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Pings? Trackbacks? Wiki?

February 16, 2006
Can anyone clue me in as to what these things are?

(Oh, and don’t forget To Cast Your Vote! :: )
Filed Under: Parenthood

{ 12 Comments }

  1. Faith says:
    February 16, 2006 at 2:16 pm

    Let me know when you find out!!! ;D
    p.s. I did figure out how to vote though! Yea!

  2. Nicole says:
    February 16, 2006 at 2:58 pm

    I'm little help. I think trackbacks refer to posts inspired by yours. So, if I wrote something about, say, adoption, inspired by one of your pieces, I would "trackback" to it.

    And if that is totally wrong, I'm sorry. I'll be checking back to see if someone else has this better figured out.

  3. linzi says:
    February 16, 2006 at 3:05 pm

    I think pings are (generally if you are trying to connect over a network) something your computer sends out. if it gets an answer then your connection is working (this is a guess)… and the only wiki i know is wikipedia.com!

  4. Shannon from Rocks I says:
    February 16, 2006 at 3:59 pm

    I thought "pings" were all the little scratches in my mini-van around the keyhole… 🙂 GORGEOUS picture.

  5. KDubs says:
    February 16, 2006 at 10:10 pm

    A trackback is when you read a post, like it, and then write about the same thing but you want to attribute the author!

  6. Rachelle says:
    February 17, 2006 at 2:02 am

    Cute pic!

  7. Sarah says:
    February 17, 2006 at 2:13 am

    A ping will update different blog trackers to let them know that you have recently updated or posted a new post.

  8. wendy says:
    February 17, 2006 at 5:01 am

    *LOVE* the pic. I voted for ya. Had to laugh when I went in there and saw that my (now extinct) blog was nominated for the same category as yours. I had no idea I had been nominated. Good luck Mary!

  9. HolyMama! says:
    February 17, 2006 at 5:08 am

    That's a hat and a precious, precious child. Easy!

    Oh? Not what you meant? I don't know either.

  10. MrsDoF says:
    February 17, 2006 at 8:23 am

    A ping is when the subject of your post has been checked by a Search Engine. It started out to be a way for computers talk to each other and keep subjects filed for easy reference, but has evolved into a great method for spam/crap to overload your site.
    A trackback usually applies when one blogger links to your post because they are about the same subject or because it might be of interest to yet another reader. Also a great method for idjuts to find you and take advantage of any open server space.
    Wiki has a technical term but lately implies reference on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia.
    Looks like you might have to enable Word Verification pretty soon, so that only human eyes can comment.

  11. Frog Legs says:
    February 17, 2006 at 9:34 am

    *LOVE* the picture!!!

  12. B.E.C.K. says:
    February 18, 2006 at 2:00 am

    Ping: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PING

    Trackback: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackback

    Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki