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Web design and development can be as easy as using a template to build a web site or it can be a refined skill for professionals. In this section, learn more about design, animation, web servers, domain names and more.

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How Alltop Works

How Alltop Works

Search engines aren't always the best tools for finding the information you need. Sometimes you need human intervention. That's when it's time to visit Alltop.

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How ARPANET Works

How ARPANET Works

Before the Internet, there was ARPANET. Based on a governmental initiative, ARPANET built the World Wide Web from the ground up.

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How ASPs Work

How ASPs Work

One of the most unique business models spawned by the Web is the Application Service Provider. Learn all about this innovative Internet-based software-publishing model.

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How Banner Ads Work

How Banner Ads Work

Banner ads generate a big part of the revenue for many Web sites. Learn how banner ads work, how much they cost and how much you might earn if you put them on your Web page.

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How Domain Name Servers Work

How Domain Name Servers Work

If you're online a lot, you use domain name servers hundreds of times a day -- and you may not even know it! Find out how this global, usually invisible system helps get Web pages to your machine.

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How eBay Works

How eBay Works

Where can a person get $28,000 for a partially eaten grilled cheese sandwich that may or may not contain the image of the Virgin Mary? On eBay, of course. Find out all about the largest auction site in the world.

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How Google Books Works

How Google Books Works

Among Google's goals is a project to scan books and make them available to anyone with access to the Internet. The idea is to spread knowledge, so why are so many people upset with the company's method for going through with the project?

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How Penny Per Page Might Work

How Penny Per Page Might Work

The World Wide Web is known for its nearly unprecedented "free content." But can it stay that way? Learn how the penny-per-page revenue model might work.

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How Search Engine Optimization Works

How Search Engine Optimization Works

If you want your Web site to get noticed, there are search engine optimization (SEO) techniques you can use to boost its visibility. But there's a dark side to this practice, too.

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How Semantic Web Works

How Semantic Web Works

Even though they're central to creating and maintaining the Web, computers can't make sense of all this information on their own. They can't read, see relationships or make decisions like you can. Learn how the semantic web could change that.

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How the Googleplex Works

How the Googleplex Works

During the Internet boom, it was easy to find offices with pool tables. But Google's main office has swimming pools, free snacks and on-site medical care.

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How the International Ad Hoc Committee Worked

How the International Ad Hoc Committee Worked

You've been to lots of .coms, but have you been to a Web site with an address at .info? If so, you can thank the International Ad Hoc Committee.

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How the Webbys Work

How the Webbys Work

The Webby Awards are the premier awards honoring excellence on the Internet. But at this ceremony you won't hear anyone breathlessly thanking the academy for one of the spiral statues.

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How Web 2.0 Works

How Web 2.0 Works

Internet experts can't agree on what exactly Web 2.0 is. Is it a newer, more interactive version of the Internet? Or is it a marketing ploy?

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How Web 3.0 Will Work

How Web 3.0 Will Work

Web 3.0 isn't even a reality yet, and it's already creating a stir. How can a Web browser act like a personal assistant? And when will this assistant be online?

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How Web Advertising Works

How Web Advertising Works

Most of us encounter Internet-based ads on a daily basis, and some of us have the misfortune of being utterly bombarded. Does anyone actually click on those things? Find out all about the world of Web advertising.

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How Web Animation Works

How Web Animation Works

These days, you can find animated figures all across the Internet! Ready to give life to your own creations? Learn about dynamic HTML, animated GIFs, Java, Shockwave and Flash animation techniques.

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How Web Pages Work

How Web Pages Work

You can put anything you want on a Web page, from family pictures to business information, to your random thoughts and musings. Learn how to create, upload and promote your pages so they're available all over the world.

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If I want to create my own Web site, what do I have to do?

If I want to create my own Web site, what do I have to do?

Are you ready to get your brilliant idea online and active? Here's the breakdown of what you'll need to do.

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Is there a Web 1.0?

Is there a Web 1.0?

Without Web 2.0, there's no Web 1.0. But can you define Web 1.0 by calling it everything Web 2.0 isn't? And what does it have to do with Internet browsing?

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