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Data is the New Currency: When Free isn’t Really Free

Web Guy — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:36:14 +0000

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, as they say. There are a lot of recurring themes on my blog, and one of them that I cover quite a bit, is privacy. About how it’s an illusion, about how big companies don’t care about your privacy, and also about how they can use your ... Data is the New Currency: When Free isn’t Really Free

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Is My Online Information Private?

Web Guy — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:20:55 +0000

No. At least, not completely. From text messages, phone calls and voicemail, email and IM chats, to search history, shopping habits, etc., your privacy is for the most part, an illusion. The only thing that is private is what’s inside of your head. Once you share something in any capacity, especially through technology, it is ... Is My Online Information Private?

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Google Results Extras

Web Guy — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:08:22 +0000

There’s much more to the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) than just your page title, URL, content, and meta tags. Let’s speak, strictly appearance-wise, what control you have over your SERP results. For this, let’s start by looking at an example of the most basic result type: We can see three spots in which we ... Google Results Extras

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Gmail: Email Intervention

Web Guy — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:54:35 +0000

Gmail is hands-down, the best email service you can possibly use. Even if you went looking for one that you had to pay for, you’re still not going to find anything better. Google knows this, and are running a smart marketing campaign to that effect: http://www.emailintervention.com/ — now removed, see here instead I’ve used Gmail ... Gmail: Email Intervention

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Google +1 Button Script

Web Guy — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:45:20 +0000

If this is the first you’ve heard of this new Google +1 (Plus One) Button, checkout the official page. First, add this in between your <head> tags: <script src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js" async defer></script> Second, add this just below the <body> tag: <div style="position:fixed;bottom:0;left:50px;z-index:1"><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone></div> This will fix the Google +1 Button bottom-left on your pages. It will ... Google +1 Button Script

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How to Have a Professional Gmail Signature

Web Guy — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:51:51 +0000

UPDATE — You no longer need to use a third-party add-on like WiseStamp as you can now directly edit and set your signature in the Gmail settings. Anyone can have a very clean and professional Gmail email signature within a few minutes of following this very simple how-to. Difficulty: Easy Things You’ll Need: Gmail Account ... How to Have a Professional Gmail Signature

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Google Buzz: Privacy, Stupidity, or Litigious Concern?

Web Guy — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:02:58 +0000

As I’m sure many of you are also Gmail users, you likely received the following email from Google: “Important Information about Google Buzz Class Action Settlement Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we’ve reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz (http://buzz.google.com), ... Google Buzz: Privacy, Stupidity, or Litigious Concern?

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Getting Started with Your Very First Website

Web Guy — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:03:48 +0000

Many people these days need a website for business or just want one for personal use. Whether you have no idea how or where to start or you have some vague idea about where to start, this article is for you. Possibly, you’ve heard from word-of-mouth about how GoDaddy is the way to go, this ... Getting Started with Your Very First Website

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Dynamic SEO-Friendly .htaccess File

Web Guy — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:40:59 +0000

The Code Copy the following to a plain text editor and save as .htaccess. Then, via FTP, upload to the root folder of your website (usually called public_html). It will be suitable for most hosting environments, but not all. You can find the website template I’ve also written which contains this .htaccess example here. <files ... Dynamic SEO-Friendly .htaccess File

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Simple and Effective .htaccess File

Web Guy — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:29:41 +0000

UPDATE — Better .htaccess example here.

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User-Friendly and SEO-Friendly Title Structure for WordPress

Web Guy — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:04:48 +0000

I personally find that this structure is the most user-friendly and SEO-friendly: <title><?php wp_title( ' | ', true, 'right' ); ?></title> which will result in: Name of Post | Name of Site For a live demo, reference this very blog. UPDATE — While the above still works, you can now remove this from header.php and ... User-Friendly and SEO-Friendly Title Structure for WordPress

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Canonical Link Guide and Tools

Web Guy — Fri, 07 May 2010 08:46:20 +0000

Canonical Link WordPress Plugin Download Now | See on WordPress.org | Support Canonical Link Firefox Add-on Download Now | See on GitHub | Support This add-on will also help you to verify your canonical links are set up correctly. Canonical Link Script <link rel="canonical" href="https://<?php echo $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']; ?><?php echo parse_url( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH ); ?>" /> ... Canonical Link Guide and Tools

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A-Z of Web Business Mistakes

Web Guy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:02:44 +0000

This is in no way intended to be a definitive, be-all-to-end-all list, but hopefully some may find it helpful. I’ve certainly made some of these mistakes in the past. We’re always learning and the best instance of learning is when you learn something you may be doing wrong, admit it, and come out more knowledgeable ... A-Z of Web Business Mistakes

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hengine Interview

Web Guy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:46:06 +0000

UPDATE — An interesting look back at my little search engine project. Mostly, it was an experiment I created out of curiosity (I’m always tinkering with such ideas). I just never had the time or programming skills to really nurture it into anything truly useful. I ended up selling it in the hopes that someone ... hengine Interview

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A Scary Future of Technology Sooner Than You Think

Web Guy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:41:43 +0000

For just about as long as humans have existed we’ve used technology and innovation to create weapons, from sharpened rocks and spears to WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction). The question of whether violence, crime, and war will remain in our future is probably certain as long as humans inhabit the Earth, but that isn’t what ... A Scary Future of Technology Sooner Than You Think

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Be Careful When Hiring an SEO

Web Guy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:36:42 +0000

First thing before hiring an SEO (Search Engine Optimizer): do your research. Here comes what I consider to be the golden rule, are you ready?… If they offer you guarantees: DO NOT HIRE THEM! — There are no guarantees in SEO. Learn this now. See what Google themselves have to say about the subject. That’s ... Be Careful When Hiring an SEO

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Web 3.0

Web Guy — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:37:11 +0000

This guy is quite brilliant and I wanted to share this: His Blog: Kevin Kelly

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