Monthly Archives: August 2010

Google’s Claire Hatton: Online marketing for small business

Google’s Claire Hatton: Online marketing for small business

Written on August 24th, 2010 by

“I think it is even more critical now for local businesses to own their online space.” So says Claire Hatton, Industry leader – Travel, Government, Local Business for Google Australia and NZ. She sees the rapid rise of mobile and … Read more

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Don’t Interrupt Me!

Don’t Interrupt Me!

Written on August 15th, 2010 by

Every day I visit The Sydney Morning Herald online to catch up on news. Recently, these visits have become marred by rich-media overlaid advertising that seems to be focused entirely on interrupting my news-reading experience. Some of these adverts are extremely … Read more

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Domain name scammers finally get caught

Domain name scammers finally get caught

Written on August 10th, 2010 by

The US Federal Trade Commission has bust apart a group of email scammers targeting domain name registrants, according to Network World and Slashdot. Some Netregistry customers already have experience of similar scams. A recent email scam, using harvested WHOIS data, … Read more

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Psst, Wanna Swap a Link?

Psst, Wanna Swap a Link?

Written on August 1st, 2010 by

Ever get one of these spam emails? (Names and details removed to protect the spammy) Dear Webmaster, My name is _________, and I run the web site ________________.com: I recently found your site and am very interested in exchanging links. I’ve … Read more

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