“There is something about the personal blog, yourname.com, where you control everything and get to do whatever the hell pleases you.”
That’s according to Fred Wilson, in an essay about a New York renaissance in personal blogging.… Read the rest
Cockroaches and Pop-Up Ads
The Atlantic published recently some great historical (as of this writing) essays about two staples of the Internet: pop-up ads and email (aka “cockroach”).
They’ve come with some great quotes as well.
The first, on the beloved pop-up ad:
… Read the restAlong the way, we ended up creating one of the most hated tools in the advertiser’s toolkit: the pop-up ad…Specifically, we came up with it when a major car company freaked out that they’d bought a banner ad on a page that celebrated anal sex.
No, We Are Not Finding Out The Sex Of Our Unborn Child
“Do you know what you are having?…Girl or boy?”
That’s the first question I get when I tell people we’re expecting a newborn, or when they see Laura’s bump. It is so predictable.
Laura and me? No, we are not finding out the sex of our unborn child. … Read the rest
When Malice Prompts Forgiveness
I battle continuously hackers seeking to embed hidden backlinks in my website code to game and gain Google search engine visibility for various e-commerce websites.
Since I launched this website in 2007, these invasive parasites have cost me countless hours engaged in malware removal, cleanups and Google restitutions.… Read the rest
Whose Job Is It?
See something that doesn’t look right?
Wondering whose job it is to make it right?
Don’t stand around asking while the problem gets worse!
If you’re a leader, a team player, or just a descent person, you make it your job!… Read the rest