The Internet Monthly is a monthly podcast featuring 10 or so short Internet related articles, tips and tricks and a regular search engine of the month feature.

In this month’s issue you can discover the best options available to you if you’re still using Windows XP as XP faces the final curtain and how The Guardian has decided that SEO is dead.

You can also find out if you know everything there is to know about SEO with an SEO Quiz. and discover how to acquire an always-on photographic memory with tiny technology plus learn to love the Internet without having to learn how to code.

This podcast is derived from a monthly newsletter published by Zen Internet and recorded and produced by Silicon Bay. The podcast is reproduced by kind permission of Zen Internet.

The Internet Monthly – April 2014:

Or, download: podcast_apr14.mp3 [11′ 54”, 5.5MB]

This month’s edition of The Internet Monthly podcast contains the following articles. A list of links associated with each article are included for reference:

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2. XP COUNTDOWN – What are your options if you’re still using Windows XP?
   
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   • www.gizmag.com/windows-xp-support-end-options/31218
     
   
   
   
3. iPLAYER UPDATE – BBC iPlayer updated for consistency across multiple devices
   
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   • www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/new-iplayer.html
     
   
   
   
4. BRITISH RIVAL FOR YOUTUBE – An ad-free, HD, UK contender to YouTube?
   
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   • thenextweb.com/apps/2014/03/13/wonder-wants-take-youtube-new-ad-free-video-platform-exclusive-lifestyle-content
     
   
   
   
5. AOL’S UK ALTERNATIVE TO YOUTUBE – AOL’s video content comes to the UK
   
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   • www.thedrum.com/news/2014/03/24/aol-partners-channel-4-news-itn-and-mymovies-launch-premium-aol-video-platform-uk
     
   
   
   
6. THE NARRATIVE CLIP – A life capturing miniature automatic camera
   
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   • getnarrative.com
     
   • getnarrative.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201876383-Technical-Specifications-And-Price
     
   
   
   
7. GUARDIAN BUYS CODING TEACHER – Guardian helps to promote coding
   
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   • www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1281004/guardian-buys-15-decoded
     
   
   
   
8. CODE AVENGERS – Courses to learn computer programming for all ages
   
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   • www.codeavengers.com
     
   
   
   
9. DON’T FEAR THE INTERNET – For the web enthusiasts who don’t wish to code
   
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   • www.dontfeartheinternet.com
     
   
   
   
10. DEAD OR ALIVE OPTIMISATION – Is search engine optimisation really dead?
    
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    • www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/26/around-the-web-seo-not-dead-facebook-falling-behind
      
    • bgr.com/2013/07/09/google-search-results-advertisements
      
    • searchengineland.com/forrester-consumers-prefer-organic-search-not-search-ads-for-discovery-164112
      
    
    
    
11. BLOG SEO QUIZ – Test your knowledge of search engine optimisation
    
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    • searchenginewatch.com/article/2335769/Blog-SEO-Quiz-Test-Your-Blog-Optimization-Knowledge
      
    
    
    
12. SEARCH ENGINE OF THE MONTH – The latest 2-in-1 Chinese search engine
    
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    • www.ChinaSo.com
      
    • www.techinasia.com/china-new-state-run-search-engine-chinaso-launches
      
    
    
    

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