The Monthly Newsletter for Web Professionals
Volume 7 Issue 01 - January 2005
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Letter from the Editor, The Latest Industry News, Featured Web Professional, Featured Articles, The Latest from WOW Headquarters, Front and Back, Get Involved With WOW
Letter from the Executive Editor
"As fast as each opportunity presents itself, use it! No matter how tiny an opportunity it may be, use it!" -- Inspirational book writer Robert Collier
Happy New Year!
So now what?
On behalf of WOW and Web professionals everywhere, I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year! We hope your holidays were wonderful.
While the start of the new year is a time for resolutions, such as "I'll
improve my technical skills," "I'll increase my circle of friends
and associates" or "I'm going to get a better job," it’s
also a time to grab new opportunities.
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The Latest Industry News
XML: A turtle or a hare?
The technology known as Extensible Markup Language has become a nearly universal
way to share information online. But there's a growing recognition that
XML's benefits sometimes come with a price tag: sluggish performance.
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.CN IDN Chinese domain names available
Domainsite.com, an ICANN accredited registrar, has announced that it will
offer internationalized domain name (IDN) registration for .the .CN Registry.
During the launch, each registrant can register an unlimited number of IDN
.CN domain names at USD $34 / year per domain.
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Upcoming Events
WOW Web Design and Project Management Workshop Tour: Strategies and Best Practices, Six Cites, Three Days of Killer Content.
WOW Web Content Management and Web Services Workshop, Nationwide Tour: Hot Topics. Seven Cites. Two Days of Killer Content.
The Latest from WOW Headquarters
WOW NEWS
December 18 - WOW Announces 2004 Distinguished Web Professional of the Year Award Winners more::
November 18 - WOW Brings Industry and Education Professionals Together for Annual Advisory Board Summit more::
November 18 - WOW Brings Industry and Education Professionals Together at Las Vegas Conference more::
Get Involved With WOW
There are many ways to get involved with WOW
Is there a WOW chapter in your neighborhood? Would you like to start one? E-mail Joshua Blackford, WOW's Membership Director at jblackford@joinwow.org
We need instructors! If you have web expertise and want to share your knowledge please contact us at: info@joinwow.org We're looking for Contributing Authors for the Feature Articles section. Are you an expert in your field? Is there something that you feel WOW members need to know about? Send your story to info@joinwow.org.
Mentors, if you are interested in getting involved in our mentoring program to assist students online contact bill@joinwow.org