Follow Me on #hitter or is it Twitter?

July 24th, 2008

I really dont get this one.
Now it has become a test of will, to never sign in again:
Twitter/#hitter

Posted in General Musing

Your Strangest Referral String

July 24th, 2008

OK, we all check our logs, but just out of interest and for a laugh what is your strangest actual referral string in recent times.
Found one in passing today that got me thinking:
When did birdseye change the name of chicken nuggets to dippers?
At the time of writing, this was a #2 spot.
So go on, if […]

Posted in For Fun

Wordpress Failing as Real CMS?

July 16th, 2008

Until wordpress can sort out the way they deal with categories they will never be able to handle the sort of sites people really need. The way categories are handled is fine if you only have a few. But if you have a need for multiple and several depths of categories, for example Countries > […]

Man Sues Over Fake Facebook Profile

July 1st, 2008

A company boss whose personal details were put on Facebook under a fake entry has begun a landmark claim for damages.
A false profile of Mathew Firsht was entered on the social networking website with his name and date of birth, incorrectly stating he was signed up to gay groups.
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Personally I think it is super […]

Posted in Industry

Ebay Fined For Allowing Fake Goods

July 1st, 2008

About time really. I don’t trust anyone on there. It is definitely “buyer beware”. But then if you really think you can get a Luis Vuitton bag for £3 you are a bit of a muppet anyway.
Ebay Fined £30M for fake goods

Posted in Industry

Mark All Emails as Read in Gmail

June 27th, 2008

I use a Gmail a lot and quite often I send myself lots of information as it makes a nice central storage point for wherever I will be.
It can be quite annoying though when you have loads of unread emails, which can be pretty off-putting. Gmail only seems to allow you to select emails with […]

SEO Roadshow 2008 - Limerick

June 20th, 2008

It’s now official…..
SEO Roadshow 2008 is a go project
Miss it (unless you have real reasons) and you are a tool!
See you there, can’t wait.
Rich

Posted in seo events

I dont wanna be a gimp!

June 19th, 2008

I friends dog has mashed up it’s leg. Apparently this could render the poor pup a long term gimp. Whilst gimping about ain’t that bad I am not sure it is the life for a dog.
Take a look and more than anything, give it a small digg (I don’ mean kicking it):
Help Da Puppy

Posted in Uncategorized

Brand Bidding and Closed Groups - A Step in the Right Direction?

May 9th, 2008

There has been a lot of talk about closed groups and the opening up of brand bidding. Many, including mate Doug Scott have been getting their truncheons in a turmoil.
If you don’t know what sanctioned brand bidding is, it is where merchants allow you to bid on their brand terms. eg :
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What is different about […]

Posted in PPC

Protect Your Website From Hackers

April 28th, 2008

OK OK, I know if a real hacker wants access to your box with your little wordpress site on it, it is curtains, but there are many things you can do to make it a little more difficult, especially for script kiddies
who can do a lot of damage.
There is a blog that I read, […]

Posted in Tech Stuff