Gmail Hacked? Here’s how to spot.
Written on 29 Jun, 2009 at 9:49 in Email Best Practices, Emails, Featured Stories | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
If you rely on Gmail as much as I do, you probably worry about someone hacking into your Gmail account? Well, among the advanced features on Google’s mailing service there is a cool little trick that you can use to... (Continue reading)
IP shields recession for some…
Written on 23 Jun, 2009 at 22:46 in Featured Stories, Intellectual Property Rights | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
When the doldrums of recession are being heard everywhere and businesses have seen a considerable drop in sales and profitability, Intellectual Property Rights have come to rescue of some Internet business players. An anonymous Web Ecologist reports a fellow student being slammed... (Continue reading)
Another thing to watch.
Written on 16 Jun, 2009 at 9:54 in Ambient Intelligence, Featured Stories | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
The SANS Internet Storm Center and the Register made an interesting observation today – it seems the new ‘smart’ power meters are less secure than the modern P2P client, and very easy to disrupt. What’s significant about this is not... (Continue reading)
The Deep Pockets Syndrome in Reverse
Written on 15 Jun, 2009 at 6:56 in Featured Stories | viewed times and users have made 1 comment so far
So Facebook has joined Myspace and Twitter in enabling personalized web-addresses, with half a million addresses grabbed within minutes of the scheme going live. According to the Sunday Times www.facebook.com/princecharles went to a guy in Hawaii. Surprise, surprise, the cyber-squatters... (Continue reading)
Wildfire on the Web
Written on 7 May, 2009 at 21:04 in Featured Stories, Others | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Another topic that fascinates me is how rumours spread over the Internet. On April 1st 2003, All Fools Day, someone at CNN thought it a good joke to post a spurious story about the assassination of Bill Gates in Los... (Continue reading)
Profiling – Twitter joining the bandwagon!
Written on 27 Apr, 2009 at 8:31 in Featured Stories, Twitter | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Twitter – the microblogging platform – boasts millions of subscribers, and its user base is experiencing exponential growth. The time is right for it to go the way of AdWords. With millions already invested, but a negligible Return on Investment,... (Continue reading)
Can I sp*m you?
Written on 23 Apr, 2009 at 7:47 in Email Best Practices, Featured Stories, User Stories | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
After a few years of work experience in the industry, I had decided it was time for me to go back to school to learn some lessons in management. During my B-school research I came across the details of a MBA fair... (Continue reading)
Spam the Polluter
Written on 21 Apr, 2009 at 11:30 in Featured Stories | viewed times and users have made 2 comments so far
We are all aware that spam pollutes the Internet, but did you know it also pollutes the planet! That’s what a new McAfee-commissioned report produced by green consultants ICF says. Check it out for yourself: http://img.en25.com/Web/McAfee/CarbonFootprint_web_final2.pdf It’s a fascinating read,... (Continue reading)
Buried as irrelevant
Written on 20 Apr, 2009 at 18:42 in Featured Stories, Spam, Web Creatures | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
I’m a perpetual reader of xkcd. For those poor souls who aren’t aware, it’s a webcomic that has an immense following. Not only is it insightful into web culture, it has it’s own coherent effects. An example can be found... (Continue reading)
How are the Mighty Fallen?
Written on 20 Apr, 2009 at 10:32 in Featured Stories, Others | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Mike Morgan has just received a cease-and-desist notice from the mighty Goldman Sachs; GoDaddy has locked his domain names. ‘Mike who?’ I can hear you ask. I didn’t know about him either until an article appeared in the Daily Telegraph... (Continue reading)
