Web directories go mobile

Although the terms search engine and subject directory are used interchangeably they do not mean the same thing. A Web directory organizes Web sites by their subject, and is usually maintained by humans instead of software - this makes them more dynamic. The searcher looks at sites organized in a series of categories and menus. Web directories are usually much smaller than search engines' databases, since the sites are looked at by human eyes instead of by spiders. This sets up a limit at the number of pages that can be scanned per day while having a higher level of quality which is particularly useful for business web directory. There are two ways for sites to be included in a Web directory's listings; either the site owner can submit the site to the Web directory, or the directory's editor comes across the site and includes it by himself. Including your blog in a free web directory is a good way to increase traffic and PR. Examples are the very famous DMOZ, the yahoo directory, and BOTW. Almost everyone has a blog these days so i hope this post was of use to someone ..

The mobile web directories that are sprouting up these days are young so they lack in features but they are buding anyways.

BTW, i'm on the lookout for a co-blogger here so if you're interested do let me know.

Nokia browser on N95-1 is getting cranky

Of late the good 'ol built-in nokia browser on the Nokia N95-1 has started to act dumb(er). If i get an incoming call during a download usually it just holds the download if it's a short call. But now even for a missed call it shows an "Error" message. An incoming messgae while downloading causes the download to go on pause, withut resuming by itself. Eventually I have to resume it manualy. It seems the phone is losing it's multi-tasking badge by the minute..

Extracting conent from the www

As more and more information become available on the
WorldWideWeb, the tools for collecting, organizing, and sharing this digital
content become a lot more sophisticated than before.

Most institutions rely pretty heavily on internal as well as external data for decision-making processes for their businesses. While internal data ideally is well-formed and easily accessible, external data on the other hand may be found from different sources and more often requires precious time and effort to be gathered.

Data Extractor applications easily gathers and combines information from internal and external sources like databases and web pages which makes them a powerful and cost-effective service for data extraction. The resulting database can be imported into your own system, viewed in applications. One of the many ways to extract this content from cyberspace is to use a Web Content Extractor. I noticed one provided by Mozenda, a SaaS company. You could visit them to get full-service options.

On a side note, the Nokia N97 should be in by the end of this week, provided nothing untoward crops up.