Saturday, July 05, 2003
/*
Places to promote your blog:
- bloghop
- eatonweb
- weblogs (once you update your blog then ping the following URL):
http://newhome.weblogs.com/pingSiteForm
- blogosphere
- globeofblogs
- diarist.net
- daypop
A good article on How to promote your blog
*/
Places to promote your blog:
- bloghop
- eatonweb
- weblogs (once you update your blog then ping the following URL):
http://newhome.weblogs.com/pingSiteForm
- blogosphere
- globeofblogs
- diarist.net
- daypop
A good article on How to promote your blog
*/
/*
Want to find other blogs that are near you (and possibly webmasters to network with as well), then check out this database: http://geourl.org/add.html and consider adding geoURL information to your home page meta data and then having them ping you
*/
Want to find other blogs that are near you (and possibly webmasters to network with as well), then check out this database: http://geourl.org/add.html and consider adding geoURL information to your home page meta data and then having them ping you
*/
/*
I've added comments capability to this blog (blogkomm) in case anybody wants to make a quick comment on anything I've written here. You can optionally be email notified if you leave a comment and me or someone else should respond.
*/
I've added comments capability to this blog (blogkomm) in case anybody wants to make a quick comment on anything I've written here. You can optionally be email notified if you leave a comment and me or someone else should respond.
*/
/*
My new blog is released here: makeyougohmm.com -- this will have entries particularly with a slant on "things that ... make you go hmm"
These things that "make you go hmm" could be useful/interesting/cool software, interesting news stories, contradicting statements found on messageboards, commentary on gossip, or perhaps just perspective into the family life (we are a family of 5), not to mention some information on the blogging process itself.
*/
My new blog is released here: makeyougohmm.com -- this will have entries particularly with a slant on "things that ... make you go hmm"
These things that "make you go hmm" could be useful/interesting/cool software, interesting news stories, contradicting statements found on messageboards, commentary on gossip, or perhaps just perspective into the family life (we are a family of 5), not to mention some information on the blogging process itself.
*/
Friday, July 04, 2003
/*
Happy 4th of July!
The following thread I'm involved with is heating up ... a little:
CozyCampus Webmaster Board - Acacia Settlement (WTF!)
Speaking of 4th of July, don't anybody blow off their fingers today. Keep some running water nearby, etc. Don't want to sound like a preacher, but no need to have any 4th of July casualty stories (like there are every year).
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/012.html - fireworks safety stories and information
*/
Happy 4th of July!
The following thread I'm involved with is heating up ... a little:
CozyCampus Webmaster Board - Acacia Settlement (WTF!)
Speaking of 4th of July, don't anybody blow off their fingers today. Keep some running water nearby, etc. Don't want to sound like a preacher, but no need to have any 4th of July casualty stories (like there are every year).
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/012.html - fireworks safety stories and information
*/
Thursday, July 03, 2003
/*
My new blog is almost done ... why would I come out with a new blog? Because this blog was more of a test blog actually and the new blog will have wings of its own. I will very likely be sharing the new URL during the Script School radio show tomorrow at 2pm PT / 5pm ET.
Hope you will stop by and call into show #151 as we talk about self-employed independence and some of the other things I've shared in this blog over the last week.
*/
My new blog is almost done ... why would I come out with a new blog? Because this blog was more of a test blog actually and the new blog will have wings of its own. I will very likely be sharing the new URL during the Script School radio show tomorrow at 2pm PT / 5pm ET.
Hope you will stop by and call into show #151 as we talk about self-employed independence and some of the other things I've shared in this blog over the last week.
*/
/*
I just love (not!) scam emails like this one (don't fall for this crap!!):
On 3 Jul 2003 at 18:33, Paypal, Inc. wrote:
>Dear PayPal User,
>We regret to inform you, but due to a recent system flush, the billing/personal information for your account is temporaly unavailable, and we need to verify your identity.
> In order to continue using your PayPal account and keeping it active, you must provide us with your full information within 24 hours of recieving this e-mail.
>
> To re-enter your account information and keep your account active, please go to http://www.paypal-billingnetwork.com
>
> Sincerely,
> Jhon Krepp
> PayPal Billing Department.
Excuse me, "Jhon", but go fuck yourself with a broken broomhandle! Thieves running scams like this should be paraded out into the street and have their hands chopped off.
Here's the whois information for this scamster:
Organization:
DJ
David Zobl
6134 E. Yale Ave.
Denver, CO 80222
US
Phone: 303-300-2045
Fax..: 303-300-2045
Email: prostatafloja@hotmail.com
Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
Domain Name: PAYPAL-BILLINGNETWORK.COM
Created on..............: Sun, Jun 29, 2003
Expires on..............: Tue, Jun 29, 2004
Record last updated on..: Thu, Jul 03, 2003
Administrative Contact:
DJ
David Zobl
6134 E. Yale Ave.
Denver, CO 80222
US
Phone: 303-300-2045
Fax..: 303-300-2045
Email: prostatafloja@hotmail.com
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 902-749-2701
Fax..: 902-749-5429
Email: domain-registrar@register.com
Domain servers in listed order:
DNS7.REGISTER.COM 216.21.234.74
DNS8.REGISTER.COM 216.21.226.74
===========
Nice forged mail, Mr. Pile of "Krepp", er I mean "David Zobl" -- fuck you!
*/
I just love (not!) scam emails like this one (don't fall for this crap!!):
On 3 Jul 2003 at 18:33, Paypal, Inc. wrote:
>Dear PayPal User,
>We regret to inform you, but due to a recent system flush, the billing/personal information for your account is temporaly unavailable, and we need to verify your identity.
> In order to continue using your PayPal account and keeping it active, you must provide us with your full information within 24 hours of recieving this e-mail.
>
> To re-enter your account information and keep your account active, please go to http://www.paypal-billingnetwork.com
>
> Sincerely,
> Jhon Krepp
> PayPal Billing Department.
Excuse me, "Jhon", but go fuck yourself with a broken broomhandle! Thieves running scams like this should be paraded out into the street and have their hands chopped off.
Here's the whois information for this scamster:
Organization:
DJ
David Zobl
6134 E. Yale Ave.
Denver, CO 80222
US
Phone: 303-300-2045
Fax..: 303-300-2045
Email: prostatafloja@hotmail.com
Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
Domain Name: PAYPAL-BILLINGNETWORK.COM
Created on..............: Sun, Jun 29, 2003
Expires on..............: Tue, Jun 29, 2004
Record last updated on..: Thu, Jul 03, 2003
Administrative Contact:
DJ
David Zobl
6134 E. Yale Ave.
Denver, CO 80222
US
Phone: 303-300-2045
Fax..: 303-300-2045
Email: prostatafloja@hotmail.com
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 902-749-2701
Fax..: 902-749-5429
Email: domain-registrar@register.com
Domain servers in listed order:
DNS7.REGISTER.COM 216.21.234.74
DNS8.REGISTER.COM 216.21.226.74
===========
Nice forged mail, Mr. Pile of "Krepp", er I mean "David Zobl" -- fuck you!
*/
/*
Google Hiring Blogging Rep
This position is available in Mountain View, CA.
Google Job Opportunities
*/
Google Hiring Blogging Rep
This position is available in Mountain View, CA.
Google Job Opportunities
*/
/*
MTV.com - News -Student Sued By RIAA Raises Settlement Money Through Web Site
Who says that there isn't strength in numbers? Jesse Jordan asked for help paying back his RIAA settlement fees on his website and within 6 weeks had the entire settlement back! People were sending him anywhere from 5 cents to $500!
The RIAA has an huge uphill battle ahead of them fighting file traders.
*/
MTV.com - News -Student Sued By RIAA Raises Settlement Money Through Web Site
Who says that there isn't strength in numbers? Jesse Jordan asked for help paying back his RIAA settlement fees on his website and within 6 weeks had the entire settlement back! People were sending him anywhere from 5 cents to $500!
The RIAA has an huge uphill battle ahead of them fighting file traders.
*/
/*
Popular Science | He Blows Things Up So You Don't Have To
Chuck Cramer has a killer, pardon the pun, job, doesn't he?
*/
Popular Science | He Blows Things Up So You Don't Have To
Chuck Cramer has a killer, pardon the pun, job, doesn't he?
*/
/*
CE Cash signs streaming media Licensing Deal with Acacia - Article by AVN writer Charles Farrar. This deal is reported as running through 2011 and included waivers to protect against prior infringement.
Wonder what this means for other adult companies?
*/
CE Cash signs streaming media Licensing Deal with Acacia - Article by AVN writer Charles Farrar. This deal is reported as running through 2011 and included waivers to protect against prior infringement.
Wonder what this means for other adult companies?
*/
/*AOL makes first changes to TOS since 1998
Here is a copy of the email that just went out to AOL members:
Dear Member,
To keep pace with the many changes that sweep through the online world, AOL must occasionally update our Member Agreement, also known as the Terms of Service (or TOS) -- the terms that govern our relationship with our members. We have not updated that agreement in more than five years, since 1998.
However, the evolution of our business and services, changes in recent law, and commitments that we need to fulfill with our vendors demand that we change it at this time.
We have taken the opportunity to update our Community Guidelines to make them easier to understand. The basic philosophy remains the same -- to be respectful of others online. We have distilled the guidelines into four principles and added links to resources to help you best manage your online experience. Please take the time to review the Community Guidelines at AOL Keyword: TOS. Also remember that anyone using your AOL account should review these as well.
Please note that these changes, which take effect August 3, 2003, do not involve a price increase.
WHAT'S CHANGED
Specific changes to the Member Agreement are summarized below. In addition, we have reorganized the Member Agreement to make it easier for you to understand what rights and obligations you have as an AOL member.
Complete information about these changes, as well as the full updated Member Agreement, will be made available at AOL Keyword: TOS. If you prefer to review a translated version of the Member Agreement in Spanish, you will be able to do so shortly at AOL Keyword: TOS. {sic}
We've tried to minimize the "legalese" in this summary, but we know you may still have questions or other feedback.
