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Encyclopaedia Britannica Webshare

When you are writing a blog post or an article for your website, if you are looking for a definition of a word, then it's likely that you will hyperlink to Wikipedia.

Well another source that is now available to you is Encyclopaedia Britannica where if you are a blogger or webpublisher, you can apply for an account to cite Britannica in your articles. This means that you can bring your website visitors and blog article readers access to the robust definitions on Britannica and they do not need to have an account to access the site which costs US$70 per annum - they have access to the definiton you link to.

And our friends over at the For Immediate Release podcast, Shel and Neville have been working with Britannica to support them in this strategy - thanks Shel and Neville for encouraging Britannica to make the resouce freely available to web publishers and bloggers.

So why not apply for your account for Britannica Webshare today?

Oh I almost forgot - you can also follow Britannica on Twitter and receive a daily Tweet about an article on Britannica too.

Eggs - plaining the Bacn!

Every now and then we take a look at a word that is being used to describe an element of Web 2.0, to help you understand the wonderful world of the web  - today is bacn.

Bacn is a new word and refers to the messages that you receive by request. For example, if you are a member of a Facebook group then you will receive messages from the group as by being a member you have opted in for that commuication. So you have given them the right to send you the messages.  Let's have a look at the Wikipedia definition

"(pronounced bacon) is the term given to electronic messages which have been subscribed to and are therefore not unsolicited but are often unread by the recipient for a long period of time, if at all. Bacn has been described as "email you want but not right now"^[1].

Bacn differs from spam in that the emails are not unsolicited: the recipient has somehow signed up to receive it. Bacn is also not necessarily sent in bulk. Bacn derives its name from the idea that it is "better than spam, but not as good as a personal e-mail".^[2]

The term Bacn was originally coined at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 and since then has become popular amongst the blogging community. However, some find the term to be little more than manufactured marketing material to sell merchandise.^[3]

Common examples of Bacn messages include news alerts, messages from social networking sites and wiki watch lists."

At The Podcast Sisters we like to demystify Web 2.0...there maybe many terms but don't let the terms stop you from trying a wonderful world of connections to help you grow your small business.

Understanding Web 2.0

Many of us get confused with the terminology  - so we will post regularly  on different terms that you may come across. To find all the posts that relate to the web definitions, just look in the side bar and choose the category called web definitions.

Tags
This word relates to "key"words that are attached to a photo, a blog post, a website that will help people who are searching for those keywords to find your work. It is like putting a label on a present! By using tags you are saying "You can find what you are looking for here"

For them to be effective you have to choose words that are written in the content, that are words that people would search for....to find out more about keywords take a look at wordtracker.

If there are words that confuse you - let us know and we will try and explain.