=> 1. News From the Net => 2. Feature Article-"Google: More Then a Search Engine" => 3. Webmaster Resources => 4. Promotional Resources => 5. Other Ezines of Interest => 6. Just for Fun or Useful => 7.E Books and Things of Interest to Publishers => 8. Freeware and Shareware to Download => 9.Subscribe/Remove Information *************************************** Hey Gang, It's time once again for your bi-weekly dose of Merle. Sounds like a sickness doesn't it? Well, we all have our vices. It could be worse you know.....if I think of something worse I'll let you know <grin> Well, I'd say the Internet has officially entered the Summer Doldrums. Every year like clockwork about this time everything seems to get slow. If you own your own Net biz I'm sure you can relate to what I'm talking about. Everyone's off enjoying the nice weather or off on vacation. Don't worry, they'll be back, they always come back. For those of us who never leave, a firm pat on the back. We're either really dedicated or addicted. I'm not sure which one yet. It was a beautiful day yesterday and I tried to be a good "Dog Mom" and take my "boys" to the park. Those of you who've been with me for awhile know I'm speaking of Teddy Bear and Dakota. I refer to them as "the boys". Yea, yea, I need to get a life what else is new. Anyway, Teddy has a real hatred for other dogs and whenever he sees one he goes absolutely nuts. He growls, shakes, barks, and looks like he's having a nervous breakdown. He only weighs 12 lbs but I guess he considers himself a real bad as.....If you know what I mean. Anyway, I'm walking up this path and here comes two guys with a dog and Teddy starts his act and Dakota decided to join in as well. I guess it looked pretty comical as the dogs wrapped the chains around my legs tripping me the whole time me cussing at the top of my lungs. Once I passed them I looked back and saw them laughing. I was not amused but I guess they were. Moral of the story: "He who have dog that act like jerk should stay out of parks". End of story. Overture announced a new service this week, for those of you interested in Local PPC. It's called "Local Match" If you missed the story check it out here: http://www.content.overture.com/d/USm/ays/lm.jhtml Have a Happy 4th of July! Don't forget to bookmark the Blog. You'll want to pay an occasional visit for extra goodies I find. http://merlesworld.blogspot.com/ I'd love to hear your comments over at our discussion board. This week's winner for a free ad is...Jim of http://www.jugglenow.com For your own chance to win fill in the survey. You'll find the link at the very bottom of this ezine. A winner is pulled twice a month. Enter now. Thanks for joining me, let's get to the good stuff. If you have any comments you can send them to Me. Merle http://www.MerlesWorld.com http://www.EzineAdAuction.com http://www.MCPromotions.com

Overture Launches Local Match Service
http://www.content.overture.com/d/USm/ays/lm.jhtml

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What E-Mail Marketers Can Learn From Banner Ads
http://tinyurl.com/2zn4w

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Web Virus May Be Stealing Financial Data
http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=7511
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Email v RSS
http://tinyurl.com/2ledth

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AskJeeves Drops Remaining Paid Inclusion Program
http://tinyurl.com/3ag7b

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Deliver My Mail" Campaign Launches
http://www.wilsonweb.com/art/email/deliver-my-mail.htm

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"And You Thought Google Was Just a Search Engine"

By Merle http://MCPromotionsPress.com

Everyone loves Google for searching online, but
did you know they also offer other tools for your
Web based enjoyment? Google's technicians are a
very talented group and they're constantly at work
developing new and fun services. You'll find a
complete list at http://www.Google.com/options/

Let's take a look at the many faces of Google:

1) Google Free: http://www.google.com/services/free.html

A free search engine for your website. Allow visitors
to search your site or the Web. If you select the
"safe search" option, adult themed web pages will
be excluded from any Web search results that are
shown.

2) Google Groups: http://groups-beta.google.com/

Allows you to create, join and even search other
mailing lists. Create your own newsletter/ezine
at no charge.

3) Google Answers: http://answers.google.com/answers/

More than 500 hand-picked researchers, willing to
answer any question you may have for a fee.
Prices start as low as $2.50 and go up from
there. If you're trying to do some research for
a project and are running short on time, this could
come in very handy.

4) Google Catalogs: http://catalogs.google.com

Search and browse mail-order catalogs online.
Hundreds of catalogs on a variety of topics, from
Apparel to Computers. View full contents of each
catalog right online.

5) Froogle: http://froogle.google.com

A shopping service that makes it easy to find
information about thousands of products for
sale on the Net. Find the best price and the
best place to purchase.

6) Google Image Search: http://images.google.com

Search over 880 million images. Search results are
displayed as thumbnails. By clicking on them
individually you can view the graphic at full size.

7) Local Search: http://local.google.com

Maybe you don't want to search the world; you need
to find things in your own backyard. Use local
search to find businesses and services close by.

8) Google News: http://news.google.com

If you like your daily dose of World News and
the top headlines, you can browse over 4,500
news sources here. Continually updated.

9) Google Deskbar/Toolbar: http://toolbar.google.com

This downloadable toolbar allows you to conduct
searches at Google from any website. Includes a
pop up stopper and the ability to post to your
Blogger account (if you have one).

