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What is a Domain Name

Posted on Oct 30, 2005
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Your domain name is what people will type into their browser, e.g. www.yourname.com. This name must be registered with a central international agency and renewed every year. Think of it as the mailing address for your website. Without a domain, mail (or in this case, viewers) can't find you.


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Compass Site Re-designed

Posted on Oct 30, 2005
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You may have noticed a new look to our web site. We have completely redesigned the site using the powerful open source content management system, Joomla. We also took this opportunity to move more of our content into the Articles section and made it easier to navigate different articles.

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The Google Sandbox

Posted on Oct 30, 2005
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In March 2004, Google implemented a new filter, now referred to as "The Sandbox".  Google's thinking was, A new web site shouldn't be able to get good ranking, until they prove themselves. Spammers generate millions of new pages daily, along with millions of new links to go with them.


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