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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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)...
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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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...
... 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...
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...
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...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
... 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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