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I’m always interested in who’s reading my blog and would like to find out if any Tweets link to it. Is there any easy way to do this?

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My hosting provider includes a selection of statistics packages. Do I really need these? What’s the benefit?

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I keep losing auctions in the last few seconds and want to know if there’s something i’m doing wrong. How do other bidders do it?

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I’ve heard that Facebook have just launched the ability for webmasters to add a “Like” button to their website. How can I add this to my webpage?

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I followed a link to a download on a website called Sourceforge and was asked to pick a mirror. The file downloaded fine, but what’s a mirror?

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On several websites, I am asked for a verification code when I’m filling in a form. Sometimes they’re really hard to read and I’m always afraid of getting them wrong. How can I make sure I always get them right?

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I’ve seen a really cool reflection effect on a photo. Is that easy to make? How can I create it myself?

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My company has a website and I’d love to spruce it up using some super-cool mapping stuff like you see on a number of websites. Someone told me I can do a mashup, but when I signed up for API access at Google Maps I realised that I was way out of my depth. Where can I contract someone to give my website some glamour?

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