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 find out how to have your own natural air fresheners with desktop plants that clear workplace toxins and  discover the big name backers behind Bitcoin.

You can also find out how to tell Google to stop digging up your past and how to let Google know that your Web pages deserve better ranking.

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 – June 2014:

Or, download: podcast_jun14.mp3 [10′ 52”, 5.0MB]

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. DELETING GOOGLE – Telling Google to stop digging up your past
   
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   • www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3324b122-da79-11e3-a448-00144feabdc0.html#axzz31d8ykOM1
     
   • www.wired.com/2014/05/google-cant-forget-you-but-it-should-make-you-hard-to-find
     
   • www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27421969
     
   
   
   
3. TELL GOOGLE YOU WANT BETTER RANKING – A simple web-form to let Google know why you think your website deserves better rankings
   
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   • docs.google.com/forms/d/1Czwk15Yc_-zcnnlvqTuspEnz2Sn3Aw2JxhkWvoVxVS4/viewform
     
   
   
   
4. ONE MOMENT IN TIME – What happens across the web in a single second
   
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   • onesecond.designly.com
     
   
   
   
5. THE WEB IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER – All of the world’s domain names listed in alphabetical order
   
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   • internetdirectory.info
     
   • www.andpublishing.org
     
   
   
   
6. DOTCOM DOWN UNDER – Kim Dotcom launches his own political “internet partyâ€
   
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   • www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ye5dFP0GA1Y#t=85
     
   • www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27291601
     
   
   
   
7. BRANSON BACKS BITCOIN – BitPay Bitcoin processor receives $30m in funding
   
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   • www.cityam.com/blog/1399993163/how-richard-branson-s-getting-behind-virtual-currency
     
   
   
   
8. BITCOIN FOR BEGINNERS – Bitcoin services for beginners
   
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   • www.theweek.co.uk/world-news/bitcoin/56138/bitcoin-passes-1000-mark-will-it-take-over-world
     
   
   
   
9. 100 BEST FREE FONTS – Over 100 quality fonts, free to download
   
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   • www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/best-free-fonts-for-designers-1233380
     
   
   
   
10. GROWN-UP COMICS – Free digital comics for your inner child on your eReader
    
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    • www.richardfarrar.com/the-internet-monthly-may-2014/
      
    • www.comixology.co.uk/free-comics
      
    
    
    
11. PLANTS WITH PURPOSE – Plants to help purify your working environment
    
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    • www.care2.com/greenliving/20-houseplants-to-clear-toxins-from-your-home.html
      
    
    
    
12. SEARCH ENGINE OF THE MONTH – A search engine serious about your privacy
    
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    • duckduckgo.com/whatsnew
      
    • duck.co/blog/whatsnew
      
    
    
    

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