Domain registration is usually very simple. In fact, you can simply use your local domain registrar and enter your details such as name, address, contact details and of course the name of the domain you want is your domain registered and registered. Alternatively, you can simply go online to fill in your domain registrar’s website, and if the system is intended simply a simple online application form with your name and other details and submit with your domain register. It’s that simple.
The problem usually comes to most of us after the domain has been registered. We hear all these words, such as name servers, domain refers to and forwarding, domain locking and other things that make them all a nightmare. But it’s not as bad as you think. Domain management, if you understand the various aspects, it’s actually a very simple task. We look at some aspects of domain registration and management, you might have to go through, setting up your website.
Name Server
Name servers are probably the most frequently used words, after you have registered a domain. Your hosting company will tell you to change your domain name server to their addresses in order to work for your web hosting properly. So what are name servers?
To put it in simple words, name servers are the name of your server. Basically tells a domain where your website files are located, so that every time someone types your domain name into their browsers, the domain know exactly where you are going to show your website files are – your homepage, etc.
Name servers usually look like this:
Assuming you’re using xyz hosting hosting company then your name servers should generally:
NS1. XYZ. COM
NS2. XYZ. COM
Note the NS could be followed by 3 or 4, depending on your hosting company. Your hosting companies usually offer their name server for you when you register with them.
Domain Forwarding / Domain redirect
redirect domain forwarding or domain as a means to know when you register multiple domains and you want one of your domains simply point to another domain you have, as an active site.
This technique allows you to have a single Web site are available under different domains. For example, you can register your domain in both. com and. net format and then make the. net domain look forward to your address. com website. Thus, we have not hosted at different sites under two to spend for each of your domain suffixes.
Domain locking
This is quite new in the world of domains is very important and you should always be aware of your domain status – ie whether locked or unlocked.
Well, as the domain blocking a difference work for you? First, if your domain is not locked, then malicious software or hackers have the ability to shift operations to the domain name or displacement of the domain name server on its Web site that many of embarrassment, you could. Not only that, in some cases, hackers can pull the domain from your domain registrar to them, giving them full control over your domain.
In general you should always make sure your domain is locked status. Of course, if you need the domain name server etc change for its own use, then you can unlock a domain. But always it is eighth, when your work and is the name server, or other information you are attempting to change, has been terminated, immediately lock your domain. If you can not lock or unlock your domain, please contact your domain registrar about this.
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Tag: ManagementDomain registration is usually very simple. In fact, you can simply use your local domain registrar and enter your details such as name, address, contact details and of course the name of the domain you want is your domain registered and registered. Alternatively, you can simply go online to fill in your domain registrar’s website, and if the system is intended simply a simple online application form with your name and other details and submit with your domain register. It’s that simple.
The problem usually comes to most of us after the domain has been registered. We hear all these words, such as name servers, domain refers to and forwarding, domain locking and other things that make them all a nightmare. But it’s not as bad as you think. Domain management, if you understand the various aspects, it’s actually a very simple task. We look at some aspects of domain registration and management, you might have to go through, setting up your website.
Name Server
Name servers are probably the most frequently used words, after you have registered a domain. Your hosting company will tell you to change your domain name server to their addresses in order to work for your web hosting properly. So what are name servers?
To put it in simple words, name servers are the name of your server. Basically tells a domain where your website files are located, so that every time someone types your domain name into their browsers, the domain know exactly where you are going to show your website files are – your homepage, etc.
Name servers usually look like this:
Assuming you’re using xyz hosting hosting company then your name servers should generally:
NS1. XYZ. COM
NS2. XYZ. COM
Note the NS could be followed by 3 or 4, depending on your hosting company. Your hosting companies usually offer their name server for you when you register with them.
Domain Forwarding / Domain redirect
redirect domain forwarding or domain as a means to know when you register multiple domains and you want one of your domains simply point to another domain you have, as an active site.
