One Point Two Billion

Written by Tony Dean


One Point Two Billion - Or More

In this surreal world ofrepparttar internet, anyone, even you, can put your point across to a staggering number of people in every country onrepparttar 118699 planet.

From political activists to artists and writers, can now find an audience to take notice of them where they could not get much attention in their local community. Their horizons have been dramatically extended, so their work will travel on indefinately with no end in sight as in entering a collosal black hole.

Where does their online work go? Where does it come to a stop? The answer is, it will go on as long asrepparttar 118700 internet is there. Even after they have no longer maintained a web site, their work can be handed on to other sites, to add content.

There are too, website archive sites who keep copies of websites for people to look at now and inrepparttar 118701 future. Twenty years from now people will be able to look through archived websites to see what was new then, what wererepparttar 118702 prices, whatrepparttar 118703 stock market was doing, what writers and artists were putting out, andrepparttar 118704 list goes on and on. Ideal for a writer inrepparttar 118705 future.

Not only will people be able to see what was going on, but in some cases will be able to hear what people had to say, for websites now are using music, video, and sound.

For those aspiring authors, and everyone it has often been said, has a book within them, can write their great work of literature, compile it to an e-book, and pass it aroundrepparttar 118706 internet, where it could gorepparttar 118707 rounds for ever more, long afterrepparttar 118708 author has died. Conventional authors could hardly say that about their hardback or paperback books.

At this moment in time, maybe only 40% to 60% of people in any country log on torepparttar 118709 internet every day, butrepparttar 118710 numbers keep growing every year, and for those wanting to make a living out ofrepparttar 118711 internet,repparttar 118712 future potential is enormous.

Considerrepparttar 118713 Asian market whererepparttar 118714 internet is fairly new, with China asrepparttar 118715 next real big explosive market with unlimited potential. Credit cards in China are unheard of, except for an elite minority. To receive payment for anything overrepparttar 118716 internet you would either, have to wait another 50 years if you want to be paid by credit card, or persuade your Chinese clients to open an internet payment account online withrepparttar 118717 likes of Stormpay, which is an innovative new company, who will take any form of payment to credit your new account, even cash, or bank check. Stormpay even have 'WalkUp' offices aroundrepparttar 118718 world in major cities and more are being established where a client can deposit cash to credit their account for use onrepparttar 118719 internet. Thenrepparttar 118720 client can pay for anything on your site, e-books, software, music etc., if you also open a Stormpay account for receipt ofrepparttar 118721 credits, all you need to open an account initially, is an email address. Could not be simpler. Credit cards overrepparttar 118722 internet could be a thing ofrepparttar 118723 past, many people still will not use credit cards overrepparttar 118724 internet because of hackers, so what better way of secure transactions do you need than a Stormpay account? It gives confidence to your clients who need not hesitate to make a payment, there and then, for whatever type of goods and services you provide.

Working on the Internet: Proofreading and Editing Online - English Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation

Written by Rumki Sen


When one is in a creative state, rarely can one also be in a detail state. Thus, mistakes in correct grammar, spelling and continuity of all details, may happen. Also, proofreading our own work can be very difficult, for all of us. This is becauserepparttar same mental processes that went into composition arerepparttar 118698 ones we use to correct our work. Hence, so many websites are launched every year but so many of them fail to work perfectly as these sites have not been tested with a Proofreader's fresh eyes and impartial knowledge of English. Proofreading and Copyediting process involves readingrepparttar 118699 content for spelling, grammar, story, flow and understandability. It also involves checking consistency in visual design, testing links, and ensuring accurate reading. Let us today discuss about some points for Proofreading and Editing Websites and Online Documents.

Tips for Editing Web Sites and Online Documents:

1) Create consistent text formatting

Check whetherrepparttar 118700 overall "look" of text on a page presents any obvious problems with various common fonts and type sizes. At this stage ofrepparttar 118701 process, basic HTML skills are very valuable torepparttar 118702 online editor in order to go intorepparttar 118703 HTML document and make minor changes directly , if required.

2) Check that colors are applied consistently throughoutrepparttar 118704 work

Watch out for arbitrary shifts in color. If link colors are specified in your HTML document, check that these colors are applied consistently throughoutrepparttar 118705 work.

3) See whether links are working and going torepparttar 118706 correct destinations

Manually check all or most links to ensure that all links lead where they promise

4) Ensure that text is readable

Avoid "overabbreviation". Use only standard, easily read symbols etc

5) Check that identifying information is present and consistent

6) Correct errors in grammar and spelling - Check for subject-verb agreement, Sentence fragments, Run-on sentences, and other obvious grammatical errors. In case of checking spelling errors, read what is actually onrepparttar 118707 page, not what you think is there.

7) Check for punctuation - Punctuation error isrepparttar 118708 most common mistake people tend to make. There are various books available on correct punctuation. If you are not confident in case of punctuation, get a book for your guidance.

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