Arachnophilia will allow you to do global replaces across a number web-pages and so would be faster than accessing each individually. James ... From: Heather...
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Bob Doyle
bobodoyle
Jul 1, 2005 6:36 pm
Hi Heather, Do you mean typing keywords from your CV/subject list into the <meta> in the document <head>? I wrote a recent column on using this meta in...
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Ted Laux
ted_laux
Jul 11, 2005 2:47 pm
Several messages have addressed the issue of what we should call website indexes. However, It may not matter what we call a website index; people will use...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Jul 11, 2005 3:19 pm
Hi Ted, I would call what you have described as an "A-Z directory" not an "A-Z index." If you feel inclined to contact them (representing the Web Indexing SIG...
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James A Lamb
james_a_lamb
Jul 11, 2005 3:29 pm
I agree that whatever term we use, the term will be used by others incorrectly. The problem, however, is not trying to convey a mental image of what the user...
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Wendy Catalano
wencat5
Jul 12, 2005 12:50 am
Hi Everyone, We had some discussion about this on the list back in May, after the conference in Pasadena, because it came up during Ilana Kingsley's...
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dmbrown@...
html_indexer
Jul 12, 2005 2:45 am
... The "Search and Find" (or similary named) button might display the index with a text field and "Go" button that simply searches the index itself. That...
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James A Lamb
james_a_lamb
Jul 13, 2005 9:55 am
Another alternative, is, rather than having a single button, having Index > A | B | C | ... | Z < Index as a horizontal line across the page, built in to the...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Jul 25, 2005 1:50 am
A FAQ on web site indexing would be a welcome addition to the Web Indexing SIG web site www.web-indexing.org. This discussion group now has over 100 members,...
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jeremiah_owyang
Jul 25, 2005 5:30 am
Thanks Heather for the suggestion to join this site, as well as get involved. Although not an 'indexer' or 'IA' by trade, I'm a website manager focused on...
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jeremiah_owyang
Jul 25, 2005 5:40 am
As a web manager, I'm held accountable to measure the success and efforts of features, content, and projects. What are some ways that we can justify Indexing...
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Wendy Catalano
wencat5
Jul 25, 2005 2:15 pm
Heather, I think an FAQ for the Web Indexing SIG is a great idea and would be very useful. I think some very basic topics would be good to start out with, such...
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Linda Sutherland
lindexer
Jul 25, 2005 3:31 pm
... More specifically, perhaps, what *kinds* of website is/is not a human-created index more effective for ? Playing devil's advocate, I'll suggest that, for...
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Jeremiah Owyang
jeremiah_owyang
Jul 25, 2005 3:43 pm
Great points Linda, I may be able to add onto this: Linda's Question: "More specifically, perhaps, what *kinds* of website is/is not a human-created index more...
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Glenda Browne
index4fun
Jul 29, 2005 4:01 am
I agree that when there is variation in nomenclature an AtoZ index can help, but if the relationship between terms is simple (ie they are straight synonyms)...
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web-indexing@yahoogro...
Jul 29, 2005 6:42 am
The following web-indexing poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: What kind of Web indexing do you do? CHOICES AND RESULTS -...
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Dwight Walker
roorythmics
Jul 29, 2005 6:59 am
I filled out answers to the 8 current FAQs. Take a look. Edit them if you like. There were quite a rich array of questions. :) Also the poll didn't attract...
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Dwight Walker
roorythmics
Jul 29, 2005 7:07 am
... that ... I know DotNetNuke.com portal software has a count on links. All the index entries are countable as links. Also statistics packages list hits on...
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Cheryl Lemmens
scooter58ca
Jul 30, 2005 7:23 pm
Hi everyone, Here's another list of suggestions for the FAQ list to continue the discussion further. I have deliberately not answered them, but have provided...
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James A Lamb
james_a_lamb
Aug 2, 2005 9:42 am
A suggestion for the FAQ: Which sites benefit most from a Web Index ? A Web Index requires time and resources to produce so for a fast-changing site, such as...
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dmbrown@...
html_indexer
Aug 2, 2005 3:13 pm
... That depends on the software you use to create the index. HTML Indexer includes the ability to update an existing index project automatically from a batch...
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James A Lamb
james_a_lamb
Aug 2, 2005 4:38 pm
... Well, I can't agree. A site such as eBay (the example I gave) would not return sensible vaue for investment, even if you were to use HTML Indexer. eBay has...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Aug 2, 2005 5:07 pm
Thanks all who provided suggestions for the web indexing FAQ. I had some topics in mind myself, so I have built on my own ideas with some contributions from...
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dmbrown@...
html_indexer
Aug 2, 2005 7:00 pm
... Indeed, not. HTML Indexer is not optimized to work with sites whose pages are built up out of snippets of information in a database. That is, it's ...
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James A Lamb
james_a_lamb
Aug 3, 2005 12:56 pm
I think we clearly have a fundamental difference of understanding about what creating a web index involves. Several times you have made the assumption that the...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Aug 3, 2005 1:34 pm
Hi James, ROI is an interesting issue, but indeed it is perhaps too complex to include in the FAQ. If you want to expand on what you have written here to...
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James A Lamb
james_a_lamb
Aug 3, 2005 2:12 pm
Hi Heather, ... << ... I was addressing David - specifically his comments in the message to which I ... As I stated before, though, this is true only of sites...
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Cheryl Lemmens
scooter58ca
Aug 3, 2005 2:43 pm
Hi everyone, I'm just going to add two points to this discussion from my own perspective. (1) I am in agreement with James on his original posting about sites ...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Aug 3, 2005 2:51 pm
James, Thanks for the clarification. ... page ... Mention of Tim Craven's software has been on the Web Indexing SIG web site's Resources page since about May...
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Cheryl Lemmens
scooter58ca
Aug 3, 2005 2:59 pm
Hi Heather, Thanks for posting the draft FAQ file - this looks great. I appreciate you getting the ball rolling on rates, because I think we need to have a...
