I see this everytime I post..I don't know what it means. Thanks
Tags too..what are those?
Tags too..what are those?
What is a Trackback?
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Don linked to this so I figured I'd answer. What a fine fellow he is, eh?
OK this is all to do with links, ie the jumps from site to site that make the Internet work. vBulletin, the forum software we use, invented linkbacks, trackbacks and refbacks - a way to increase link numbers and raise a site's profile in the search engines, as well as providing a way for people to jump to another site that has relevant info.
These things aren't worth worrying about from our point of view because we have over 20,000 links to us out there on the web, but for newer or smaller sites they are handy: a quick & built-in way of getting links from other sites. In other words you fill out the linkback/trackback/refback or whatever and the server does something that helps us get a baclink from another site mentioned in your post - for example it pings them or tells them we're linking or tells us we are linking back or should link back etc.
The various confabulations created by vB make my brain hurt, and we don't need to get into that game, so we basically ignore it.
If you ever wanted to create some links to ECF, and/or your posts or your social group/s on ECF etc, then there are better ways such as answering questions on Yahoo Answers and putting in a link to here. Or, write an article about ecigs or about your social group, put a link at the bottom, and distribute the article to some of the hundreds of article distribution sites.
For example: you want to get more publicity on the Net for a women's ecigarette users self-help group on ECF. You write an article extolling the virtues of ecigs / your group / whatever, make it about 500 words, put a 'Johnson box' at the foot (a byline with your name and the link you want to promote), and then post that article on 50 article distribution sites (which are free). Or pay someone $10 to do 100 sites for you, there are dozens of contractors who will do that (they have software set up to make it easy for them).
There you go - a primer on links...
Don linked to this so I figured I'd answer. What a fine fellow he is, eh?
OK this is all to do with links, ie the jumps from site to site that make the Internet work. vBulletin, the forum software we use, invented linkbacks, trackbacks and refbacks - a way to increase link numbers and raise a site's profile in the search engines, as well as providing a way for people to jump to another site that has relevant info.
These things aren't worth worrying about from our point of view because we have over 20,000 links to us out there on the web, but for newer or smaller sites they are handy: a quick & built-in way of getting links from other sites. In other words you fill out the linkback/trackback/refback or whatever and the server does something that helps us get a baclink from another site mentioned in your post - for example it pings them or tells them we're linking or tells us we are linking back or should link back etc.
The various confabulations created by vB make my brain hurt, and we don't need to get into that game, so we basically ignore it.
If you ever wanted to create some links to ECF, and/or your posts or your social group/s on ECF etc, then there are better ways such as answering questions on Yahoo Answers and putting in a link to here. Or, write an article about ecigs or about your social group, put a link at the bottom, and distribute the article to some of the hundreds of article distribution sites.
For example: you want to get more publicity on the Net for a women's ecigarette users self-help group on ECF. You write an article extolling the virtues of ecigs / your group / whatever, make it about 500 words, put a 'Johnson box' at the foot (a byline with your name and the link you want to promote), and then post that article on 50 article distribution sites (which are free). Or pay someone $10 to do 100 sites for you, there are dozens of contractors who will do that (they have software set up to make it easy for them).
There you go - a primer on links...
You can also read about linkbacks, trackbacks, pingbacks and refbacks here: E-Cigarette Forum - LinkBacks
What? No moderator tag? I knew I shouldn't have praised you!
Timtam is an undercover mod, but the green colored name gives him away.
Timtam is an undercover mod, but the green colored name gives him away.
Oh, a promotion! lol. Thanks Jerry - should have known that one...
Guys: Ya'll for got to explain tags. My explanation wouldn't go over as professional enough. I have typed an answer 3 times and back it out. Just reads like a rambling female! LOL
Trackball
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Kensington Expert Mouse trackball, it can use a standard American pool ballA trackball is a pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes—like an upside-down mouse with an exposed protruding ball. The user rolls the ball with the thumb, fingers, or the palm of the hand to move a cursor. Large tracker balls are common on CAD workstations for easy precision. Before the advent of the touchpad, small trackballs were common on portable computers, where there may be no desk space on which to run a mouse. Some small thumbballs clip onto the side of the keyboard and have integral buttons with the same function as mouse buttons. The trackball was invented by Tom Cranston and Fred Longstaff as part of the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR system in 1952,[1] eleven years before the mouse was invented. This first trackball used a Canadian five-pin bowling ball.
The world's first trackball invented by Tom Cranston, Fred Longstaff and Kenyon Taylor working on the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR project in 1952. It used a standard Canadian five-pin bowling ball.When mice still used a mechanical design (with slotted 'chopper' wheels interrupting a beam of light to measure rotation), trackballs had the advantage of being in contact with the user's hand, which is generally cleaner than the desk or mousepad and doesn't drag lint into the chopper wheels. The late 1990s replacement of mouseballs by direct optical tracking put trackballs at a disadvantage and forced them to retreat into niches where their distinctive merits remained more important. Most trackballs now have direct optical tracking which follows dots on the ball.
As with modern mice, most trackballs now have an auxiliary device primarily intended for scrolling. Some have a scroll wheel like most mice, but the most common type is a “scroll ring” which is spun around the ball. Kensington's SlimBlade Trackball similarly tracks the ball itself in three dimensions for scrolling.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to:navigation, search
Kensington Expert Mouse trackball, it can use a standard American pool ballA trackball is a pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes—like an upside-down mouse with an exposed protruding ball. The user rolls the ball with the thumb, fingers, or the palm of the hand to move a cursor. Large tracker balls are common on CAD workstations for easy precision. Before the advent of the touchpad, small trackballs were common on portable computers, where there may be no desk space on which to run a mouse. Some small thumbballs clip onto the side of the keyboard and have integral buttons with the same function as mouse buttons. The trackball was invented by Tom Cranston and Fred Longstaff as part of the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR system in 1952,[1] eleven years before the mouse was invented. This first trackball used a Canadian five-pin bowling ball.
The world's first trackball invented by Tom Cranston, Fred Longstaff and Kenyon Taylor working on the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR project in 1952. It used a standard Canadian five-pin bowling ball.When mice still used a mechanical design (with slotted 'chopper' wheels interrupting a beam of light to measure rotation), trackballs had the advantage of being in contact with the user's hand, which is generally cleaner than the desk or mousepad and doesn't drag lint into the chopper wheels. The late 1990s replacement of mouseballs by direct optical tracking put trackballs at a disadvantage and forced them to retreat into niches where their distinctive merits remained more important. Most trackballs now have direct optical tracking which follows dots on the ball.
As with modern mice, most trackballs now have an auxiliary device primarily intended for scrolling. Some have a scroll wheel like most mice, but the most common type is a “scroll ring” which is spun around the ball. Kensington's SlimBlade Trackball similarly tracks the ball itself in three dimensions for scrolling.
The things that I learn on this forum !!! It's an educational experience !!
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