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The "Techy Translator"
Janine calls herself a techy translator because she's well known for making technical topics easy to understand, and more fun to learn.
Her experience as a journalist and Dummies author, makes her writing more accessible, even for novices and non-technical audiences.
Janine has written for a variety of publications, including:
Janine was regular contributor to Layers Magazine. Published columns are available in her Dreamweaver Training Center.
Janine worked as a freelance writer for Shape Magazine. (Sorry, Shape articles are not available online.)
Janine was a regular contributor to Publish Magazine. M and many of her articles and reviews are still online
She also contributed to a series of case studies for the Newspaper Association of America (NAA):
Who's in Charge of Whom? Emerging Media Organization Structures
In today’s increasingly diversified world of specialty magazines, hundreds of cable TV channels, and millions of niche web sites, media companies need to put a higher priority on understanding and serving their audiences, as well as marketing new products to ever-more-segmented audiences. (Read full case study in PDF format.)
Author, Columnist, Reporter, and Editor
Janine has more than 20 years experience as a journlist, author, and edtior. She's been published in a diverse collection of publications, including Shape Magazine, Layers Magazine, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Point Reyes Light Newspaper and The Miami Herald.
She's the author of more than a dozen books about the Internet, including Web Sites DIY For Dummies, Mobile Web Design For Dummies, iPhone & iPad Web Design For Dummies, and Dreamweaver For Dummies (every edition).
You'll find a collection of her web design tutorials and other musings at DigitalFamily.com, Janine's web design consulting and training website.
From 2002 and 2004 Janine wrote a newspaper colum forThe Miami Herald's Business Monday Magazine . Like most things about technology that are more than 5 years old, they're getting rather dated, but you can read some of her previously published columns on this page.
Spam-blockers often fight wrong messages
Your spam-blocker may be deleting more than junk mail. If you've e-mailed someone recently and not received a reply, don't take it personally. The latest casualties in the war on spam may be messages you want that are being misidentified and deleted by your server's spam-blocker. (continue...)
Online Networking Sites Compete to Build Personal and Professional Connections
Most people agree that online networking is a growing business. What they don't agree on is which new site offers the best way to build a network over the Internet.
Online networking sites -- which include LinkedIn, ZeroDegrees, Ryze, and Friendster -- represent one of the fastest growing categories of Web sites. And they are attracting millions of dollars in venture capital and millions of members eager to help each other find services, business partners, and jobs. (continue...)
Whyville.com teaches adults joys of learning online
When members of the online community at Whyville.net were challenged with reporting on Winter Solstice celebrations around the world, many quickly determined that the best strategy was to recruit an international team and compare notes.
That wasn't so hard in a virtual world where 50 percent of the members come from outside the United States. The real challenge came when they wanted to celebrate their success and discovered they'd first have to learn to negotiate different time zones. Most of them are only 12 or 13, and they still have early bedtimes. (continue...)
Cellphones shape social behavior among teens
Imagine how important your cellphone would be if using it were the only way to get together with your friends after school, compare notes about your classes, or keep in touch with your high-school sweetheart.
That's the reality for most of the young people in Japan today, arguably the most wired population in the world with 97 percent cellphone usage reported among Japanese college students and 79 percent among high school students. (continue...)
Looking for love in online places
You may not be able to buy or sell love, but you can make money selling personal ads online.
According to a study sponsored by the Online Publishers Association, personal ads on the Internet now account for the largest share of spending for online content.
That means that people are paying more to use online matchmaking sites than they are to use any other sites on the Web. They spent more on personals than on business and investment sites, which came in second, and more than they spent on entertainment, which came in third. (continue...)
How much does spam really cost?
Supporters of spam will tell you that e-mail is the most cost-effective way to market any product or service.
Opponents will tell you that spam is only cost-effective for the sender and that receiving those unsolicited messages is costing billions of dollars each year in computer processing power, online service fees and technical support. (continue...)
Businesses need more Internet, less TV exposure
After all the layoffs and stock losses of the past year, it's easy to think that business is best done offline these days -- unless you stop looking at failed business plans and start paying attention to the sheer number of people using the Internet and the impact it is having on nearly every aspect of people's lives.
''Surveying the Digital Future,'' a study released this month by UCLA reports that more than 71 percent of Americans have gone online and people are spending more hours on the Internet every day. (continue...)
How do you look online?
You never know who might search for information about you on the Internet before your next business meeting, interview, or blind date. The question is what will they find?
If you're concerned about your profes sional or personal reputation, you should pay attention to your online appearance. You should also know that you can take steps to tell your own story and even correct things that might mislead people. (continue...)