Just Because You Found it On the Internet, That Doesn’t Mean You Can Use It

Why you cannot use whatever you find on the Internet for your own web site and 5 things to do about it. . . . → Read More: Just Because You Found it On the Internet, That Doesn’t Mean You Can Use It

When Algorithms Fail

Least you doubt that companies rely too much on technology to provide automated content on the Internet, consider what the Daily Beast calls “Related Stories”. . . . → Read More: When Algorithms Fail

Yelp Ends Free Announcement and Special Offer Postings

Yelp is ending free special offer and announcement postings next month. They claim they’re responding to requests from businesses, but Yelp’s move leaves community groups in the lurch. . . . → Read More: Yelp Ends Free Announcement and Special Offer Postings

Google+ Wants to Use What You Post Forever

Google+ Terms of Service says that they can use ANYTHING you post for whatever they want, however they want. That’s dangerous for Intellectual Property standards and for your social well being. . . . → Read More: Google+ Wants to Use What You Post Forever

Google+: Another Technology Time Sink

Google+ reminds me that just because the technology exists, that doesn’t mean you need to use it. . . . → Read More: Google+: Another Technology Time Sink

LinkedIn Lets Me Opt Out

Last week I complained that LinkedIn’s new privacy policy lets them use your image and name for their ads and the opt-out links didn’t work. I sent LinkedIn email on Friday telling them their opt-out system didn’t work. I didn’t hear anything, so Monday I wrote a letter to their legal department, and sent it to their legal notification address on Tuesday. Today, I received a straight-forward response from a paralegal at LinkedIn giving me an opt-out link that works. . . . → Read More: LinkedIn Lets Me Opt Out

Spam Slowing Down

Spam vs. Good Messages for the Past 30 Days

Symantec is reporting a sharp drop in the number of spam messages sent out since July, 2010 when 90% of all messages were spam. Today, they are recording only 73% as spam.

Obviously it’s not time to throw away the spam filters, especially when your . . . → Read More: Spam Slowing Down

LinkedIn Makes You Be Their Pitchman

Linked-In’s privacy policies now say that they can use you for their ads and their opt-out method doesn’t work! . . . → Read More: LinkedIn Makes You Be Their Pitchman