Archive for September, 2007

Quality content matters

The Web is all about content. Content can be anything from pictures, blog posts, news, tutorials, videos, audio, articles of any kind, forum posts, adverts, and even online games. But when we talk about content, there are varying grades of content, which your visitors will be the best judges of. What do you and me [...]

Blogging for the love of money

I’m in an introspective mood at the moment. A recurring question on my mind is, how do the pros combine making money online with what they love? Because when you do that successfully, it’s no longer work; it’s an art form already. And it’s something I am still learning about, everyday. I’m not going to [...]

Digg clones

I’ve always wondered just how many Digg clones are out there. Although an admirer of Digg, I can’t say I am a user; just never saw the need to setup an account yet. But, I do think that is Digg is one of the best examples of Web showmanship around. The success of Digg has [...]

Need a calculator? Find them online

While doing a work related assignment yesterday, I found myself in need of a calculator. But I didn’t carry one with me at the time. Does that sound familiar? For dealing with numbers and digits on a daily basis, a calculator is indispensable. I use calculators everyday in my job, and if I can just [...]

Phishing emails

Are you a target of phishing email on a daily basis? Of late, I noticed a rise in phishing emails to my mail inboxes, and I wonder how many people worldwide are affected on a daily basis. Previously far and few, nowadays, they are getting more frequent. Typically, phishers use cleverly planted subdomains to generate [...]

There are still good alternatives to Dmoz, but the number is dropping

With ShoeMoney posting recently about his Dmoz extortion experience, I thought I’d throw in my 2 cents too. I know, Dmoz is slowly losing its reputation, but then again, would you say anything against Dmoz if your site was actually listed in Dmoz? I don’t think so… That said, why bother with Dmoz at all? [...]