Given our affinity for images of our offspring (from ultrasound and beyond) and the dynamic impact the Internet has had on our world, it is only natural that our bundles of joy wind up on the web within minutes of their birth.
Most hospitals offer a newborn “Online Nursery,” service that includes taking a digital picture of the baby and posting it on the hospital’s website. Some hospitals even offer a messaging feature. The parents can write a message for those who visit the website and visitors to the website can also offer a greeting to the new parents.
Hospitals provide security codes giving parents complete control of who can visit the site and see their new baby. The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospital Organizations (JCAHO) has strict privacy and security guidelines that govern online nurseries.
Some hospitals even offer, “baby press conferences,” so that the proud parents can …

TGIO. That is the acronym sweeping the nation this week as millions of Americans proclaim in unison “Thank Goodness It’s Over!”  The 2006 midterm election is history and it was a banner year for finger-pointing, mud-slinging and dirty little tricks. On the positive side, voter turnout was high, signaling that Americans believe in the election process and feel strongly about doing what is right for this country.
The youth voter turnout rose 24% from midterm elections held in previous years.  Two million Americans under the age of 30 voted in this election. The preliminary data were analyzed by the Center for Information which is the nation’s premiere research company on the civic and political engagement of young Americans.
The internet, of course, played a major role in the high turnout among young voters. While young voters weren’t necessarily inclined to visit candidates’ web sites, you can bet your bottom blogger that politics …

According to the May Web Survey results reported on netcraft.com, Internet use is growing at a dizzying rate. The Internet has grown by 7.2 million hostnames so far in 2006, and continued growth at this rate would result in 17 million hostnames this year. That’s close to the record pace from 2005, when the web added 17.5 million sites.
Cybercollege.com features a quote that accurately states this trend: “History books will undoubtedly show the internet to be the most significant development in communications since Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1450. “
An article in the May issue of the Gallup Management Journal outlines significant growth expectations for the Internet. The journal features an interview with Dr. Vinton Cerf, vice president and “chief internet evangelist” for Google, in which he discusses his vision for the Internet and his goal of “getting six billion people online.”
For the last thirty years, Dr. Cerf …

If you have a child (or a grandchild) in school, chances are your closets, attic, pantry and garage contain boxes of “stuff” that you really don’t need but felt compelled to purchase. As school budgets tighten, more of the burden of funding “value added” school activities is falling on the students and their parents. In an effort to keep extracurricular activities afloat, parents and students are selling everything from candles to cookie dough. Band boosters, cheerleaders, football teams, honor societies and school service organizations are in a perpetual fundraising mode.
Why not harness the power of the web to boost your group’s fundraising potential? Considering the amount of money it takes to complete initiatives and the amount of money that exchanges hands through fundraising, all extracurricular school organizations are, at the end of the day, small nonprofit businesses. A web page that features testimonials from students and photos of products being …

The quality of your web host will have a direct impact on your ability to enjoy the holidays.
You need to feel good knowing that while you are carving the turkey on Thanksgiving Day, your web hosting company’s technical services experts are working around the clock to maximize your online presence. You need to feel assured that your customers who need to do holiday shopping at odd hours during the holiday season will have unencumbered access to your site any time of the day or night.
Whether your ebusiness is large or small, the decision to have a web site is quickly moving from “value added” into the“must have” category, especially if you want to see your business expand and grow.  Online businesses enjoy the advantage of a global audience and a good web host can help you maximize your presence. Five million people post or share some kind of material on …