Hosting has always been a little bit of a dog eat dog industry, but with CDNs it gets a little more complicated because you are paying for a specifc quantity of a specific resource… bandwidth.
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So How Can You Get uQast For Free?
I first heard about Cloudflare when they presented at Techcrunch Disrupt. I am not writing about every startup that presented there, just a couple that caught my eye as something that I think will have a significant impact for my readers.
Read more on Cloudflare – Potentially Mindblowing e-Commerce CDN Solution…
As the Alpha of One True Fan currently stands it is just a fun game – a little like Foursquare where you can become the “One True Fan” of websites based upon a number of factors. I say that having never used Foursquare or any kind of location based social network. For me locations are the web pages I visit :)
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#Angelgate has been fascinating for the last week.
I have my own thoughts on the topic of course that I have mainly left in comments.
There was me thinking the whole point was to form a syndicate
Read more on I Wish I Hadn’t Invested In Crunchpad #Angelgate…
A serious problem – I have 2800 “Zombies” that haven’t been fed for 11 days – they like eating my brains.. or the product of my brain, yet can’t get their daily dose.
Read more on 2800 Social Media Zombies Need Feeding On Friendfeed…
It seems Cuil.com is dead.
Michael Arrington’s sources suggest this is permanent.
That is $33 Million down the drain in research, development, infrastructure for the search engine crawlers etc.
But that is a fair investment… the investors new there was a significant risk, and based on the Crunchbase profile there were a whole load of smart people involved.
Read more on Cuil No Longer – Leapfish To Deadpool Next?…
Lots of rash statements get written by new media types after a press conference by Google, as an attempt to grab attention or to validate their business model by detrimenting that of others.
I am glad Matt Cutts, Marissa Mayer and many other Googlers have been fairly quick to defend the continued need for some kind of Search Engine Optimization, because ultimately a lot of what is SEO helps Google index content and find relevance.
Read more on Keystroke Optimization For Google Instant…
Yahoo Site Explorer reports over 100M links to Bloglines
The largest chunks of those are subscription links from blogs, many of them nofollowed, and a fair chunk are also from their own properties.
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Close to 4 years ago trademark policy with WordPress was confusing.
Automattic registered the WordPress trademark and began sending out letters to domain owners who provided goods and services around the WordPress brand.
They actually started sending out these letters and emails before the trademark was even published for opposition.
Read more on Warning: WordPress Trademark Now Has Teeth…
One of the hottest stories of the weekend without doubt was Armand Morin revealing that a Google Adwords rep had told one of his affiliates, in an email, that he needed to fix Armand’s site or remove it from the internet for unacceptable business practices, or remain with his Adwords account suspended.
Read more on Google Adwords – Mid to Long Tail – Google Doesn’t Care?…
The IAB in the UK is reporting that from 1st March 2011 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will now have its coverage extended to include additional forms of online marketing and communication.
Read more on ASA To Oversee UK Websites & Social Media…
The FTC doesn’t like fake testimonials – they can also get you in trouble in the UK.
I have covered disclosure in blog posts extensively but fake testimonials just irks me.
Read more on You Too Can Debase Yourself Or Your Business For A Fiver…
To be frank, 2009 for me was the worst hosting nightmare I have ever had. The whole year.
My hosting problems were dragging me down… they had an acute effect on the quality of my life.
Read more on Storm On Demand Review & $75 Coupon (Expiration Date: 10/15/2010)…
Organic or a bunch of chemical?
Lye soap or made from potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide etc?
Vegetable oil or animal fat?
Hot or cold process?
Mixed with titanium, nickel, aluminium or silver?
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Having criticized the new retweet or “tweet” button that Twitter have introduced, lets see if we can make it better.
This mainly covers WordPress – if you are on another platform, find a geek that uses it to try to do the equivalent, but I doubt this is possible on Blogger.
Read more on How To Create a Better Tweet Button (+WP Shortcode)…
CAPTCHA Adverts As Part Of Your Sales Funnel & That Patent Thing
The website real estate around forms is both highly valuable and rarely used effectively.
But when I see the tech media oohing about a 3rd Party captcha service that uses ads, I feel I can add something to the discussion.
Read more on CAPTCHA Adverts As Part Of Your Sales Funnel & That Patent Thing…