Archive for April, 2008
What’s on your Google Log? Who’s on your Social Media Profile?
Keep a simple log for one week.
Call it “My Google Search Log”. Just jot down all the searches you did at Google for a one week period.
Now, let’s say your week has passed by. (My, that was fast!)
What’s on your log?
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Dozens of searches phrases? Hundreds maybe?
Now scan the list.
How many times did […]
SPF Protection for Email
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What’s SPF? When you hear “SPF” you might be thinking “Sun Protection Factor”. (Especially now that it’s spring!)
But last week, I set up SPF email protection for two clients.
When it comes to the internet, SPF stands for “Sender Policy Framework“.
What’s SPF do?
Basically, it tries to keep you from getting burned by […]
Just Say No to Catchall Email!
For every piece of legitimate email you receive, how many pieces of spam do you filter?
Sadly, the spam/legitimate ratio is frequently +1. And growing.
Sigh.
That’s why I was surprised to see that a few small business folks I hold in high regard still have catchall email enabled at their servers.
Catchall email is a terrible idea. When […]
Middle Aged, Cranky, and Loving Web Usability
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I love the work of usability expert Jakob Nielson. I really do.
His latest UseIt Alerts are must-reads.
One alert takes a cranky old man’s slap at bad web design. Bad content, bad navigation, big bad badness.
Another discusses middle-aged folks and our declining web performance.
Both contain awesome analyses. Couldn’t agree more.
But keep two things in mind:
1. Criticizing is always easier […]
Double Your Subscriber Numbers Overnight!
Every month, I trash at least 4 or 5 magazines — without reading them.
They arrive in the mail. I stopped subscribing to them ages ago.
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I’m sure I’m not alone. A number of friends of mine were just grousing about this annoying issue last week. It’s not just a waste of paper. It’s […]