To ask questions about the Member Agreement, please visit AOL Keyword: TOS, click on the button labeled "Questions?" and then click the "Ask the Staff" button.
To send us general feedback about the AOL service, please visit AOL Keyword: Tell Us What You Think.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE MEMBER AGREEMENT
* We are committed to fighting spam, and we want to be sure that we can fight not only e-mail spam but also other forms of spam you might receive. Our Member Agreement always made clear that we do not tolerate spam. We updated the Member Agreement to make sure that our members understand that none of our communications tools should be used to send spam, whether by e-mails, in chat areas, or by instant messages.
* As you know, we and our partners are providing great new entertainment, communications and software features on AOL. The changes to the Member Agreement explain in more detail what legal rights you have with these features and what obligations you have when you use and access these features
* Similarly, we provide more detail on the rights you have when you put content on the AOL service (such as a posting on a message board) as well as the rights and obligations you have when you use the content owned by others, like photographs and music.
* We've simplified the billing section to make more options available in the future on how you can pay for your AOL membership.
* We have always disclosed what warranties we can and cannot offer you with the AOL services. To fulfill our obligations with our partners, the new Member Agreement also defines what warranties our partners believe should be disclaimed in exchange for making software, features and services available to you.
* We have always disclosed what liabilities we are not willing to assume. Again, to fulfill our obligations to our partners, we disclose what liabilities our partners are not willing to assume when they make their products available to us for use with the AOL service
* To comply with new and pending state laws, we note that all AOL members authorize the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by AOL as provided in AOL's Privacy Policy.
* We want to make sure that you understand that certain extra costs may be involved when you access AOL services from a variety of communications services, like phone lines, toll free numbers or wireless services. For this reason, we created a new section to discuss communications charges.
* You probably take for granted that you have been communicating electronically with AOL since you first started the service. Recent laws require that we make sure you remain willing to communicate and transact with us electronically. Therefore, we added a new electronic notice policy in the Member Agreement.
For more specific and extensive details on the changes made to the Member Agreement, please visit AOL Keyword: TOS Changes.
Again, the new Member Agreement will take effect on August 3, 2003, after which date it will govern you and all authorized users of your account, as well as other members of the AOL service. If you do not agree to the new terms, you will need to cancel your membership before the changes take effect.
Thank you for being an AOL member.
=============
AOL still has the most members of any internet service provider, weighing in at more than 30 million members.
*/
Here is a copy of the email that just went out to AOL members:
Dear Member,
To keep pace with the many changes that sweep through the online world, AOL must occasionally update our Member Agreement, also known as the Terms of Service (or TOS) -- the terms that govern our relationship with our members. We have not updated that agreement in more than five years, since 1998.
However, the evolution of our business and services, changes in recent law, and commitments that we need to fulfill with our vendors demand that we change it at this time.
We have taken the opportunity to update our Community Guidelines to make them easier to understand. The basic philosophy remains the same -- to be respectful of others online. We have distilled the guidelines into four principles and added links to resources to help you best manage your online experience. Please take the time to review the Community Guidelines at AOL Keyword: TOS. Also remember that anyone using your AOL account should review these as well.
Please note that these changes, which take effect August 3, 2003, do not involve a price increase.
WHAT'S CHANGED
Specific changes to the Member Agreement are summarized below. In addition, we have reorganized the Member Agreement to make it easier for you to understand what rights and obligations you have as an AOL member.
Complete information about these changes, as well as the full updated Member Agreement, will be made available at AOL Keyword: TOS. If you prefer to review a translated version of the Member Agreement in Spanish, you will be able to do so shortly at AOL Keyword: TOS. {sic}
We've tried to minimize the "legalese" in this summary, but we know you may still have questions or other feedback.
To ask questions about the Member Agreement, please visit AOL Keyword: TOS, click on the button labeled "Questions?" and then click the "Ask the Staff" button.
To send us general feedback about the AOL service, please visit AOL Keyword: Tell Us What You Think.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE MEMBER AGREEMENT
* We are committed to fighting spam, and we want to be sure that we can fight not only e-mail spam but also other forms of spam you might receive. Our Member Agreement always made clear that we do not tolerate spam. We updated the Member Agreement to make sure that our members understand that none of our communications tools should be used to send spam, whether by e-mails, in chat areas, or by instant messages.
* As you know, we and our partners are providing great new entertainment, communications and software features on AOL. The changes to the Member Agreement explain in more detail what legal rights you have with these features and what obligations you have when you use and access these features
* Similarly, we provide more detail on the rights you have when you put content on the AOL service (such as a posting on a message board) as well as the rights and obligations you have when you use the content owned by others, like photographs and music.
* We've simplified the billing section to make more options available in the future on how you can pay for your AOL membership.
* We have always disclosed what warranties we can and cannot offer you with the AOL services. To fulfill our obligations with our partners, the new Member Agreement also defines what warranties our partners believe should be disclaimed in exchange for making software, features and services available to you.
* We have always disclosed what liabilities we are not willing to assume. Again, to fulfill our obligations to our partners, we disclose what liabilities our partners are not willing to assume when they make their products available to us for use with the AOL service
* To comply with new and pending state laws, we note that all AOL members authorize the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by AOL as provided in AOL's Privacy Policy.
* We want to make sure that you understand that certain extra costs may be involved when you access AOL services from a variety of communications services, like phone lines, toll free numbers or wireless services. For this reason, we created a new section to discuss communications charges.
* You probably take for granted that you have been communicating electronically with AOL since you first started the service. Recent laws require that we make sure you remain willing to communicate and transact with us electronically. Therefore, we added a new electronic notice policy in the Member Agreement.
For more specific and extensive details on the changes made to the Member Agreement, please visit AOL Keyword: TOS Changes.
Again, the new Member Agreement will take effect on August 3, 2003, after which date it will govern you and all authorized users of your account, as well as other members of the AOL service. If you do not agree to the new terms, you will need to cancel your membership before the changes take effect.
Thank you for being an AOL member.
=============
AOL still has the most members of any internet service provider, weighing in at more than 30 million members.
*/
Wednesday, July 02, 2003
/*
Web defacement day a reality or false alarm?
Apparently Sunday, July 6, 2003 has been tagged as a contest day where hackers will deface up to 6000 sites each. Time to make sure that all security is in place on your box just in case this one isn't a hoax
Government, industry warn of mass hacker attacks on July 6
*/
Web defacement day a reality or false alarm?
Apparently Sunday, July 6, 2003 has been tagged as a contest day where hackers will deface up to 6000 sites each. Time to make sure that all security is in place on your box just in case this one isn't a hoax
Government, industry warn of mass hacker attacks on July 6
*/
/*
Misuse of Target tags
I'm guilty of this one and I see a lot of other folks do it. I am not sure where I ever picked it up wrong, but here is a thread with an explanation of how the TARGET and BASE tags work:
Explanation of TARGET and BASE Tags
*/
Misuse of Target tags
I'm guilty of this one and I see a lot of other folks do it. I am not sure where I ever picked it up wrong, but here is a thread with an explanation of how the TARGET and BASE tags work:
Explanation of TARGET and BASE Tags
*/
/*
IRC, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, AOL all-in-one
Trillian > Download - I finally took the time to download this utility. They promise: "...This version (.74D) of Trillian is completely free, with no ads and no spyware which are the operative keywords with me.
I understand programmers needing to make a living but if they want to make money directly from their product and still keep it as freewared then go the route of the guy who did pegasus mail -- He just sells the instruction manuals.
Spyware only gives programmers who distribute free sofware a bad name because it creates mistrust in the user's mind about what they will catch by downloading the app.
*/
IRC, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, AOL all-in-one
Trillian > Download - I finally took the time to download this utility. They promise: "...This version (.74D) of Trillian is completely free, with no ads and no spyware which are the operative keywords with me.
I understand programmers needing to make a living but if they want to make money directly from their product and still keep it as freewared then go the route of the guy who did pegasus mail -- He just sells the instruction manuals.
Spyware only gives programmers who distribute free sofware a bad name because it creates mistrust in the user's mind about what they will catch by downloading the app.
*/
/*
Herald Sun: Wife has an axe to grind [28jun03]
LOL This story speaks for itself! Dude better watch what numbers he is dialing on that cell! I just heard this story on the Jim Rome Show and Googled it. The guy is making it with his wife's best friend in the car and somehow phones home so that his wife can hear them getting on and the wife takes an axe to the scene of the crime!
True life is stranger than fiction!
*/
Herald Sun: Wife has an axe to grind [28jun03]
LOL This story speaks for itself! Dude better watch what numbers he is dialing on that cell! I just heard this story on the Jim Rome Show and Googled it. The guy is making it with his wife's best friend in the car and somehow phones home so that his wife can hear them getting on and the wife takes an axe to the scene of the crime!
True life is stranger than fiction!
*/
/*
Study: Online Video Ad Market Growing, Still Small - The pricing seems to be a bit out of sync, $30-40 CPM, but I can see where video advertising has great potential for those with broadband. Those who are still on dialup connections forget it. I've yet to see a really decent video stream for dialup users. Broadband penetration just isn't there yet. Going to be a couple years.
However webmaster broadband penetration I think is better, so for something webmaster-related video has potential.
*/
Study: Online Video Ad Market Growing, Still Small - The pricing seems to be a bit out of sync, $30-40 CPM, but I can see where video advertising has great potential for those with broadband. Those who are still on dialup connections forget it. I've yet to see a really decent video stream for dialup users. Broadband penetration just isn't there yet. Going to be a couple years.
However webmaster broadband penetration I think is better, so for something webmaster-related video has potential.
*/
/*
Spam up 500% in last 2 years
When I read articles like this one:
BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | MPs uncover seedy world of spam it helps to validate my almost daily inbox feeling of dread that I have to sift through literally hundreds of filtered spam emails (this is after they got through my spam filters). Overnight I received 300 filtered emails of which only *2* were legitimate emails!
I'm not the only one this happens to, it happens to anybody with an email account. I still have one of the very early email addresses when I got onto the web and that things get pounded worse than your neighborhood possum crossing the road.
