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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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Way Too Much Information

Web Guy — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:56:01 +0000

While that’s often associated with a sarcastic remark to someone who’s perhaps revealed too intimate of details about themselves, I’m actually referring to something else entirely — the disturbing amount of information others have on us. The truth of the matter is that we’re identified and profiled by a staggering amount of statistics in the ... Way Too Much Information

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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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How to Make Money Blogging

Web Guy — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:25:35 +0000

My first piece of advice is an ironic and possibly radical one. The best way to make money online blogging, is actually to make that goal secondary. The methodology here, is that you should first, actually enjoy writing about a certain topic, whether you’re making money or not. If your blog isn’t a labor of ... How to Make Money Blogging

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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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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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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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