This technique allows you to have a single Web site are available under different domains. For example, you can register your domain in both. com and. net format and then make the. net domain address look forward to. com website. Thus, we have not hosted at different sites under two to spend for each of your domain suffixes.
Domain locking
This is quite new in the world of domains is very important and you should always be aware of your domain status – ie whether locked or unlocked.
Well, as the domain blocking a difference work for you? First, if your domain is not locked, then malicious software or hackers have the ability to shift operations to the domain name or displacement of the domain name server on its Web site that many of embarrassment, you could. Not only that, in some cases, hackers can pull the domain from your domain registrar to them, giving them full control over your domain.
In general you should always make sure your domain is locked status. Of course, if you need the domain name server etc change for its own use, then you can unlock a domain. But eighth is still out as soon as your work and is the name server or other information you are trying to change, has been terminated, immediately lock your domain. If you can not lock or unlock your domain, please contact your domain registrar about this.
Emergency management organizations and agencies that are restricting social media from their networks may be doing more harm than good.
Allowing access to social networking sites may actually boost productivity if not morale. Many large organizations use social media to boost sales, encourage team work and generate information and helpful leads. So too, can emergency managers find these tools to be productive. Agencies can quickly share lessons learned and other helpful information, faster than can be done even by phone or email. While there is obviously a need for a social media policy to avoid the posting of inappropriate messages, (see a cautionary tale here) the ability to instantly communicate with other emergency managers as well as the public is invaluable.
Additionally, there is value gained in using tools like Twitter to put out EXACTLY the message you want to your followers. Why not advertise? Does your organization’s web site home page have a link that says, “Follow Us on Twitter” yet? Why not? As overwhelming as the world of social media can be, on the other side of that anxiety attack is the most control we’ve ever had as emergency managers to manage the conversation. Want to know what people are talking about on Twitter? The real value from this social media wonder IS NOT the status updates – sure that’s cute for funny quips and posting tiny URLs, (wondering what a “Tiny URL” is?) but the real value in Twitter is the search capabilities. Try the Twitter Search (www.search.twitter.com): plug in any topic and you will get a list of the most recent tweets about it. Want to know what is REALLY going on during a disaster? Search it on Twitter rather than Google…you will be surprised how many people are tweeting from the actual scene! (Hint here: they’re not all responders) If you’re a public figure, you should be doing a Twitter search on yourself every day – want to know how you’re really holding up in the public poles?
Gone are the days where the work we do can be done in a silo – everything we do as emergency managers is open to public scrutiny. But this is a good thing! This level of accountability should motivate us to take all of our planning and preparedness initiatives to the next level. Our co-workers are no longer limited to the locale we serve. Tweet about your highs and lows. Connect with colleagues and coworkers on LinkedIn, create fan pages and group pages for initiatives and projects that would be better served with more input or a different perspective. Worried about input overload? Don’t; you’re still the project manager. Use the information to your benefit. Worried someone might steal your ideas? Good; that means you must be doing something right! Emergency management is only effective if everyone is on the same page and working toward the same finish.
Don’t know how to manage all of those status updates, groups and fan pages? Try a handy utility updating site – my favorite is www.Ping.fm. Here you can update one status and all of the other social media sites you manage will automatically be updated with the same message…or you can make groups of your sites, just like with your email. Utility sites can manage anything from the usual suspects like FaceBook, LinkedIn, Twitter and MySpace, to the more obscure or lesser known sites like Yammer, Plurk and Ning (here’s a ridiculously long, but probably not exhaustive, list of social media). AND, unlike anything else you do in emergency management, it’s ALL FREE!
The point being, rather than shy away from or limit access to social media, embrace it! Chances are your people are already using it anyway; why not encourage it and use it to your benefit? Anyone who has ever had a web security page pop up while trying to get through a Google search at work can tell you it’s beyond frustrating; it’s usually blocking something related to the job at hand. Ultimately, employers who are trying to reduce the amount of time workers spend socializing rather than working may really be doing the opposite. And if you’re that worried about your employees goofing off and not being productive, you may want to reconsider your hiring practices.