If you prefer to search from your desktop,
download their "Deskbar" and search without
even launching your browser.
http://toolbar.google.com/deskbar/index.html

10) University Search:
http://www.google.com/options/universities.html

Looking for information on a specific school?
Google's University Search serves up admission
information, Alumni News and even course schedules.

11) Google Wireless:
http://www.google.com/options/wireless.html

If you thought you had to leave Google at home
when you're on the move you can now conduct
searches via your wireless phone. See the site
for specific directions for searching from your
device.

12) Language Tools:
http://www.google.com/language_tools

The Internet serves a global audience and English
is not everyone's first language. With Language
Tools you can translate blocks of text or an
entire Web page by typing in the URL.

13) Google Web Alerts/News Alerts:
http://google.com/newsalerts
http://google.com/webalerts

Great for monitoring a certain topic or even your
competition. Type in a search word or phrase and
select how often you wish to be notified. You'll
receive an email when updated news on your subject
appears online.

14) Blogger: http://www.Blogger.com

Not located at Google but owned by them, Blogger
is a free service for creating your own Blogs.
Communicate with the world on your own terms.
If you use Blogger and download Google's Toolbar,
you can easily post to your Blog while surfing
the Web. This is a very handy feature. They've
also adding the ability to add photos to your
Blog and audio messages. Check out
http://www.audioblogger.com/

Have you ever heard of "Google Labs"? It's basically
a testing playground for the technicians who work
at Google. New ideas for tools are placed there
for the public to use and give feedback on. This
area is considered the "experimental phase" and not
all demos are guaranteed to make it out of the lab
"alive." It's a very cool place to experiment with
new tools. You'll find it at http://labs.google.com

As you can see, Google is far more then just a search engine.
Their many tools and services can help you in your Web
based travels to be more informed and efficient. Google's
runaway success stems from the fact that they have always
listened to and served the public. You can see this in the
creativity they bring to everything they do.

Next time you need to perform a specific task online,
remember Google contains a full array of handy gadgets
and they may have just what you're looking for!

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Merle http://www.EzineAdAuction.com
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Website Usability Testing

Think your website is easy to use? Check out the
Usability Testing Center and run your site through
the handy checklists. You might be surprised at
what you find out.

http://www.usabilityeffect.com/testcenter.html

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Site Flavored Search

Google always has something new and fun going on in
their Labs. The latest toy to play with is deemed
"Flavored Search"...wonder what it tastes like. It
allows you to offer your site visitors search results
tailored to your website.Simply fill out a profile
based on your site's content, generate the search
box HTML, and then paste this HTML into your pages.

http://www.google.com/services/siteflavored.html

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Color Scheme Designer

"Color Scheme Designer is an easy to use and effective
utility to design color schemes for use in web sites. It
displays colors on a color wheel and and offers 4 modes
of harmonies. The program features a preview window
that resembles the basic structure of a web page. You
can simply drag and drop colors into the page elements
and preview how they will look together."

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/csdesigner.html

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Useful Tips
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Adding RSS feeds to your website is a great way
to constantly churn out fresh content. But how do
you find it?

You can go to Google.com and search for free feeds
by typing this into the search box

inurl:rss KeyWordHere

For example if I wanted to find RSS feeds having to
do with computers I would type in my search as
inurl:rss computers

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Budget Stretcher

What's a budget? If you're like me you have more bills
then money. Maybe I should spend some time at this site?
Tons of articles on cutting down on expenses, getting
yourself out of debt and more. If you're drowning in
bills read on my friend.

http://www.homemoneyhelp.com/

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Complete Planet

Looking for something? Discover over 70,000+ searchable
databases and specialty search engines. This site will
make your research job much easier.

http://www.CompletePlanet.com

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Jim Edward's Friday Night Smackdown

This guy is a hoot. He tells it like it is with a great
sense of humor to boot. I like that in a person. If you're
easily offended stay away from Jim, he'd want it that way.

http://www.fridaynightsmackdown.com/

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Just ZiP It

"A tiny freeware ZIP program (a free WinZip alternative)
which simplifies ZIP compression to the bare bone!
Discarding all clunky gadgets and wizards, JustZIPit
ZIPs and Unzips with just one click from your context
menu." Right click on any file and select zip it or zip it
and email to send a file to a friend or business associate.
Simple and easy.

http://free-backup-software.net/

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E2 Browser

"An IE based, tabbed web browser with -- a built-in
Collection Tool that lets you browse the web,
collect audio clips, video clips, image files,
web snippets, and download files - quickly and
effectively -- a built-in Media Player that
allows you to listen to your favorite music,
watch movie, or play a slide show while you are
surfing, all in the same interface."
Fr.e to download.

http://www.e2browser.com/

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Share A Lot

"ShareALot is a safe and simple way to share digital
photography online. The program allows users to
easily exchange photos and albums through a desktop
application rather than through their email system."
Just drag the pictures you want to share to the icon.
Works for Mac or Windows users.

http://www.sharealot.com/

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