So what are the solutions? I think some stiff penalties for people that the article describes as prolific fraudsters. "To be eligible for registration, the guilty have to have been thrown off three consecutive internet service providers (ISPs) for spamming."
Thrown off 3 consecutive ISPs for spamming? I think a three strike rule with these folks is in order. Somebody take away their PC privileges after 3 strikes.
I don't know what's going to happen with spam, but I think it's just a matter of time before the government steps in like they are eventually going to do with online gambling.
*/
Spam up 500% in last 2 years
When I read articles like this one:
BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | MPs uncover seedy world of spam it helps to validate my almost daily inbox feeling of dread that I have to sift through literally hundreds of filtered spam emails (this is after they got through my spam filters). Overnight I received 300 filtered emails of which only *2* were legitimate emails!
I'm not the only one this happens to, it happens to anybody with an email account. I still have one of the very early email addresses when I got onto the web and that things get pounded worse than your neighborhood possum crossing the road.
So what are the solutions? I think some stiff penalties for people that the article describes as prolific fraudsters. "To be eligible for registration, the guilty have to have been thrown off three consecutive internet service providers (ISPs) for spamming."
Thrown off 3 consecutive ISPs for spamming? I think a three strike rule with these folks is in order. Somebody take away their PC privileges after 3 strikes.
I don't know what's going to happen with spam, but I think it's just a matter of time before the government steps in like they are eventually going to do with online gambling.
*/
/*
LeeNoga.com - BLOGS ??? - All this talk 'bout em - LeeNoga busts out with a very good thread at her new self-titled board
Lee doesn't seem to see the value in starting a blog in this thread. I think more of the techie-webmaster folks have gravitated to this initially, but more and more webmasters are catching onto the fact that blogs can be relevant and useful, not to mention bring in an additional traffic from the search engines that wouldn't otherwise be available.
With popups under siege by all the popup blockers, my thinking is why not divert your attention to starting something new and different to generate some SE traffic.
Dravyk and Electra who own/operate allofem has run a microjournal-style blog for a couple years now with their board reviews section. This is an adult webmaster resource example of a blog, though they use their own software and don't refer to it as a blog.
*/
LeeNoga.com - BLOGS ??? - All this talk 'bout em - LeeNoga busts out with a very good thread at her new self-titled board
Lee doesn't seem to see the value in starting a blog in this thread. I think more of the techie-webmaster folks have gravitated to this initially, but more and more webmasters are catching onto the fact that blogs can be relevant and useful, not to mention bring in an additional traffic from the search engines that wouldn't otherwise be available.
With popups under siege by all the popup blockers, my thinking is why not divert your attention to starting something new and different to generate some SE traffic.
Dravyk and Electra who own/operate allofem has run a microjournal-style blog for a couple years now with their board reviews section. This is an adult webmaster resource example of a blog, though they use their own software and don't refer to it as a blog.
*/
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
/*
Yahoo! News - Netscape Founder Says Web Browsing Innovation Dead - I disagree that browser innovation is dead. Just this last week I was excited by a new browser (irider.com). I think it is a very pessimistic view to say that nothing new has come out in the last 5 years and nothing new will come out in the next 5 years.
Just sour grapes.
*/
Yahoo! News - Netscape Founder Says Web Browsing Innovation Dead - I disagree that browser innovation is dead. Just this last week I was excited by a new browser (irider.com). I think it is a very pessimistic view to say that nothing new has come out in the last 5 years and nothing new will come out in the next 5 years.
Just sour grapes.
*/
/*
washingtonpost.com: Web Firms Choose Profit Over Privacy - stories like this one piss me off. I mean how can you forget to update your privacy policy when it comes to such a major change as this?
I've had site owners (well known webmasters) tell me that if their site is offering free content then they have every right in the world to spam their webmasters on the list whenever they feel right.
Er, well not if you don't tell them in advance this is your practice! Hooked on Phonics must have gone to the yahoo school of privacy updating. I just hate it when privacy policies are updated and the information DEFAULTS back to you being auto-subscribed for everything. Again, if they told you this was the way it was going to be, that would be ok!
Where is the common sense in something like this? Hooked on Phonics should now be called: Hooked on Laziness!
So they can teach my kids how to read better but they can't teach themselves how to update their own privacy policy?
Precious.
*/
washingtonpost.com: Web Firms Choose Profit Over Privacy - stories like this one piss me off. I mean how can you forget to update your privacy policy when it comes to such a major change as this?
I've had site owners (well known webmasters) tell me that if their site is offering free content then they have every right in the world to spam their webmasters on the list whenever they feel right.
Er, well not if you don't tell them in advance this is your practice! Hooked on Phonics must have gone to the yahoo school of privacy updating. I just hate it when privacy policies are updated and the information DEFAULTS back to you being auto-subscribed for everything. Again, if they told you this was the way it was going to be, that would be ok!
Where is the common sense in something like this? Hooked on Phonics should now be called: Hooked on Laziness!
So they can teach my kids how to read better but they can't teach themselves how to update their own privacy policy?
Precious.
