Communicating in a networked world
Looking back at some of the talk in the halls of the US Congress for about the last year, particularly about clarifying (or solidifying) Executive branch (they’re saying the President) authority to shut down some Internet capabilities in the case of … [Continue reading]
When the web was new, the goal was to get as many "eyeballs" as possible looking at your site content—to aggregate readership with your site being the aggregation point. This pretty much followed the old rules of advertising and promotion—you needed … [Continue reading]
I work with a dozen or so clients at any given time, and in the last three (or thereabouts) weeks I’ve noticed that some sites on small servers with limited capacity are being “eaten alive” by spidery searchbots. And not just the usual … [Continue reading]
As a part of their effort to provide greater transparency about the use and blocking of their services, Google provides some interesting information which is available in “real time” online. Their Transparency Report: Traffic shows the relative … [Continue reading]
Google receives requests, including court orders, from many countries, for data or for removal of information on the various services it provides (search, YouTube, etc.). They’re experimenting with putting up a page that shows the number of requests … [Continue reading]