Thanks for all your positive feedback last week regarding the snippet I published on Dan's adopted puppy, Faye! It was nice to hear the stories of ThinkHost clients adopting animals that may otherwise have met an unfortunate fate. 

I'm very proud to announce that ThinkHost is now hosting CarbonFund.org. Carbonfund is a simple and affordable way for you to reduce your climate footprint.  The organization, which is a non-profit group, helps to reduce the threat of climate change by supporting renewable energy, efficiency and reforestation projects that reduce carbon emissions. 

CarbonFund were recently mentioned in Time Magazine - you can read the article here.

Have a good weekend!

Michael Bloch
Business Operations Manager
ThinkHost, Inc.
 

A search engine that donates to non-profit organizations for each click? - view|discuss

DIAL (Device Independent Authoring Language) is a new draft standard introduced by the W3C - view|discuss

Skype now offering free PC to landline/cell calls - view|discuss

News! Our blog and forums now also contain content from CSRWire - the corporate responsibility wire service! ThinkHost clients can get a discount on press release submission services.

  
Bookmarking script

With so many sites on the web, it's hard enough to grab people's attention for more than 60 seconds and sometimes even harder to get them to return. 

Encouraging people to bookmark or add your site to their favorites is one of the many simple strategies you can use to encourage repeat traffic. 

It's not enough to rely on the fact that browsers have favorites/bookmarking functions only a few inches away on the toolbar . Visitors need to be encouraged to add your site to their favorites and you need to make it as easy as possible for them to do so - right at the point of the information.

ThinkHost offers a bookmarking script that's easy to implement into your pages and customizable - learn more

If you're curious about learning the basics of WML - try our tutorial - it's easy and fun - you'll have your first WML deck published in no time!

The ThinkHost Knowledge Base is a collection of technical information, web site marketing tips, frequently asked questions, and documentation to help you make the most from your account with us.

For information regarding current network status; view ThinkUpdate.
  

 
Are you a member of a club or community group?

ThinkHost assists many community organizations with free or discounted hosting as part of our commitment to social responsibility! 

While many groups approach us directly for sponsorship, we also welcome referrals via our clients - in fact, we strongly encourage it!

We assist all sorts of organizations, particularly those that are focused on:

• Environment
• Grass roots democracy
• Peace
• Social/economic justice
• Human rights

We also help schools, clubs - basically any non-profit group that contributes positively to the community!

Are you involved with any of these sorts of groups? Make mention of ThinkHost to the committee! Learn more about our discounts and free hosting initiative 
   

Domain Name System (DNS): A database that is used to translate domain names into Internet Protocol (IP) numbers.
 

Podcasting is the method of delivering multimedia files over the Internet for playback on mobile devices and computers. The growing popularity of podcasting opens opportunities for your business to spread its message in a new way.

Learn more
 

Some are knowledgeable and concerned about population growth. At the other end are some who disbelieve the facts. It is WPB's experience that most people have no factual awareness of the seriousness and magnitude of the issue. World Population Balance is dedicated to raising awareness about the benefits of population stabilization. 

A visit to the World Population Balance site will give you plenty of food for thought.

Here's your chance for some free coverage!

If you have a fully functioning, presentable site and you'd like to give it some extra exposure via ThinkHost news and our online archive, please email me with the following information:

- Your site name
- Your site URL
- A brief description of your site

New! You can also add your site link and description to our client directory - another free service from ThinkHost.
   

The Justice Department has concluded that Google's complaint regarding the default settings for the search box in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 do not violate Microsoft's antitrust agreement with federal and state governments - read article

Women are now 52% of Web users, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, and their usage has grown 19% since 2003 vs. 12% for men. - read article