*/
/*
This week's Script School show topic is on self-employed independence. The show airs Friday the 4th of July at 2pm PT / 5pm ET. I'm going to be on the lookout for good articles and information on independence. If anybody reading this has some good material they could send me that fits with this topic please send to info at tdavids dot com.
Here's a google query for keyword: independence
*/
This week's Script School show topic is on self-employed independence. The show airs Friday the 4th of July at 2pm PT / 5pm ET. I'm going to be on the lookout for good articles and information on independence. If anybody reading this has some good material they could send me that fits with this topic please send to info at tdavids dot com.
Here's a google query for keyword: independence
*/
/*
This quote: "Sullivan even offered to conscript eBay's employees in virtual sting operations: "Tell us what you want to ask the bad guys. We'll send them a form, signed by us, and ask them your questions. We will send their answers directly to your e-mail."
Buyer Beware - this article will make those concerned about online privacy squirm.
*/
This quote: "Sullivan even offered to conscript eBay's employees in virtual sting operations: "Tell us what you want to ask the bad guys. We'll send them a form, signed by us, and ask them your questions. We will send their answers directly to your e-mail."
Buyer Beware - this article will make those concerned about online privacy squirm.
*/
/*
Idea Stealing
If any webmaster is reluctant to post their sites and blog brainstorm in this thread for fear of Idea Stealing.
I wouldn't be too worried about that. It takes ongoing creativity to execute any creative idea and I think with the exception of that jack ass who stole templates from stuveltje, the group at the Adult Netsurprise newbieboard is pretty solid.
Yeah, yeah, the lurkers, I know. Well, maybe they'll post in the thread and get some ideas on the sites they are already running. That's the point.
Ideas aren't copyrightable anyway, so what's the point in worrying about Idea Stealing.
And besides ... whatever we think about and brainstorm with here probably has already been thought up by someone else somewhere, at some point :)
Ideas are nothing without execution and delivery.
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Idea Stealing
If any webmaster is reluctant to post their sites and blog brainstorm in this thread for fear of Idea Stealing.
I wouldn't be too worried about that. It takes ongoing creativity to execute any creative idea and I think with the exception of that jack ass who stole templates from stuveltje, the group at the Adult Netsurprise newbieboard is pretty solid.
Yeah, yeah, the lurkers, I know. Well, maybe they'll post in the thread and get some ideas on the sites they are already running. That's the point.
Ideas aren't copyrightable anyway, so what's the point in worrying about Idea Stealing.
And besides ... whatever we think about and brainstorm with here probably has already been thought up by someone else somewhere, at some point :)
Ideas are nothing without execution and delivery.
*/
/*
Blog brainstorming - want to start your own blog? - I just started this thread to help webmasters come up with blog ideas for their websites. Stop by and share your URL and let's brainstorm a bit about how you might use a blog on your website.
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Blog brainstorming - want to start your own blog? - I just started this thread to help webmasters come up with blog ideas for their websites. Stop by and share your URL and let's brainstorm a bit about how you might use a blog on your website.
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Monday, June 30, 2003
/*
Online media morals
When I read this article on the subject of online media morals and the comparison to radio and TV it made me stop and think. There is something to the fact that people who are behind keyboards are more courageous than those in the print and TV where they are held more accountable for their actions.
Is online media as reliable as TV, radio and print? I know with my Script School Radio show I had to take a stand with advertisers back on show #41 where an advertiser had threatened to pull advertising if I had a certain guest on the show. I had the guest on the show and said that if anybody thought they would dictate to me who was and was not going to be on the show then they weren't the type of advertiser I wanted to have on. Of course I was more animated when I said it back then, but that was the gist of the conversation.
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Online media morals
When I read this article on the subject of online media morals and the comparison to radio and TV it made me stop and think. There is something to the fact that people who are behind keyboards are more courageous than those in the print and TV where they are held more accountable for their actions.
Is online media as reliable as TV, radio and print? I know with my Script School Radio show I had to take a stand with advertisers back on show #41 where an advertiser had threatened to pull advertising if I had a certain guest on the show. I had the guest on the show and said that if anybody thought they would dictate to me who was and was not going to be on the show then they weren't the type of advertiser I wanted to have on. Of course I was more animated when I said it back then, but that was the gist of the conversation.
*/
/*
New California disclosure law effective July 1, 2003
SB 1386 Senate Bill - CHAPTERED - this will require to quote:
"This bill, operative July 1, 2003, would require a state agency,
or a person or business that conducts business in California, that
owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal
information, as defined, to disclose in specified ways, any breach of
the security of the data, as defined, to any resident of California
whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably
believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person."
These are the methods by which the responsible party who didn't protect the consumer's personal information must notify the affected consumer:
"(A) E-mail notice when the agency has an e-mail address for the
subject persons.
(B) Conspicuous posting of the notice on the agency's Web site
page, if the agency maintains one.
(C) Notification to major statewide media."
I wonder how long before other states adopt similar legislation?
