Monthly Archives: August 2010

Google’s Claire Hatton: Online marketing for small business

Google's Claire Hatton

“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

August 24th, 2010 by | Posted in Marketing | Leave a comment

Don’t Interrupt Me!

Man shouting to crowd

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

August 15th, 2010 by | Posted in General, Marketing | Leave a comment

Domain name scammers finally get caught

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

August 10th, 2010 by | Posted in Domains | Leave a comment

Psst, Wanna Swap a Link?

Cowboy hat

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

August 1st, 2010 by | Posted in Marketing | Leave a comment