Predators: Internet Scams
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 11:46 in Emails, Featured Stories | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
There are some very dangerous predators prowling around the web. Take for example advance-fee frauds, also known as the Nigerian scam, or the 419 scam, named after Article 419 of the Nigerian Legal Code. Check it out on the web... (Continue reading)
Mass e-mailing as a defensive weapon in the workplace
Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 8:07 in Best Practices, Emails, Featured Stories | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
From the best practice entries on this blog you may be getting the impression that I am recommending you stop mass e-mailing. Well not quite! There is one situation that I recommend to all my students: using mass e-mails as... (Continue reading)
Digital Marketing the Twitter Way!
Written on 29 Mar, 2009 at 8:50 in Featured Stories, Our Experiments, Twitter | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
How does the idea of marketing on a microblogging platform – Twitter sound? WebCoherence being already present there, we thought of experimenting with it. “But how?” – A discussion sparked between me and another Web Ecologist – Railsbob. We were... (Continue reading)
Twitter Clatter
Written on 26 Mar, 2009 at 13:17 in Featured Stories, Twitter, User Stories | viewed times and users have made 2 comments so far
clatter … clatter … clatter … “Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen” … clatter … clatter … clatter … “Welcome to the London School of Economics” … clatter … clatter … clatter … “and the opening session of the Communia Conference”... (Continue reading)
Intellectual Property Rights: Vultures on the Web
Written on 24 Mar, 2009 at 20:55 in Featured Stories, Intellectual Property Rights | viewed times and users have made 1 comment so far
I had been asked to give a keynote speech at the prestigious Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas. My topic was uncertainty. I would use an example to show that even if the technology is simple, it becomes highly complex... (Continue reading)
‘Social’ spam
Written on 19 Mar, 2009 at 19:18 in Featured Stories, Social Networks, Spam | viewed times and users have made 1 comment so far
I don’t know about you, but as for me I am totally fed up of receiving emails from anyone and everyone with subject lines like “Where are you now?”, “Invitation to connect”, or “XYZ invites you to join … “.... (Continue reading)
GeoTagging: A new devil on the block
Written on 18 Mar, 2009 at 12:59 in Featured Stories, GeoTagging | viewed times and users have made 1 comment so far
Reaching a destination is easy with a map, that is until you’re rushing, and find yourself without either: (1) A large map with sufficient precision, and (2) The exact location of your required destination. Thanks to a new technique called GeoTagging,... (Continue reading)
Learning to love Spam
Written on 16 Mar, 2009 at 18:43 in Featured Stories, Our Experiments | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
I used to be very annoyed whenever spam mail managed to penetrate my mail filters. But no more! In a flash of enlightenment I found myself in awe of the sheer ingenuity (as well as the brass nerve) of the... (Continue reading)
Got an interesting piece?
Written on 15 Mar, 2009 at 17:01 in Featured Stories, Tell us your story | viewed times and users have made 1 comment so far
Harrassed by a website? Your password stolen? Have you spotted a case of leaky information? Is there is something interesting or urgent that you think we should post on our website, to spread the word? What about ideas? Think there’s... (Continue reading)