*/
New California disclosure law effective July 1, 2003
SB 1386 Senate Bill - CHAPTERED - this will require to quote:
"This bill, operative July 1, 2003, would require a state agency,
or a person or business that conducts business in California, that
owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal
information, as defined, to disclose in specified ways, any breach of
the security of the data, as defined, to any resident of California
whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably
believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person."
These are the methods by which the responsible party who didn't protect the consumer's personal information must notify the affected consumer:
"(A) E-mail notice when the agency has an e-mail address for the
subject persons.
(B) Conspicuous posting of the notice on the agency's Web site
page, if the agency maintains one.
(C) Notification to major statewide media."
I wonder how long before other states adopt similar legislation?
*/
/*
Slashdot - Cybercafč Travel Kit? - we are going on our 2nd family vacation in July so this slashdot discussion got me thinking. These are what I'm planning on taking so far:
- laptop with wireless network card as well as modem (built-in)
- digital camera
- aiptek 4-in-1 DVR
- backpack CD Rewriter (for transferring the pictures and movies that we take on our trip)
*/
Slashdot - Cybercafč Travel Kit? - we are going on our 2nd family vacation in July so this slashdot discussion got me thinking. These are what I'm planning on taking so far:
- laptop with wireless network card as well as modem (built-in)
- digital camera
- aiptek 4-in-1 DVR
- backpack CD Rewriter (for transferring the pictures and movies that we take on our trip)
*/
/*
TEENMUSIC.COM - Kelly Osbourne Booed Off Stage - 6/28/2003 I guess the crowd wanted a singer who could actually sing LOL. I am one of the 150,000 or so people who ponied up for Kelly's CD. The problem is that it only had one decent song on it besides the one we've already heard (Madonna cover Papa Don't Preach).
Kelly was cancelled from her record label and Ozzy took to the street after spending more than 20 years with the same label. Maybe the Osbournes should have just rode off into the night after having the runaway show hit the first season.
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TEENMUSIC.COM - Kelly Osbourne Booed Off Stage - 6/28/2003 I guess the crowd wanted a singer who could actually sing LOL. I am one of the 150,000 or so people who ponied up for Kelly's CD. The problem is that it only had one decent song on it besides the one we've already heard (Madonna cover Papa Don't Preach).
Kelly was cancelled from her record label and Ozzy took to the street after spending more than 20 years with the same label. Maybe the Osbournes should have just rode off into the night after having the runaway show hit the first season.
*/
/*
Methane Powered Laptop - Leave it to the wizards at NEC to come up with an alternate way to power laptops. Some great discussions at Slashdot about how these methane-powered cartridges will be refilled and whether they will be allowed on airplanes -- one of the places they would be needed most.
Information on the prototype here
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Methane Powered Laptop - Leave it to the wizards at NEC to come up with an alternate way to power laptops. Some great discussions at Slashdot about how these methane-powered cartridges will be refilled and whether they will be allowed on airplanes -- one of the places they would be needed most.
Information on the prototype here
*/
/*
My Instructional Video
Alas, I have posted one of my first created videos since 1999 at Adult Netsurprise using their video function in this thread: http://www.adultnetsurprise.com/message-board/main/viewthread/8472/
Check it out and post there to tell me what you think about it :)
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My Instructional Video
Alas, I have posted one of my first created videos since 1999 at Adult Netsurprise using their video function in this thread: http://www.adultnetsurprise.com/message-board/main/viewthread/8472/
Check it out and post there to tell me what you think about it :)
*/
/* PanIP sues some ecommerce sites
I came across this website from the signature of a slashdot poster. It goes through the disturbing lawsuit being brought forward by an outfit known as PanIP targeting those with ecommerce websites and specifically offering items for sale via video
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I came across this website from the signature of a slashdot poster. It goes through the disturbing lawsuit being brought forward by an outfit known as PanIP targeting those with ecommerce websites and specifically offering items for sale via video
*/
Sunday, June 29, 2003
/* PHP 5.0 Beta is here!
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog - get the details on what's new in PHP 5.
According to this page: "PHP's handling of objects has completely been rewritten, allowing for better performance and more features."
Got the new Google toolbar (beta) last week and PHP 5.0 beta this week ... it's a good time to embrace open source!
*/
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog - get the details on what's new in PHP 5.
According to this page: "PHP's handling of objects has completely been rewritten, allowing for better performance and more features."
Got the new Google toolbar (beta) last week and PHP 5.0 beta this week ... it's a good time to embrace open source!
*/
/*
Beyond Notepad ...
NoteTab Light - a good editor to use for writing code (has line numbers) in Perl, PHP, HTML.
*/
Beyond Notepad ...
NoteTab Light - a good editor to use for writing code (has line numbers) in Perl, PHP, HTML.
*/
/* I hear the question a lot: what is a blog? Blogs are short for "weblogs" and the content for them could be several different common types: microjournal, notebook or filter.
1) a regularly updated microjournal. It sort is like what someone is up to, what they are doing and not always of much value except to those who know that person or are wondering what they might be doing. This is a useful type of blog for say an amateur woman, man or couple with an adult site so they can tell their members what they are doing.
