Communicating in a networked world
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]
Took me many years, but I have finally learned to articulate my First Commandment. Don’t participate in something (anything) unless you can make a real contribution. All through my school years I was focused on soaking up knowledge and, of course, … [Continue reading]
This may be just an artifact of my personal experience, but I think I'm finding that the hotels offering “free Internet” are more often the low-priced hotels than the more expensive ones. At least in Paris and London.It's not uncommon to find a hotel … [Continue reading]