This is achieved through a web crawler, an automated script, which browses and collects data from the website. You input the URL, and the crawler goes to work, navigating the site to gather ...

There’s been a flurry of news in the world of URL shortening of late. Google finally released its Goo.gl to the public, and not long after vb.ly was pulled for violating Islamic Sharia law. Not too ...

Other benefits to having your own custom short URL are things like consistent branding and increased link trust – no one likes clicking on random links, so knowing it comes from a trusted source goes ...

Here’s an easy and essential LinkedIn tip that everyone should do ASAP – create a custom LinkedIn profile URL. Why? A custom URL will enable you to use your LinkedIn profile as a branding and lead ...

If you have a LinkedIn profile -- and I certainly hope you do -- you're going to want to let people know about it. You can do that easily by sharing the website address (URL) of your LinkedIn profile.

The better your site structure, the better your chance of higher ranking in the search engines. Every website has some “structure.” It might be a rigorous and streamlined structure, or it may be a ...

The Tumblr blogging platform enables individuals, groups and companies to create free blogs based around seven different post types -- text, audio, video, chat, photo, quote and link. Tumblr includes ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The ability to implement a remote Jenkins build trigger is a common requirement for many ...