Well, I received a new chinese domain name scam this week. Unlike the previous one I blogged about here, this one is much more primitive. Here is the email I received Hello The domain name www.HEARTART.CN is available for purchase. Since you own this name in another extension, we thought this name would be of […]
Another Chinese Domain Name Scam – this time using SEDO.com Read More »
In a recent article about blogs written by mums, I thought, what about the dads out there. I agree that some of the stuff some of the mum\’s write about is interesting, possibly as I work from home and can relate. But I have also read plenty of blogs written by guys who are fathers
Mummy Blogs, What about the Daddy blogs? Read More »
I read a piece about running your own website. You can read it here I was surprised to see this kind of reporting on a reputable site. I couldn\’t post a comment on it, so I thought I would blog my response here. The key theme through the piece is the assertion that : People
Updating your Website – The options Read More »
As robotics and programming get more and more advanced, the things these advances can be put against increases too. From simple algorithms / decision trees and problem solving to more intelligent programs to deal with Chess, draughts and black jack. Here is a great article on online poker and the things people are doing online
Winning at Online Poker using Artificial Intelligence Read More »
A while a go I posted about Symantec and it\’s subscription system (Have Symantec lost faith in their own products?) Well it has now been reported that due to overwhelming feedback on a Stuff poll (over 97% were against) Symantec has backed down. Good news I say, as while Symantec have said that it was
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Video is getting more and more prevalent on the web, Youtube is the largest video platform and amazingly provides the second most searches of all search engines, behind Google. This is a great opportunity to base marketing and SEO for your site / products / services Here is a great video with the product manager
SEO and Marketing using videos Read More »
Search Engine Conferences are a great place to find out information about the world of search. In this video, the discussion is about the future of search, including Twitter, Social Search, Mobile and even possible acquisitions in the search world. One interesting aspect is the change from mass media to social media focus. More WebProNews
Looking at the Future of Search – Video from SES in New York Read More »
As a football fan, it\’s great to see the footballers making fun of themselves. For those of you who follow football, this was a recent sketch from Comic Relief. Interestingly, Peter Crouch (one in the front row) did the \”rope\” as part of his celebration after scoring a goal in tonight\’s 2-1 win over Ukraine.
Comic Relief – Sketch comes true in England 2 – Ukraine 1 Read More »
The Government has announced $1.5Bn worth of investment to provide fibre optic cables (dark fibre) as the basis for the new broadband infrastructure. Unfortunately, Kerikeri is not in the 25 largest centres that the money is being spent on. Hopefully the rich and famous who live or holiday locally will generate some reason to increase
Faster Broadband, but not here…Boo Hoo… Read More »
With April 1 hard coded into the Conficker virus, expect some headaches shortly. We will either hear the gnashing of teeth and wails of \”Not Me!\” or a whimper as the virus is reactivated. Here in NZ, there were some high profile casualties, Ministry of Health, Polytechnics, Newspapers sites Whether lessons have been learnt, we
Not April Fools, But Conficker Day? Read More »
