Episode 014 – Apr 9 2008

This week Martin and Sallie explore all avenues of search including specialized Internet searches, search engine optimization, and turning your Internet searches into dollars for your church or school.

Podcast: Download (46.2MB)

The discussion:

Search – We’ve dedicated this show to all things search. Listen as Martin and Sallie share tips on taking your search capabilities to the next level. We cover everything from searches for kids to searching for images, from search engine optimization tips to setting up automatic search notifications. Martin even throws in some lagniappe about one of his favorite authors along the way.
- Internet archive – Wayback Machine
- Google image search – www.google.com/images
- Kid-friendly searching
  - www.askkids.com
  - www.factmonster.com
- Google alerts – www.google.com/alerts
- Google preferences – Change your Safe Search Filtering
- Meta and 3D searches
  - www.dogpile.com
  - www.metacrawler.com
  - www.kartoo.com

The interview:

GoodSearch – JJ Ramberg, co-founder of GoodSearch.com, joins Martin and Sallie to share information on the history of GoodSearch and how the service can benefit your charitable organization.
- www.GoodSearch.com
- Add a new charity
- Get involved with GoodSearch
- GoodSearch for WELS

The tidbits:

This week’s picks
- Picnik – www.picnik.com
- PhotoShop Express – www.photoshop.com/express
  - Martin’s sample photos – Spring in New Mexico
WELS.net feature
- Search WELS.net
Of interest
- WELSTech Listener Contest
  - Submit your Top 3 Free Software Tools
  - Win a WELS Technology 1 GB thumb drive
  - Winner announced on May 7 podcast
Community feedback
- Joshua Schoeneck, Technology Director for Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School shared a link to his favorite PDF creation tool, PDFill – www.pdfill.com