This is Part 1 of the 5 Part Tech Series on “Blogger Basics.” Find the rest of the series here.
The Internet.
It’s pretty big. It’s pretty wide. It can be pretty complex (but doesn’t have to be).
And although you don’t need to know everything, especially as a blogger, about how the web works, it’s good to know at least some of the basics, like how data travels across the world on frail lines that shouldn’t actually work.
In fact, if you really understood how the “internet” was set up you’d probably be pretty flabbergasted that the darn thing actually does what it does and that we aren’t constantly plagued by outtages and downtime.
Why is knowing some of this important to you, the blogger? Because it can actually help you, especially if you’re setting up hosting or managing your own domain. And even if you’re on free hosting or a hosted environment it can help you understand outtages, speeding your blog up, and why your visitors are apparently experiencing your blog “differently” depending on where they are located.
So, where can you get started? Check out this great article here that will give you a good primer. Read only as much as you’d like, and if you manage to get through the first page you’ll be more intelligent about the “internet” than about 99% of it’s users.
Mikes Sumondong says
oh c'mon i was trying to post a comment but my Youcam is giving me a hard time. whew! anyway i'll check that link. i need to know
stephenbateman says
Yea I'm amazed at how well the internet works in light of it's usage. But also I wonder if TCP/IP will ever fail us…
Phillip Gibb says
can't you just download the internet onto a harddrive or something?
no wait, someone tried that already didn't they?
he he he
friar_don says
You may have to ask Al Gore.
friar_don says
I just had a network+ flashback….I have almost stopped twitching.
human3rror says
puaha!
Jim says
uh I read several pages of stuff and feel too smart for my own good…in fact there are people staring at me…not really…