperlinks that are present.

An example of a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) is http://www.codank.com. HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The prefix of the URI determines what resource to retrieve over the HTTP.

Even though web browsers are meant to access the World Wide Web, they can also retrieve specific information by web servers in private networks or files in file systems.

Major Web Browsers Used by Most Internet Visitors

•Internet Explorer – founded in 1995
•Mozilla Firefox – debuted in 1998
•Apple Safari – established January 2003
•Google Chrome – debuted in September 2008
•Opera – founded in 1996

Certain web browsers also support a variety of other prefixes, such as https:, ftp: (file transfer protocol), and file: (for local files).

Basic Web Browser User Interface Elements

•Back and forward buttons
•Search Bar
•Address Button
•Home Button
•Refresh Button
•Reload Button
•Status Bar

Web site designers should make sure that a web site is capable of correctly functioning in different types of web browsers. A few aspects of a site may not work the way you intend it to work if it isn’t web browser capable.

About CODANK Charlotte Web Design

CODANK is a top Charlotte Web Design and Internet Marketing Company located in Charlotte, NC. The company is dedicated to providing a broad range of web design services. CODANK specializes in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Graphic Design, Online Marketing, and Web Design and Development.

For more information, visit CODANK Charlotte Web Design and Internet Marketing Company at www.codank.com

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Correctly Structuring Your URLs

Structuring your web sites URL correctly is very important. Both search engines, such as Google and Yahoo, and search engine users take URL structure into consideration when they make decisions about your web site’s significance and authority.

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is defined as a subset of the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that specifies where an identified resource (web site) is available and the mechanism for retrieving it.

URL Examples

http://www.codank.com
http://www.codank.com/blogs/

The way that you structure your URL can affect both your rankings as well as the percentage of people who click your link, as known as click-through rate. Search engine optimization professionals suggest placing relevant keywords into page URLs. These relevant keywords should be associated with the written content seen on the page.

All URL structures should be organized and labeled appropriately. For example, if you are an art store, your web site’s urban art section should be located at www.example.com/urban, and your web site’s pastel paintings should be located at www.example.com/pastel.

Structuring your web site as stated above creates an easy, organized, user-friendly web site navigation system. Search engines can easily located your content-rich page and relate it back to its parent category. Users of search engines prefer to view clean, well-structured URLs when searching for a page.

Having a well thought out and organized URL structure can also open doors for other advertising campaigns. These campaigns can include paid search, or pay-per-click (PPC), advertising campaigns.

To learn more about structuring URLs correctly, be sure to read Search Engine Optimization by Kristopher B. Jones.

About CODANK Charlotte Web Design

CODANK is a top Charlotte Web Design and Internet Marketing Company located in Charlotte, NC. The company is dedicated to providing a broad range of web design services. CODANK specializes in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Graphic Design, Online Marketing, and Web Design and Development.

For more information, visit CODANK Charlotte Web Design and Internet Marketing Company at www.codank.com

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Open & Close: Web Browser

How important is it to know about the everyday encounters that you have? Whether it is an encounter with a co-worker, stranger on the street, or your own web browser – are you aware of what you’re getting yourself into!

A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is simply defined as web page, image, video, or similar pieces of content. They are identified by a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier). The hyperlinks that are present in resources enable users to easily direct their browsers to related resources.

Browsers are primarily intended to access the World Wide Web, but they can also be used to retrieve information by web servers in private networks or files in file systems.

Major Web Browsers

Internet Explorer – established in 1995
Mozilla Firefox – debuted in 1998
Apple Safari – established January 2003
Google Chrome – debuted in September 2008
Opera – debuted in 1996

The most important function of a web browser is to deliver information resources to the user. The easy process begins when a user inputs a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), for example, http://www.codank.com, into either their Internet Explorer or Google Chrome browser. The prefix of the URI decides on what resource to retrieve over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

Certain web browsers also support a variety of other prefixes, such as https:, ftp: (file transfer protocol), and file: (for local files).

Web Browser User Interface Elements

Back & Forward Buttons – to go back to the previous resource and forward again
Refresh or Reload Button – to reload the current resource
Stop Button – to cancel loading the resource
Home Button – return to the user’s home page
Address Button – to input the URI
Search Bar – to input terms into a search engine
Status Bar – to display progress in loading the resource and also the URI of links

About CODANK Charlotte Web Design

CODANK is a top Charlotte Web Design and Internet Marketing Company located in Charlotte, NC. The company is dedicated to providing a broad range of web design services. CODANK specializes in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Graphic Design, Online Marketing, and Web Design and Development.

For more information, visit CODANK Charlotte Web Design and Internet Marketing Company at www.codank.com