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From:Dirk
Date: 23 May 1998
I have followed your articles in the Online section in the Guardian and finally had a look at your website. Great! But as i am preparing a webpage I wonder how the number of visitors to your webpage are being counted. Is that a Javascript? And if so, where could I…
Brian Whitaker discovers an unlikely cause of bigotry
The Guardian, 16 July, 1998
I'VE BEEN feeling guilty for days and now I must confess. After weeks mastering HTML - and occasionally being mastered by it - I have finally given in to temptation.
I went to the shop and, with the sheepishness of a…
Is Brian Whitaker breaking the law?
The Guardian, 9 July, 1998
VISITING the BBC's Web site, I can scarcely believe my eyes. Underlined, next to a story about Yemen, are the words "Yemen Gateway". A link! They have linked to my site!
Revelling in this moment of glory, I print outthe pagefor…
A Web site builder's home page can be his castle, explains Brian Whitaker
The Guardian, 2 July, 1998
SOMETIMES I visualise my Web site as a hospital patient constantly visited by students of anatomy. They don’t come to admire, but to prod, poke and dissect. One even sent me an e-mail pointing out…
Brian Whitaker looks at ways to get rich on the Net, so far without success
The Guardian, 25 June, 1998
AS CHAIRMAN of the Yemen Gateway Web site, it gives me great pleasure to present our interim report and accounts: Internet subscription £126.76; book on HTML £13.99; phone calls £35 (est); coffee…
Brian Whitaker swaps 70s naff for 90s cool
The Guardian, 18 June, 1998
A READER enthuses about my Web site's colour scheme, which he likens to a fruitcake. "Those browns remind me of the flared suits they wore in TV programmes like The Sweeney or Bewitched," he says.
Detecting a note of sarcasm, I…
Do you suffer from loose, unvalidated backslashes? Brian Whitaker reports
The Guardian, 11 June, 1998
IT'S A LITTLE-KNOWN fact - which I unearthed during a recent Web search - that the Internet has 987,998 pages labelled "under construction". For good measure, there are also 1,208 "under…
Brian Whitaker wants more surfers to find his Web site
The Guardian, 4 June, 1998
SEARCH ENGINES are the lifeblood of the Internet: they index Web pages and help users to find things. Without them, you're lost in cyberspace. In a moment of wild optimism, about 10 minutes after posting my new Web…
Brian Whitaker waits to see if anyone wants to come to the party
The Guardian, 28 May, 1998
NOW THAT my Web site is live, I have been delving into it constantly to check the number of visitors. Each time I do so, the counter on my home page clocks up an extra visit.
This has given me an idea for…
Brian Whitaker tackles some teething troubles with his new Web site
The Guardian, 21 May, 1998
THE STORY so far: my expectations of joining the peerage as a global media magnate have suddenly been dashed. Half the files on my new Web site are invisible to the world at large.
This is very strange. I…
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