2) A notebook which has more essay-type entries with opinions on various sides of life, business, etc. Some news organizations cite these type of blogs as an example of trends. Sort of like most of the copies of posts here at tdavids.com.
3) The third type is called a filter. These are a hyperlink to another page often with some type of comment. Very similar in origin to a links list but perhaps with a bit more commentary.
PC Magazine has several informative articles on blogs: currently in the June 30, 2003 Issue (page 60-61) Building Blogs
Blogs: Get your word out - Sept 17, 2002, info on how to get the word out through a blog
John Dvorak: The Blog Phenomenon - Feb 5, 2002. How different people are using blogs.
Deconstructing The Blog by John Dvorak. This article gives 8 good tips for making your blog a success.
Blogs: The Next Big Thing by John Dvorak May 27. 2003. Another great article from Dvorak which discusses the acquistion of Pyra Labs who created Blogger. And not even a month later the Google Toolbar (beta) is out and incorporating blogger. Big things seem to be on the horizon for bloggers. Get your blogger going now ;)
*/
1) a regularly updated microjournal. It sort is like what someone is up to, what they are doing and not always of much value except to those who know that person or are wondering what they might be doing. This is a useful type of blog for say an amateur woman, man or couple with an adult site so they can tell their members what they are doing.
2) A notebook which has more essay-type entries with opinions on various sides of life, business, etc. Some news organizations cite these type of blogs as an example of trends. Sort of like most of the copies of posts here at tdavids.com.
3) The third type is called a filter. These are a hyperlink to another page often with some type of comment. Very similar in origin to a links list but perhaps with a bit more commentary.
PC Magazine has several informative articles on blogs: currently in the June 30, 2003 Issue (page 60-61) Building Blogs
Blogs: Get your word out - Sept 17, 2002, info on how to get the word out through a blog
John Dvorak: The Blog Phenomenon - Feb 5, 2002. How different people are using blogs.
Deconstructing The Blog by John Dvorak. This article gives 8 good tips for making your blog a success.
Blogs: The Next Big Thing by John Dvorak May 27. 2003. Another great article from Dvorak which discusses the acquistion of Pyra Labs who created Blogger. And not even a month later the Google Toolbar (beta) is out and incorporating blogger. Big things seem to be on the horizon for bloggers. Get your blogger going now ;)
*/
/*
Discussion on freeware apps + more Google Toobar (beta)
Adult NetSurprise: Freeware program to generate JS popups and popunders
My thinking is that some people are focusing too much on these popups and not enough on the blog tiein. If you are out there and worried about what the loss of popups will do to your sponsor revenue, then start a blog today and start working on developing some targeted search engine traffic.
There are some innovative ways to deal with this issue.
*/
Discussion on freeware apps + more Google Toobar (beta)
Adult NetSurprise: Freeware program to generate JS popups and popunders
My thinking is that some people are focusing too much on these popups and not enough on the blog tiein. If you are out there and worried about what the loss of popups will do to your sponsor revenue, then start a blog today and start working on developing some targeted search engine traffic.
There are some innovative ways to deal with this issue.
*/
/*
New York Times Opinion Article
"Says Alan Cohen, a V.P. of Airespace, a new Wi-Fi provider: "If I can operate Google, I can find anything. And with wireless, it means I will be able to find anything, anywhere, anytime. Which is why I say that Google, combined with Wi-Fi, is a little bit like God. God is wireless, God is everywhere and God sees and knows everything. Throughout history, people connected to God without wires. Now, for many questions in the world, you ask Google, and increasingly, you can do it without wires, too." - from Is Google God?
Interesting article about how Google has gone from 100 million searches a day to 200 million and that the biggest area of growth for them is in regions outside the United States. Made me stop and think.
*/
New York Times Opinion Article
"Says Alan Cohen, a V.P. of Airespace, a new Wi-Fi provider: "If I can operate Google, I can find anything. And with wireless, it means I will be able to find anything, anywhere, anytime. Which is why I say that Google, combined with Wi-Fi, is a little bit like God. God is wireless, God is everywhere and God sees and knows everything. Throughout history, people connected to God without wires. Now, for many questions in the world, you ask Google, and increasingly, you can do it without wires, too." - from Is Google God?
Interesting article about how Google has gone from 100 million searches a day to 200 million and that the biggest area of growth for them is in regions outside the United States. Made me stop and think.
*/
/*
TAPI
Active Call Center - this is a comprehensive program for dealing with TAPI for Visual Basic / C++ programmers / developers. Setup your own automated call to web center.
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TAPI
Active Call Center - this is a comprehensive program for dealing with TAPI for Visual Basic / C++ programmers / developers. Setup your own automated call to web center.
*/
/*
Audio blogs
You knew it was coming sooner or later: the ability to call in and post to your blog from your cell phone. audioblog - allows for up to 12 two-minute voice posts per month for $3/month. You call in a number in the US and then it posts to your blog the audio in mp3 format.
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Audio blogs
You knew it was coming sooner or later: the ability to call in and post to your blog from your cell phone. audioblog - allows for up to 12 two-minute voice posts per month for $3/month. You call in a number in the US and then it posts to your blog the audio in mp3 format.
*/
